Soil and Terrain Database for Southern Africa (SOTERSAF)

The Soil and Terrain database for Southern Africa (SOTERSAF version 1.0), at scale 1:2 million, include the spatial and soil attribute data for 8 Southern African countries. The SOTERSAF database was compiled using the existing soil information and following the SOTER methodology of the 1:1 million scale with respect to pedon attribute data storage.

The data (SOTERSAF) were compiled in the framework of the ongoing activities of ISRIC, FAO and UNEP to update the world's baseline information on natural resources in SOTER.The project involved collaboration with national soil institutes from the countries in the region as well as individual experts.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2024, 12:46 (UTC)
Created	October 25, 2023, 14:28 (UTC)
access_constraints	[]
bbox-east-long	40.80
bbox-north-lat	-1.00
bbox-south-lat	-34.80
bbox-west-long	11.70
contact-email	None
coupled-resource	[]
dataset-reference-date	[{"type": "publication", "value": "2004-10-01"}]
frequency-of-update
graphic-preview-file	https://files.isric.org/public/thumbnails/soter/SOTERSAF.png
guid	3571c1f3-159d-442c-b324-0af53d03f12e
harvest_object_id	5107a8ae-d93c-480c-8ef5-bb08592f74dc
harvest_source_id	0ac93d1f-9648-4157-af46-766b49f28e1c
harvest_source_title	ISRIC Soil Data
licence	[]
lineage	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
metadata-date	2024-04-11T12:43:18
metadata-language	eng
progress	Completed
resource-type	dataset
responsible-party	[{"name": "ISRIC - World Soil Information", "roles": ["Author"]}]
spatial	{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[11.7, -34.8], [40.8, -34.8], [40.8, -1.0], [11.7, -1.0], [11.7, -34.8]]]}
spatial-data-service-type
spatial-reference-system	4326
spatial_harvester	true
temporal-extent-begin	1951-01-01
temporal-extent-end	2000-11-01