Soil Texture
This map illustrates the distribution of soil parent material textures in the agricultural region of Alberta. Soil texture is defined by the relative proportions of the sand, silt and clay particles present. Soil textures are identified by classes using the Soil Texture Triangle illustrated below. The Soil Texture Triangle identifies the textural class of a soil at the intersection of the percent sand (x-axis) and the percent clay (y-axis). The percent silt of the soil is the remainder to add up to 100 percent. This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Government of Alberta
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Alberta
Data and Resources
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Soil Texture - (ESRI REST)ESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Soil Texture - (ESRI REST)ESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Soil Texture - (HTML)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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WMS (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)WMSEnglish web_service WMS
Contact Information
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