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Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.0)

Entry ID: Harmonized_World_Soil_Database_v1

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Summary

Abstract: The Harmonized World Soil Database is a 30 arc-second raster database with over 15000 different soil mapping units that combines existing regional and national updates of soil information worldwide (SOTER, ESD, Soil Map of China, ISRIC-WISE) with the information contained within the 1:5 000 000 scale FAO-UNESCO Soil Map of the World (FAO, 1971-1981).

The resulting raster database consists of ...

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: View project home page; download documentation and (zipped) data plus viewer

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Caption: Major FAO soil groups of the World

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC

Dataset Title: Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.0)

Dataset Release Date: 20080601

Dataset Release Place: Laxenburg (Austria)

Dataset Publisher: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Version: ver. 1.0

Data Presentation Form: dataset with viewer

Other Citation Details: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/luc07/External-World-soil-database/HWSD_Documentation.pdf

Online Resource: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/luc07/External-World-soil-datab...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1950-01-01

Stop Date: 2003-12-03

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Quality The data set's lineage is described in:

FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC 2008. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.0), Prepared by Nachtergaele FO, van Velthuizen H, Verelst L, Batjes NH, Djjkshoorn JA, van Engelen VWP, Fischer G, Jones A, Montanarella L., Petri M, Prieler S, Teixeira E, Wiberg D and Xuezheng Shi. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), ISRIC - World Soil Information, Institute of Soil Science - Chinese Academy of Sciences (IISCAS), Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), Laxenburg, Austria ( http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/luc07/External-World-soil-datab... ).

Access Constraints © 2008 COPYRIGHT FAO, IIASA, ISRIC, ISSCAS, JRC

All rights reserved. No part of this Harmonized World Soil Database may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means for resale or other commercial purposes without written permission of the copyright holders. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other noncommercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged.

Use Constraints © 2008 COPYRIGHT FAO, IIASA, ISRIC, ISSCAS, JRC

All rights reserved. No part of this Harmonized World Soil Database may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means for resale or other commercial purposes without written permission of the copyright holders. Reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product for educational or other noncommercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged.

Ancillary Keywords

secondary (derived) soil data

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Data Center

World Data Center for Soils, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen

Data Center URL: http://www.isric.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NIELS H. BATJES Phone: +31-317-471700 Email: niels.batjes at wur.nl Contact Address: ISRIC - World Soil Information (World Data Center for Soils) P.O. Box 353 City: Wageningen Postal Code: 6700 AJ Country: The Netherlands

Distribution

Distribution Media: on-line

Distribution Size: 46 Mb zipped, 1.8 Gb unzipped

Distribution Format: data set (mdb) and viewer

Fees: n/a

Personnel

FREDDY NACHTERGAELE

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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

Publications/References

FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC 2008. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.0), Prepared by Nachtergaele FO, van Velthuizen H, Verelst L, Batjes NH, Djjkshoorn JA, van Engelen VWP, Fischer G, Jones A, Montanarella L., Petri M, Prieler S, Teixeira E, Wiberg D and Xuezheng Shi. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), ISRIC - World Soil Information, Institute of Soil Science - Chinese Academy of Sciences (IISCAS), Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), Laxenburg, Austria (available at http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/luc07/External-World-soil-datab... ).

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2008-11-12

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-11-13

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