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Temporary Dataset Download: Topsoil physical properties for Europe (based on LUCAS topsoil data)

Dataset Access Expires on

25-January-2026

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  1. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in the Joint Research Centre (JRC, Ispra)  in the context of developing soil property maps for the GlobalSoilMap.net project.
  2. The data were developed for research purposes of the JRC (European Commission). The JRC does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omission in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The JRC agrees to provide the data free of charge but is not bound to justify the content and values contained in the databases.
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Data are available for 2 geographic  coverages: a) EU-23 : 23 European Union Member States (excluding BG, RO, HR, CY, HR) as shown in the publication Ballabio et al., 2016 b) Extrapolated covring All 28 EU-Member states plus Balkan States, Switzerland and Norway:

Reference: Ballabio C., Panagos P., Montanarella L. Mapping topsoil physical properties at European scale using the LUCAS database (2016) Geoderma, 261 , pp. 110-123.

Ballabio C., Panagos P., Montanarella L. Mapping topsoil physical properties at European scale using the LUCAS database (2016) Geoderma, 261 , pp. 110-123.

Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
ID 123594
Date - Time Sun, 01/11/2026 - 09:16
Name of User Joost de Jong
Organization Wageningen University
Type of Organization University
-- Other
E-mail joost.dejong@wur.nl
Purpose I aim to use the soil maps to study animal terrain use in Northwestern-Europe.
Notes

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Borrelli, P., Köninger, J., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., Lugato, E., Liakos, L., Hervas, J., Jones, A.  Montanarella, L. 2022. European Soil Data Centre 2.0: Soil data and knowledge in support of the EU policies. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), e13315. DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13315
  • 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