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Soil and Terrain Database for Senegal and the Gambia (version 1.0) - scale 1:1 million (SOTER_Senegal_Gambia)

Entry ID: ISRIC_SOTER_Senegal_primary

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Summary

Abstract: The Soil and Terrain database for Senegal and The Gambia primary data (version 1.0), at scale 1:1 million (SOTER_Senegal_Gambia), was compiled of enhanced soil information within the framework of the FAO's program Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA). Primary soil and terrain data for Senegal were obtained through the Institut National de Pédologie Dakar; the digital soil map from the Centre de Suivi Ecologique. Adjustments made in the SOTER units were based on the SRTM-DEM derived data interpretations.

SOTER forms a part of the ongoing activities of ISRIC, FAO and UNEP to update the world's baseline information on natural resources.The project involved collaboration with national soil institutes from the countries in the region as well as individual experts.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: View project homepage: download documentation and (zipped) dataset.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 16.7	S: 12.4	E: -11.4	W: -17.6
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 580

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Koos Dijkshoorn, Jan Huting

Dataset Title: Soil and Terrain database for Senegal and The Gambia (ver. 1.0)

Dataset Series Name: SOTER_Senegal_Gambia (version 1.0)

Dataset Release Date: 2009

Dataset Release Place: Wageningen, Netherlands

Dataset Publisher: ISRIC - World Soil Information

Version: 1.0

Data Presentation Form: ArcMap9.x, ArcView3.x and MS Access database

Online Resource: http://www.isric.nl/isric/CheckRegistration.aspx?dataset=50

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > WESTERN AFRICA > GAMBIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > WESTERN AFRICA > SENEGAL

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > GEOCHEMISTRY > GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES > ISOTOPES > U/TH ISOTOPE RATIOS

SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > AGE DETERMINATIONS

SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS > CARBONATES

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

CARBONATES

DATING

Data Center

Climate Change Institute, University of Maine

Data Center URL: http://climatechange.umaine.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRENDA HALL Phone: 207-581-2190 Fax: 207-581-1203 Email: BrendaH at maine.edu Contact Address: Climate Change Institute University of Maine 303 Bryand Global Science Center City: Orono Province or State: Maine Postal Code: 04469 Country: USA