Soil Texture Wizard: Global Soil Classification Data for Plotting

Julien Moeys developed 'The Soil Texture Wizard', a set of R functions for plotting, classifying, and transforming soil textures data. The package includes predefined texture triangles from more than 15 classification systems used around the world. It provides a graphical user interface and supports plotting into various triangle geometries.

Use Cases

• Plot soil texture triangles based on predefined global classification systems.
• Classify soil samples according to different international texture standards.
• Transform soil texture data for compatibility between different particle size systems.
• Generate custom texture diagrams using flexible triangle geometry options.

Strengths

• Includes predefined texture triangles from more than 15 international classification systems.
• Provides functions for plotting, classification, and transformation of soil texture data.
• Offers a graphical user interface for ease of use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Julien Moeys

Geography

Global