S-map Soil Classification

S-map Soil Classification (Soil Order) is part of the S-map digital soil map for Aotearoa – New Zealand. The layer is a "dissolved" representation of the New Zealand Soil Classification soil order previously available as a lookup table. This layer was updated Dec 2022.
Hosted By: Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Category: Land
Keywords: Land, Soils, Soil Classification, New Zealand, Soil Order
Data Quality
Parameter Score Description
Accessible (AC) Good Data are accessible from a public facing server
Common Format (CF) Good Data are available in a commonly used format (syntax)
Data Lineage Statement (DL) Good Data are well described in terms of their origins, modifications and processing history
Data Quality Statement (DQ) Good Data are well described in terms of their content quality, completeness and consistency
Governance (GO) Good The contributing organisation (CRI) has ownership or recognised stewardship of the data
Identifiers (ID) Good Both metadata and the data are described with a unique identifier
Terms of use (TU) Good A data licence is easily accessible and understandable
Last Updated (LU) Good A last updated statement is available