Home > Generation of soil parameters with FAO soil map

• Introduction
• Generation of soil parameters with FAO soil map
• Data from the SGDBE
• Data from the DSMW
• Use of the DSMW
• Geometric correction
• Original soil classification
• Verification and update of WRB-codes
• Rewriting PedoTransfer Rules
• Redefinition of new Soil Physical Groups
• Redefinition of new Rooting Depth classes
• CGMS soil suitability criteria
• Summary
• References
• Annex

Generation of soil parameters with FAO soil map

For countries listed in Annex 1 which are not covered in the SGDBE, the attributes of SOIL, SLOPE, TEXT and PHASE/AGLIM are generated using additional databases such as the 1:5,000,000 Soil Map of the World (FAO).