ORBi: Dondeyne Stefaan - Converting the legend of the Soil Map of Belgium into the World Reference Base for Soil Resources: Strenght and constraints of using WRB as a map legend

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	Document type :	Scientific congresses and symposiums : Unpublished conference
	Discipline(s) :	Life sciences : Environmental sciences & ecology Life sciences : Agriculture & agronomy
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/127042

Title :	Converting the legend of the Soil Map of Belgium into the World Reference Base for Soil Resources: Strenght and constraints of using WRB as a map legend
Language :	English
Alternative title :	[fr] Conversion de la légende de la Carte des Sols de la Belgique dans le système WRB : forces et contraintes de l'utilisation de la WRB en tant que légende de cartes
Author, co-author :	Dondeyne, Stefaan []
	Bouhon, Antoine []
	Legrain, Xavier [Université de Liège - ULg > Sciences et technologie de l'environnement > Science du sol >]
Other contributor :	Baert, Geert []
	Vancampenhout, Karen []
	Ampe, Carole []
	Cools, Nathalie []
	Engels, Patrick []
	Langohr, Roger []
	Van Ranst, Eric []
	Chapelle, Jean []
	Deckers, Jozef []
Publication date :	3-Jul-2012
Reviewed work :	Senesi, N., ed. Eurosoil 2012 - Soil Science for the benefit of mankind and environment, 2-6 July, 2012, Bari, Italy. Bari: Selecto.
On invitation :	No
Audience :	International
Event name :	4th International Congress of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS) - Eurosoil 2012 - Soil Science for the benefit of mankind and environment
Event date :	2-6 July 2012
Event organizer :	Prof. Nicola Senesi (Eurosoil 2012 and ECSSS President)
Event place (city) :	Bari
Event country :	Italy
Keywords :	[en] soil map ; Belgium ; WRB ; legend
	[fr] carte des sols ; Belgique ; WRB ; légende
Abstract :	[en] Within the European Union, there is a general interest to prepare joint soil maps at a 1:250000 scale in order to harmonise agricultural and environmental policies. The World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) has been adopted as the common soil classification system within the EU. As soil surveys in most member states were conducted independently, the challenge is now to convert the national legends into a common WRB legend. Based on our experiences from converting the legend of the Soil Map of Belgium to WRB, we discuss the strengths and constraints of using WRB for both large scale (1:50000) and small scale (1:250000) maps. By using WRB Reference Soil Groups with one or two main qualifiers, the principal soil information of the original 1:20000 scale Soil Map of Belgium can be represented. Inevitably the conversion to WRB leads to some loss of information as details on soil texture, drainage and substratum get generalised into broader categories in WRB. This generalisation however can be neatly presented on 1:50000 scale maps. Being less complex than the original maps, these maps have the advantage to provide better insights into the regional soil geography. Moreover, as they are built on international classification concepts, the historical soil maps are made accessible to a wider audience. The conversion into WRB units also allowed for a straightforward generalisation and production of small scale maps (1:250000) which should be suitable for producing a soil map at European level.
Name of the research project :	Projet de Cartographie Numérique des Sols de Wallonie (PCNSW)
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/127042
Other URL :	http://www.eurosoil2012.eu/

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