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Temporary Dataset Download: European Soil Database v2 Raster Library 1kmx1km

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20-October-2021

Notifications

  1. The data have been prepared for use by the Land Resource Management Unit (Institute for Environment & Sustainability) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.
  2. The ESDB data were developed in collaboration with the European Soil Bureau Network, which holds a joint copyright to the data with the European Commission. The DG-JRC, on behalf of the Commission, and the European Soil Bureau Network, do not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omissions in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The DG JRC, on behalf of the Commission, 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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This page presents the list of ESDB v2.0 1km raster:

  • Download the Dominant STU 1kmx1km Raster Grid
  • Download the Dominant Value 1kmx1km Raster Grid

Limitation to Agricultural use

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
AGLIM1 Code of the most important limitation to agricultural use of the STU.
AGLIM2 Code of a secondary limitation to agricultural use of the STU.

Soil Classification WRB

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
WRB-FULL Full soil code of the STU from the World Reference Base (WRB) for Soil Resources.
WRB-ADJ1 First soil adjective code of the STU from the World Reference Base (WRB) for Soil Resources.
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WRB-ADJ2 Second soil adjective code of the STU from the World Reference Base (WRB) for Soil Resources.
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WRB-LEV1 Soil reference group code of the STU from the World Reference Base (WRB) for Soil Resources.
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Texture

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
TEXT-DEP-CHG Depth class to a textural change of the dominant and/or secondary surface 3 of the STU.
TEXT-SRF-DOM Dominant surface textural class of the STU.
TEXT-SRF-SEC Secondary surface textural class of the STU.
TEXT-SUB-DOM Dominant sub-surface textural class of the STU.
TEXT-SUB-SEC Secondary sub-surface textural class of the STU.

Parent Material

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
PAR-MAT-DOM Code for dominant parent material of the STU.
 
PAR-MAT-DOM1 Major group code for the dominant parent material of the STU.
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PAR-MAT-DOM2 Second level code for the dominant parent material of the STU.
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PAR-MAT-DOM3 Third level code for the dominant parent material of the STU.
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PAR-MAT-SEC Code for secondary parent material of the STU.
PAR-MAT-SEC1 Major group code for the secondary parent material of the STU.
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PAR-MAT-SEC2 Second level code for the secondary parent material of the STU.
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PAR-MAT-SEC3 Third level code for the secondary parent material of the STU.
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Soil Classification FAO

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
FAO85-FULL Full soil code of the STU from the 1974 (modified CEC 1985) FAO-UNESCO Soil Legend
FAO85-LEV1 Soil major group code of the STU from the 1974 (modified CEC 1985) FAO-UNESCO Soil Legend.
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FAO85-LEV2 Second level soil code of the STU from the 1974 (modified CEC 1985) FAO-UNESCO Soil Legend.
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FAO85-LEV3 Third level soil code of the STU from the 1974 (modified CEC 1985) FAO-UNESCO Soil Legend.
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FAO90-FULL Full soil code of the STU from the 1990 FAO-UNESCO Soil Legend.
FAO90-LEV1 Soil major group code of the STU from the 1990 FAO-UNESCO Soil Legend.
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FAO90-LEV2 Second level soil code of the STU from the 1990 FAO-UNESCO soil legend
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Land Use

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
USE-DOM Code for dominant land use of the STU.
USE-SEC Code for secondary land use of the STU.

Obstacle-Impermeable-Soil Water Regime

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
IL Code for the presence of an impermeable layer within the soil profile of the STU.
ROO Depth class of an obstacle to roots within the STU.
WR Dominant annual average soil water regime class of the soil profile of the STU.

Water Management System

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
WM1 Code for normal presence and purpose of an existing water management system in agricultural land on more than 50% of the STU.
WM2 Code for the type of an existing water management system.

Altitude - Slope

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
SLOPE-DOM Dominant slope class of the STU.
SLOPE-SEC Secondary slope class of the STU.
ZMAX Maximum elevation above sea level of the STU (in metres).
ZMIN Minimum elevation above sea level of the STU (in metres).

Primary Properties

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
ALT Elevation
OC_TOP Topsoil organic carbon content.
PEAT Peat.
TEXT Dominant surface textural class (completed from dominant STU).

Chemical Properties

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
BS_SUB Base saturation of the subsoil.
BS_TOP Base saturation of the topsoil.
CEC_SUB Subsoil cation exchange capacity.
CEC_TOP Topsoil cation exchange capacity.
DIFF Soil profile differentiation.
MIN Profile mineralogy.
MIN_SUB Subsoil mineralogy.
MIN_TOP Topsoil mineralogy.

Mechanical Properties

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
DR Depth to rock.
PD_SUB Subsoil packing density.
PD_TOP Topsoil packing density.
STR_SUB Subsoil structure.
STR_TOP Topsoil structure.
TD Rule infered subsoil 3.
VS Volume of stones

Hydrological Properties

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
AWC_SUB Subsoil available water capacity.
AWC_TOP Topsoil available water capacity.
DGH Depth to a gleyed horizon.
DIMP Depth to an impermeable layer.
EAWC_SUB Subsoil easily available water capacity.
EAWC_TOP Topsoil easily available water capacity.
HG Hydrogeological class.
PMH Parent material hydrogeological type.

Applications

DATABASE FIELD DESCRIPTION DOMINANT STU DOMINANT VALUE
AGLIM1NNI Dominant limitation to agricultural use (without no information).
AGLIM2NNI Secondary limitation to agricultural use (without no information).
ATC Accumulated temperature class.
CRUSTING Soil crusting class.
ERODIBILITY Soil erodibility class.
PHYS-CHIM Physi-chemical factor of soil crusting & erodibility.
TEXT-CRUST Textural factor of soil crusting.
TEXT-EROD Textural factor of soil erodibility.
USE Regrouped land use class.
 
 

 

  1. Panagos Panos. The European soil database (2006) GEO: connexion, 5 (7), pp. 32-33.
  2. ESDBv2 Raster Library - a set of rasters derived from the European Soil Database distribution v2.0 (published by the European Commission and the European Soil Bureau Network, CD-ROM, EUR 19945 EN); Marc Van Liedekerke, Arwyn Jones, Panos Panagos ; 2006.
Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
ID 47688
Date - Time Wed, 10/06/2021 - 16:32
Name of User Petko Tsarev
Organization NIMH - Plovdiv
Type of Organization Research Organization
-- Other
E-mail petko.tsarev@meteo.bg
Purpose Comparison of hydrological soil characteristics with currently used in the organization
Notes

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • 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