Soil pH Grids for Victoria at 90m Resolution Across Six Depths

A set of digital soil maps providing mean, 5th, and 95th percentile prediction values for soil pH across Victoria in geotiff format. The grids, produced by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, offer a 90-meter resolution for six depth intervals from 0 to 200 cm. The methodology is based on the Australian Soil and Landscape Grid, integrating existing soil profile and land mapping collections.

Use Cases

• Modeling agricultural productivity based on soil pH predictions across Victoria.
• Informing land use policy and planning based on regional soil property trends.
• Supporting ecosystem and environmental modeling based on soil attribute estimates.
• Assessing resource management strategies based on soil pH confidence intervals.

Strengths

• Provides predictions at a 90-meter grid resolution, offering fine-scale spatial detail.
• Includes confidence intervals (5th and 95th percentile values) for each prediction.
• Covers six standard depth intervals from 0 to 200 cm, aligning with GlobalSoilMap specifications.
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Spatial interpolation based on methodology refined by the Australian Soil and Landscape Grid, using existing soil profile and land mapping collections.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 22:51:50.741494; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia