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World: GlobalSoilMap - http://www.globalsoilmap.net/
A international project of fine-resolution world soil map (and derived information), using existing datasets and state-of the art mapping technologies. |
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World: Global Soil Regions - http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/worldsoils/mapindex/
Map showing world wide distribution of soil types. |
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World Soil Resources Map Index - http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/mapindex/
A collection of thematic world soil resources maps: geography, biomes, physical properties, biochemistry, threats and stresses. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service |
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USA: NRCS Soils Data Mart - http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/
Data and other resources on soils, soil taxonomy, and U.S. soil surveys. |
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USA: NRCS Soil classification - http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/
Comprehensive resources on USDA soil classification system: key to soil taxonomy (english/spanish), soil series description and database, discussion forum. |
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USA: Web Soil Survey (USDA, NRCS) - http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov
Interactive soil maps and soil information in United States (data from National Cooperative Soil Survey). |
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World Soil Resources - http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/
Information, educational resources, documents and list of institutions about World Soil Resources. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service. |
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USA: NRCS Soil Survey - http://soils.usda.gov/survey/
Lists soil surveys, survey programs, soil survey technology, standards, data and references. |
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Australian Soil Resource Information System (ASRIS) - http://www.asris.csiro.au
Interactive soil maps and information on soil resources in Australia, from national to local (soil profile) scale. |
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Canada: National Soil Database (NSDB) - http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/intro.html
Soil surveys, land inventory, soil landscapes, agroecological resource areas, land potential and ecosystems maps at various scales in Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). |
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USA: NRCS Soils Gallery - http://soils.usda.gov/gallery/
Contains representative pictures of soil orders plus profile and landscape pictures of more specific soils. |
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USA: The Twelve Soil Orders - http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilorders/
This system for classifying soils is one of the most widely used soil classification systems in the world. Collection of information and images to illustrate the distribution, properties, ecological significance, and use of these 12 soil orders. |
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European Soil Portal - http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
European soil related databases, maps, documents, publications, projects, news and mailing-list at the European Commission, Joint Research Centre. |
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Digital Soil Mapping working group (IUSS) - http://digitalsoilmapping.org
News, conferences and tools related to Digital Soil Mapping. International Union of Soil Sciences, Soil geography (1.2) and Pedometrics (1.5) commissions. |
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A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information - http://www.itc.nl/~rossiter/research/rsrch_ss.html
A collection of links and information on soil classification systems: Institutes, classifications and methods, databases, and learning resources. (by D G Rossiter) |
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World Reference Base for soil resources - http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/wrb/default.stm
The WRB project is an international soil classification framework (FAO, IUSS, ISRIC): Reference documents, world soil atlas, classification key, news and forum. |
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Canadian Soil Information System - http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/intro.html
Information on soil surveys and analysis but also on the Environmental Sustainablility of Canadian Agriculture. |
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Australia: The Australian Soil Classification - http://www.clw.csiro.au/aclep/asc/asc.htm
Explains classification schemes in general. Detailed description of australian soil types with glossary and references. Based on a book by the CSIRO. |
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Pedometrics - http://www.pedometrics.org/
Newsletter, conferences, jobs and articles related to the mathematical and statistical measurement of soil distribution and genesis (Commission 1.5, International Union of Soil Sciences). |
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World: Lecture notes on the major soils of the world - http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/Y1899E/Y1899E00.HTM
Description, characteristics, geography, landforms and genesis of the 30 Reference Soil Groups (WRB), grouped in 10 sets |
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World Reference Base, Map of World Soil Resources - http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/wrb/soilres.stm
Map, information and legend of the World Soil Resources. 1:25.000.000 scale, with image and georeferenced vector formats, FAO/AGL 2003. |
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USA: Soil Survey Information for Massachusetts and New England - http://nesoil.com/index.html
Featuring soil information, ground penetrating radar, GIS, and soil profile photos. |
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Canada: Soils of Canada - http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/slc/webmap.html
Online maps. |
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Icelandic Soils - http://www.rala.is/desert/2-1.html
Map and short description of Iceland seven main soil types. ( Agricultural Research Institute of Iceland) |
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World Reference Base for soil resources (2006, 2nd ed.) - http://www.fao.org/AG/AGL/agll/wrb/doc/wrb2006final.pdf
The WRB is an international soil classification framework (FAO, IUSS, ISRIC): diagnostic, key and definitions of the reference soil groups. |
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Australia: Soil Maps of Tasmania (DPIW) - http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/EGIL-53E2YX?open
Small scale (1/100000) reconnaissance soil maps of Tasmania. Pdf files of the map are available for 11 area. |
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New Zealand Soils Portal - http://soils.landcareresearch.co.nz/contents/index.aspx
Provides access to Nationally Significant Soils Databases, but also a wealth of explanatory information about current and historical soil naming schemes used in New Zealand. |
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Swedish National Survey of Forest Soils and Vegetation - http://www-sml.slu.se/sk/skeng.htm
A long term inventory of permanent sample plots of the Swedish National Forest. Short English summary, the details are in Swedish. |
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World: European Digital Archive on Soil Maps of the World - http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/library/maps/country_maps/list_countries.cfm
Aims to provide and preserve soil maps from all over the world. Information about and access to scanned maps and publications available online. EU Joint Research Centre |
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UK: United Kingdom soil classification system - http://www.soilsworldwide.net/index.php/United_Kingdom_soil_classification_system
A short introduction to UK soil classification system. Soil characteristics and soil classes. SoilsWorldwide (National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University) |
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Classification Procedures for Expansive Soils - http://www2.env.uea.ac.uk/gmmc/env/env-2e1y/ice/GT_2000_04f.pdf
Article by A Sridharan and K Prakash discussing how best to set about classifying expansive soils, as the use of standard methods of classification result in distress to the structures founded on them. |
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Soil Micromorphology - https://www.soils.org/divisions/s09/micromorph/
Sites of interest, books and events related to soil observation at the microscopic scale. Soil Science Society of America, Soil mineralogy div (S9) |
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Russia: Soil Map of Russia/FAO soil types - http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/russia_cd/soil_cor.htm
Table correlating the Soil Map of Russia's soil type with FAO World Reference Base (Land Ressources of Russia) |
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Soil Survey Photography - ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/Photography/phtgrphy.ppt
Principles and Techniques is a presentation on Soil Survey photography. [PowerPoint Presentation] |
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Canada: Soils of Canada - http://web.unbc.ca/~soc/
A collection of soil profiles representing the twenty Great Groups in the Canadian System of Soil Classification. Includes descriptions of soils and plants of Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone and the Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir Biogeoclimatic Zone. Many pictures. |