A dataset of Xinjiang soil species based on the Second National Soil Survey

<p indent="0mm">This dataset is compiled and summarized from the Soil Species of Xinjiang published by Xinjiang Science and Technology Health Press in 1993. It is one of the results of the Second National Soil Survey in Xinjiang, and it systematically organizes more detailed information such as the attribution and distribution of 344 soil species, their main characteristics, an overview of production performance, and their physicochemical properties of typical profiles. To facilitate future online services, we collected, standardized, and structure the raw data and information, based on the information characteristics of the soil science profession. The dataset integrates five main data sheets with soil species ID and soil name as the key index fields, including soil species classification system, basic information of soil species, landscape information of typical profiles, , occurrence layer survey data, and physicochemical properties. For better application of the data, two supplementary schedules were also included, namely, the soil species classification indicator table and the soil horizon layer code table. The original data source is reliable, and the collection methods are professional and feasible. The dataset can fully support the Third National Soil Census, and can be widely used in research on regional land quality assessment, ecological environment restoration and soil science, providing highly meaningful scientific support for rational utilization of soil resources.