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Soil Profile Description Otto Spaargaren ISRIC – World Soil Information Wageningen The Netherlands Why soil profile descriptions ? In surveys: as typical example of soil mapping unit or of one of its components For research: as baseline record to illustrate the environmental setting and relationships between the soil attributes For land resource development: as base for building geo-referenced land information systems Guidelines FAO Guidelines for Soil Profile Description. 3rd Edition. 1990 – English 1993 – French Purpose of the FAO Guidelines To enhance standardization and uniformity of soil profile descriptions, in order to facilitate cross-references and comparison between soil descriptions To contribute, through the objective description and recording of soil properties, both to the understanding of the land of which the soil forms part, and to the reliable transfer of technology Sources for the FAO Guidelines USDA Soil Survey Manual Revised Legend of the Soil Map of the World Keys to Soil Taxonomy Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook Content of the FAO Guidelines General information about the soil, both administratively and environmentally Description of the individual soil horizons Linkage to computerized information systems, in particular the FAO-ISRIC Soil Database (SDB) General Information Section Registration and location Soil classification Landform and topography Land use and vegetation Parent material Surface characteristics Soil-water relationships General information (1) : Registration and location Profile number Soil profile description status Date of description Author(s) Soil unit Location Elevation Map sheet number and grid reference Coordinates General information (2) : Soil classification Soil taxonomic classification WRB reference group name FAO Legend (1974) and Revised Legend (1988) Soil Map of the World Soil Taxonomy (1999) National Soil climate General information (3) : Landform and topography Topography