Polaris Soils Data Layers (Trial)
The POLARIS Soils Data Layers API provides a spatially continuous, internally consistent, quantitative prediction of soil series at a 30 m spatial resolution for the contiguous United States.
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Request Parameter Details
Parameter | Data Type | Required? | Options | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
inputShape | Esri Geometry | Yes | See esriGeometryType Constants |
The shape information for the field, as an Esri Geometry object |
SoilValue | String | Yes | See SoilValue Details Table |
Soil property to generate map of. |
Statistics | String | Yes | min, max,mean, and var | Statistics options |
SoilHorizon | String | Yes | '0-5','5-15','15-30', '30-60', '60-100', '100-200' |
Soil depth in cm |
SoilValue Details
The following variables can be used for the "SoilValue" parameter
Variable | Units | Description | Variable | Units | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
silt | % | Silt percentage | ksat | cm/hr | Saturated hydraulic conductivity |
sand | % | Sand percentage | resdt | cm | Depth to restriction layer |
clay | % | Clay Percentage | ph | N/A | Soil pH in H2O |
bd | g/cm3 | Bulk Density | om | % | Organic matter percentage |
awc | m3/m3 | Available water content | caco3 | % | Calcium carbonate percentage |
theta_s | m3/m3 | Saturated soil water content | cec | meq/100g | Cation exchange capacity in soil |
theta_r | m3/m3 | Residual soil water content | lambda | N/A | Pore size distribution index (brooks-corey) |
theta_33 | m3/m3 | Soil water content at field capacity |
hb | cm | Bubbling pressure (brooks-corey) |
theta_1500 | m3/m3 | Soil water content at the wilting point |
n | N/A | Measure of the pore size distribution (van genuchten) |
alpha | cm-1 | Scale parameter inversely proportional to mean pore diameter (van genuchten) |
Call API
Request
Request URL
Request parameters
-
The shape information for field in esriGeometryPolygon format.
-
e.g. pH, Organic Matter
-
Statistics options are: min, max, mean, and variance
-
Soil depth in CM.
Request body
Responses
200 OK
Representations
Code samples
@ECHO OFF
curl -v -X GET "https://ag-analytics.azure-api.net/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get?inputShape={"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}&SoilValue=ph&Statistics=mean&SoilHorizon=0_5"
--data-ascii "{body}"
using System;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Web;
namespace CSHttpClientSample
{
static class Program
{
static void Main()
{
MakeRequest();
Console.WriteLine("Hit ENTER to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
}
static async void MakeRequest()
{
var client = new HttpClient();
var queryString = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
// Request parameters
queryString["inputShape"] = "{"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}";
queryString["SoilValue"] = "ph";
queryString["Statistics"] = "mean";
queryString["SoilHorizon"] = "0_5";
var uri = "https://ag-analytics.azure-api.net/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get?" + queryString;
var response = await client.GetAsync(uri);
}
}
}
// // This sample uses the Apache HTTP client from HTTP Components (http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/)
import java.net.URI;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;
public class JavaSample
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
HttpClient httpclient = HttpClients.createDefault();
try
{
URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder("https://ag-analytics.azure-api.net/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get");
builder.setParameter("inputShape", "{"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}");
builder.setParameter("SoilValue", "ph");
builder.setParameter("Statistics", "mean");
builder.setParameter("SoilHorizon", "0_5");
URI uri = builder.build();
HttpGet request = new HttpGet(uri);
// Request body
StringEntity reqEntity = new StringEntity("{body}");
request.setEntity(reqEntity);
HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(request);
HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
if (entity != null)
{
System.out.println(EntityUtils.toString(entity));
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JSSample</title>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
var params = {
// Request parameters
"inputShape": "{"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}",
"SoilValue": "ph",
"Statistics": "mean",
"SoilHorizon": "0_5",
};
$.ajax({
url: "https://ag-analytics.azure-api.net/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get?" + $.param(params),
beforeSend: function(xhrObj){
// Request headers
},
type: "GET",
// Request body
data: "{body}",
})
.done(function(data) {
alert("success");
})
.fail(function() {
alert("error");
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
{
NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
NSString* path = @"https://ag-analytics.azure-api.net/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get";
NSArray* array = @[
// Request parameters
@"entities=true",
@"inputShape={"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}",
@"SoilValue=ph",
@"Statistics=mean",
@"SoilHorizon=0_5",
];
NSString* string = [array componentsJoinedByString:@"&"];
path = [path stringByAppendingFormat:@"?%@", string];
NSLog(@"%@", path);
NSMutableURLRequest* _request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:path]];
[_request setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];
// Request headers
// Request body
[_request setHTTPBody:[@"{body}" dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
NSURLResponse *response = nil;
NSError *error = nil;
NSData* _connectionData = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:_request returningResponse:&response error:&error];
if (nil != error)
{
NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
}
else
{
NSError* error = nil;
NSMutableDictionary* json = nil;
NSString* dataString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:_connectionData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSLog(@"%@", dataString);
if (nil != _connectionData)
{
json = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:_connectionData options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
}
if (error || !json)
{
NSLog(@"Could not parse loaded json with error:%@", error);
}
NSLog(@"%@", json);
_connectionData = nil;
}
[pool drain];
return 0;
}
<?php
// This sample uses the Apache HTTP client from HTTP Components (http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/)
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new Http_Request2('https://ag-analytics.azure-api.net/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get');
$url = $request->getUrl();
$headers = array(
// Request headers
);
$request->setHeader($headers);
$parameters = array(
// Request parameters
'inputShape' => '{"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}',
'SoilValue' => 'ph',
'Statistics' => 'mean',
'SoilHorizon' => '0_5',
);
$url->setQueryVariables($parameters);
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
// Request body
$request->setBody("{body}");
try
{
$response = $request->send();
echo $response->getBody();
}
catch (HttpException $ex)
{
echo $ex;
}
?>
########### Python 2.7 #############
import httplib, urllib, base64
headers = {
}
params = urllib.urlencode({
# Request parameters
'inputShape': '{"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}',
'SoilValue': 'ph',
'Statistics': 'mean',
'SoilHorizon': '0_5',
})
try:
conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection('ag-analytics.azure-api.net')
conn.request("GET", "/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get?%s" % params, "{body}", headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
data = response.read()
print(data)
conn.close()
except Exception as e:
print("[Errno {0}] {1}".format(e.errno, e.strerror))
####################################
########### Python 3.2 #############
import http.client, urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error, base64
headers = {
}
params = urllib.parse.urlencode({
# Request parameters
'inputShape': '{"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}',
'SoilValue': 'ph',
'Statistics': 'mean',
'SoilHorizon': '0_5',
})
try:
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('ag-analytics.azure-api.net')
conn.request("GET", "/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get?%s" % params, "{body}", headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
data = response.read()
print(data)
conn.close()
except Exception as e:
print("[Errno {0}] {1}".format(e.errno, e.strerror))
####################################
require 'net/http'
uri = URI('https://ag-analytics.azure-api.net/PolarisSoilsDataLayers-clone/get')
query = URI.encode_www_form({
# Request parameters
'inputShape' => '{"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolygon","features":[{"geometry":{"rings":[[[-88.509566,39.598643],[-88.509484,39.593239],[-88.509476,39.589665],[-88.514219,39.589738],[-88.518608,39.589742],[-88.518855,39.589739],[-88.518868,39.593309],[-88.518864,39.594773],[-88.518898,39.596357],[-88.518899,39.596927],[-88.518909,39.59738],[-88.518911,39.59765],[-88.518913,39.597752],[-88.518871,39.597807],[-88.518732,39.597818],[-88.517513,39.597823],[-88.51559,39.597826],[-88.514642,39.597827],[-88.514569,39.597811],[-88.514558,39.597596],[-88.51454,39.597346],[-88.514512,39.597276],[-88.514447,39.597266],[-88.514343,39.597238],[-88.514326,39.596633],[-88.514087,39.596636],[-88.514097,39.597291],[-88.514139,39.597401],[-88.514217,39.59744],[-88.514272,39.59754],[-88.514257,39.597693],[-88.514223,39.597828],[-88.514263,39.597956],[-88.514263,39.598009],[-88.514247,39.598188],[-88.514232,39.598432],[-88.514214,39.598504],[-88.514163,39.598561],[-88.514046,39.598634],[-88.513967,39.59866],[-88.512896,39.598661],[-88.509937,39.598649],[-88.509566,39.598643]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":4326}}}]}',
'SoilValue' => 'ph',
'Statistics' => 'mean',
'SoilHorizon' => '0_5'
})
if query.length > 0
if uri.query && uri.query.length > 0
uri.query += '&' + query
else
uri.query = query
end
end
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
# Request body
request.body = "{body}"
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
http.request(request)
end
puts response.body