-------- Original Message -------- Subject: soil maps for Cuba, Iran and Zimbabwe Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:07:53 -0500 From: Bruce Obenhaus <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] ------------------ 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 [log in to unmask]