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SIFSS 1.8

136.4 MB / 1+ Downloads / Rating 5.0 - 1 reviews


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SIFSS, developed and published by The James Hutton Institute, has released its latest version, 1.8, on 2024-11-25. This app falls under the Education category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 100 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 5.0, based on 1 reviews.

SIFSS APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 8.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: uk.ac.hutton.sifss

Updated: 2 months ago

Developer Name: The James Hutton Institute

Category: Education

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing SIFSS on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Previous Versions

SIFSS 1.8
2024-11-25 / 136.4 MB / Android 8.0+

SIFSS 1.5
2023-01-23 / 31.8 MB / Android 4.1+

About this app

SIFSS (Soil Indicators for Scottish Soils) is an app that allows you to find out what soil type is in your area, to explore the characteristics of around 600 different Scottish soils, to discover the differences in soil characteristics between cultivated and uncultivated soils and to examine a range of key indicators of soil quality.

SIFSS is the only app that gives you access to the Soil Survey of Scotland.

SIFSS allows you to use a place name or postcode, or just browse using the image map on your device to choose a location in Scotland to investigate information about soil. This information includes pH, soil carbon, N, P, K etc. directly from the James Hutton Institute database.

In this Android version of SIFSS we have included an option to show different Hutton soil map overlays. You can use the full colour unified classification of the soils of Scotland from 2013, outlines of the soil polygons and their map units (when you zoom in) or our popular Land Capability for Agriculture.

Please note that SIFSS is dependent on a live internet connection to display the maps, overlays and to send the app the result of your soil query. Please be aware that you may be charged by your phone provider for data use.

New features

This release is a minor update to modify the place searching to ensure future availability of this feature.

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.