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Download the Data / Maps including uncertainties
Find below the explantion of the files.
Soil Hydraulic Property Maps
File | Description | Unit |
THS_PTF03_topsoil.tif | Volumetric water content at saturation (THS) | cm³/cm³ |
Log10Ksat_PTF02_topsoil.tif | Saturated hydraulic conductivity (log₁₀ Ksat) | log₁₀(cm/day) |
FC_10kpa_PTF07_topsoil.tif | Field capacity at −10 kPa | cm³/cm³ |
FC_33kpa_PTF07_topsoil.tif | Field capacity at −33 kPa | cm³/cm³ |
WP_1500kpa_PTF07_topsoil.tif | Wilting point at −1500 kPa | cm³/cm³ |
AC1_topsoil.tif | Air capacity: THS − FC₋₁₀ₖₚₐ | cm³/cm³ |
AC2_topsoil.tif | Air capacity: THS − FC₋₃₃ₖₚₐ | cm³/cm³ |
AWC1_topsoil.tif | Available water capacity: FC₋₁₀ₖₚₐ − WP₋₁₅₀₀ₖₚₐ | cm³/cm³ |
AWC2_topsoil.tif | Available water capacity: FC₋₃₃ₖₚₐ − WP₋₁₅₀₀ₖₚₐ | cm³/cm³ |
Uncertainty Maps
The following files provide the uncertainty associated with the corresponding absolute property estimates. The 90% prediction interval was defined by the 5th and 95th percentiles (0.05 and 0.95 quantiles), and the uncertainty range was calculated as the difference between these two percentiles.:
File | Associated property |
Uncertainty_FC_10kpa_PTF07_topsoil.tif | Field capacity at −10 kPa |
Uncertainty_FC_33kpa_PTF07_topsoil.tif | Field capacity at −33 kPa |
Uncertainty_log10Ksat_PTF02_topsoil.tif | Saturated hydraulic conductivity |
Uncertainty_THS_PTF03_topsoil.tif | Volumetric water content at saturation |
Uncertainty_WP_1500kpa_PTF07_topsoil.tif | Wilting point at −1500 kPa |
Gupta, S., Alewell, C., Ballabio, C., Panagos, P. Soil Hydraulic Properties of Europe at 500 m Resolution for Topsoil Using EUPTFv2 and LUCAS Soil Data. Hydrological Processes. 40(8): e70670
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Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
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| ID | 132575 |
| Date - Time | Sat, 08/22/2026 - 11:35 |
| Name of User | Johan Nilerud |
| Organization | Nilerud Advisory |
| Type of Organization | Private Company |
| -- Other | N/A |
| johan@nilerud.com | |
| Purpose | assess soil for data center construction |
| 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