Soil and Terrain Database (SOTER) for South Africa
The Soil and Terrain database for South Africa primary data (version 1.0), at scale 1:1 million (SOTER_South_Africa), was compiled of enhanced soil information within the framework of the FAO's program Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA). Primary soil and terrain data for South Africa were obtained from the SOTERSAF database (ver. 1) at scale 1:2 million. This version of SOTER_South_Africa includes some changes in the GIS file, based on the SRTM-DEM derived data and a changes of the attributes database.
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.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2008-10-01
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- c3f7cfd5-1f25-4da1-bce9-cdcdd8c1a9a9
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role ISRIC - World Soil Information
Bas Kempen
Point of contact ISRIC - World Soil Information
J.A. Dijkshoorn
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Author ISRIC - World Soil Information
Jan R.M. Huting
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Author ISRIC - World Soil Information (WDC - Soils)
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calcium
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carbon
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cation exchange capacity
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electrical conductivity
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nitrogen
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organic matter
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bulk density
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soil profiles
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pH
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salinity
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texture
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water holding capacity
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nutrients
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Stratum
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Soil science
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Region
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Africa
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South Africa
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Southern Africa
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- Attribution 3.0 International (CC BY 3.0)
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- Vector
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- 1000000
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- English
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- Geoscientific information
- Begin date
- 1972-01-01
- End date
- 2001-02-01
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- Reference system identifier
- EPSG / 4326
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Name Version Niels H. Batjes
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role ISRIC - World Soil Information (WDC - Soils)
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- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-ftp--download
https://files.isric.org/public/soter/ZA-SOTER.zip Download
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related
https://www.isric.org/projects/soil-and-terrain-soter-database-programme Project webpage
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related
https://www.isric.org/sites/default/files/isric_report_2008_06.pdf Report
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- Dataset
- Statement
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Primary data:
1) Dijkshoorn JA 2003. SOTER database for southern Africa (SOTERSAF, ver. 1.0), ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen
2) FAO and ISRIC 2003. Soil and Terrain database for Southern Africa (1:2 million scale). FAO Land and Water Digital Media Series 25, ISRIC and FAO, Rome ( http://www.fao.org/icatalog/search/dett.asp?aries_id=104318)
Derived data (needed for modelling):
3) Batjes NH 2004. SOTER-based soil parameter estimates for Southern Africa (ver. 1.0). Report 2004/04, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen, https://isric.org/sites/default/files/isric_report_2004_04.pdf
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- c3f7cfd5-1f25-4da1-bce9-cdcdd8c1a9a9 XML
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- English
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dataset
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- 2024-04-16T11:31:18
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ISO 19115:2003/19139
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2003/Cor.1:2006
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role ISRIC - World Soil Information
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