Manitoba Soil Survey Data with Scales from 1:5,000 to 1:126,720

Soil survey data for Manitoba, Canada, collected by the provincial Department of Agriculture, with some records dating back to the 1940s and new data still being produced. The dataset includes soil properties like texture, drainage, pH, and salinity, mapped at scales ranging from detailed 1:5,000 for precision farming to broader 1:126,720 for reconnaissance. It is provided by the Government of Manitoba and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Predict crop suitability and agricultural productivity based on soil texture, drainage, and pH data.
• Plan land development or conversion by evaluating soil potentials and limitations for different uses.
• Support precision farming and irrigation planning using high-precision field-scale soil survey data.
• Assess soil health and long-term sustainability for environmental management and regulation.

Strengths

• Survey scales range from highly detailed 1:5,000 to broader 1:126,720, as noted in the 'SCALE' column.
• Includes historical data collected as far back as the 1940s, providing a long-term perspective on soil conditions.
• Covers multiple soil properties such as texture, internal drainage, parent material, pH, and salinity.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total spatial extent are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data collection spans from the 1940s to present, which may introduce inconsistencies in methods over time.

Provenance

Source

Government of Manitoba, Department of Manitoba Agriculture

Collection Method

Field surveys and soil inventory mapping.

Time Range

1940s to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:31:24.617738; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Province of Manitoba, Canada