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SpatialNews Press Release
Global Soils Data Available on CD-ROM
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Data from IGBP SoilData System, soil profiles, and gridded surfaces being distributed by
the ORNL DAAC
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center (ORNL DAAC) now offers a
CD of global soil data prepared by the Global Soil Data Task for the International
Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGPB) Data and Information Services (DIS). The CD is entitled
"Global Soil Data Products CD-ROM (IGBP-DIS)."
The new CD includes the IGBP's SoilData System, which links the Global Pedon Database to the
FAO/UNESCO Digital Soil Map of the World. The system allows users to generate maps and data
sets for a range of original and derived soil parameters for any part of the world at soil depths and
resolutions selected by the user.
The CD also contains 1125 soil profiles that provide information about fundamental soil properties
(e.g., depth, particle size distribution, bulk density, extractable nutrient composition) for soil
classes based on FAO soil map legends.
In addition, the CD includes gridded global surfaces generated from the FAO Interpreted Surfaces
and from the SoilData System at 5-minute (latitude/longitude) resolution. The FAO-based products
indicate organic carbon density, soil water-holding capacity, and easily available water capacity.
The SoilData System-based products indicate soil carbon, soil nitrogen, field capacity, wilting
point, profile available water capacity, thermal capacity, and bulk density.
The Global Soil Data Products CD-ROM can be ordered here. Further information about soil data maintained
by the ORNL DAAC can be found here.
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