Soil identification is of critical importance to land management decisions for agriculture, construction, land use planning, restoration, and more. LandPKS Soil ID combines data from soil maps and observations entered by users about a site to calculate the top matches for the site’s soil. Learn more about Soil ID and why it matters.
Location-based Soil ID
Look up the most likely soils for a location by tapping Explore the Data on the site or temporary location dashboard.
LandPKS SoilID will provide a ranked list of likely soils based on soil maps for the area. Tap on each soil in the list to learn more about it.
Adding site observations to Soil ID
Increase the accuracy of the most likely soils for a location by entering some observations about the site.
After creating a site, tap Explore the Data on the Site Dashboard.
LandPKS Soil ID determines up to 12 soils that may be present at your site, presented as a list of Top Soil Matches. Tap each soil to learn more about it.
The soil description page displays information about the soil and links to external resources to learn more.
This page also includes a soil properties chart that you can compare to the observations entered for your site. Use this information to select the soil you believe is present at your site.
Ecological site
(Only sites in are in the United States and territories have an ecological site)
An ecological site is a description of the ecological conditions of the area, including expected vegetation populations, different land conditions, degradation concerns, and other information.
Tap Ecological Site Full Description to view details about the associated ecological site for a soil on the soil description page. Ecological site descriptions are only available in the United States.
