Soil & Water Res., 2008, 3(4):183-198 | DOI: 10.17221/2090-SWR

Integration of soil information systems. BIS and SOTER perspectivesReview

Jitka Sládková
EU Council Office, Department of EU General Relations, Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing, Prague, Czech Republic

The article presents an overview and brief characteristics of the selected soil information systems in the Czech Republic. It suggests synchronisation of their development, particularly some convergence of the Land Evaluation Information System and Soil and Terrain Digital Database. In the pilot area of Litoměřice district, it demonstrates the application of the SOTER methodology for the construction of middle- and detail-scale soil maps, using the data from the General survey of agricultural soils. It not only shows the variety of the district soil conditions, but it also supplements them with the data gathered in the 2006 soil survey.

Keywords: soil information systems; soil maps and survey; BIS; SOTER

Published: December 31, 2008  Show citation

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