National Soil Inventory of Scotland II (2007-2009)
Between 2007 and 2009 a partial resampling of this first National Soil Inventory of Scotland (NSIS_1) was undertaken where a proportion of the previously samples sites were revisited (at 20km intervals) and fresh soil samples taken.The aims of the resampling programme were to:determine evidence of change in soil propertiescompare sampling methodsmeasure new soil attributes to test their suitability as indicators of soilqualitydevelop and test new methods for assessing soil quality