BORIS 2012: Zonal Soil Guide Values for Birkenfeld District

A 2012 reference dataset provides zonal soil guide values with descriptive characteristics for the district of Birkenfeld in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The data was published by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and is accessible via a WMS service.

Use Cases

• Assess soil contamination risks based on zonal guide values mentioned in the description.
• Model land suitability for agriculture or construction based on soil characteristics.
• Conduct regional environmental impact studies using spatially referenced soil data.

Strengths

• Data has a specific reference date of 01.01.2012.
• Spatial coverage is defined as the district of Birkenfeld.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the last metadata update is 2026-03-25.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

Reference date 01.01.2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 00:00:00

Geography

District of Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany