WOSSAC

World Soil Survey Archive and Catalogue

Welcome to WOSSAC

Search the Catalogue

Quick text search

Make a quick search of the whole archive

Search for:

To list the entire catalogue, leave the search field empty and select search.

Advanced text search

Make a detailed search of the whole archive

Title
Year
Author
Country
Country (Old name)
Keywords / Abstract
Collection Reference
Collection
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Note, seeing the icon Seeing this icon means a full download is available against a record means there is a full download available.
Records returned will match all the criteria entered.

Spatial map search

Make a geographical search of the whole archive

Spatial Search

Select the spatial globe search icon above, or select here, to use the WOSSAC Territory Mapping tool to see the location of all WOSSAC aquisitions holding a valid latitude and longitude. This tool allows you to select a territory of interest and then to see all the items for that location. Note that not all items have a location recorded and so the map shows only a subset of the catalogue, whereas the text searches provided above do search through the entire archive catalogue.

Holdings for individual countries and territories may still be inspected using the legacy mapping tool. Again, note the mapped items are a subset of all cataloguesd items.

General instructions

Basic instructions for searching the archive

Enter your search criteria in either the Simple or the Advanced search boxes. Search strings are not case sensitive. so 'SoIl' is the same as 'SOIL' and 'soil'. The search should return a set of records matching your criteria. You can then either 'drill down' into the record to see the details or commence another search. If you notice any errors or omissions, there is a linked page to report this to the WOSSAC team.

Please also note that as our work progresses, items will also be visible via our LandIS metadata server soil portal.