[Parameters: Topic='AGRICULTURE', Term='SOILS', Variable_Level_1='CARBON']
Soil and Terrain Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (version 2.0) - scale 1:5 million (SOTERLAC)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTERLAC_primary_ver2

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrain database for Latin America and the Caribbean (SOTERLAC), version 2.0, at scale 1:5 million, replaces version 1.02. The update includes changes in the GIS file and in the attributes database.
The topographic base of the SOTERLAC map was adapted to a version congruent to the Digital Chart of the World.

The SOTERLAC attribute database has changed in respect to the number of ... View entire text
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: View project homepage: download documentation and (zipped) dataset.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 32.72   S: -55.98   E: -34.79   W: -118.45
Min Altitude: -70 Max Altitude: 6900

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Koos Dijkshoorn, Vincent van Engelen, Jan Huting, Piet Tempel
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database for Latin America and the Caribbean (ver. 2.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTERLAC (version2.0)
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: 2.0
Data Presentation Form: ArcInfo export format and MS Access database
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=27
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > SURINAME
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > ARUBA
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Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
LABORATORY Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Quality The dates provided in temporal coverage are approximate only. Year and month are correct.
Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SRE4_alk... when using these data.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 1,332 kb
Distribution Format: Excel
Fees: free
Personnel
JOHN BOWMAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +61 3 6226 6380
Fax: +61 3 6226 2642
Email: john.bowman at utas.edu.au
Contact Address:
School of Agricultural Science
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 54
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-04-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-04-04

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