Data available from the SGDBE at 1:1,000,000 scale
In the latest version of the Soil Geographical Database of Europe (SGDBE), the countries can be grouped in 5 categories following the available data (see Table 2-1). For the categories 1, 2 and 3, the data available is used directly in the project. For category 4, an attempt to link the available data with the Digital Soil Map of the World was foreseen to try to complete the data for STU organisation within SMU, texture and phases. As this could not be realised the Soil Digital Map of the World is used. For category 5, as no data is available, the Digital Soil Map of the World must be used. The countries are also listed in Annex 1. For each country, the origin of the soil data is indicated together with the basic soil name reference. For the latter see chapter 4 for more information on the several soil classifications.
Table 2-1: Categories of countries following the available information