Christchurch City Soil Map

This soil map for Christchurch City was compiled at 1:25,000 scale from several published and unpublished soil maps held by Landcare Research including:

Christchurch Region NZ Soil Survey Report 16 1:63 360 Part Paparua County NZ Soil Bureau Bulletin 34 1:31 860 Part Port Hills NZ Soil Bureau Bulletin 35 1:31 860 Heathcote County NZ Soil Bureau Report 1 1:31 860 Part Port Hills unpublished map 1:10 000 Sumner region NZ Soil Survey Report 70 1: 8 000

The database was constructed containing attributes relating to land use for each map unit and three land use interpretations generated: horticultural versatility, land use capability and urban suitability.

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Theme
Author Landcare Research
Maintainer Landcare Research
Maintainer Email Landcare Research
Source https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/layer/48148-christchurch-city-soil-map/
Source Created 2010-09-23T23:51:48.860010Z
Source Modified 2024-11-15T02:21:53.864430Z
Language English
Spatial {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[172.391337548165, -43.6287395622197], [172.391337548165, -43.3896410762771], [172.809332744946, -43.3896410762771], [172.809332744946, -43.6287395622197], [172.391337548165, -43.6287395622197]]]]}
Source Identifier https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/layer/48148-christchurch-city-soil-map/
Dataset metadata created 3 May 2018, last updated 3 March 2025