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Download the World Soil Database

The Harmonized World Soil Database can be downloaded at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IISA). The database is described as follows:

“The HWSD is a 30 arc-second raster database with over 16000 different soil mapping units that combines existing regional and national updates of soil information worldwide (SOTER, ESD, Soil Map of China, WISE) with the information contained within the 1:5 000 000 scale FAO-UNESCO Soil Map of the World (FAO, 19711981).”

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