Presented below are a series of freely downloadable resources relating to LandIS and its data holdings:

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	NSRI Leaflet - our old tri-fold institutional leaflet with useful background information on NSRI.    Interactive Document Reader
	Centre for Environmental & Agricultural Informatics (CAEI)/NSRI Technical Capabilities relating to soil information, mapping and informatics. See also our institutional website pages.    Interactive Document Reader
	Moving the National Soil Database for England and Wales (LandIS) towards INSPIRE Compliance Int. J. Spatial Data Infrastructures Research, 2009, Vol.4, 134-155.
	Description and overview of the structure of the CSAI LandIS soil datasets and data structures.    Interactive Document Reader
	Soilscapes - a brochure outlining the contents and uses of the popular Soilscapes dataset of CSAI.    Interactive Document Reader
	A Guide to Better Soil Structure- a popular brochure written by Ian Bradley (formerly of NSRI) outlining practical measures to understand and protect good soil structure.    Interactive Document Reader
	HOST - the Hydrology of Soil Types- a paper describing the HOST system for classifying the soils of England and Wales according to their hydrological characteristics.    Interactive Document Reader
	Predicting Bulk Density - an CSAI research report concerning the derivation and evaluation of a set of pedogenically-based empirical algorithms for predicting bulk density in British soils.    Interactive Document Reader
	Soils Bibliography - relevant academic references from the soils group.    Interactive Document Reader
	Soils Classification - description of the NSRI / CSAI soil classification scheme used in England and Wales.    Interactive Document Reader    View as a web page
	Soils Glossary - commonly used soil terms.    Interactive Document Reader
	The Mapping of Landscapes, Geology and Soils of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire - mapping the landscape.    Interactive Document Reader

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Note the description of the Soil Classification System for England and Wales, is also available online to accompany the national soil map legend.

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