Queensland soils and land resource information provides a description of landscapes and their characteristics and attributes for land management and planning.

Online reports, manuals and maps are available for browsing and download from the Queensland Digital Exploration Reports System (QDEX). Browsing is available to all site visitors, however for download access you will be required to register by completing the External User Access Request form and faxing to +617 3896 9782. The soils user manual (PDF, 90 kB)* provides details on system usage.

A spatially enabled search for reports, manuals and maps is available from the Interactive Resource and Tenure Maps site (IRTM). This site allows the user to search for information over an area of interest and discover report details, mapping scale and availability of digital data. Search results are linked to the QDEX site allowing direct access to the reports and maps of the area of interest.

There are six themes of soils and land resources information available. These include:

• Acid sulfate soils
• Soil surveys
• Land suitability/capability
• Land management manuals
• Land systems
• Related Surveys

Soil and land resources spatial data is not currently available online but can be requested in ESRI format from the NRSc Data Coordinator using the Data and information order form. (PDF, 70 kB)*

Lists of soils and land resources publications grouped by the Department of Natural Resources and Water regions are available below:

• North (PDF, 23 kB)*
• Central West (PDF, 18 kB)*
• South East (PDF, 22 kB)*
• South West (PDF, 25 kB)*

• Non-Regional (PDF, 17 kB)*

External related links

• CSIRO Land and Water
• Australian Natural Resources Atlas
• Australian Soil Resource Information System (ASRIS)
• EPA - Environment Protection Agency
• Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

Further information

For further details relating to soils and land resources or to access the online information, please contact:

NRSc Data Coordinator

Data Management Unit, Data Delivery
Natural Resource Information Management
L3 Block C, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly 4067.

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