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

Open file explorer
Right click on This PC and choose Add a network location
Click next
Select Choose a custom network location
Click next
Enter https://files.isric.org/soilgrids/latest/data/ for Internet 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.

Open your favourite file explorer and type

davs://files.isric.org/soilgrids/latest/data/

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.