{"id":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11T12:31:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T20:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2189482"},"modified":"2024-05-01T09:30:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:30:16","slug":"discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers","title":{"rendered":"Discoveries and Revelations: Exploring the World Soils 250m Layers"},"author":8492,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37151,22941,22771],"tags":[774542,772582,30261,772572,28441],"industry":[],"product":[36581,36551],"class_list":["post-2189482","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design-planning","category-mapping","category-natural-resources","tag-eteamwhatsnew","tag-isric","tag-soil","tag-soilgrids","tag-soils","product-arcgis-living-atlas","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World now includes the best available medium scale world soil data to support your mapping and analysis workflows.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World now includes the best available medium scale world soils data and maps from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isric.org\/\">International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC)<\/a> to support your mapping and analysis workflows.<\/p>\n<p>Released in May, 2020, ISRIC used machine learning to predict values for 11 soil variables worldwide. They began with 230,000 soil profile observations, assigning values everywhere on the planet but Antarctica. Because quality varies worldwide based upon the density and quality of observations, they also provided an uncertainty value for each predicted pixel in each variable. Their original integer values at every depth range with uncertainty are available in ArcGIS Online (projected to web mercator) in the multidimensional tiled image layer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=73aefa635a644c548fd57814a4e18114\">World Soils 250m<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189562,"id":2189562,"title":"Soils_All-01","filename":"Soils_All-01.png","filesize":2410880,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/soils_all-01","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"soils_all-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:23:11","modified":"2023-12-08 19:23:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2550,"height":2785,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01.png","medium-width":239,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":839,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01.png","large-width":989,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01-1406x1536.png","1536x1536-width":1406,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01-1875x2048.png","2048x2048-width":1875,"2048x2048-height":2048,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01-426x465.png","card_image-width":426,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01-989x1080.png","wide_image-width":989,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_All-01.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/search.html?restrict=false&amp;sortField=relevance&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;searchTerm=world+soils+250m&amp;contentstatus=authoritative#content\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Soils 250m layers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the Living Atlas of the World feature these same 11 different soil themes, at 250 meter resolution, in their 6 depth ranges. They have been translated using online raster function templates into 32 bit floating point values for user convenience, and are adorned with specially designed cartography that leads to better understanding of the world\u2019s soils. Popups are configured for each layer to give user friendly answers to human queries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-living-atlas\/decision-support\/getting-started-with-multidimensional-soil-layers-in-the-arcgis-living-atlas-of-the-world\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">last blog<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, we showed you how to get started using these layers in analysis. A lot can be done with these rich layers: identify where there is carbon content, analyze places to grow specific crops, select sites for planning activities, understand the chemical properties of the substrate, and estimate costs. In many parts of the world, for many decisions, these layers bring a more realistic answer to land management questions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Different soil variables at different depths, served together\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/search.html?restrict=false&amp;sortField=relevance&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;searchTerm=world+soils+250m&amp;contentstatus=authoritative#content\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Soils 250m layers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are served in 3 dimensions, represented by six depth ranges. This is very useful for discerning phenomena in topsoil vs. subsoil, or if you are interested in analyzing soil characteristics for a specific crop by its <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rooting depth, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for example.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189572,"id":2189572,"title":"Depths-01","filename":"Depths-01.png","filesize":3368578,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/depths-01","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"depths-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:23:44","modified":"2023-12-08 19:23:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2550,"height":2785,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01.png","medium-width":239,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":839,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01.png","large-width":989,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01-1406x1536.png","1536x1536-width":1406,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01-1875x2048.png","2048x2048-width":1875,"2048x2048-height":2048,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01-426x465.png","card_image-width":426,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01-989x1080.png","wide_image-width":989,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Depths-01.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The depth ranges are as follows:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0-5cm<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5-15cm\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">15-30cm\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">30-60cm\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">60-100cm\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">100-200cm\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check out where to find the multidimensional depth slider in ArcGIS Online:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189582,"id":2189582,"title":"DepthGauge_wp","filename":"DepthGauge_wp.gif","filesize":2980438,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/depthgauge_wp","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"depthgauge_wp","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:24:37","modified":"2023-12-08 19:24:37","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1483,"height":692,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":217,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":358,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif","large-width":1483,"large-height":692,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif","1536x1536-width":1483,"1536x1536-height":692,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif","2048x2048-width":1483,"2048x2048-height":692,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp-826x385.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":385,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif","wide_image-width":1483,"wide_image-height":692}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DepthGauge_wp.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let\u2019s dig into some of the finer details of the layers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sand, Silt, and Clay<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The three particle size values of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=84fb10f8fc914e6193a6f80b8f56fbbd\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sand<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=c1b1a3c540f34900b0e35b1ca611f14a\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">silt<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=1bfc47d2a0d544bea70588f81aac8afb\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">clay<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, each useful on their own, combine into soil texture. Many plants have a preferred texture. Some crops or agricultural processes do not do well in the wrong texture.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, sand, silt, and clay can be modeled for hydrologic purposes. The texture is useful in predicting runoff and infiltration rates, as well as drought susceptibility.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since sand, silt, and clay are part of a particle \u201cfamily\u201d they were designed to all share the same low and mid color before moving into their own differentiating color of red, orange, and brown.\u00a0 A diverging palette was used so that they start with dark brown at 0%, change into a gold tone at 50%, and beyond, show themselves in their own earthy color.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This diverging palette allows everything to be discernible and of equal importance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189592,"id":2189592,"title":"2_Diverging-01","filename":"2_Diverging-01.png","filesize":3287831,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/2_diverging-01","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"2_diverging-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:25:13","modified":"2023-12-08 19:25:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":3711,"height":3077,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01.png","medium-width":315,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":637,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01.png","large-width":1303,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01-1536x1274.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1274,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01-2048x1698.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1698,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01-561x465.png","card_image-width":561,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01-1303x1080.png","wide_image-width":1303,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2_Diverging-01.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can see the entire range of data, and more easily consume it even at a global scale.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189602,"id":2189602,"title":"WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped","filename":"WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","filesize":1998583,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/worldsoilsiltclay_cropped","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"worldsoilsiltclay_cropped","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:25:36","modified":"2023-12-08 19:25:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1619,"height":879,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":252,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":417,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","large-width":1619,"large-height":879,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped-1536x834.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":834,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","2048x2048-width":1619,"2048x2048-height":879,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped-826x448.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":448,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","wide_image-width":1619,"wide_image-height":879}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WorldSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>In the United States, the Sand Hills in Nebraska and Florida are especially sandy. In the heart of the USA where great rivers predomininate, silt makes up a lot of the landscape. Clay content is especially high in the Mississippi Delta and parts of Minnesota.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189622,"id":2189622,"title":"USASoilSiltClay_Cropped","filename":"USASoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","filesize":3290506,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/USASoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/usasoilsiltclay_cropped","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"usasoilsiltclay_cropped","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:26:15","modified":"2023-12-08 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data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Amazon Basin there is much clay throughout, but also you can see where silt was carried and deposited by the great river, and where sand predominates on the Mato Grosso Plateau and in Northeast Brazil.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189612,"id":2189612,"title":"BrazilSoilSiltClay_Cropped","filename":"BrazilSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","filesize":2954812,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BrazilSoilSiltClay_Cropped.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/brazilsoilsiltclay_cropped","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"brazilsoilsiltclay_cropped","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:25:53","modified":"2023-12-08 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data-contrast=\"none\">Bulk Density\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=5a20de79d09a47ae92f070322bb0131d\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bulk density<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is simply the dry weight of a given volume of soil. It is a measure of soil compaction. In the darkest brown parts of Uruguay shown here, root growth may be impeded by the dense soils.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189632,"id":2189632,"title":"BulkDensity","filename":"BulkDensity.jpg","filesize":279110,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/bulkdensity","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"bulkdensity","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:26:28","modified":"2023-12-08 19:26:28","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1778,"height":882,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":381,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity.jpg","large-width":1778,"large-height":882,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity-1536x762.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":762,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity.jpg","2048x2048-width":1778,"2048x2048-height":882,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity-826x410.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity.jpg","wide_image-width":1778,"wide_image-height":882}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/BulkDensity.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coarse Fragments\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=ef98b4e9f93b41c1b2074b436eb5845b\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coarse Fragments<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> quantifies the proportion of the earth\u2019s crust in a particular location that is larger than 2mm in size, larger than a grain of sand. Does an area even have much soil, or is it just&#8230; rocks and stones?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Areas of mostly soil, with a low percentage of coarse fragments, glow in yellow. On this map you can see them in Punjab, the Nile Delta, and the Indus River Valley. Where stony or rocky landscapes remain you see a deep purple indicating a high percentage of coarse fragments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189642,"id":2189642,"title":"CoarseFragments","filename":"CoarseFragments.jpg","filesize":488559,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/coarsefragments","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"coarsefragments","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:26:35","modified":"2023-12-08 19:26:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1778,"height":882,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":381,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments.jpg","large-width":1778,"large-height":882,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments-1536x762.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":762,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments.jpg","2048x2048-width":1778,"2048x2048-height":882,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments-826x410.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments.jpg","wide_image-width":1778,"wide_image-height":882}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CoarseFragments.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carbon Density, Organic Carbon, Carbon Stocks<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/search.html?restrict=false&amp;sortField=relevance&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;searchTerm=world+soils+250m&amp;contentstatus=authoritative#content\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Soils 250m collection<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> serves carbon three ways. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=efd491203720432d893f3dedf9eedf3d\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Organic Carbon density<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> maps the amount of carbon per unit of volume. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=55bc9bfbc2b341fc8b1be3936fe45f06\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Soil Organic Carbon<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> shows the amount of carbon per unit of mass, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=496c19426413472194b10b2b0952fccd\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Organic Carbon Stocks<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> displays the amount of carbon per square meter of land surface to a depth of 30cm (one foot).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Southwestern United States, the higher elevations are forested while lower elevations are mostly grassland or shrubland. This image of Soil Organic Carbon shows where over time, carbon from the high elevation forests has built up in the soil. You can see how the bumps on the \u2018washboard\u2019, the Rocky Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada show in emerald green, reflecting a higher carbon content than the valleys below.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189652,"id":2189652,"title":"OrganicCarbon","filename":"OrganicCarbon.jpg","filesize":387584,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/organiccarbon","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"organiccarbon","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:26:39","modified":"2023-12-08 19:26:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1733,"height":860,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":381,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon.jpg","large-width":1733,"large-height":860,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon-1536x762.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":762,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon.jpg","2048x2048-width":1733,"2048x2048-height":860,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon-826x410.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon.jpg","wide_image-width":1733,"wide_image-height":860}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OrganicCarbon.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nitrogen<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Himalayas and Central China, mature forests capture and store <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=9d097b7fa0ae40ca8aef757f163d5f75\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">nitrogen<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in the topsoil. The higher nitrogen content shows up in deep blue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189662,"id":2189662,"title":"Nitrogen","filename":"Nitrogen.jpg","filesize":507974,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/nitrogen","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"nitrogen","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:26:46","modified":"2023-12-08 19:26:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1782,"height":884,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":381,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen.jpg","large-width":1782,"large-height":884,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen-1536x762.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":762,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen.jpg","2048x2048-width":1782,"2048x2048-height":884,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen-826x410.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen.jpg","wide_image-width":1782,"wide_image-height":884}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nitrogen.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Soil pH<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this view of Central African <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=0961138215b8460e9f4e436d38c3b3b4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">pH<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, alkalinity shows up in light Kelly green on the dry Horn of Africa and in the Sahara. The rainforests of the Congo Basin show up in orange.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189672,"id":2189672,"title":"SoilpH","filename":"SoilpH.jpg","filesize":396245,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/soilph","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"soilph","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:26:53","modified":"2023-12-08 19:26:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1778,"height":882,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":230,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":381,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH.jpg","large-width":1778,"large-height":882,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH-1536x762.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":762,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH.jpg","2048x2048-width":1778,"2048x2048-height":882,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH-826x410.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH.jpg","wide_image-width":1778,"wide_image-height":882}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilpH.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cation Exchange Capacity\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=3f41f5aeec484d608f5363c020c45dae\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cation Exchange Capacity<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> quantifies the available ions of calcium, magnesium, and potassium in the soil, which are essential for plant growth and health. It is a measure of soil fertility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We all learned about the Fertile Crescent in school, where civilization is said to have begun in the Near East. But we never expected the Fertile Crescent to reveal itself to us so elegantly in the cation exchange capacity map. The Fertile Crescent appears here in deep blue to purple.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189702,"id":2189702,"title":"cation","filename":"cation.jpg","filesize":211776,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/cation","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"cation","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:28:04","modified":"2023-12-08 19:28:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1415,"height":796,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg","large-width":1415,"large-height":796,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg","1536x1536-width":1415,"1536x1536-height":796,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg","2048x2048-width":1415,"2048x2048-height":796,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg","wide_image-width":1415,"wide_image-height":796}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cation.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Soils 250m Cartographic Mask<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> for Map Making<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One last thought, with a tutorial: We included a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=4f958d47b4404b4f97ccba12cd613fdb\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">cartographic mask<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for help in displaying these layers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2189682,"id":2189682,"title":"5_Mask-01","filename":"5_Mask-01.png","filesize":4281363,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/5_mask-01","alt":"","author":"8492","description":"","caption":"","name":"5_mask-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-08 19:27:07","modified":"2023-12-08 19:27:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2550,"height":2785,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01.png","medium-width":239,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":839,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01.png","large-width":989,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01-1406x1536.png","1536x1536-width":1406,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01-1875x2048.png","2048x2048-width":1875,"2048x2048-height":2048,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01-426x465.png","card_image-width":426,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01-989x1080.png","wide_image-width":989,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5_Mask-01.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The World Soils 250m layers were designed for a dark background, which really helps the colors to pop. However, there are areas with no data in the soil datasets, like cities and bodies of water. Without a mask, these areas turn white and become the map subject.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Make a Soil Map<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here\u2019s how to make a map featuring one of these layers, including a dark background and mask, in 7 steps:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Browse to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/search.html?restrict=false&amp;sortField=relevance&amp;sortOrder=desc&amp;searchTerm=world+soils+250m#content\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Soils 250m<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Living Atlas layer of your choice. As an example Let\u2019s make a map of world soil pH in the top 5cm. For this, let\u2019s go to the content item page for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=0961138215b8460e9f4e436d38c3b3b4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Soils 250m pH<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190672,"id":2190672,"title":"HowToSoils250FindPh","filename":"HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","filesize":85847,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtosoils250findph","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtosoils250findph","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 17:57:22","modified":"2023-12-11 17:57:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1160,"height":450,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":180,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":298,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","large-width":1160,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","1536x1536-width":1160,"1536x1536-height":450,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","2048x2048-width":1160,"2048x2048-height":450,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh-826x320.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":320,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg","wide_image-width":1160,"wide_image-height":450}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5661619 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5661619 BCX2\">Click <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5661619 BCX2\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW5661619 BCX2\">open in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5661619 BCX2\"> map viewer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5661619 BCX2\"> button in the upper right corner of the page. You will see the layer open in map viewer with a table of contents on the left, and other options for the layer on the right. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190682,"id":2190682,"title":"HowToSoils250Content","filename":"HowToSoils250Content.jpg","filesize":99404,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtosoils250content","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtosoils250content","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 17:59:25","modified":"2023-12-11 17:59:25","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":563,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":174,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":288,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":563,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":563,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":563,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content-826x310.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":310,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Content.jpg","wide_image-width":1500,"wide_image-height":563}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250FindPh.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\">Let\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\"> adjust the depth slider to show just the 0-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW3216559 BCX2\">5cm<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\"> layer in the map. O<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\">n<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\"> the right you will see a button that looks like a cube, this is the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\">multidimensional <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\">button which gives us access to the six depth ranges. The multidimensional settings will appear along with a depth slider. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\">Move the depth slider from the default to the top value of \u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW3216559 BCX2\">2.5cm<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3216559 BCX2\">which is the mean depth of the 0-5cm depth layer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190692,"id":2190692,"title":"HowToSoils250Slider","filename":"HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","filesize":29923,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtosoils250slider","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtosoils250slider","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 18:00:11","modified":"2023-12-11 18:00:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1003,"height":393,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":182,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":301,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","large-width":1003,"large-height":393,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","1536x1536-width":1003,"1536x1536-height":393,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","2048x2048-width":1003,"2048x2048-height":393,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider-826x324.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":324,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg","wide_image-width":1003,"wide_image-height":393}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Slider.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\">These World Soils <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW236669112 BCX2\">250m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\"> layers look great on any <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW236669112 BCX2\">background, but<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\"> are designed to work best on a dark background. On the left side, look for a button that says basemap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\"> and click it to change the basemap. As you can see there are several dark basemap options. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\">Let\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\"> choose the one that says Human Geography D<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236669112 BCX2\">ark Map.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190702,"id":2190702,"title":"HowToSoils250Basemap","filename":"HowToSoils250Basemap.jpg","filesize":11661,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Basemap.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtosoils250basemap","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtosoils250basemap","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 18:00:59","modified":"2023-12-11 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class=\"TextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">Next, click on the layers button and click <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">the add button to add the world <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW6522883 BCX2\">hillshade<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\"> from ArcGIS Online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190712,"id":2190712,"title":"HowToSoils250Add","filename":"HowToSoils250Add.jpg","filesize":48692,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250Add.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtosoils250add","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtosoils250add","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 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class=\"TextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">I<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">n <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">search<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\"> box type \u201cworld <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW6522883 BCX2\">hillshade<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">\u201d.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\"> You will see the tile layer World <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW6522883 BCX2\">Hillshade<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6522883 BCX2\">. Click add.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190742,"id":2190742,"title":"HowToSoils250AddHillshade","filename":"HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","filesize":37696,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtosoils250addhillshade","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtosoils250addhillshade","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 18:03:03","modified":"2023-12-11 18:03:03","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":698,"height":274,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":182,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","medium_large-width":698,"medium_large-height":274,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","large-width":698,"large-height":274,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","1536x1536-width":698,"1536x1536-height":274,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","2048x2048-width":698,"2048x2048-height":274,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","card_image-width":698,"card_image-height":274,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg","wide_image-width":698,"wide_image-height":274}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250AddHillshade.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\">Next, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\">click on the layers button and click the add button to add the cartographic mask from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW152173195 BCX2\">arcgis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\"> online<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\">. In the search box, type <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\">\u201cworld soils cartographic mask<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\">\u201d.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\"> You will see the tiled imagery layer called World Soils <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW152173195 BCX2\">250m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152173195 BCX2\"> Cartographic Mask. Click add.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190832,"id":2190832,"title":"HowToFindingMask2","filename":"HowToFindingMask2.jpg","filesize":62538,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtofindingmask2","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtofindingmask2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 18:18:13","modified":"2023-12-11 18:18:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1000,"height":466,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":216,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":358,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":466,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":466,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":466,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2-826x385.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":385,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":466}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToFindingMask2.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\">In the table of contents<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\"> drag the World Soils <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW34281457 BCX2\">250m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\"> pH layer to the top of the stack. On the right side in the Properties pane. Look for the section that says Appearance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\"> and Blending. By default, the blending<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\"> of the pH layer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\"> is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\">normal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34281457 BCX2\">but we want the layer to blend with the shaded relief below it. Click on normal and choose the Multiply blend mode. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2190752,"id":2190752,"title":"HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply","filename":"HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","filesize":124187,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/discoveries-and-revelations-exploring-the-world-soils-250m-layers\/howtosoils250blendingmultiply","alt":"","author":"4941","description":"","caption":"","name":"howtosoils250blendingmultiply","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2189482,"date":"2023-12-11 18:09:21","modified":"2023-12-11 18:09:21","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1155,"height":471,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":189,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":313,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","large-width":1155,"large-height":471,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","1536x1536-width":1155,"1536x1536-height":471,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","2048x2048-width":1155,"2048x2048-height":471,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply-826x337.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":337,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg","wide_image-width":1155,"wide_image-height":471}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowToSoils250BlendingMultiply.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW10208429 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW10208429 BCX0\">Thank you for reading and please reach out to us with comments or questions!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":4941,"user_firstname":"Michael","user_lastname":"Dangermond","nickname":"Michael Dangermond","user_nicename":"mdangermond","display_name":"Michael Dangermond","user_email":"MDangermond@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:36","user_description":"Michael Dangermond has over 25 years experience in GIS in such diverse fields as cartography, agriculture, international boundary delineation, environmental protection, regional planning, park planning, land and wildlife conservation, and forestry. 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In this role she serves as lead Cartographer and Senior GIS Engineer for the Environment Team where she styles and designs layers, maps, and applications for the global GIS community. Outside of her professional endeavors, Emily is a passionate geographer who enjoys exploring the world with her family.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EM-465x465.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SoilsCard.png","wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Soils_BannerFinal.png","related_articles":[{"ID":2161752,"post_author":"4941","post_date":"2023-11-15 11:07:22","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-15 19:07:22","post_content":"","post_title":"Getting Started With Multidimensional Soil Layers in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the 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