Soil and Terrain Database for Kenya (KENSOTER), version 2.0

The Soil and Terrain database for Kenya (KENSOTER), version 2.0, at scale 1:1 million, replaces version 1.0 . The update include changes in the GIS file and in the attribute database. The topographic base of KENSOTER was adapted to a version congruent to the Digital Chart of the World. The KENSOTER attribute database has changed with respect to the number of pedons stored and pedon attributes. The KENSOTER version 2.0 database contains a number of measured soil moisture contents at various tensions.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	October 25, 2023, 14:34 (UTC)
Created	October 25, 2023, 14:34 (UTC)
access_constraints	[]
bbox-east-long	41.9
bbox-north-lat	5.4
bbox-south-lat	-4.7
bbox-west-long	33.9
contact-email	bas.kempen@wur.nl
coupled-resource	[]
dataset-reference-date	[{"type": "publication", "value": "2004-02-01"}]
frequency-of-update
graphic-preview-file	https://files.isric.org/public/thumbnails/soter/KENSOTER.jpg
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harvest_source_id	0ac93d1f-9648-4157-af46-766b49f28e1c
harvest_source_title	ISRIC Soil Data
licence	[]
lineage	The KENSOTER dataset 1:1 million was compiled in 1996 by the Kenya Soil Survey with technical backstopping and training provided by ISRIC -World Soil Information. The compilation was based on the - Exploratory Soil Map and Agro-Climatic Zone Map of Kenya-, scale 1:1 million (KSS 1982) and the many described and analysed soil profiles in KSSs database system. The database has been updated by (Batjes NH and Gicheru P 2004) and subsequently used for the sequestration of organic carbon stocks in soils at national level (GEF-SOC project). In 2007 the dataset was updated in respect of attribute data for the Green Water Credit project in the Upper Tana River catchment.
metadata-date	2021-07-14T11:52:39
metadata-language	eng
progress	Completed
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responsible-party	[{"name": "ISRIC - World Soil Information", "roles": ["pointOfContact"]}, {"name": "Kenya Agricultural Research Institute", "roles": ["Author"]}]
spatial	{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[33.9, -4.7], [41.9, -4.7], [41.9, 5.4], [33.9, 5.4], [33.9, -4.7]]]}
spatial-data-service-type
spatial-reference-system	4326
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temporal-extent-begin	1972-01-01
temporal-extent-end	2003-04-01