This International Standard is a guide for describing the soil and its environmental context at a given site. Sites can be natural, near-natural, urban or industrial. It is important to realize that a number of soil samples can be taken at a site to support the soil description. The information provided by the descriptions in this International Standard provides the context for the presentation of results from analyses undertaken on soil samples.NOTE 1 It might not be possible or necessary to record data under all the headings listed in these descriptions.NOTE 2 Overall guidance for presentation of information from soil surveys is given in ISO 15903.