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The Reconnaissance Soil Maps of Tasmania

Over a 27 year period (1940 - 1967), the CSIRO Division of Soils, Adelaide undertook a series of reconnaissance (small scale) soil surveys and some more detailed (large scale) soil surveys of the agricultural land in Tasmania. These maps and reports form the basis of our current knowledge and understanding of the distribution and types of soils within Tasmania. However, until recently most of this information was out of print and of limited availability, the terminology was dated and inconsistencies in map units existed across map sheets.

In response to increasing demand for soil information, and to add value to the existing Reconnaissance maps, the then Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (DPIWE) and the Natural Heritage Trust, put together a project to correlate, update and reprint the Reconnaissance soil maps and reports.

The majority of the Reconnaissance soil maps have now been updated and reprinted and are available from Service Tasmania shops. The other soil maps including the more detailed surveys may be accessed through the Department Libraries at Mt Pleasant laboratories (Launceston) . The revised soil maps are also available digitally as clickable maps through the LIST server.

Index Map of the 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Surveys of Tasmania

List of Publications available from Service Tasmania

South Esk 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	South Esk Soil Map (962 KB)
Longford 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Longford Soil Map (950 KB)
Quamby 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Quamby Soil Map (962 KB)
Sorell 1:100 000 Reconnaissance ​​Soil Map of Tasmania	Sorell Soil Map (673 KB)
Buckland 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Buckland Soil Map (860 KB)
Brighton 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Brighton Soil Map (965 KB)
Hobart 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Hobart Soil Map (1.01 MB)
Ellendale 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Ellendale Soil Map (904 KB)
Burnie Table-Cape 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Burnie-Table Cap Soil Map (1.14 MB)
Beaconsfield-Georgetown 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Beaconsfield-George Town Soil Map (1.09 MB)
Oatlands 1:100 000 Reconnaissance Soil Map of Tasmania	Oatlands Soil Map (953 KB)

Detailed soil maps within Tasmania