ISO 28258:2013描述了如何以数字方式交换土壤相关数据。它旨在通过数字系统促进个人和组织之间有效、明确描述和指定的土壤相关数据的交换，并使任何土壤数据生产者、持有者或用户能够以明确的方式查找和传输数据。 它包含特征定义、几个参数规范和编码规则，允许一致和可检索的数据交换。它还允许在其他国际标准的基础上对土壤数据进行明确的地理参考，从而促进了地理信息系统（GIS）中土壤数据的使用。 由于土壤数据的来源多种多样，并且是根据各种描述和分类系统获取的，因此ISO 28258:2013没有提供属性目录，而是通过实施ISO 19156《土壤科学观测和测量》（OM）的规定，为土壤数据的统一编码提供了一种灵活的方法。

ISO 28258:2013 describes how to digitally exchange soil-related data. It aims to facilitate the exchange of valid, clearly described and specified soil-related data between individuals and organizations via digital systems, and enables any soil data producer, holder or user to find and transfer data in an unambiguous way. It contains definitions of features, several parameter specifications and encoding rules that allow consistent and retrievable data exchange. It also allows the explicit geo-referencing of soil data by building on other International Standards, thus facilitating the use of soil data within geographical information systems (GIS). Because soil data are of various origins and are obtained according to a huge variety of description and classification systems, ISO 28258:2013 provides no attribute catalogue, but a flexible approach to the unified encoding of soil data by implementing the provisions of ISO 19156 observations and measurements (OM) for use in soil science.