Soil Projects > Soil Images Catalogue (SIC)
The Joint Research Centre, IES, SOIL Action
in the in collaboration with ISRIC - World Soil Information (Otto
Spaargaren) presents the Soil Image Catalogue. In this
Catalogue a number of Soil Images are presented (Metadata also included) and
they are free for Download. In case you use those images in publications,
please make the necessary References.
Dimensions of the Images: 1800 x 1200 or 1200 x 1800 pixels
, Resolution: 300dpi , File Size: 1.5MB
- 2.5MB .
Available Images : 367
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| Country: | Belgium | |
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| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | NE Belgium. Forêt d'état Grunhault, Bilstain | |
| Name of photographer: | Centre Cartographie des Sols, Gent/CJ de Mooy | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Gleyic Acrisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Haplic Alisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | Dystri-Gleyic Luvisol (1998 for Soil Resources) Gleyic Alisol (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Aquic Fragiudult; ochric epipedon, argillic horizon, fragipan | |
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| Country: | Belgium | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Vegetation | |
| Location where slide was taken: | NE Belgium. Forêt d'état Grunhault, Bilstain | |
| Name of photographer: | Centre Cartographie des Sols, Gent | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | ||
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | ||
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Vegetation type : | semi-deciduous woodland | |
| Land use: | forestry | |
| Crop Type: | ||
| Description of the Picture: | European oak (Quercus) and pine trees (Pinus) with admixture of Myrtillus, Pteris aquilina, Picea, and Deschampsia | |
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| Country: | Belgium | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | NE Belgium. Forêt d'état Grunhault, Bilstain | |
| Name of photographer: | Centre Cartographie des Sols, Gent/CJ de Mooy | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Dystric Podzoluvisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Stagnic Podzoluvisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | Stagnic Albeluvisol (1998 for Soil Resources) Stagnic Albeluvisol (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Humic Epiaquept; loess | |
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| Country: | Germany | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 600m S of Pier, near Jülich, Nordrhein-Westphalen | |
| Name of photographer: | Geologisches Landesamt NW, Krefeld | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Orthic Luvisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Haplic Luvisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | Haplic Luvisol (1998 for Soil Resources) Haplic Luvisol (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Mollic Hapludalf; argillic horizon; loess | |
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| Country: | Germany | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile details | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 600m S of Pier, near Jülich, Nordrhein-Westphalen | |
| Name of photographer: | Geologisches Landesamt NW, Krefeld | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Orthic Luvisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Haplic Luvisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | Haplic Luvisol (1998 for Soil Resources) Haplic Luvisol (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Description of the Picture: | Detail of the argillic horizon with pronounced clay films and manganese cutans | |
| Remarks: | ST 99: Mollic Hapludalf | |
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| Country: | Germany | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Land use | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 600m S of Pier, near Jülich, Nordrhein-Westphalen | |
| Name of photographer: | Geologisches Landesamt NW, Krefeld | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | ||
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | ||
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Vegetation type : | ||
| Land use: | arable farming | |
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| Description of the Picture: | Stubble land after harvest of wheat | |
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| Country: | France | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Col du Luschpach, Dept. Vosges | |
| Name of photographer: | De Mooy CJ/Bonneau | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Dystric Cambisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Dystric Cambisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | Dystric Cambisol (1998 for Soil Resources) Cambisol (Dystric) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Typic Dystrochrept; ochric epipedon, cambic horizon; granite | |
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| Country: | France | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Forêt de Montagne, 6km W of St. Die, Dept. Vosges | |
| Name of photographer: | De Mooy CJ/Bonneau | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Dystric Cambisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Dystric Cambisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | Dystric Cambisol (1998 for Soil Resources) Cambisol (Dystric) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Description of the Picture: | ||
| Remarks: | ST 99: Typic Dystrochrept; ochric epipedon, cambic horizon; granite | |
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| Country: | France | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Vegetation | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Forêt de Montagne, 6km W of St. Die, Dept. Vosges | |
| Name of photographer: | De Mooy CJ/Bonneau | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | ||
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | ||
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Vegetation type : | semi-deciduous forest | |
| Land use: | forestry | |
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| Country: | France | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Domèvre-sur-Durbion, near Epinal, Dept. Vosges | |
| Name of photographer: | De Mooy CJ/Bonneau | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Vertic Cambisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Vertic Cambisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | Vertic Cambisol (1998 for Soil Resources) Vertic Cambisol (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Description of the Picture: | ||
| Remarks: | ST 99: Typic Humaquept; limestone/marl | |
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