National Soil Inventory of Scotland (NSIS 1978-88)

The National Soil Inventory of Scotland (NSIS 1978-88) dataset was collected at locations arranged on a 10 km grid across the country. The soil and landscape at each sampling location are described and a wide range of soil properties are measured in the laboratory from soil samples taken at these locations. These include contextual information describing the surrounding landscape (such as slope and vegetation) and detailed chemical and physical analyses of each horizon (layer) within the soil profile. The map shows the location of each sampling location.

This dataset should be cited as: 'Lilly, A., Bell, J.S., Hudson, G., Nolan, A.J. & Towers. W. (Compilers) (2010). National soil inventory of Scotland (NSIS_1); site location, sampling and profile description protocols. (1978-1988). Technical Bulletin. Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.4650230.

Metadata can be found at: https://www.spatialdata.gov.scot/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/b72a313a-9740-4ae6-917f-683b0457486c.

This work was funded by the Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government.