BOREAS Regional Soils Data in Raster Format

Canadian soils data for the BOREAS study region, covering Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The dataset comprises 84 gridded raster files in Albers Equal-Area Conic projection, derived from vector data provided by the Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS). It was processed by BORIS staff for NASA, but the original mapping may contain provincial discontinuities.

Use Cases

• Analyzing soil texture and compaction across the boreal forest region.
• Modeling land surface processes and soil horizons for ecosystem studies.
• Integrating soil depth and property data with land cover classifications.
• Studying geomorphic landforms and their relationship to underlying soil profiles.

Strengths

• Covers a specific, large-scale study region (BOREAS) with 84 data files.
• Provides gridded raster data in a standardized map projection (AEAC).
• Originates from an authoritative national soil database (CanSIS).

Limitations

• Key structural details like row count, column names, and file sizes are unknown.
• Potential data discontinuities exist where provincial soil mappings were interpreted differently.
• Conflicting last update dates exist between platforms (1991 vs. 2026).

Provenance

Source

Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS), processed by BORIS staff for NASA.

Collection Method

Vector soil data was gridded and merged into a raster format.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-13 12:29:58.422559

Geography

BOREAS study region covering parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada.