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Welcome
to ACLEP
The Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program (ACLEP) is a proven model for national cooperation and collaboration. It provides a focus for the collection, collation, management, dissemination and analysis of nationally consistent, integrated data and information on soil and land resources.
ACLEP delivers on a vision that “natural resource management in Australia is underpinned by appropriate soil and land resource information and knowledge to ensure sustainable economic and environmental systems”.
ACLEP is funded by CSIRO Land & Water and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). States and territories provide significant resources in support of ACLEP projects and activities.
Also see:
The Australian Soil Resource Information
System (ASRIS).
Latest News
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19th World Congress of Soil Science The 19th World Congress of Soil Science to be held 1-6 August 2010 at
the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Congress, held every
four years, presents a global forum at which all those involved in Soil
Science can meet with scientists, researchers, academics and professionals
to discuss and find Soil Solutions for a Changing World. |
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The Digital Atlas of Australian Soils can now be downloaded from ASRIS The Atlas of Australian Soils (Northcote et al 1960 – 68) was digitized by the Bureau of Rural Sciences in 1991 and has been available from the Australian Natural Resources Data Library for some time. Although this dataset has many limitations and there have been many efforts to provide better data, it is still in demand, primarily due to its complete coverage of the country. To assist with access to the data and to the various interpretations of the mapping units, and also provide some understanding of uses and limitations of the data, it can now also be downloaded from ASRIS. |
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Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook (3rd Edition) is now available from CSIRO Publishing The much anticipated third edition of the Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook has been released to the delight of practitioners and educators. The Field Handbook (commonly known as the ‘Yellow Book’) is an essential resource for soil scientists, ecologists, geomorphologists, educators and students and has enjoyed remarkable success as part of the popular Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook Series which covers all aspects of land resource survey in Australia. The latest edition includes revised chapters on location and vegetation as well as some new landform elements. The Field Handbook specifies methods and terminology for soil and land surveys and is widely used throughout Australia, providing the reference set of definitions for the characterisation of landform, vegetation, land surface, soil and substrate. The 264-page book is available from CSIRO Publishing for $64.95. |
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Significant new data uploaded to ASRIS A recent DAFF funded project has facilitated the upload of considerable additional mapped soil data to ASRIS from state and territory agencies. Data includes improved coverage and attribution of Level 4 and 5 data in Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. |