• Soil Map

    At the African Union and European Union Commission College meeting in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (April 25-26, 2013) this map contained in the Soil Atlas of Africa was introduced by EU Commissioner Hedegaard (Climate Action) on behalf of the European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. The atlas is available for download at https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/soil-map-soil-atlas-africa

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  • cloudSource
    EC-JRC
  • editSuggested citation
    Dewitte, O., Jones, A., Spaargaren, O., Breuning-Madsen, H., Brossard, M., Dampha, A., Deckers, J., Gallali, T., Hallett, S., Jones, R., Kilasara, M., Le Roux, P., Michéli, E., Montanarella, L., Thiombiano, L., Van Ranst, E., Yemefack, M., Zougmore, R., 2013. Harmonisation of the soil map of Africa at the continental scale. Geoderma, 211-212, 138-153 Spaargaren O, Schad P, Micheli E (2010): Guidelines for constructing small-scale map legends using the WRB. FAO, Rome.
  • extensionRelated tool or portal
    https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/soil-map-soil-atlas-africa#tabs-0-description=0
  • copyrightLicence
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
  • av_timerDate or time period of observation
  • timerFrequency of update
    Frequency of updates not provided
  • mapGeographic coverage
    Africa
  • tab_unselectedSpatial Resolution
    Vector Layer
  • extensionTechnical background
  • errorCautions
    The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in the Land Resource Management Unit (Institute for Environment & Sustainability, JRC Ispra) in the context of Soil Atlas of Africa. The data were developed for research purposes of the JRC (European Commission). The JRC does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omission in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The JRC agrees to provide the data free of charge but is not bound to justify the content and values contained in the databases. The permission to use the data specified above is granted on condition that, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are these data passed to third parties. They can be used for any purpose, including commercial gain. The user agrees to: a) Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates; b) Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).
  • dashboardRelated SDGs and targets
    GOAL 2: Zero hunger, GOAL 13: Climate Action, GOAL 15: Life on Land
  • tocRelated Topics
    Environment, Land Use in Agriculture, Crop Health
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