Data name:
esdac
Data Category:
soil
Data Format:
kmz
Data Keywords:
SOIL
Data Path:
soil/esdac/data/atlas/kmz
Data URL:
Data Last Access:
Thursday, 31 August, 2017
Data JRC Contact Info:
cesar.carmona-moreno@ec.europa.eu
Data Credits:
Dewitte, O., Jones, A., Spaargaren, O., Breuning-Madsen, H., Brossard, M., Dampha, A., Deckers, J., Gallali, T., Hallett, S., Jones, R., Kilasara, M., Le Roux, P., Michéli, E., Montanarella, L., Thiombiano, L., Van Ranst, E., Yemefack, M., Zougmore, R., 2013. Harmonisation of the soil map of Africa at the continental scale. Geoderma, 211-212, 138-153
Spaargaren O, Schad P, Micheli E (2010): Guidelines for constructing small-scale map legends using the WRB. FAO, Rome.
When making reference to the ESDAC
Panagos P., Van Liedekerke M., Jones A., Montanarella L., “European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements”; (2012) Land Use Policy, 29 (2), pp. 329-338. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.003
European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Data Availability:
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Data Use Limitations:
See documents attached and in « doc « subdirectory
Data temporal frequency:
none
Data Spatial Extent:
Data Region of Interest:
Africa
Data Short Description:
European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
Data Extended Description:
The European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) is the thematic centre for soil related data in Europe. Its ambition is to be the single reference point for and to host all relevant soil data and information at European level. It contains a number of resources that are organized and presented in various ways: datasets, services/applications, maps, documents, events, projects and external links. We hope you can find your way in this site. When in doubt or for any question, you may contact 21em