VBORIS 2026: Soil Benchmark Plots for Mainz-Bingen, Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate soil benchmark data for the district of Mainz-Bingen, Germany. The dataset contains zonal soil benchmarks with descriptive features of soil benchmark plots, with a reference date of 01.01.2026. It is provided by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze soil quality and composition based on zonal soil benchmarks mentioned in the description
• Map soil characteristics for agricultural planning based on geospatial plot data
• Establish baseline soil data for environmental monitoring based on benchmark features

Strengths

• Data has a specific reference date of 01.01.2026, providing a temporal anchor.
• Geographic scope is precisely defined as the district of Mainz-Bingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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 German district.

Provenance

Source

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie

Time Range

Reference date 01.01.2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

District of Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany