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NATMAP2000

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NATMAP 2000

NATMAP 2000
NATMAP 2000 is a historic series based, 1km2 'gridded vector' spatial data set covering the whole of Wales and England. It is no longer supported by NSRI

The NATMAP 2000 data product can be supplied in the following three data formats:
  • NATMAP 2000 - relative % of soil series per polygon
  • NATMAP 2000 dominant - the dominant soil series per polygon
  • NATMAP 2000 db - relative % of soil series flattened in a table for easy database querying

    • Key Facts and Stats about NATMAP 2000

  • Simplified rendition of the national soil map
  • 297 soil series mapped as either dominant series per 1km2 or relative % of all soil series within the 1km2.
  • The soil series percentages are calculated from the percentages of the NATMAP Map units (Soil associations) within the 1km2. This means that the percentages given for the soil series within the polygon should not be taken as precise for that square. They are however, the best estimate available.

    • Who and what is this useful for?

  • NATMAP 2000 is useful for anyone wanting a general understanding of the soil series within a region, for those who are not too concerned with actual line work, but only require the overall breakdown of soils within their area.
  • NATMAP 2000 is ideal for those who want a good impression of the soils covering all of England and Wales, but who have a tight budget.

    How much does this product cost?

  • NATMAP 2000 is no longer a supported dataset by NSRI but click below to choose the appropriate dataset for you: Data Selector and Quotation Generator


    • NATMAP 2000 data and description

    The table below describes the various properties within NATMAP 2000 (relative % of soil series).
    NATMAP 2000 dominant only has the the dominant soil series (SERIES_1) data.
    NATMAP 2000 db is flattened for database queries.

    (The same data structures are available for NATMAP 2000 and NATMAP 5000.)

    Each polygon contains the information outlined below.


    Property1 Example from data Description
    EAST_1K 426000 National Grid reference easting at 1km resolution
    NORTH_1K 480000 National Grid reference northing at 1km resolution
    SERIES1 ABERFORD Series name of the domiant soil series
    SERIES1_PC 31.8835 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the dominant soil series
    SERIES2 EAST KESWICK Series name of the second most dominant soil series
    SERIES2_PC 18.9135 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the second most dominant soil series
    SERIES3 ELMTON Series name of the third most dominant soil series
    SERIES3_PC 17.391 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the thirdmost dominant soil series
    SERIES4 NERCWYS Series name of the fourth most dominant soil series
    SERIES4_PC 12.609 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the fourth most dominant soil series
    SERIES5 DULLINGHAM Series name of the fifth most dominant soil series
    SERIES5_PC 5.797 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the fifth most dominant soil series
    SERIES6 ARROW Series name of the sixth most dominant soil series
    SERIES6_PC 4.203 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the sixth most dominant soil series
    SERIES7 Series name of the seventh most dominant soil series
    SERIES7_PC 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the seventh most dominant soil series
    SERIES8 Series name of the eighth most dominant soil series
    SERIES8_PC 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the eighth most dominant soil series
    SERIES9 Series name of the ninth most dominant soil series
    SERIES9_PC 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the nineth most dominant soil series
    SERIES10 Series name of the tenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES10_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the tenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES11 Series name of the eleventh most dominant soil series
    SERIES11_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the eleventh most dominant soil series
    SERIES12 Series name of the twelveth most dominant soil series
    SERIES12_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the twelveth most dominant soil series
    SERIES13 Series name of the thirteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES13_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the thirteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES14 Series name of the fourteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES14_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the fourteeth most dominant soil series
    SERIES15 Series name of the fourteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES15_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the fifteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES16 Series name of the sixteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES16_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the sixteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES17 Series name of the seventeenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES17_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the seventeenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES18 Series name of the eighteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES18_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the eighteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES19 Series name of the nineteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES19_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the nineteenth most dominant soil series
    SERIES20 Series name of the twentieth most dominant soil series
    SERIES20_P 0 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is the twentieth most dominant soil series
    OTHER_PC 9.203 Percentage of the soil association (Map Unit) which is made up by other soil series
    SHAPE 2 Feature ID code which links with the spatial description of the data within a geodatabase