Irish Spatial Data Exchange
Irish Soil Information System National Soils Map
SIS SOIL:The new Irish Soil Information System concludes a 5 year programme, supported by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (STRIVE Research Programme 2007-2013) and Teagasc, to develop a new 1:250,000 scale national soil map ( http://soils.teagasc.ie). The Irish Soil Information System adopted a unique methodology combining digital soil mapping techniques with traditional soil survey application. Developing earlier work conducted by An Foras Talúntais, the project generated soil-landscape models for previously surveyed counties. These soil-landscape (‘soilscape’) models formed the basis for training statistical ‘inference engines’ for predicting soil mapping units, checked during field survey. 213 soil series are identified, each with differing characteristics, having contrasting environmental and agronomic responses. Properties were recorded in a database able to satisfy national and EU policy requirements. The Irish soil map and related soil property data will also serve public interest, providing the means to learn online about Irish soil resources. Use the Symbology layer file 'SOIL_SISNationalSoil.lyr' based on Value Field 'Association_Unit'.
SIS SOIL DRAINAGE:In Ireland, soil drainage category is considered to have a predominant influence on soil processes (Schulte et al., 2012). The maritime climate of Ireland drives wet soil conditions, such that excess soil moisture in combination with heavy textured soils is considered a key constraint in relation to achieving productivity and environmental targets. Both soil moisture content and the rate at which water drains from the soil are critical indicators of soil physical quality and the overall functional capacity of soil. Therefore, a natural extension to the Irish Soil Information System included the development of an indicative soil drainage map for Ireland. The soil subgroup map was used to develop the indicative drainage map, based on diagnostic criteria relating to the subgroup categorization. Use the Symbology layer file 'SOIL_SISSoilDrainage.lyr' based on Value Field 'Drainage'.
SIS SOIL DEPTH: Soil depth is a measure of the thickness of the soil cover and reflects the relationship between parent material and length of soil forming processes. Soil depth determines the potential rooting depth of plants and any restrictions within the soil that may hinder rooting depth. Plants derive nearly 80 per cent of their water needs from the upper part of the soil solum, i.e. where the root system is denser. The rooting depths depend on plant physiology, type of soil and water availability. Generally, vegetables (beans, tomatoes, potatoes, parsnip, carrots, leek, broccoli, etc.) are shallow rooted, about 50–60 cm; fruit trees and some other plants have medium rooting depths, 70–120 cm and other crops such as barley, wheat, oats, and maize may have deeper roots. Furthermore, rooting depths vary according to the age of the plants. The exact soil depth is difficult to define accurately due to its high variability across the landscape. The effective soil depth can be reduced by the presence of bedrock or impermeable layers. Use the Symbology layer file 'SOIL_SISSoilDepth.lyr' based on Valued Field 'Depth'.
SIS SOIL TEXTURE:Soil texture is an important soil characteristic that influences processes such as water infiltration rates, rootability, gas exchanges, leaching, chemical activity, susceptibility to erosion and water holding capacity. The soil textural class is determined by the percentage of sand, silt, and clay. Soil texture also influences how much water is available to the plant; clay soils have a greater water holding capacity than sandy soils. Use the Symbology layer file 'SOIL_SISSoilTexture.lyr' based on Value Field 'Texture'.
SIS SOIL SOC:In the previous national soil survey conducted by An Foras Taluntais, 14 counties were described in detail with soil profile descriptions provided for the representative soil series found within a county. Soil samples were taken at each soil horizon to a depth of 1 meter and analyses performed for a range of measurements, including soil organic carbon, texture, cation exchange capacity, pH; however in most cases no bulk density measurements were taken. This meant that while soil organic carbon concentrations were available this could not be related to a stock for a given soil series. In 2012/2013, 246 profile pits were sampled and analysed as part of the Irish Soil Information System project to fill in gaps in the description of representative profile data for Ireland. Use the Symbology layer file 'SOIL_SISSoilSOC.lyr' based on Value Field 'SOC'.
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Teagasc-Irish National Soils Map (1:250,000)
- Date (Revision)
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00
- Date (Creation)
- 2014-09-08T00:00:00
- Date (Publication)
- 2014-09-08T00:00:00
- Citation identifier
- SO.IE.EPA.SOIL_SISNationalSoils
- Purpose
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SIS SOIL:The Irish SIS project adopted a combined methodology of utilising novel predicted mapping techniques in tandem with traditional soil survey applications. This unique combination at a national scale has resulted in the development of a new national soil map for Ireland. This map is designed for general information and strategic planning usage.
SIS SOIL DRAINAGE:The intrinsic flow and transport of water and nutrients through the soil profile means that drainage is a key indicator of the functional capacity of soil, and is here expressed through mapped drainage categories.
SIS SOIL DEPTH:The derived soil depth map determines the potential rooting depth of plants and any restrictions within the soil that may hinder rooting depth.
SIS SOIL TEXTURE:The 3rd Edition of the Soil Series Map of Ireland was used the plot the distribution of indicative soil textural classes in soils across Ireland.
SIS SOIL SOC:This project has calculated the SOC stocks for the majority of soils in Ireland, with the exception of peat soils.
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- Completed
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Environmental Protection Agency
Informatics
Point of contact
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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GemetInspireTheme
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Soil
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GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1
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soil
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soil map
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soil type
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soil use
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drainage
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depth
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soil texture
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soil organic carbon
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Soils
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soil map
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soil classification
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soil properties
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soil modelling
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Irish soils map
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soil drainage
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soil depth
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soil texture
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soil organic carbon
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ISO 3166
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IE
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Data is for public use under Creative Commons CC-By 4.0
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- License
- Other constraints
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 50000
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Environment
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- Begin date
- 2014-09-08T00:00:00
- End date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00
Vertical extent
- Minimum value
- 0
- Maximum value
- 1014
Vertical CS
Vertical datum
- Reference system identifier
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EPSG
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http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/29902
EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset 2009-11-25
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Name Version ESRI Shapefile
10.x
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Environmental Protection Agency
Data Analyst
Custodian
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name text/html
http://gis.epa.ie/GetData/Download Download data
- OnLine resource
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name text/html
http://gis.teagasc.ie/soils/ View description
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name text/html
http://erc.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/displayISO19115.jsp?isoID=3056 View description
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name text/html
https://gis.epa.ie/EPAMaps/ View Data
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- Dataset
Conformance result
- Title
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INSPIRE Data Specification on Soil
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INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.0
- Date (Publication)
- 2013-12-10
- Explanation
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The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
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- No
Conformance result
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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INSPIRE Interoperability Regulation
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
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Level of conformance with the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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- No
- Statement
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The boundaries are based on compiled, photogrammetric or modelled evidence and local details have been generalised to fit the map scale.
Enlargement of these maps to scales greater than that at which they were originally mapped can cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soil that could have been shown at a larger scale.
The depicted soil boundaries and interpretations derived from them do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, this map and its interpretations are intended for general planning and information purposes only. Users are responsible for the appropriate application of this map.
Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.
While every effort is made in preparing the dataset no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of Teagasc or the Environmental Protection Agency for any errors, omissions or misleading information. Teagasc or The Environmental Protection Agency accept no responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned, in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting, as a result of a matter contained in this dataset or as a consequence of using this dataset for any purpose whatsoever.
Soil formation is dependent upon geology, climate, vegetation, altitude, landform shape and finally management over time. The soil landscapes we see in Ireland today are a consequence of the changing climatic conditions over the last 100,000 years (with periods of glaciation, the last of which was 12,000 years ago) and the management of land by farmers. Using information about the geology, climate, landform and vegetation, this project has been able to develop the key relationships found between soils and these key factors in Ireland and uses it to predict areas of soils that had not been previously mapped in detail (i.e. by the original soil survey (An Foras Talúntais (AFT)) which took place between 1950s and 1990s and covered c. 44% of Ireland). This work was followed up by a 2.5-year field survey describing the soils found in previously unmapped areas. The final product is a national soils map at the 1:250,000 scale, derived from a unique combination of new and traditional methodologies and soils data from both the AFT and the SIS project; and an associated soil information system which will be available to all, along with associated derived soil property maps.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 2cd0c5e9-83b2-49a9-8c3e-79675ffd18bf XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2018-08-29T09:28:57Z
- Metadata standard name
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ISDI Metadata Profile
- Metadata standard version
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1.2
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Teagasc
Project Manager
Point of contact
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