National Soil Maps (EUDASM)

For some 40 years, ISRIC – World Soil Information has been providing significant support to the international science community by collecting and archiving regional-, national- and global-scale maps of soils and land resources. Despite effective procedures for storage and maintenance, most organizations involved in archiving struggle to arrest the deterioration of paper maps and the quality of information they contain. Deterioration occurs for various reasons that include handling, transport, exposure to light, moisture and atmospheric pollution. Realizing the need to conserve the information on existing maps, which underpin the fast-developing thematic mapping strategies to support soil protection, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (Italy) and ISRIC – World Soil Information initiated the European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM). The objective is to transfer soil information into digital format, with the maximum resolution possible and to preserve the information of paper maps that are vulnerable to deterioration.

In the context of this project, 3 DVDs were created, with maps for Africa, Latin America and Asia. The contents of these DVDs can be found here:
 
Other maps, for Europe and North-America, were also digitized, but were not put on DVD. The whole set of maps, including the ones on DVD, are offered in the application below.
 

You are adviced to select the "Country" or the "Continent"  (Filter) to which you are interested in and then browse the maps.

More Information about EuDASM (Proposed citation):

Panagos, P., Jones, A., Bosco, C., Senthil Kumar P.S. European digital archive on soil maps (EuDASM): preserving important soil data for public free access. International Journal of Digital Earth (2011), 4 (5), pp. 434-443. DOI:10.1080/17538947.2011.596580

 

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National Geological Map of the Republic of Ecuador (including Galápagos Province).
National Geological Map of the Republic of Ecuador (including Galápagos Province).
Resource Type: National Soil Maps (EUDASM), Maps, Maps & Documents
Continent: South America
Country: EC Ecuador
Author: Longo, R., Baldock, J.
Year: 1982
Publisher: Dirección General de Geológia y Minas (DGGM).
Keywords: Geology, Soil profiles
Mapa General de Suelos del Ecuador. [General soil map of Ecuador]
Mapa General de Suelos del Ecuador. [General soil map of Ecuador]
Resource Type: National Soil Maps (EUDASM), Maps, Maps & Documents
Continent: South America
Country: EC Ecuador
Author: Vallejo, L.M., Moldanado, E.C.
Year: 1986
Publisher: Sociedad Ecuatoriana de la Sciencia del Suelo.
Keywords: Climate, Climatology, Geology, Physical geography, Soil, Soil profiles
Soils of the Guayas Basin. Ecuador.
Soils of the Guayas Basin. Ecuador.
Resource Type: National Soil Maps (EUDASM), Maps, Maps & Documents
Continent: South America
Country: EC Ecuador
Author: Department of Economic Affairs. Pan American Union. General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, Washington
Year: 1964
Publisher: Department of Economic Affairs. Pan American Union. General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, Washington, D.C.
Mapa Morfo-Edafológico. Provincia del Napo. [Soil map]
Mapa Morfo-Edafológico. Provincia del Napo. [Soil map]
Resource Type: National Soil Maps (EUDASM), Maps, Maps & Documents
Continent: South America
Country: EC Ecuador
Author: Custode, E.
Year: 1983
Publisher: Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. Programa Nacional de Regionalización Agraria PRONAREG, Quito.

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