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Soil and Terrain Database of Central Africa - SOTERCAF - (Democratic Republic of Congo 1:2 million and Burundi and Rwanda 1:1 million scale)
Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTERCAF_primary_VER1

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Summary
Abstract: The Soil and Terrrain database of Central Africa (SOTERCAF, version 1.0) was compiled at scale 1:2 million for the Democratic Republic of Congo and at scale 1:1 million for Rwanda and Burundi. The SOTERCAF compilation has been a joint collaboration of the Soil Science Laboratory of the University of Ghent, Belgium and ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen under contract with the Food and ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 5.39   S: -13.46   E: 31.31   W: 12.21

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Vincent van Engelen, Ann Verdoodt, Koos Dijkshoorn, Eric Van Ramst
Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database of Central Africa , (DR of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda) (ver. 1.0)
Dataset Series Name: SOTERCAF (version 1.0)
Dataset Release Date: 2006
Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Version: 1.0
Data Presentation Form: ArcInfo export format and MS Access database
Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=38
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1 Ancillary Description
Instrument
ATSR > Along Track Scanning Radiometer and Microwave Sounder Ancillary Description
Project
Use Constraints This data is derived from scientific results not yet published, the
external user and the data provider must agree on a co-author work.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
JRC/SAI
Data Center
Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Center, European Union Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://fapar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Home.php

Data Center Personnel
Name: GLOBAL VEGETATION MONITORING UNIT SECRETARIAT
Phone: +39-0332-789298
Fax: +39-0332-789073
Contact Address:
Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Institute for
Environment and Sustainability Joint Research Centre (European
Commission) T.P
City: Ispra (VA)
Postal Code: 440 I-21020
Country: ITALY
Distribution
Distribution Media: CD-ROM, online WWW
Distribution Format: ASCII, GIF Images
Fees: None for online access
Personnel
HUGH EVA
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 39 332 78 5110
Fax: 39 332 78 9660
Email: hugh.eva at jrc.it
Contact Address:
TREES Project
TP 641, JRC
City: Ispra (VA)
Postal Code: I-21020
Country: Italy
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Publications/References
Eva, H.D., Belward, A. S., Gregoire, J.-M., Moula, M., Brustet, J.-M.,
Janodet, E., and Viovy, N., 1995, The application of Along Track
Scanning Radiometer data to burnt area mapping in different savannah
ecosystems in Central Africa. In The Meteorological Satellite Data
Users Conference, Winchester, UK: (Darmstadt:EUMETSAT), (pp. 201-208)

Eva, H.D. and Lambin, E.F., 1997, Burnt area mapping in Central Africa
using ATSR data, submitted to IJRS.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-06-14

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