Why soil data matters
Healthy soils shape the future of food, climate and nature.
Soil is one of the world’s most important natural resources. It supports food production, stores carbon, regulates water and sustains biodiversity. But without reliable data, it is difficult to understand how soils are changing or how to manage them better.
Food security
Productive soils are the foundation of resilient agricultural systems and reliable supply chains.
Climate resilience
Soil data helps monitor carbon, degradation and the impact of regenerative practices.
Water and land management
Soil influences erosion, water retention, drought resilience and land-use decisions.
Biodiversity and conservation
Comparable soil information supports ecosystem monitoring and restoration planning.
The challenge
Soil data exists, but too much of it is hard to use.
Governments, universities, laboratories, companies and research programmes generate valuable soil information every year. Too often, that data remains fragmented, stored in different formats, difficult to compare, or unavailable to the people who need it.
Hard to find
Datasets are scattered across institutions, portals and private systems.
Hard to compare
Different methods, units, parameters and time periods make analysis difficult.
Hard to reuse
Important data is often disconnected from decision-making, reporting and monitoring workflows.
Our solution
SoilHive turns fragmented soil data into trusted, usable information.
SoilHive consolidates and harmonizes soil data from public and private sources, making it easier to discover, compare and share information across countries, organizations and use cases.
Independent governance
Managed by Varda Foundation, an independent nonprofit foundation, SoilHive is designed for long-term continuity rather than short-term commercial interests.
Data ownership stays clear
Partners retain ownership of their data while SoilHive supports harmonization, access control and secure sharing.
Comparable by design
Data can be filtered and compared by location, parameter, data type and time series.
Trusted by organizations across the ecosystem
Trusted by organizations across research, government and industry.
SoilHive has been developed alongside universities, international organizations, government agencies and private companies working to improve how soil data is managed, shared and reused.
A growing foundation for soil intelligence
418,000+
Data points available
80+
Countries with active users
9B
Global cells mapped
1918-2025
Years of coverage
Supporting better decisions across the soil ecosystem
Regenerative agriculture
Measure and document soil changes over time, including organic carbon, structure and other indicators.
Risk management
Identify soil degradation, erosion or nutrient issues that may affect production and supply continuity.
Carbon farming
Establish baselines and monitor soil carbon accumulation over time.
Policy and conservation
Support evidence-based interventions, protected-area monitoring and environmental reporting.
What our users say
“The SoilHive platform is a promising tool that has the potential to greatly benefit the soil community. We're excited to see it develop and are grateful to be involved in the process.”
“It's a very useful tool for soil scientists and for sure will be relevant for carbon-based projects. I am looking forward to being able to use the platform and to collaborate with such interesting and important initiative.”
“SoilHive is a platform with an intuitive design and user-friendly interface that facilitates finding relevant soil data and optimizes the search process. Using SoilHive makes it easier for users to navigate through various sources of soil data and compare them to make informed decisions.”
Let’s make soil data useful.
Talk to us about soil data, partnerships, dashboards, API access or data integration.
© 2026 SoilHive is developed by the Varda Foundation ETS, an independent nonprofit foundation. All rights reserved
