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Digital mapping techniques to improve knowledge of British soils

Digital mapping techniques to improve knowledge of British soils

Digital soil map of Scotland (c) James Hutton Institute
"We hope to provide stakeholders with improved soil information, maps, models and data products, which may help them in developing strategies and policies for improved land management and resource use"
Soils and agriculture (c) James Hutton Institute

Soil scientists at the James Hutton Institute are working to create the first unified digital map of soil properties within Great Britain, a development which will contribute to worldwide Global Soil Map projects and improve the data available to researchers and stakeholders in Britain and beyond to be used for many different projects.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute