In this paper,the research progress of GIS(geographic information system)technology in soil information management at home and abroad is systematically reviewed,its applications in various aspects such as soil mapping,spatial analysis,soil information database,soil query and decision support system,soil fertilization system,soil evaluation and monitoring system,and soil prediction and pre-warning system are summarized,and its advantages and disadvantages in soil information management are also presented.With the development of GIS technology,soil information management has realized digitizatio...