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UK's national soil database released as open-access repository

phys.org·Cranfield University·29 days ago
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A screenshot from the LandIS portal. Credit: Cranfield University Cranfield University has launched a new soil and environmental online database and mapping tool, opening up detailed information about land in England and Wales. In collaboration with Defra, Cranfield's Land Information System ( LandISPortal )—which includes the National Soil Map of England and Wales (NATMAP)—is now on a new platform and open access, free and available for everyone to use. The initiative delivers the commitment in the government's Land Use Framework to make this soil data open access. Nature Minister, Mary Creagh, said, "Soils are a Cinderella ecosystem but healthy soils are the foundation of our food security, our landscapes and tackling climate change.…

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