Soil and Terrain Database (SOTER) for Tunisia

The Soil and Terrain database for Tunisia primary data (version 1.0), at scale 1:1 million (SOTER_Tunisia), was compiled of enhanced soil information within the framework of the FAO's program of Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA). A SOTER database was compiled based on the digital soil map of Tunisia. The primary soil and terrain data for Tunisia has been selected from available survey reports and publications. A SRTM-DEM was used to adjust some unit boundaries in the GIS file.

SOTER forms a part of the ongoing activities of ISRIC, FAO and UNEP to update the world's baseline information on natural resources.The project involved collaboration with national soil institutes from the countries in the region as well as individual experts.

Citation proposal
. Soil and Terrain Database (SOTER) for Tunisia. https://data.isric.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/be18fb28-4f85-41d0-a448-6d56fba8bd3b

Simple

Date ( Creation ): 2008-10-01

Edition: 2008-10-01

Presentation form: Digital map

Purpose

Status: Completed

Point of contact

ISRIC - World Soil Information - Bas Kempen (Soil mapping specialist )

PO Box 353 Wageningen 6700AJ Netherlands

Keywords ( Theme )

Calcium
Carbon
Cation Exchange Capacity
Electrical Conductivity
Nitrogen
Organic Matter
Soil Bulk Density
Soil Classification
Soil Depth
Soil Horizons/Profile
Soil pH
Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity
Soil Texture
Soil Water Holding Capacity
Environment
soter

Stratum ( Stratum )

Soil science

Region ( Place )

Africa
North Africa
Tunisia

Access constraints: License

Use constraints: License

Other constraints: The ISRIC Data and Software Policy governs the use by any user of the ISRIC website and web services; by using the ISRIC website and web services the user accepts the ISRIC Data and Software Policy in full. https://isric.org/about/data-policy.

Spatial representation type: Vector

Denominator: 1000000

Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF8

Topic category

Geoscientific information

Begin date: 1963-01-01

End date: 2004-01-01

Supplemental Information

Reference system identifier: EPSG / 4326

Distribution format

zip ( )

OnLine resource: Download

OnLine resource: soter_tn_map_unit

OnLine resource: Project webpage

OnLine resource: Report

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Statement

Primary data:

1) Dijkshoorn JA, van Engelen VWP and Huting JRM 2008. Soil and landform properties for LADA partner countries (Argentina, China, Cuba, Senegal and The Gambia, South Africa and Tunisia). ISRIC report 2008/06 and GLADA report 2008/03, ISRIC – World Soil Information and FAO, Wageningen,

https://isric.org/sites/default/files/isric_report_2008_06.pdf

Derived data (to be used for modelling):

2)Batjes NH 2010. Soil property estimates for Tunisia derived from SOTER and WISE (SOTWIS-Tunisia, ver. 1.0). Report 2010/01, ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen), https://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wurpubs/fulltext/142756