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Land and soil information

Learn more about the information we hold describing the natural landscapes and soils of New South Wales and why it is so important.

Riverina District NSW, a soil scientist inspecting a soil profile
Image Credit: Fletcher Townsend/DCCEEW

To manage NSW land and soil in the most productive and sustainable way, we need to gather as much information as possible, and to share it with the people who make decisions on natural resource management. The department helps to achieve this through our soil mapping activities, our online information systems and the data within them.

Person kneeling next to a tray with soil samples near an excavation site in a grassy field
About land and soil information

Having accurate and accessible information about land and soil helps us to manage them in the most productive and sustainable way.

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Get soil maps and information using eSPADE

Access free, map-based land and soil data collected from thousands of sites across New South Wales.

Stratigraphic section of soil layers with labeled markers and a measurement scale
Store and share soil information using SALIS

Discover the wide range of land and soil information collected and stored in our database, how it is accessed, and how you can contribute.

Recording soil profile information in the field is easy with the eDIRT system.
Record soil information using eDIRT

An internet system for recording soil profile information in the field and entering it into the Soil and Land Information System (SALIS).

A person using a laptop displaying a map with various geographical features and locations
About soil maps

Soil mapping describes the properties of soils and the landscapes in which they occur.

Technical equipment for various soil tests sits on bench tops at the Soil Health and Archive laboratory located at Yanco.
Laboratory soil test methods

Soil sampling and analysis provide chemical and physical information about your soil quality.

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