Beach Soil Type and Erodability Map for Sweden

A map service from Lantmäteriet shows soil type and soil erodability along beaches. The data is derived from a reclassification of the Soils 1:25 000 – 1:100 000 dataset into seven simplified soil classes and four erodability classes. The product reports conditions at the time of mapping.

Use Cases

• Assessing coastal erosion risk based on soil erodability classes.
• Mapping beach soil composition based on seven simplified soil classes.
• Planning coastal construction projects based on soil characteristics.
• Monitoring changes in beach soil properties over time based on historical mapping.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a detailed national soils dataset (Soils 1:25 000 – 1:100 000).
• Soil classification is simplified into seven distinct classes.
• Erodability is categorized into four distinct classes.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes that construction may have changed beach characteristics, requiring cautious interpretation.

Provenance

Source

Lantmäteriet

Collection Method

Reclassification of the ground layer (JG2) from the Soils 1:25 000 – 1:100 000 dataset.

Geography

Sweden (likely, inferred from organization Lantmäteriet)