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Reference : The digital soil map of Wallonia (DSMW/CNSW)


	Document type :	Scientific congresses and symposiums : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Life sciences : Agriculture & agronomy
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/85118

Title :	The digital soil map of Wallonia (DSMW/CNSW)
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Veron, Philippe [> >]
	Bah, Boubacar Billo [Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux - FUSAGx > Unité-Sol-Écologie-Territoire > Laboratoire de Géopédologie > >]
	Bracke, Charles [> >]
	Lejeune, Philippe [Université de Liège - ULg > Forêts, Nature et Paysage > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels >]
	Rondeux, Jacques [Université de Liège - ULg > Forêts, Nature et Paysage > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels >]
	Bock, Laurent [Université de Liège - ULg > Sciences et technologie de l'environnement > Science du sol >]
	Mokadem, Abdel Illah [> >]
Publication date :	Jul-2005
Main document title :	XXII International Cartographic Conference (ICC2005), A Coruña, Spain, 11-16 July 2005
Editor :	The International Cartographic Association (ICA-ACI)
Pages :	8
Audience :	International
ISBN :	0-958-46093-0
City :	A Coruña
Country :	Spain
Event name :	XXII International Cartographic Conference at A Coruña
Event date :	du 11 juillet 2005 au 16 juillet 2005
Keywords :	[en] Digital soil map ; Wallonia ; DSMW/CNSW
Abstract :	[en] Based on the Belgian soil map at 1/20,000, this digital map of Wallonia (DSMW) is composed of a cartographic database describing the soil characteristics of the region. Tool for a better soil management, this database will be integrated in a geographical information system where the soil layer could be used in relation with information concerning other aspects of land development. The different operations include : map drawing finalization of non edited sheets, creation of an image layer, vectorial capture of source objects, building up of the topology, characterization of the objects, geometrical corrections, creation of a continuous layer (edge-matching), creation of a homogeneous legend, integration in a geodatabase. The DSMW in figures corresponds to : 16,000 km2; 600,000 soil polygons delimited by 15 million intermediate points (vertex); 6,000 pedological symbols; 700MB. The advantages of this computerized cartographic database are continuity, legibility, accessibility and many possibilities of thematic analyses.
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