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The “Ecopedological project of The “Ecopedological project of the Alps”: general descriptionthe Alps”: general description
Harmonization of Soil Information in the AlpsHarmonization of Soil Information in the AlpsJRC, IspraJRC, Ispra 1 – 2 July 20041 – 2 July 2004
Francesca Ferraro, Earth Sciences Dept., Milano University
Alpine Convention - Soil Alpine Convention - Soil ProtocolProtocol
Italian Ministry of Environment
APAT(Environment Protection Agency and Technical
Services) Eco-pedological Map
for the Alpine Territory 1:250.000
APATAPAT
Earth Sciences Department (Milano University)
IDPA (Institute for Environmental Processes Dynamics) - National Research Council (CNR)
Centro Studi Val d’Ossola(Catholic University, Milan)
CRASL (Research Centre for Env. and sustainable Development of Lombardy)
(Catholic University, Milan)
Project leader Adalberto Notarpietro(IDPA, Brescia Catholic University)
Bolzano(EURAC)
Domodossola
(Centro Studi)
ARPAVARPAVAPAT (Environment Protection Agency and Technical Services)
exchange format for data
(Pilot areas)
ARPAV (agro-environmental Centre of ARPA Veneto)
JRC/JRC/IESIES
Ecopedological Map of Italy 1:
250.000 European Soil Bureau (ESB)Soil and Waste UnitSoil and Waste Unit
Harmonisation…Harmonisation…
ProposalsProposals
Prototypal Prototypal ecopedological ecopedological map 1:250.000map 1:250.000
Exchange formatExchange format Pilot areasPilot areas Network creation Network creation Census of soil Census of soil
institutionsinstitutions
European Perspectiv
e
Prototypal mapPrototypal map•boundaries ratified by the Alpine boundaries ratified by the Alpine
ConventionConvention
•existing dataexisting data
•database derived from soil map of database derived from soil map of EuropeEurope
•applicative parameters (erosion applicative parameters (erosion organic C)organic C)
•Pixel (Pixel (10x10 km10x10 km))
•INSPIRE gridINSPIRE grid
Exchange format &Exchange format &Pilot areasPilot areas
Exchange format Exchange format ARPAV ARPAV Pilot areas – boundary areasPilot areas – boundary areas Pilot areas – representative of Pilot areas – representative of
different Alpine regionsdifferent Alpine regions 1 1 x 1 kmx 1 km fitting the fitting the INSPIRE gridINSPIRE grid Pilot areas = test of Pilot areas = test of exchange formatexchange format
Network creationNetwork creation
network among European partners network among European partners working on soilsworking on soils
definition of common protocols, for definition of common protocols, for the elaboration of the reference soil the elaboration of the reference soil databasedatabase
no modification of data ownershipno modification of data ownership
census of institutions involved in census of institutions involved in alpine soil study and protectionalpine soil study and protection
ConclusionsConclusions Exchange format & Pilot areasExchange format & Pilot areas
NetworkNetwork
Short timesShort times
Enlargement of 1 x 1 km areasEnlargement of 1 x 1 km areas
This is only the first step……………….This is only the first step……………….