VBORIS 2016: Soil Benchmark Zones for Southwest Palatinate, Germany

Zonal soil benchmarks with descriptive features of the soil benchmark plot for the district of Südwestpfalz, Pirmasens, and Zweibrücken in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The dataset was published by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie with a reference date of 01.01.2016.

Use Cases

• Model soil suitability for agriculture based on zonal benchmark features.
• Analyze land use planning constraints based on soil characteristics.
• Conduct regional environmental impact assessments based on soil data.

Strengths

• Data is spatially referenced to specific districts (Südwestpfalz, Pirmasens, Zweibrücken).
• Has a defined reference date (01.01.2016) for temporal consistency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific districts covered.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Collection Method

Zonal soil benchmarks with descriptive features of the soil benchmark plot.

Time Range

Reference date 01.01.2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

District of Südwestpfalz, Pirmasens, and Zweibrücken in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany