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Temporary Dataset Download: Maps of indicators of soil hydraulic properties for Europe

Dataset Access Expires on

30-January-2026

Notifications

Notification:
 
  1. The data are made available for any activity even commercial.
  2. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in the ex - Land Resource Management Unit (Institute for Environment & Sustainability, JRC Ispra).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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).
 

 

 

The 4 Geotiff maps come in a zipped file:

 

Download:  FS_water_2016_07.zip (60 MB)

 

When making reference to the data/map:
 
"Maps of indicators of soil hydraulic properties for Europe", dataset/maps downloaded from the European Soil Data Centre, esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, 2016.
 
Scientific References:
 
 

 

Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
ID 123916
Date - Time Fri, 01/16/2026 - 11:30
Name of User davide danilo chiarelli
Organization politecnico di milano
Type of Organization University
-- Other
E-mail davidedanilo.chiarelli@polimi.it
Purpose modeling irrigation demand by better describing soil properties
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