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Greater Mekong Subregion Soil Types

A geospatial dataset containing polygons of soil types in the Greater Mekong Subregion, according to FAO classifications. Attributes include: type of soil (FAO classification - full name), abbreviation. Package includes ESRI layer with symbology.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Dataset topic category
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Environment and natural resources
  • Forests and forestry
  • Soil management
Language
  • English
Use limitations
Dataset reference date July 5, 2007
GeoNames
  • Cambodia
  • Viet Nam
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Thailand
  • Myanmar
  • China
Positional Accuracy There are no known issues with accuracy.
Logical Consistency There are no known issues with logical consistency.
Completeness There are no known issues with completeness.
Process Step Polygons were created by Environment Operations Center (www.gms-eoc.org) based on UN FAO Digital Soil Map of the World V 3.6 (www.fao.org/geonetwork).
Lineage Asian Development Bank/ Environment Operations Center (www.gms-eoc.org) based on UN FAO Digital Soil Map of the World V 3.6 (www.fao.org/geonetwork)
Responsible party
Metadata creator information Metadata last updated on 2015-07-27. For inquiries contact: Open Development Cambodia, contact@opendevcam.net, +855 23 221 164, http://www.opendevelopmentcambodia.net, 43 St. 208, Sangkat Boeung Riang, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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License CC-BY-4.0
Copyright No
Version 1.0
Date uploaded July 9, 2015, 05:11 (UTC)
Date modified February 3, 2016, 13:30 (UTC)