Soil map of the Netherlands, scale 1: 50 000, with peat mapping, version 2006

The soil map of the Netherlands, scale 1: 50 000, provides spatial information about the soil structure up to a global depth of 1 meter. Groundwater stairways (Gts) provide information about the groundwater flow through the route of the Average Highest Groundwater Level (GHG) and the Average Lowest Groundwater Level (GLG). Version 2006 distinguishes itself from the previous version in that information has been added to the map surfaces with peat soils in the vicinity of the eastern sandy soils. The information on these peat surfaces has been made available in the so-called peat mapping carried out on approximately 100 000 ha. Each map surface checked whether there is still a peat soil.In this quick scan, the surfaces with outdated information were not re-triggered. The soil information on the soil map relates to the nature and composition of the topsoil (soil species) with a further subdivision by soil formation, peat species, different layers in the profile, presence of lime and disturbances due to excavation and equalisation.比例尺为1:50000的荷兰土壤地图可提供深度达1米的全域土壤结构空间信息。地下水梯状系统（Groundwater stairways, Gts）可提供沿平均最高地下水位（Average Highest Groundwater Level, GHG）与平均最低地下水位（Average Lowest Groundwater Level, GLG）路径的地下水流动相关信息。2006版相较于前一版本的改进之处在于，为东部沙质土壤周边的泥炭土壤图斑补充了相关信息。上述泥炭图斑的相关信息已通过总面积约10万公顷的泥炭测绘项目公开。所有图斑均经核查以确认是否仍保有泥炭土壤。本次快速核查未对携带过时信息的图斑进行重新更新。本土壤地图所载的土壤信息涵盖表土层（土壤类型）的性质与组成，并可按土壤形成过程、泥炭类型、剖面内不同土层、石灰质赋存情况以及开挖与土地平整带来的扰动等维度进一步细分。