5 December is World Soil Day, and a great opportunity to reflect on the importance of soil health, to support the sustainable management of soil resources.
This year’s theme is "Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity", which aims to raise awareness of the importance of soil in maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being.
SEED provides access to a number of soil-related datasets for NSW and some are available to visualise via the SEED map.
The below soil-related datasets are in fact part of SEED’s top ten most popular datasets:
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Acid Sulfate Soils Risk - This map identifies potential and known areas of Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) along the coast of NSW and provides information that will assist land management and rehabilitation.
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Australian Soil Classification (ASC) soil type map of NSW - This map provides soil types across NSW using the Australian Soils Classification at Order level. It communicates the dominant soil types that occur throughout NSW to support natural resource management and decision making.
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Soil Landscapes of Central and Eastern NSW - This map is a compilation of all 40 published soil-landscape maps that cover central and eastern NSW. It provides an inventory of soil and landscape properties of the area, and identifies major soil and landscape qualities and constraints.
Browse through SEED’s dataset catalogue for more soil-related datasets, to grow knowledge on soil resource management and support environmental decision making.