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  • Welcome to the New European Soil Data Centre Portal
  • Welcome to the New European Soil Data Centre Portal
  • Welcome to the New European Soil Data Centre Portal
  • Welcome to the New European Soil Data Centre Portal

The European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) is the thematic centre for soil related data in Europe. Its ambition is to be the single reference point for and to host all relevant soil data and information at European level. It contains a number of resources that are organized and presented in various ways: datasets, services/applications, maps, documents, events, projects and external links. We hope you can find your way in this site. When in doubt or for any question, you may contact 21em

 

Dataset Highlights

Title: Bulk density in the EU

Description: In the LUCAS 2018 survey, bulk density has been analysed for different depths, i.e., 0–10 cm = 6140 sites; 10–20 cm = 5684 sites. We spatialised the circa 6000 LUCAS samples and developed the high-... more

EU Soil Observatory
 
 
EUSO convened its 3rd Stakeholder Forum, whose purpose was to actively engage and exchange with the soil community, from policy makers and scientists to local actors, civil society representatives and citizens.  The 3rd  Stakeholders Forum was an opportunity for anyone interested in soils to update and exchange on various themes including latest developments in soil policy, state of soil science, new and ongoing soil research projects as well as methods to assess soil health in the EU and beyond.
 
The 3rd EUSO Stakeholders Forum took place in two parts:
 
  1. Technical Working Groups meetings, 15-17 November 2023 (online meeting). The EUSO Technical Working Groups (TWG) meet to discuss technical advances on the following topics: soil pollution, soil data sharing, soil monitoring, soil erosion, soil  carbon and soil biodiversity.
     
  2. The European Soil Mission Week, Madrid - Spain, 21-23 November 2023 (in-person meeting).

More information can be obtained from here

 

 

Scientific/Technical Reports



This report presents the activities of the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO) that took place during 2021. Through its five main objectives, the EUSO contributes to improving the monitoring of soils, to creating and sharing knowledge and data about EU soils... more

 

More Reports

The presented datasets and indicators on soil erosion, soil organic carbon stocks and soil nutrients are the result of modelling activities taken place at the Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra.... more