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Australian Soil Classification Map

Status of Data: completed
Ver: 1.0.0
Security Classification: unclassified
Viewed: 0
Accessed: 0

Description

We used Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) technologies combined with the real-time collations of soil attribute data from TERN's recently developed Soil Data Federation System, to produce a map of Australian Soil Classification Soil Order classes with quantified estimates of mapping reliability at a 90m resolution.

Credit
The observed data used to produce this map was obtained from state and federal soil survey agencies.
The work was supported by TERN.
CSIRO maintains and makes the data through the Australian Soil Resource Information System.

Purpose
The map gives an estimate of the spatial distribution of soil types across Australia.

Lineage
The map was produced as per methods described at - https://aussoilsdsm.esoil.io/slga-version-2-products/australian-soil-classification-map

Temporal coverage

From 1/1/1950 to 8/10/2021

Dates

Date modified

8/12/2021

Citation information

How to cite this collection:

Searle, R. (2021): Australian Soil Classification Map. Version 1.0.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.25901/edyr-wg85

Access data

This data can be accessed from the following websites
  • ASC_EV_C_P_AU_TRN_C
  • ASC_CI_C_P_AU_TRN_N
  • ASC_EV_C_P_AU_TRN_C
  • ASC_CI_C_P_AU_TRN_N
  • COG - Australian Soil Classification Map
  • COG - Australian Soil Classification Modelling Confusion Index

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Point-of-truth metadata URL

Rights and Licensing

CC-BY

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

TERN services are provided on an "as-is" and "as available" basis. Users use any TERN services at their discretion and risk. They will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use including use of any data obtained through TERN and any analysis performed using the TERN infrastructure.
Web links to and from external, third party websites should not be construed as implying any relationships with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by TERN.

Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting
Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.

Spatial coverage

Keywords

Parameters
  • soil type (Unitless)
Data Resolution
  • Decadal
GCMD Science
  • SOILS
  • LAND SURFACE
  • AGRICULTURE
ANZSRC - FOR
  • Agricultural land management
  • Agricultural spatial analysis and modelling
  • Soil sciences
  • Soil sciences not elsewhere classified
Topic Categories
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific Information
User Defined
  • Australian Soil Types

People and Organisation

AuthorsAuthors
  • Searle, Ross
Point of ContactPoint of Contact
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
  • Searle, Ross
PublisherPublisher
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Distributor's OrganisationDistributor's Organisation
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Quality

Data QualityData Quality
  • Colour Map details
  • Data Quality Assessment Result:
    The overall map accuracy is 61%. Each pixel also has an estimate of the Random Forest model structural uncertainty represented as a confusion index. The confusion index is available from the same location as this dataset.

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  • ASC_EV_C_P_AU_TRN_C
  • ASC_CI_C_P_AU_TRN_N
  • ASC_EV_C_P_AU_TRN_C
  • ASC_CI_C_P_AU_TRN_N
  • COG - Australian Soil Classification Map
  • COG - Australian Soil Classification Modelling Confusion Index
Contacts
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
  • Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
  • QLD 4068
  • Australia

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The University of Queensland
Long Pocket Precinct
Level 5, Foxtail Building #1019
80 Meiers Road
Indooroopilly QLD 4068 Australia

P (07) 3365 9097
E esupport@tern.org.au

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TERN is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, NCRIS.

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