Data Package Metadata View Summary

Guatemala Soil Organic Carbon Database (0 to 30 cm, 1965-2010).

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

edi.1422.1

Title:

Guatemala Soil Organic Carbon Database (0 to 30 cm, 1965-2010).

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

The soil organic carbon database is a harmonized and structured data set with information about soil organic carbon (SOC), soil bulk density (BD), and coarse fragments (CF). The SOC, BD, and CF data were fitted to one standard depth of 0-30 cm using a mass preservation spline implemented in R programmation language. The data was obtained from Unidad de Planificación Geográfica y Gestión de Riesgo of Ministerio de Agricultura Ganadería y Alimentación (UPGGR-MAGA), Facultad de Agronomía of Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (CEDIA-FAUSAC), and the World Soil Information Service (WoSIS). This database covers the entire Guatemalan territory, although its distribution does not represent all ecosystems, soil types, and coverages/land use. It contains 910 observations of SOC, 704 of them have BD information, and 8 have CF information. The entire data set has information on the year of observation, and its temporal distribution goes from 1965 to 2010. Nearly 50% is in the decade 2000-2010, and 41% is in the 2010 year. In addition, the analytical methods for quantifying SOC, BD, and CF are available in 99, 25, and 0% of the data, respectively. SOC contents range from 1.45 to 162 g*kg^-1, BD values from 0.42 to 1.69 g*cm^-3, and CF values from 0 to 21%wt.

Publication Date:

2023-05-19

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1965

End:

2010

People and Organizations
Contact:	Vasquez-Toxcon , Alan Ovidio (Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Pregrade Student) [ email ]
Creator:	Vásquez-Toxcón , Alan Ovidio (Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Pregrade Student)
Creator:	Tobías Vásquez, Hugo (Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, College professor)
Creator:	Guevara, Mario (Centro de Geociencias - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Associate professor)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	GTMSOCBD
Description:	This file contains georeferenced information of soil organic carbon (SOC) content in 910 locations for Guatemala country; additionally, 746 of the total locations have bulk density (BD) and 8 of coarce fragments (CF) information. All soil properties (SOC, BD and CF) are adjusted to a standard depth from 0 to 30 centimeters; The database also includes the year of collection, method of measurement, the database source of data, and the primary/original which the data is available

Data Entities

Data Table Name:

GTMSOCBD

Description:

This file contains georeferenced information of soil organic carbon (SOC) content in 910 locations for Guatemala country; additionally, 746 of the total locations have bulk density (BD) and 8 of coarce fragments (CF) information. All soil properties (SOC, BD and CF) are adjusted to a standard depth from 0 to 30 centimeters; The database also includes the year of collection, method of measurement, the database source of data, and the primary/original which the data is available

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1422/1/bfcfd271a11b21376192800299c5da02
Name:	GTMSOCBD
Description:	This file contains georeferenced information of soil organic carbon (SOC) content in 910 locations for Guatemala country; additionally, 746 of the total locations have bulk density (BD) and 8 of coarce fragments (CF) information. All soil properties (SOC, BD and CF) are adjusted to a standard depth from 0 to 30 centimeters; The database also includes the year of collection, method of measurement, the database source of data, and the primary/original which the data is available
Number of Records:	910
Number of Columns:	12

Table Structure

Object Name:

GTMSOCBD.csv

Size:

115369 byte

Authentication:

ac5d90a605b4a47458529b62b434880d Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

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Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	;
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

SOC

Year of collection

SOC_Method

BD_Method

CF_Method

Data_Source

Primary_Information

Column Name:

Longitude

Latitude

SOC

Date

SOC_Method

BD_Method

CF_Method

Data_Source

Primary_Information

Definition:

Unique identifier

Location Georeferenced on WGS84

Soil Organic Carbon Content

Bulk Density

Coarce fragments weight content

Year of collection

Quantification method for soil organic carbon

Quantification method for bulk density

Quantification method for coarce fragments

Data source

Primary source of information

Storage Type:

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

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Unit	degree
Type	real

Unit	degree
Type	real

Unit	gram per kilogram
Type	real

Unit	gramPerCentimeterCubed
Type	real

Unit	percent
Type	real

Unit	nominalYear
Type	natural

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Walkley & Black
Definition	Oxidation with potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid (wet combustion)
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Cilinder
Definition	Volumetric cylinder
Source

Code Definition

Code	Laboratory
Definition	Laboratory method using a test tube
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NA
Definition	Not Available
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	CEDIA-FAUSAC
Definition	Centro de Documentación e Información Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Source

Code Definition

Code	GSP&FAUSAC
Definition	Global Soil Partnership and Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Source

Code Definition

Code	UPGGR-MAGA
Definition	Unidad de Planificación Geográfica y Gestión de Riesgo. Ministerio de Agricultura Ganadería y Alimentación
Source

Code Definition

Code	WoSIS snapshot of July 2016
Definition	World Soil Information Service snapshot of July 2016
Source

Definition

text

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	Not Available

Code	NA
Expl	Not Available

Code	NA
Expl	Not Available

Code	NA
Expl	Not Available

Code	NA
Expl	Not Available

Code	NA
Expl	Not Available

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	Guatemala soil data, Soil organic carbon, Bulk density, Soil database, Digital soil mapping

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

This database was collected and compiled from various authors (CEDIA-FAUSAC, GSP&FAUSAC), a dependency of a government institution (UPGGR-MAGA), and the World Soil Information Service (WoSIS snapshot of July 2016). Soil profiles were harmonized in a standard layer (0 to 30 cm) using a mass-preservation spline function.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@edirepository.org

Web Address:

https://edirepository.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

Alan Ovidio Vásquez-Toxcón

Organization:

Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Position:

Pregrade Student

Address:

Villa Nueva, Guatemala 01064 Guatemala

Email Address:

alan.vato350@gmail.com

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-0213

Individual:

Hugo Tobías Vásquez

Organization:

Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Position:

College professor

Address:

Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala,

Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 01012 Guatemala

Email Address:

hugotobias@profesor.usac.edu.gt

Id:

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1522-0973

Individual:

Mario Guevara

Organization:

Centro de Geociencias - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Position:

Associate professor

Address:

UNAM Campus Juriquilla Blvd. Juriquilla No. 3001,

Queretaro, Queretaro 76230 México

Email Address:

mguevara@geociencias.unam.mx

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9788-9947

Contacts:

Individual:

Alan Ovidio Vasquez-Toxcon

Organization:

Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Position:

Pregrade Student

Address:

Ciudad de Guatemala , Guatemala 01000 Guatemala

Email Address:

alan.vato350@gmail.com

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-0213

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

Dirección de Información Geográfica, Estratégica y Gestión de Riesgos - Ministerio de Agricultura Ganaderia y Alimentacion de Guatemala

Address:

7a. avenida 12-90 Zona 13, Edificio Monja Blanca,

Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 01013 Guatemala

Phone:

+502 24137000 (voice)

Web Address:

https://www.maga.gob.gt/

Organization:

Centro de Documentación e Información Agrícola, Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Address:

Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala,

Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 01012 Guatemala

Phone:

+ 502 24189310 (voice)

Email Address:

cediafausac@usac.edu.gt

Web Address:

http://fausac.usac.edu.gt/cedia/

Organization:

Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Address:

Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala,

Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala Guatemala

Phone:

+502 24188000 (voice)

Email Address:

info@fausac.gt

Web Address:

http://fausac.usac.edu.gt/

Individual:

Hugo Tobías

Organization:

Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Position:

College professor

Address:

Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala,

Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 01012 Guatemala

Email Address:

htobias2usac@gmail.com

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

1965

End:

2010

Geographic Region:

Description:

Guatemala country

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	17.81871	Southern:	13.73828
Western:	-92.22236	Eastern:	-88.22567

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Digital mapping of carbon in Guatemalan soils and its relation to land use (pregrade thesis); Mapeo Digital de Carbono en los suelos de Guatemala y su relación con el uso de la tierra (tesis de licenciatura)

Personnel:

Individual:

Alan Ovidio Vasquez-Toxcon

Organization:

Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Position:

Pregrade Student

Address:

Guatemala

Email Address:

alan.vato350@gmail.com

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-0213

Role:

Autor

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	The database will be updated when new and verified information by government institutions or independent collaborators is available for publication.
Frequency:	asNeeded

Other Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Guatemala Soil Organic Carbon Database (0 to 30 cm, 1965-2010).

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