Soil function assessment for spatial and land management planning according to soil data Hessen 1:5000 for agricultural land (BFD5L) — The method "Soil Function: Overall assessment of spatial and land management planning“considers on the aggregation of methods”Soil function: Habitat for plants, criterion location typing for biotope development“,”Soil function: Habitat for plants, criterion yield potential“,”Soil function: Function of soil in water balance, criterion FK“and”soil function: Function of the soil as a degradation, balancing and superstructure medium, criterion nitrate retention" and assigns the resulting different stages the classes of the total soil function level from 1 to 5. One exception is the various exclusion and error areas for which no soil function assessment can be determined. These are summarised in class “0” (not rated).