This International Standard describes how to digitally exchange soil-related data. It aims to facilitate the exchange of valid, clearly described and specified soil-related data between individuals and organizations via digital systems, and enables any soil data producer, holder or user to find and transfer data in an unambiguous way.

This International Standard contains definitions of features, several parameter specifications and encoding rules that allow consistent and retrievable data exchange. It also allows the explicit georeferencing of soil data by building on other International Standards, thus facilitating the use of soil data within geographical information systems (GIS). Because soil data are of various origins and are obtained according to a huge variety of description and classification systems, this International Standard provides no attribute catalogue, but a flexible approach to the unified encoding of soil data by implementing the provisions of ISO 19156 observations and measurements (OM) for use in soil science.

Cross References:
ISO 19118
ISO 19109
ISO 19156:2011
ISO 25177:2008
ISO 15903
ISO 19106:2004
ISO 11074
ISO 19136
TS 19139
ISO 19115
IEC 19501
ISO 11179
ISO 9241-151
ISO 7168-2
ISO 10381
IEC 62198
ISO 13374-2
ISO 19103
ISO 19101-1
ISO 7168-1
ISO 19157
ISO 3166-1
ISO 19108
ISO 9000:2000
ISO 1000
ISO 19107
ISO 5127:2017


Incorporates the following:
Amendment, November 2019