Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC)

SLC is a series of GIS coverage showing the main features of soil and land throughout the country. The SLC is organized on a scale of 1 part per million, and it organizes information based on the unified land and landscape standards based on permanent natural attributes.

Based on the existing soil survey map, SLC was recompiled with a scale of 1: 100. Each area (or polygon) on the map is described by a set of standard attributes. Describe all the characteristics of various types of soils and related landscapes such as surface morphology, slope, underground water depth, permafrost, lakes and so on, which are known as soil landscapes. An SLC polygon may contain one or more different soil landscape components or it may contain a small but highly contrasting inclusive component.

The positions of these components in the polygon are undefined. SLC was originally thought to be a standardized database of key attributes important for plant growth, land management and soil degradation. These data later became a useful framework to support other databases including the ecological land classification system of the Canadian Ministry of Environment.

SLC v3.2 has the same GIS polygon coverage as SLC v3.0, v3.1, and v3.1.1 and represents the major agricultural area in Canada. Alberta, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have ingredients, soil name and soil layer data of the whole state (ie outside the farmland), but the ingredient information of SLC v 3.2 is mainly limited to Canadian agricultural areas It is done.

Based on the existing soil survey map, SLC was recompiled with a scale of 1: 100. Each area (or polygon) on the map is described by a set of standard attributes. Describe all the characteristics of various types of soils and related landscapes such as surface morphology, slope, underground water depth, permafrost, lakes and so on, which are known as soil landscapes. An SLC polygon may contain one or more different soil landscape components or it may contain a small but highly contrasting inclusive component.

Soil is not just a medium for plant growth. Earth is a complex interconnected system that is the basis of your favorite landscape. Soil is full of life and biodiversity - more than tropical rainforest. Sat is dynamic and reacts to our behavior as a human being. Soil is creative and destructive. Sat is the foundation of everything we do. As a soil scientist, I am no exception. The fact that soil is a habitat that supports plant growth is undeniable, but that is a superficial view of what the soils are and how they work. If you look closely, you will find that the soil is a complex and subtle system, and we are still far from the understanding.

Soil association is a group of soils that are geographically relevant and are found in a repeating pattern characteristic of the landscape. They are summarized in a single map unit of common soil maps. The soil designated by this association is the soil that exists (if any) in rare soil associations. Sometimes half of the map units contain so-called small amounts of soil. The soil covering the majority of the association's land area is first named, followed by the most common soil. The Soil Association map provides ideas on what landscapes are to soil scientists. Please do not use for detailed land use plan. (See the relevant section: Soil investigation.)