New in the GEO-LDN Toolbox: IMPACT Tool for Soil Erosion Monitoring
GEO-LDN is actively seeking innovative tools to enhance land monitoring and reporting across different levels of governance. Recently, through the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), we discovered the IMPACT Toolbox, developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, a valuable asset for advancing sustainable land management.
This free, open-source application features an intuitive design and includes the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) as a key module for estimating annual soil loss in catchment areas. It is particularly valuable for monitoring land resources, especially soil erosion, and for strengthening the accuracy of environmental reports at national, sub-national, and local levels. GEO-LDN has now integrated RUSLE into the GEO-LDN Toolbox.
RUSLE enables users to identify areas most affected by soil erosion and to design spatially targeted strategies to reduce soil loss. Monitoring soil erosion at national and local levels is now easier and more accessible.
We invite you to try out this new tool and share your experiences with us.
Learn more about the tool and its methodology: IMPACT Toolbox
We thank RCMRD for introducing GEO-LDN to this tool and for fostering knowledge exchange across the region.
