Canadian Soil Publications Archive

This archive contains historical documents created using older technologies such as manual and electronic typewriters. Hardcopy maps and soil survey reports were scanned into an electronic PDF format to prevent the loss of the information and to make the information more widely accessible through the Internet. Detailed soil survey reports are only available in the official language of the study area in question.

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The following documents are available for downloading or viewing:

Glossary of Terms

• Glossary of Permafrost and Related Ground-ice Terms
• Glossary of Terms in Soil Science

Ecological Land Classification

• A National Ecological Framework for Canada
• Ecoclimatic Regions of Canada, First Approximation. 1989
• Agroclimatic Atlas of Canada

Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC)

• Soil Landscapes of Canada Procedures Manual and User's Handbook
• Soils of Canada

Soil Interpretations

• The health of our soils: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
• RUSLE-FAC: Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation for Application in Canada
• Land Suitability Rating System for Agricultural Crops
• Broad-scale Assessment of Agricultural Soil Quality in Canada Using Existing Land Resource Databases and GIS
• Land Potential Data Base Users' Handbook. 1989

Taxonomy

• The Canadian System of Soil Classification, 3rd edition
• The Canadian System of Soil Classification, 2nd Edition
• The Canadian System of Soil Classification, 1st Edition

Soil Survey Methods

• History of Soil Survey in Canada 1914-1975
• A Soil Mapping System for Canada
• Manual for Describing Soils in the Field
• Soil Survey Handbook
• Compendium of Soil Survey Interpretive Guides Used in the Atlantic Provinces

Soil Laboratory Methods

• Analytical Methods Manual

CanSIS National Soil DataBase Structure

• CanSIS General User's Manual
• CanSIS/NSDB A General Description