Soil Maps of Indian States at 1:250,000 Scale

Soils of India is a geospatial dataset from NASA's EarthData platform, contributed by CEOS_EXTRA. It contains digitized soil association maps for states including Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh. The data was created using a three-tier approach involving image interpretation, soil surveys, chemical analysis, and GIS application.

Use Cases

• Generate land-use suitability plans based on soil association maps.
• Calculate area statistics for different soil types using map analysis tools.
• Create thematic maps for environmental modeling by reclassifying soil polygons.

Strengths

• Maps for at least four Indian states are listed.
• The methodology involved a three-tier approach of image interpretation, field survey, and chemical analysis.
• Source maps for Arunachal Pradesh were digitized at a 1:250,000 scale.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Metadata for most member vectors (scale, date, source map name) is incomplete or missing.

Provenance

Source

CEOS_EXTRA via NASA EarthData

Collection Method

Soil resource inventory via image interpretation, soil survey, chemical analysis, and GIS digitization.

Geography

India, specifically the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh.