EUROPEAN SOIL DATABASE version 1.0

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EUROPEAN SOIL DATABASEversion 1.0

• 11,000,000 Soil geographic database v. 3.2.8.
• European Soil Profile Analytical database.
• HYPRES pedo-transfer functions.

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SOIL PROFILE ANALYTICALDATABASE - SPADE 1

• Soil horizon property data for dominant STUs.
  Many STUs have no data.
• Particle-size, O.C., pH Bulk D., Hydraulic
  properties, CEC, Base saturation.
• Measured data set - Some missing properties.
• Estimated data set - All properties
  estimated, but method indicated.
• Only one land use per STU - Often not arable.

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SPADE2PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• Expand the Estimated soil profile database to
  include primary soil properties for ALL
  STUs.For the 15 EU countries only.
• Primary Soil Properties areclay, silt, fine
  sand, medium sand, coarse sand, organic
  carbon, pH, Bulk density.

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SPADE2 Project Database administration

• Funded by ECPA.
• Co-ordinated by National Soil Resources
  Institute, Cranfield University, UK(Project
  manager. J.M. Hollis).
• Sub-contracts to National data providers from all
  15 EU countries

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SPADE2 Database administration

• Fourth component of the European Soil Database.
• Available under the same terms and conditions as
  the existing database.
• All ECPA members will hold a royalty free copy.
  

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SMUs STUs per country
Country No. SMU's No. STU's
Austria 34 74
Finland 15 14
Sweden 64 356
Netherlands 38 111
Denmark 20 87
Belgium 47 174
Ireland 36 100
Scotland 29 100
Italy 49 178
Greece 38 199
Spain 84 261
Portugal 41 221
Germany 104 389
England Wales 75 304
France 321 917
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SPADE-2 Project Overview

• All 15 National soil data providers contacted
  about participation.
• Negative response from Austria no reply from
  Greece (even after several contacts!).
• Project started November, 2002.
• Protocols for data generation and formal
  sub-contracts sent to National data providers.
• Data providers from France, Spain, Sweden
  Ireland did not respond to sub-contracts.
• All other countries (Belgium Luxembourg,
  Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands,
  Portugal, UK) completed data supply by March
  2004).

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SPADE2 Countries supplying data
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Sub-contracts to Member States
Euro 92k
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Data Derivation Protocol