Ecalp Project in The Western
Alps
Soil Info Rhone-Alpes et
Chambre d’Agriculture
Rhône Alpes
Lyon
Istituto per le Piante da
Legno e l’Ambiente
Settore Suolo
Torino
The pilot area
Keywords
New
methodology
Sharing
Information
Data
Keywords
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Scale
Synthetic approach
Information
Network
Scale
Ecalp Methodology provides a tool for environmental
analysis at policy makers level.
•Wide range approach ≥ 1/ 1.000.000 scale.
Local levelVector.
Synthetic approach
Ecalp Approach requires synthesis of soillandscape models to compile pixel dataset.
•Pixelization ≠ new land classification.
•High data loss is just an appearance: pixel and
vector are not comparable.
•Ecalp Databases need high quality soil data at
local level.
Information
ECALP Database (1/1000K)
•Organic carbon
•Biodiversity index
•Erosion Index
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SHARED METHODOLOGY
Local Database 1 (1/50k; 1/250k)
Local Database 2 (1/50k; 1/250k)
•Texture
•pH
•Soil series
•Texture
•pH
•Soil series
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The Network
Ecalp Methodology promotes the development of an
alpine soil institutions network.
•Test new methodologies (land and soil classification…).
•Data homogeneity.
•Trans-national Databases.
Strengths
Ecalp
Data
Methodology synthesis.
Weaknesses
Quality data Soil
at local level. knowledge.
Data loss.
Ecalp
Network
Opportunities
Promote
Data
trans-national homogeneity.
databases.
Threats
Pixelization
Tool
for Unsuitable
environmental uses.
analysis.
Shared
methodologies.
Data
transfer.
Soil Directive.
Database
upgrade.