Welcome to WOSSAC

Spatial map search
Make a geographical search of the whole archive
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.