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Reference System

MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/21037
code:
Arc 1960 / UTM zone 37S (EPSG::21037)

Identification

Data Identification:
citation:
Citation:
Title:
Gro for GooD Soil Data Kwale County, Kenya (NERC grant NE/M008894/1)
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
creation
date:
2017-11-17
Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607230
Abstract:
The data set contains Soil Data used in the Gro for GooD Project in Kwale, Kenya based on KENSOTER database and soil survey in study area. The KENSOTER dataset, specific for Kenya, was compiled by the Kenya Soil Survey (KSS) and ISRIC and released in 2006 where ISRIC plays a lead role in methodology development and programme implementation (http://www.isric.org/projects/soil-and-terrain-soter-database-programme). The dataset includes over 600 soil components, including synthetic profiles, which have been derived from soil survey reports and expert knowledge. The second version of the dataset which has been made available includes additional soil profile database and is also used for the assessment of soil carbon stocks. The gaps in the measured soil profile data have been filled using a step-wise procedure which includes three main stages: (1) collate additional measured soil analytical data where available; (2) fill gaps using expert knowledge and common sense; (3) fill the remaining gaps using a scheme of taxotransfer rules. Parameter estimates are presented by soil unit for fixed depth intervals of 0.2 m to 1 m depth for: organic carbon, total nitrogen, pH(H2O), CECsoil, CECclay, base saturation, effective CEC, aluminium saturation, CaCO3 content, gypsum content, exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP), electrical conductivity of saturated paste (ECe), bulk density, content of sand, silt and clay, content of coarse fragments, and available water capacity. The data have recently been used for the Green Water Credit (GWC) programme in the Upper Tana River Valley. This dataset was prepared for the Gro for GooD project by Mike Thomas, Rural Focus Ltd., Kenya; John Gathenya, JKUAT, Kenya. Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development
Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Dr R A Hope
Organisation Name:
University of Oxford
Position Name:
School of Geography and the Environment
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
Address:
Address:
city:
Oxford
Postal Code:
OX1 3QY
e-mail:
not available
role:
principalInvestigator
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Nancy Gladstone
Organisation Name:
University of Oxford
Position Name:
Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
Address:
Address:
city:
Oxford
Postal Code:
OX1 3QY
e-mail:
not available
role:
pointOfContact
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Mike Thomas
Organisation Name:
Rural Focus Ltd
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
P.O. Box 1011-10400
city:
Nanyuki
country:
Kenya
e-mail:
not available
role:
originator
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
John Gathenya
Organisation Name:
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Position Name:
Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Engineering
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
Address:
Address:
city:
Nairobi
administrative Area:
Kenya
e-mail:
not available
role:
originator
Resource Maintenance:
MD_MaintenanceInformation:
maint. / update frequency:
notApplicable
Graphic overview:
Browse Graphic:
File Name:
https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/5f9aa13b-0f0e-3af5-e054-002128a47908.png
Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords:
keyword:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept?cp=13&langcode=en&ns=5
keyword:
Geology
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2008-06-01
Date Type:
publication
Keywords:
keyword:
NGDC Deposited Data
keyword:
Soils
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2022
Date Type:
revision
Keywords:
keyword:
https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html
keyword:
NGDC Deposited Data
Type:
dataCentre
Keywords:
keyword:
NERC_DDC
Resource Constraints:
MD_LegalConstraints:
Access Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other Constraints:
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/noLimitations
Other Constraints:
no limitations
Other Constraints:
The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
MD_LegalConstraints:
Use Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other Constraints:
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Other Constraints:
Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"
Spatial Representation Type:
vector
language:
eng
topicCategory:
geoscientificInformation
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic Element:
Geographic Bounding Box:
westBoundLongitude:
38.4500
eastBoundLongitude:
39.7000
southBoundLatitude:
-4.6700
northBoundLatitude:
-3.5500
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_1 alpha-2
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
revision
date:
2009
code:
KE
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
revision
date:
2009
code:
KEN
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
creation
date:
1979
code:
KENYA [id=687000]
Temporal Element:
TemporalExtent:
extent:
begin / end:
begin:
2015-01-01
end:
2016-07-31
Supplemental Information:
KENSOTER database http://data.isric.org/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/73e27136-9efe-49e4-af35-fd98b841d467

Distribution

Distribution:
Distribution Format:
Format:
Format Name:
.xml
Format:
Format Name:
MS Excel
Format:
Format Name:
database files (.adf)
Format:
Format Name:
text files (.txt)
Transfer Options:
Digital Transfer Options:
onLine:
CI_OnlineResource:
linkage:
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item104449
function:
information
Digital Transfer Options:
onLine:
CI_OnlineResource:
linkage:
http://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/853667/
function:
information

Data Quality

Data Quality:
Scope:
DQ_Scope:
level:
dataset
Level Description:
MD_ScopeDescription:
other:
dataset
Report:
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2011
explanation:
See the referenced specification
pass:
0
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2010-12-08
explanation:
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
pass:
0
Lineage:
LI_Lineage:
statement:
The harmonized data set was derived from Soil and Terrain Database for Kenya (KENSOTER V2), at scale 1:1M, compiled by the Kenya Soil Survey and ISRIC. The parameter estimates are presented by soil unit for fixed depth intervals of 0.2 m to 1 m depth for 20 parameter attributes which have been identified as being useful for agro-ecological zoning, land evaluation, crop growth simulation, modelling of soil carbon stocks and change, and analyses of global environmental change. The current parameters values were are best estimates based on the current selection of soil profiles and data clustering procedure. Results are presented as summary files and can be linked to SOTER map for Kenya through the unique SOTER-unit code. Soil field survey was undertaken within study area in 2016 and results compared with the SOTER parameter estimates as satisfactory to build confidence on the data sets.

Metadata

File Identifier:
5f9aa13b-0f0e-3af5-e054-002128a47908
language:
eng
Resource type:
dataset
Metadata Contact:
Responsible Party:
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
+44 115 936 3100
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth
city:
NOTTINGHAM
administrative Area:
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Postal Code:
NG12 5GG
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
pointOfContact
Date Stamp:
2024-04-24
Metadata Standard Name:
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M25/current/GEMINI/
Metadata Standard Name:
UK GEMINI
Metadata Standard Version:
2.3
Dataset URI:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607230