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Soil and Terrain Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (version 2.0) - scale 1:5 million (SOTERLAC)
Entry ID:
ISRIC_SOTERLAC_primary_ver2
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 ... 
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
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
Data Resolution
Horizontal Resolution Range:
50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Quality
Background information is given in:
Dijkshoorn JA, Huting JRM and Tempel P 2005. Update of the 1:5 million Soil and Terrain Database for Latin America and the Caribbean (SOTERLAC; version 2.0). Report 2005/01, ISRIC World Soil Information, Wageningen. To be downloaded from: http://www.isric.org/isric/webdocs/Docs/ISRIC_Report_2005_01.pdf
Access Constraints
ISRIC kindly requests that you send us two reprints of any publication that uses data received from ISRIC World Soil Information. This will help us to determine the type and level of use of the data we distribute.
Use Constraints
Materials developed by ISRIC are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Reproduction and dissemination of such materials for educational or non-commercial purposes are authorized without any prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of materials for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission ... of ...
Ancillary Keywords
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
Internet (downloadable data )
Distribution Size:
4 Mb (zipped)
Fees:
n/a
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
+31317483710
Email:
koos.dijkshoorn at wur.nl
Contact Address:
POBox 353
City:
Wageningen
Postal Code:
6700AJ
Country:
Netherlands
Publications/References
Batjes NH and Dijkshoorn JA 1999. Carbon and nitrogen stocks in the soils of the Amazone region. Geoderma 89, 273-286
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2007-08-13
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-09-12
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