HSDOS
HSDOS
Soil spectral library from the Hungarian Soil Degradation Observation System (HSDOS)
5,000+ samples
version v3
CC-BY
Database access
Data originally provided by:
- Contact: János Mészáros
- Email: koos.sandor@atk.hun-ren.hu
- Original source: https://zenodo.org/records/14610222
Available files
| Type | Filename | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Soil lab measurements — CSV (gzip) | ossl_soillab_v1.3.csv.gz |
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| Soil lab measurements — Parquet | ossl_soillab_v1.3.parquet |
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| Soil site metadata — CSV (gzip) | ossl_soilsite_v1.3.csv.gz |
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| Soil site metadata — Parquet | ossl_soilsite_v1.3.parquet |
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| VisNIR spectra — CSV (gzip) | ossl_visnir_v1.3.csv.gz |
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| VisNIR spectra — Parquet | ossl_visnir_v1.3.parquet |
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Map

Soil site information
- Coordinates precision: precise
- Sampling depth: various
- Geography: none
- Variables available (OSSL): 8 out of 8 — see Database description for full schema
- Populated columns:
id.layer_uuid_txt,id.layer_local_c,observation.date_src_yyy.mm.dd,longitude.point_wgs84_dd,latitude.point_wgs84_dd,layer.upper.depth_usda_cm,layer.lower.depth_usda_cm,layer.sequence_usda_uint16
Soil laboratory information
- Total samples: 5,490
- Properties available (original): 8
- Properties standardized (OSSL): 7 — summarized in Table 1 below
- Categories: physical, chemical, carbon & nutrients
- Original source: see Database access
Hover over any OSSL code in the table below to see its full description.
| skim_variable | n_missing | mean | sd | p0 | p25 | p50 | p75 | p100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ph_kcl_iso.10390_index | 0 | 7.36 | 0.85 | 4.18 | 6.84 | 7.62 | 7.94 | 9.93 |
oc_wb1934_w.pctOrganic Carbon, Walkley-Black method, 1934Method: wb1934Unit: w.pct |
0 | 1.63 | 0.99 | 0.10 | 0.84 | 1.46 | 2.21 | 8.00 |
caco3_iso.10693_w.pctCarbonate, ISO 10693Method: iso.10693Unit: w.pct |
0 | 7.81 | 10.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 13.00 | 90.00 |
ec_iso.11265_ds.mElectrical Conductivity, ISO 11265Method: iso.11265Unit: ds.m |
0 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.25 | 12.75 |
n.tot_iso.11261_w.pctNitrogen, Total NCS, ISO 11261Method: iso.11261Unit: w.pct |
0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
p.ext_msz.20135_mg.kgPhosphorus, Extractable, Ammonium Lactate (AL)Method: msz.20135Unit: mg.kg |
0 | 162.69 | 297.26 | 1.50 | 38.90 | 83.70 | 176.00 | 7900.00 |
k.ext_msz.20135_mg.kgPotassium, K2O, Extractable, Ammonium Lactate (AL)Method: msz.20135Unit: mg.kg |
0 | 197.12 | 160.74 | 5.10 | 103.00 | 158.00 | 242.00 | 3320.00 |
VNIR
- Acquisition mode: Not available
- Intensity: reflectance
- Original range: 350-2500
- Instrument: FieldSpec 4 Spectroradiometer
- Manufacturer: ASD (currently Malvern Panalytical)
- Instrument co-scans: 50
- Scan repeats: 5
- Scan accessory: Not available
- Original resolution: 3
- Sample preparation: Air-dried, Sieved < 2 mm
- Additional info: Not available
VNIR plot
