Irish Soil Information System
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Find out about the Irish Soils Information System teamThe Irish Soils Information System project was undertaken for EPA by scientists from Teagasc and Cranfield University. Find out more about the team here.
Soil Fertility matters!
Soil fertility is a key factor in sustainable agriculture and ecosystem health. See more at the Teagasc website
Irish Soils Information System - Phase 1 complete!
The Irish Soils Information system (Phase 1) was launched by Minister Brendan Howlin at Johnstown Castle, Wexford on Sept 15th, 2014
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About
The Irish Soil Information System project has developed a national association soil map for Ireland at a scale of 1:250,000, together with an associated digital soil information system, providing both spatial and quantitative information on soil types and properties across the country. Both the map and the information system are made freely available to the public through this website. This major project began in 2008 with Phase 1 ending in 2014. Phase 2 continues into 2015 with the aim of producing derivative soil attribute maps for inclusion within the system.
Project sponsors
The project is co-funded by Teagasc and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science, Technology and Research & Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE) programme.