Soil Field Capacity Grids for Victoria at 90m Resolution

A set of Digital Soil Maps provides mean, 5th, and 95th percentile prediction values for soil field capacity percentage across Victoria. The grids, produced by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, offer predictions at a 90-meter resolution for six depth intervals from 0 to 200 cm. The methodology is based on the Australian Soil and Landscape Grid and aligns with GlobalSoilMap specifications.

Use Cases

• Modeling agricultural water availability based on predicted field capacity values.
• Assessing regional soil property trends for land use policy and planning.
• Supporting ecosystem and hydrological modeling based on spatially continuous soil attribute estimates.
• Informing resource management decisions using the provided confidence intervals for predictions.

Strengths

• Provides predictions for six specific depth intervals (0-5, 5-15, 15-30, 30-60, 60-100, 100-200 cm).
• Includes confidence intervals (5th and 95th percentile values) alongside mean predictions.
• Follows the consistent GlobalSoilMap specifications for soil information delivery.
• Offers state-wide coverage of Victoria at a fine 90-meter grid resolution.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The creators advise caution for local-scale assessments, recommending use for regional to state-wide trends.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Spatial interpolation of key soil properties using data from soil profile and land mapping collections.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 20:29:28.981440; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia