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Problem Soils of Asia

Entry ID: FAOd0014_148

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Summary

Abstract: Dominant and Secondary Soil Constraints derived from the FAO/UNESCO
Digital Soil Map of the World at a scale of 1:5000000.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 79.0

S: -10.0

E: 170.0

W: 20.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Problem Soils of Asia

Online Resource: http://www.fao.org/SD/EIdirect/gis/EIgis000.htm

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

SOILS

SOIL CAPABILITIES

SOIL CLASSIFICATION

Originating Center

FAO

Data Center

Sustainable Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Data Center URL: http://www.fao.org/SD/
Dataset ID: FAO14

Data Center Personnel
Name: FREDDY NACHTERGAELE Phone: +39 06 570 54888 Fax: +39 06 570 56167 Email: freddy.nachtergaele at fao.org Contact Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla City: Rome Postal Code: 00100 Country: ITALY