Soil Surface Alkalinity Land Quality Assessment

A land quality dataset assessing soil surface alkalinity, created by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. It is based on analysis of soil-landscape mapping data and supports agricultural land use planning. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze Soil Alkalinity patterns to identify land degradation risks for agricultural planning.
• Integrate Soil Mapping data with other land capability layers for regional development models.
• Assess the impact of Soil Alkalinity on specific agricultural land uses mentioned in the technical methodology.

Strengths

• Derived from the best available soil-landscape mapping dataset (DPIRD 027).
• Methodology is documented in DAFWA Resource Management Technical Report 298.
• Published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count, spatial extent) and column schema are not provided.
• Relies on the interpretation of a base mapping dataset, which may propagate its inherent limitations.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Agriculture Resource Management and Assessment.

Collection Method

Analysis and interpretation of the DPIRD-027 soil-landscape mapping dataset.

Time Range

Current assessment (as of dataset creation).

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

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