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SOIL PROTECTION Catalunya - the Balearic Islands / Principality of Andorra

 
 

soil protection (general information)

 

Vienna Soil Declaration

 

soil functions

sustainability criteria

degradation and control processes

soil protection criteria

soil quality indicators

soil maps

what is soil information used fort?

the purpose of soil maps

soil series and correlation

characteristics of a soils map

management and interpretation of soil information on a digital interface

Soil Series and Soil Types catalogue of Catalonia

presentation

criteria

soil Types (> 2010)

soil Series (1993 - 2009)

CCHARACTERISTICS OF A MAP

SOIL MAP LEGEND

In order not to distance soil mapping from the potential users of soil information, it is important to take two specific aspects into account:

– the willingness to make maps drawn up at a detailed scale available to soil
   information users. One scale which is relevant for both regional and
   municipal planning is that of 1:25,000, which is the scale adopted
   by the Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural (DAR)
   of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

– the need to describe the map units with a structured and coherent legend,
   which is simple, easy to understand, and readily adaptable to
   local needs.

Detailed soil maps using soil series make it possible to:

– differentiate between parts of the soil cover of a landscape, taking into
   account the requirements of soil information users;

– establish map legends by defining map units according to a minimum set
   of characteristics related to soil functions

Soil classification, which also features in soil map legends, serves to facilitate dialogue among soil scientists, but this is not the objective of detailed soil maps.



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