Converting the legend of the Soil Map of Belgium into the World Reference Base for Soil Resources: Lessons from correlating national soil survey data to an international soil classification system ; Conversion de la légende de la Carte des Sols de la Belgique dans le système WRB : Essai de corrélation de données nationales sur les sols à un système international de classification des sols

Soils in Belgium were mapped between 1947 and 1991 and published at a 1:20000 scale. These maps are used in land consolidation projects and for assessing soils’ vulnerability to erosion and pollution. Integration of land-use and environmental policies within the European Union however requires a harmonization of different national soil classification systems. With the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) as common classification system within the Union, the authorities of Flanders and Wallonia commissioned a study to elaborate a methodology for converting the Belgian soil legend into... Mehr ...