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Temporary Dataset Download: LUCAS 2015 Topsoil data of Switzerland

Dataset Access Expires on

29-January-2026

Notifications

  1. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in European Soil Data Centre (Sustainable Resources Directorate, JRC Ispra). Funded in part by the Swiss Federal Offices for the Environment and for Agriculture.
  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.
  3. The permission to use the data specified above is granted on condition that, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are these data passed to third parties. They can be used for any purpose, including commercial gain.
  4. The user agrees to:
    • Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates;
    • Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).

 

Download the dataset Excel-file (without coordinates)

(25/10/2019) Download the same dataset with coordinates Excel-file (with GPS coordinates)

Note that in the latter file, the values in the 'sampling location' field are different from those in the former file. This field is not relevant to define the sample; only 'Soil_ID' is.

(official reference to be provided when the article is actually published)

Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
ID 123895
Date - Time Thu, 01/15/2026 - 16:49
Name of User NA CHEN
Organization MIT
Type of Organization University
-- Other
E-mail nachen@mit.edu
Purpose Mapping SOC in the whole Europe using remote sensing
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