GSDE Geospatial Dataset

In this file, the necessary technical details of the dataset is explained.

Location of the GSDE Dataset Files

The GSDE geospatial dataset files are located under the following directory accessible from multiple clusters:

# DRAC Graham HPC location
/project/rpp-kshook/Model_Output/GSDE/download/gsde-30sec/ # rpp-kshook allocation

# DRAC Fir HPC location
/project/rrg-alpie/data/geospatial-data/GSDE/download/gsde-30sec/ # rrg-alpie allocation

And the structure of the files is as following:

/project/rpp-kshook/Model_Output/GSDE/download/gsde-30sec/
├──  BD1.zip
├──  BD2.zip
├──  BS1.zip
├──  BS2.zip
├──  CACO31.zip
├──  CACO32.zip
├──  CEC1.zip
├──  CEC2.zip
├──  CLAY1.zip
├──  CLAY2.zip
├──  ECE1.zip
├──  ECE2.zip
├──  ESP1.zip
├──  ESP2.zip
├──  EXAL1.zip
├──  EXAL2.zip
├──  EXCA1.zip
├──  EXCA2.zip
├──  EXH1.zip
├──  EXH2.zip
├──  EXK1.zip
├──  EXK2.zip
├──  EXMG1.zip
├──  EXMG2.zip
├──  EXNA1.zip
├──  EXNA2.zip
├──  GRAV1.zip
├──  GRAV2.zip
├──  GYP1.zip
├──  GYP2.zip
├──  OC1.zip
├──  OC2.zip
├──  PBR1.zip
├──  PBR2.zip
├──  PHCA1.zip
├──  PHCA2.zip
├──  PHH2O1.zip
├──  PHH2O2.zip
├──  PHK1.zip
├──  PHK2.zip
├──  PHO1.zip
├──  PHO2.zip
├──  PMEH1.zip
├──  PMEH2.zip
├──  PNZ1.zip
├──  PNZ2.zip
├──  POL1.zip
├──  POL2.zip
├──  SAND1.zip
├──  SAND2.zip
├──  SILT1.zip
├──  SILT2.zip
├──  TC1.zip
├──  TC2.zip
├──  TK1.zip
├──  TK2.zip
├──  TN1.zip
├──  TN2.zip
├──  TP1.zip
├──  TP2.zip
├──  TS1.zip
├──  TS2.zip
├──  VMC11.zip
├──  VMC12.zip
├──  VMC21.zip
├──  VMC22.zip
├──  VMC31.zip
└──  VMC32.zip

Spatial and Temporal Extents

The spatial extent of this dataset covers longitudes from -180 to +180 degress and latitudes from -90 to +90 degress. This dataset is static and does not vary with time.

Dataset Variables

This variables of this dataset are detailed in the table below:

#

Variable Name (used in gistool)

Description

Units

1

BD1

Bulk density

g/cm3

2

BD2

Bulk density

g/cm3

3

BS1

Base Saturation

%

4

BS2

Base Saturation

%

5

CACO31

CaCO3

% of weight

6

CACO32

CaCO3

% of weight

7

CEC1

Caution Exchange Capacity

cmol/kg

8

CEC2

Caution Exchange Capacity

cmol/kg

9

CLAY1

Clay Content

% of weight

10

CLAY2

Clay Content

% of weight

11

ECE1

Electrical Conductivity

ds/m

12

ECE2

Electrical Conductivity

ds/m

13

ESP1

Exchangable sodium percentage

% of weight

14

ESP2

Exchangable sodium percentage

% of weight

15

EXAL1

Exchangable aluminum

cmol/kg

16

EXAL2

Exchangable aluminum

cmol/kg

17

EXCA1

Exchangable calcium

cmol/kg

18

EXCA2

Exchangable calcium

cmol/kg

19

EXH1

Exchangable Acidity

cmol/kg

20

EXH2

Exchangable Acidity

cmol/kg

21

EXK1

Exchangable Potassium

cmol/kg

22

EXK2

Exchangable Potassium

cmol/kg

23

EXMG1

Exchangable magnesium

cmol/kg

24

EXMG2

Exchangable magnesium

cmol/kg

25

EXNA1

Exchangable sodium

cmol/kg

26

EXNA2

Exchangable sodium

cmol/kg

27

GRAV1

Gravel content

% of volume

28

GRAV2

Gravel content

% of volume

29

GYP1

Gypsum

% of weight

30

GYP2

Gypsum

% of weight

31

OC1

Organic carbon

% of weight

32

OC2

Organic carbon

% of weight

33

PBR1

The amount of phosphorous using Bray1 method

ppm of weight

34

PBR2

The amount of phosphorous using Bray1 method

ppm of weight

35

PHCA1

pH(CaCl2)

36

PHCA2

pH(CaCl2)

37

PHH2O1

pH(H2O)

38

PHH2O2

pH(H2O)

39

PHK1

pH(KCl)

40

PHK2

pH(KCl)

41

PHO1

The amount of water soluble phosphorous

ppm of weight

42

PHO2

The amount of water soluble phosphorous

ppm of weight

43

PMEH1

The amount of phosphorous by Mehlich Method

ppm of weight

44

PMEH2

The amount of phosphorous by Mehlich Method

ppm of weight

45

PNZ1

Phosphorous retention by New Zealand method

% of weight

46

PNZ2

Phosphorous retention by New Zealand method

% of weight

47

POL1

The amount of phosphorous by Olsen method

ppm of weight

48

POL2

The amount of phosphorous by Olsen method

ppm of weight

49

SAND1

Sand content

% of weight

50

SAND2

Sand content

% of weight

51

SILT1

Silt content

% of weight

52

SILT2

Silt content

% of weight

53

TC1

Total carbon

% of weight

54

TC2

Total carbon

% of weight

55

TK1

Total potassium

% of weight

56

TK2

Total potassium

% of weight

57

TN1

Total N

% of weight

58

TN2

Total N

% of weight

59

TP1

Total phosphorous

% of weight

60

TP2

Total phosphorous

% of weight

61

TS1

Total S

% of weight

62

TS2

Total S

% of weight

63

VMC11

Volumetric water content at -10 kPa

% of volume

64

VMC12

Volumetric water content at -10 kPa

% of volume

65

VMC21

Volumetric water content at -33 kPa

% of volume

66

VMC22

Volumetric water content at -33 kPa

% of volume

67

VMC31

Volumetric water content at -1500 kPa

% of volume

68

VMC32

Volumetric water content at -1500 kPa

% of volume

Further explanations could be found on the dataset’s webpage.