Mesoamerica Soil Types

May 21, 2010
Description:
This is a subset of FAOs The Digital Soil Map of the World for North and South America and selected attributes. The Digital Soil Map of the World and Derived Soil Properties CD-ROM (Version 3.5, November 1995) is based on the FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World, original scale 1:5 million. The CD-ROM contains two types of files, Digital Soil Map of the World (DSMW) map sheets and derived soil properties files with images derived from the Soil Map of the World.
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Content date:
2004
Citation:
Title: Mesoamerica Soil Types
Credits: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: FAO
Online Linkages: Other Citation Info: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 1998. Digital Soil Map of the World and Derived Soil Properties CD-ROM. FAO, Land and Water Digital Media Series Number1, ISBN 92-5-104050-8, Rome, Italy.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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  • Nachtergaele
  • Freddy O.F.
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