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Soil and Physiographic Database for North and Central EURASIA

Entry ID: SOIL_PHYSIOGRAPH_DB_NC_EURASIA

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Summary

Abstract: The preparation of this database is part of a larger FAO programme
that aims to produce a systematic update of a soil and terrain
database for the whole world, and is supported by a number of
international institutes and organizations such as the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Institute
for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the International Soil
Resources ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: SOTER data sets are also available from the WDC for Soils

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: This URL links to the Land and Water Develoment Division of the FAO
home page. More details are available here.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: The goal of the Global Soil and Terrain Database (WORLD-SOTER) is to provide
sound soil and terrain resources information on a global scale(1:5 Million).
Users include global and continental models to simulate food production
potentials, climatic change, river flow simulation, livestock distribution,
research priorities, land constraint and (very) general land management advice.

Another goal of the database is to provide an educational tool to the Soil
Science Community. To provide harmonized norms for soil mapping, soil
classification, soil analysis and interpretation of soil resources information.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 46.46

S: 36.08

E: 74.31

W: 55.44

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: FAO, Land and Water Digital Media Series n07, Soil and Physiographic Database for North and Central EURASIA at 1:5 million Scale

Dataset Release Date: 1999-12

Dataset Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Issue Identification: ISBN 92-5-104353-1

Online Resource: http://www.fao.org

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > ARMENIA

CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > AZERBAIJAN

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Quality unknown

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

SOIL

PHYSIOGRAPHY

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

FAO

Data Center

World Data Center for Soils, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen

Data Center URL: http://www.isric.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: VINCENT VAN ENGELEN Phone: + 31 317 471736 Fax: + 31 317 471700 Email: vincent.vanengelen at wur.nl Contact Address: ISRIC World Soil Information P.O. Box 353 City: Wageningen Postal Code: 6700 AJ Country: NETHERLANDS