VBORIS 2014: Soil Benchmark Data for Westerwaldkreis, Germany

Zonal soil benchmarks with descriptive features for soil benchmark plots in the Westerwaldkreis district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The data was published by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and has a cut-off date of 01.01.2014. It is available as a Web Map Service (WMS).

Use Cases

• Assess soil quality for agricultural planning based on zonal benchmark features.
• Model soil characteristics for environmental impact studies in Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Create thematic soil maps for the Westerwaldkreis district using the WMS service.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, a federal German agency.
• The dataset has a specific geographic focus on the Westerwaldkreis district.
• A precise cut-off date of 01.01.2014 is provided for the data snapshot.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data's freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is listed as 2026-03-26.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

Cut-off date 01.01.2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany