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Subject: soil maps for Cuba, Iran and Zimbabwe
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:07:53 -0500
From: Bruce Obenhaus <[log in to unmask]>
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I have a research group looking for the following information.  If you have
any suggestions please contact Pat Donovan directly.

We are interested in locating soil maps or reference information for soils
in Cuba, Iran and Zimbabwe for a soil landscape analysis research
project.  We will be using GIS so if digital datasets are available that
would be our preference. We have already located the digital soils data
available from the UN-Food and Agriculture Organization which are anywhere
from 1:1 million to 1:5 million in scale and are interested in something
larger scale than this (1:500,000 or ideally <= 1:250,000). Because we are
having some difficulty finding county-wide maps at this scale, we are also
interested in small areas within these countries (watersheds, provinces)
that have been mapped with greater detail from research projects, theses,
dissertations, etc.  Any help you could provide would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you.


Patricia Donovan
GIS lab manager
Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Dept.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Patricia Donovan <[log in to unmask]>
250 Smyth Hall-0404
Blacksburg, VA  24061-0404
540.231.9795
540.231.7630 (fax)

Thank you.

Bruce Obenhaus
Government Information Specialist
University Libraries
Virginia Tech
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