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Alberta Soil Information Centre

 
   
 
 
 Welcome to the Alberta Soil Information Centre (ASIC). ASIC provides soil information in the form of digital files, published maps, and reports. It also includes the Alberta Soil Information Viewer.
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Alberta Soil Information Viewer

The Alberta Soil Information Viewer allows you to view and query soils information within the Agricultural Region of Alberta. The viewer incorporates landscape images, ortho photographs and cadastrals (e.g. township grid, roads, etc...) with Geographical Information System (GIS) data and user-friendly soil landscape descriptions.

Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database (AGRASID 3.0)

AGRASID provides extensive soil information for the 26 million hectares that make up the agricultural land in Alberta. It is a compilation and update of the soil survey reports, including maps gathered over the past 75 years.

Soil Reports and Maps

Soil information in the form of maps and reports is available for much of the province.

Soil Survey Reports by Map
Soil Survey Reports by Report Number

Soil Resource Information

Information for a variety of other soil resource topics is also available.

Salinity Maps of Selected Counties
Soil Group Map of Alberta
Soil Names File User's Handbook and SCA Map
Alberta Landforms

The Alberta Soil Information Viewer is a collaboration between the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Conservation and Development Branch of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.
 
 
 
  For more information about the content of this document, contact David Spiess.
This document is maintained by Deb Sutton.
This information published to the web on July 2, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on September 26, 2006.
 

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