WebDAV: direct access to SoilGrids maps in VRT format
SoilGrids files in VRT format are hosted on the WebDAV. They can be easily accessed using your file browser and different programming languages.
File browser access
Windows 10
- Open file explorer
- Right click on
This PC
and chooseAdd a network location
- Click next
- Select "Choose a custom network location`
- Click next
- Enter
https://files.isric.org/soilgrids/latest/data/
forInternet or network location
- Click next
- Choose a name for the connection (or accept the suggestion)
- Click next
- Click Finish
If you are asked for credentials use 'anonymous' for both user and password.
Linux/Unix
Open your favourite file explorer and type
davs://files.isric.org/soilgrids/latest/data/
Programmatical access
We will provide examples on how to access SoilGrids data hosted on the WebDAV, in three common languages (R,python and linux bash) for a test area.
We provide also guidance to download the data for the whole globe. Please be aware it may require some time, disk space and computational resources.
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