UKSO – Bare-soil water erosion: an overview of risk of water erosion to soils

This free to view dataset is an example of information provided on the UKSO Map Viewer. The British Geological Survey (BGS) derived this dataset from the soil texture data of the BGS Parent Materials v6 and a calculation of slope from the Ordnance Survey Terrain 50.

The layer can be found under the Agronomy section of the UKSO Layers and the resulting classification is based on the Countryside Stewardship Guidance and highlight part of the land where soil runoff is more likely to occur.

The actual dataset is not taking into consideration the land cover or type of crops but provides the bare soil water erosion. It indicates where to focus efforts to reduce runoff potential on the fields when no other solutions have been put in place.

The bare-soil water erosion dataset is available on the UKSO Map Viewer (http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/ukso/home.html).

For more information about UKSO, visit the UKSO website (www.ukso.org) and to learn more about the BGS solutions and other soil-related dataset accessible, come visit us at the CropTec Show 2019 at the Stand 2.9.

UKSO – Bare-soil water erosion: an overview of risk of water erosion to soils

This free to view dataset is an example of information provided on the UKSO Map Viewer. The British Geological Survey (BGS) derived this dataset from the soil texture data of the BGS Parent Materials v6 and a calculation of slope from the Ordnance Survey Terrain 50.

The layer can be found under the Agronomy section of the UKSO Layers and the resulting classification is based on the Countryside Stewardship Guidance and highlight part of the land where soil runoff is more likely to occur.

The actual dataset is not taking into consideration the land cover or type of crops but provides the bare soil water erosion. It indicates where to focus efforts to reduce runoff potential on the fields when no other solutions have been put in place.

The bare-soil water erosion dataset is available on the UKSO Map Viewer (http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/ukso/home.html).

For more information about UKSO, visit the UKSO website (www.ukso.org) and to learn more about the BGS solutions and other soil-related dataset accessible, come visit us at the CropTec Show 2019 at the Stand 2.9.