Case studies

National Soil Information Systems

Learn more from existing or past SISs on the successes and challenges of SIS development:

Two Australian Aboriginals sifting red soil through their hands.
Australian National Soil Information System (ANSIS)
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Soil and crops in Ghana
Ghana Soil Information System (GhaSIS)
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A person holding Ethiopian soil in their hands
Ethiopia Soil Information System (Ethiopia NSIS)
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Grassy landscape of Tanzania
Tanzania Soil Information System (TanSIS)
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A row of plants in soil in New Zealand
New Zealand National Soil Data Repository (NSDR) and S-Map
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A farmer tending to their crops in Lesotho
Lesotho Soil Information System (LESIS)
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A row of tall crops in America
United States of America Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO)
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Two people holding small plants in their hands in Rwanda.
Rwanda Soil Information Service (RwaSIS)
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A landscape of crops and trees over hills in Uganda.
Uganda Soil Information System (USIS)
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6 small globes at different axis.

For more information on SISs across the globe, please visit FAO's Global Soil Partnership as well as ISRIC's Resource Library

an arial view of the continent of Africa

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