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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 . Browse the Soil Image Catalogue
Available Images per Country : (16 Countries)
Belgium, 3
Germany, 62
Spain, 24
Finland, 8
France, 38
Greenland, 4
Greece, 32
Ireland, 23
Italy, 16
Kazakhstan, 58
Netherlands, 16
Norway, 6
Russian Federation, 4
Sweden, 29
Slovakia (Slovak Republic), 7
Turkey, 37
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| Country: | Ireland | |
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| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | N of Wexford, Wexford Co | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Humic Podzol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Carbic Podzol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Typic Haplohumod; spodic horizon; eolian sand | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Vegetation | |
| Location where slide was taken: | N of Wexford, Wexford Co | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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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| Description of the Picture: | Bracken and ferns vegetation | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Gravel pit near Moor, 16km W of Athlone, Roscommon Co. | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Albic Luvisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Albic Luvisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Psammentic Hapludalf; argillic horizon, spodic horizon | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Gravel pit near Moor, 16km W of Athlone, Roscommon Co. | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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 : | grassland | |
| Land use: | extensive grazing | |
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| Description of the Picture: | Peat grassland | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Lullymore Experimental Station, 38km W of Dublin | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Dystric Histosol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Terric Histosol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Medihemist | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Land use | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Lullymore Experimental Station, 38km W of Dublin | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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: | extraction and collection | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Agricultural Institute Oakpark, 5km N of Carlow, Co Carlow | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Typic Hapludalf; ochric epipedon, argillic horizon; calcareous glacial till | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Agricultural Institute Oakpark, 5km N of Carlow, Co Carlow | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
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| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Vegetation type : | grassland | |
| Land use: | extensive grazing | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Gravel pit near Ballymoon, E of Muine Bheag, Co Carlow | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Typic Hapludalf; argillic horizon; glacial deposits | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Gravel pit near Ballymoon, E of Muine Bheag, Co Carlow | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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 : | grassland | |
| Land use: | arable farming | |
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| Description of the Picture: | Rolling hills with grass- and croplands | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Corraun Peninsula, 5km E of Mallarany, Co Mayo | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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 : | grassland | |
| Land use: | extensive grazing | |
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| Description of the Picture: | Rolling hills with blanket peat and extensive grazing | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Corraun Peninsula, 5km E of Mallarany, Co Mayo | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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 : | grassland | |
| Land use: | extensive grazing | |
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| Description of the Picture: | Rolling hills with blanket peat and extensive grazing | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Corraun Peninsula, 5km E of Mallarany, Co Mayo | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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 : | grassland | |
| Land use: | extensive grazing | |
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| Description of the Picture: | Rolling hills with blanket peat and extensive grazing | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Corraun Peninsula, 5km E of Mallarany, Co Mayo | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Dystric Histosol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Terric Histosol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Medisaprist; blanket peat | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile details | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Corraun Peninsula, 5km E of Achill Sound | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Placic Podzol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Gleyic Podzol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Description of the Picture: | Detail of a placic horizon | |
| Remarks: | ST 99: Placorthod; spodic horizon, placic horizon | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Corraun Peninsula, 5km E of Achill Sound | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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: | extensive grazing | |
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| Remarks: | ST 75: Placorthod | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | Corraun Peninsula, 5km E of Achill Sound | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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: | extensive grazing | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 5km E of Gort, Co Galway | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Eutric Cambisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Eutric Cambisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Typic Eutrochrept; cambic horizon; calcareous glacial till | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 5km E of Gort, Co Galway | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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 : | grassland | |
| Land use: | extensive grazing | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 16km SSW of Limerick, Co Limerick | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Gleyic Luvisol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Gleyic Luvisol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Aeric Endoaqualf; glacial till | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 16km SSW of Limerick, Co Limerick | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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: | extensive grazing | |
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| Description of the Picture: | Undulating glacial till landscape | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Profile | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 5km E of Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| Soil unit according to the 1974 FAO-Unesco Legend: | Humic Gleysol | |
| Soil unit according to the 1988 FAO-Unesco Revised Legend: | Umbric Gleysol | |
| World Reference Base (WRB): | (1998 for Soil Resources) (2006 World Reference Base for Soil Resources) |
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| Remarks: | ST 99: Histic Humaquept; histic epipedon; glacial till | |
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| Country: | Ireland | |
| Subject of slide by keyword: | Landscape | |
| Location where slide was taken: | 5km E of Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick | |
| Name of photographer: | Creutzberg D | |
| 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 : | grassland | |
| Land use: | extensive grazing | |
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