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ISRIC-WISE -- Global Soil Profile Data (ver. 3.1)
Entry ID: ISRIC_WISE_GlobalProfileDataSet_ver1_1

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Summary

Abstract: Version 3.1 of the ISRIC-WISE database (WISE3) was compiled from a wide range of soil profile data collected by many soil professionals worldwide. All profiles have been harmonized with respect to the original Legend (1974) and Revised Legend (1988) of FAO-Unesco. Thereby, the primary soil data ─ and any secondary data derived from them ─ can be linked using GIS to the spatial units of the digitized Soil Map of the World as well as more recent digital Soil and Terrain (SOTER) databases through the soil legend code.

WISE3 holds selected attribute data for some 10,250 soil profiles, with some 47,800 horizons, from 149 countries. Individual profiles have been sampled, described, and analyzed according to methods and standards in use in the originating countries. There is no uniform set of properties for which all profiles have analytical data, generally because only selected measurements were planned during the original surveys. Methods used for laboratory determinations of specific soil properties vary between laboratories and over time; sometimes, results for the same property cannot be compared directly. WISE3 will inevitably include gaps, being a compilation of legacy soil data derived from traditional soil survey, which can be of a taxonomic, geographic, and soil analytical nature. As a result, the amount of data available for modelling is sometimes much less than expected. Adroit use of the data, however, will permit a wide range of agricultural and environmental applications at a global and continental scale (1:500 000 and broader)

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: View project home page; download documentation and (zipped) data set.

Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Niels H. Batjes
Dataset Title: ISRIC-WISE -- Global Soil Profile Data (ver. 3.1)
Dataset Release Date: 2009-01-08
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: ver. 3.1
Data Presentation Form: MSAccess tables (zipped)
Other Citation Details: http://www.isric.org/isric/webdocs/docs/ISRIC_Report_2008_02.pdf
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=8

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1960-01-01

Stop Date: 2002-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND

Data Resolution

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Quality

The data set's lineage is described in:
Batjes NH 2008. ISRIC-WISE Harmonized Global Soil Profile Dataset (Ver. 3.1). Report 2008/02, ISRIC – World Soil Information, Wageningen, 59p with dataset
(http://www.isric.org/isric/webdocs/docs/ISRIC_Report_2008_02.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 the copyright holders. Applications for such permission should be addressed to: Director, ISRIC - World Soil Information, PO Box 353, 6700 AJ Wageningen, the Netherlands or by e-mail to soil.isric@wur.org.

ISRIC requests you to acknowledge use of our data; this will allow us to gauge the interest and usefulness of our services. Please refer to the dataset documentation for suggested form of acknowledgement and correct citation.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

ISRIC - World Soil Information

Data Center

World Data Center for Soils, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.isric.org
Dataset ID: ISRIC_WISE_GlobalProfileDataSet_ver1_1

Data Center Personnel

Name: NIELS H. BATJES
Phone: +31-317-471700
Email: niels.batjes at wur.nl
Contact Address:
ISRIC - World Soil Information (World Data Center for Soils)
P.O. Box 353
City: Wageningen
Postal Code: 6700 AJ
Country: The Netherlands

Distribution

Distribution_Media: Internet (downloadable data)
Distribution_Size: About 3.2 MB zipped
Distribution_Format: MS Access tables
Fees: n/a

Personnel

NIELS H. BATJES
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +31-317-471700
Email: niels.batjes at wur.nl
Contact Address:
ISRIC - World Soil Information (World Data Center for Soils)
P.O. Box 353
City: Wageningen
Postal Code: 6700 AJ
Country: The Netherlands

Publications/References

Batjes NH 2009. Harmonized soil profile data for applications at global and continental scales: updates to the WISE datase. Soil Use and Management 25, 124-127 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00202.x)

Batjes, N.H. and Bridges, E.M., 1994. Potential emissions of radiatively active gases from soil to atmosphere with special reference to methane: development of a global database (WISE). Journal of Geophysical Research, 99(D8): 16479-16489.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-09-24

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-10-18

Future DIF Review Date: 2009-01-08

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