The Swiss Soil Information System NABODAT contains soil data from cantonal soil protection offices and some national projects. An extract of approved data can be requested with the Swiss Soil Dataset (V6, April 2022).
The soil dataset primarily contains soil information collected from boreholes and profiles from soil mapping projects. In addition, soil data from cantonal implementation of soil protection measures according to the Swiss law regulations (composite soil samples, see soil sampling manual) and long-term soil monitoring done by national and cantonal soil protection agencies are available. Users can access various measured values and parameters of the analysed soils. However, soil pollutant data is excluded from the data set for legal reasons.
The point data from the soil mapping projects of the last decades are not spatially representative for Switzerland. The Swiss Soil Data Set (version 6) contains soil data for around 33’000 survey sites from a total of 23 cantons. It is completed with profile data from the survey for the Swiss Soil Suitability Map and monitoring data from the Swiss Soil Monitoring Network (NABO).
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To order the soil data set, please complete the form below. Please take note of the documentation and the integrated FAQ describing the Swiss Soil Data Set. The documentation is part of the data delivery.
