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 ## UNRELEASED 
 ### Added
 * Adds the leaching of nitrogen to surface water and groundwater #17
+* Adds a table with the description of the columns and a vignette about it #46
 
 ### Changed
 * Update of crumbeability groups in `crops.obic`
diff --git a/R/tables.R b/R/tables.R
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 #'   \item{var}{The name of the weight}
 #'   \item{weight}{weighing factor}
 #' }
-"weight.obic"
\ No newline at end of file
+"weight.obic"
+
+#' Column description for the OIC
+#' 
+#' This table defines the columns used in the OBIC and which unit is used
+#' 
+#' @format A data.frame with 126 rows and 6 columns:
+#' \describe{
+#'   \item{column}{The column name used in OBIC}
+#'   \item{type}{The type of column}
+#'   \item{description_nl}{A description of the column in Dutch}
+#'   \item{description_en}{A description of the column in English}
+#'   \item{unit}{The unit used for this column}
+#'   \item{method}{The method to measure/obtain the values for this column}
+#' }
+"column_description.obic"
\ No newline at end of file
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+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/tables.R
+\docType{data}
+\name{column_description.obic}
+\alias{column_description.obic}
+\title{Column description for the OIC}
+\format{A data.frame with 126 rows and 6 columns:
+\describe{
+  \item{column}{The column name used in OBIC}
+  \item{type}{The type of column}
+  \item{description_nl}{A description of the column in Dutch}
+  \item{description_en}{A description of the column in English}
+  \item{unit}{The unit used for this column}
+  \item{method}{The method to measure/obtain the values for this column}
+}}
+\usage{
+column_description.obic
+}
+\description{
+This table defines the columns used in the OBIC and which unit is used
+}
+\keyword{datasets}
diff --git a/vignettes/description-of-the-columns.Rmd b/vignettes/description-of-the-columns.Rmd
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+---
+title: "Description of the columns for OBIC"
+date: "`r Sys.Date()`"
+output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
+vignette: >
+  %\VignetteIndexEntry{description-of-the-columns}
+  %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown}
+  %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8}
+---
+
+```{r, include = FALSE}
+knitr::opts_chunk$set(
+  collapse = TRUE,
+  comment = "#>"
+)
+```
+
+```{r setup}
+library(OBIC)
+```
+
+
+The main function of the package `obic()` requires as input a `data.table` with specific columns.
+These columns are specified in `OBIC::column_description.obic` and can also be seen in the table below
+
+
+```{r table}
+desc <- OBIC::column_description.obic
+knitr::kable(desc)
+```
diff --git a/vignettes/explaination-of-the-OBIC-package.Rmd b/vignettes/explaination-of-the-OBIC-package.Rmd
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----
-title: "Explaination of the OBIC package"
-author: "Sven Verweij & Gerard Ros"
-date: "`r Sys.Date()`"
-output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
-vignette: >
-  %\VignetteIndexEntry{explaination-of-the-OBIC-package}
-  %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown}
-  %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8}
----
-
-```{r, include = FALSE}
-knitr::opts_chunk$set(
-  collapse = TRUE,
-  comment = "#>"
-)
-```
-
-```{r setup}
-library(OBIC)
-```
-
-## Introduction
-
-The `OBIC` package contains the functions for the Open Bodem Index. The purpose of these functions is to evaluate the soil for agricultural purposes.
-
-## Input data
-
-## Indices
-
-### Crumbleability
-
-### Phosphate availability
-
-### Soil sealing
-
-### Soil resistance
-