The Geoindex Soils viewer provides access to information from the soil mapping program of the 1:25,000 Soil Map (MS25M) and the 1:250,000 Soil Map of Catalonia (MS250M). This information includes, in addition to the maps and their legends, data on the morphology and physical and chemical characteristics of the boreholes and observations that have been described and characterized in these works, and which serve to establish the catalog of the main types of soils that appear in Catalonia.

The viewer also offers some thematic maps derived directly from the 1:25,000 scale cartography: Soils (Soil Taxonomy System, 1999 and World Reference Base, 2007); underlying material; drainage, depth and available water retention capacity.

The viewer also incorporates the Map of organic carbon stocks in the top 30 cm of agricultural soils in Catalonia, the result of a collaboration agreement between the ICGC, the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Government of Catalonia, the Institute of Agro-Food Research and Technology, the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications and the Forestry Technology Center of Catalonia.

Last update

• Date: December 2024.
• Content: 1204 soil pits (MS25M) and 2215 observations (MS250M) (total: 3419 records).
• Legend of the Viewer Geoindex - Soils [2,4 MB; Catalan]

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Soil pits and observations

References

• SSS, 1975. Soil Taxonomy: A basic System of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. Soil Conservation Service. U.S. Departament of Agriculture. Handbook 436. Washington, DD. 754 pp. Illus.
• IUSS, 2015. Base referencial de suelos para el recurso suelo 2014, Actualización 2015. Sistema internacional de clasificación de suelos para la nomenclatura de suelos y la creación de leyendas de mapas de suelos. Internatinal Union of Soil Science. Working group Word Reference Base. Informe sobre recursos mundiales de suelos 106. FAO, Roma.
• SSS, 1999. Soil Taxonomy. A Basic System for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys.    
  Soil Survey Staff, 2nd edition NRCS US Department of Agriculture, Handbook 436. 
• WRB, 2007. Base Referencial Mundial del Recurs Sòl.     
  Primera actualització 2007. IUSS Grup de treball WRB. Informes sobre Recursos Mundials de Sòls, 103. FAO. Roma.