Soil Map of the Federal Republic of Germany 1:1,000,000

The first country wide soil map at a scale of 1:1,000,000 (BUEK1000) has been compiled on the basis of published soil maps of the former German Democratic Republic and the pre 1990 federal states of Germany. To do this, it was necessary to match the soil systems used in East and West Germany and to develop standardized descriptions of soil units. A relatively homogeneous map has resulted, which permits uniform assessment of the soils throughout Germany. The map shows 71 soil mapping units, described in the legend on the basis of the German and FAO soil systems. Each soil unit has been assigned a characteristic soil profile (Leitprofil) as an aid to map interpretation. For the first time the subdivision of the country into 12 soil regions has been represented on the map. This subdivision was coordinated with the state Geological Surveys. These soil regions will represent the highest hierarchic level of nation wide soil maps in future. The colours of soil units correspond to the standards of the 'Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung' (KA 3; Guidelines for Soil Mapping). The various hues characterize differences in relief or soil humidity. The BUEK1000 was produced digitally. It is an important part of the spatial database integrated in the Soil Information System currently being established at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (FISBo BGR). It can be used together with the characteristic soil profiles to derive thematic maps related to nation wide soil protection. The scale of the BUEK1000 makes it especially suitable for small scale evaluations at federal or EU level.

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(2013) . Soil Map of the Federal Republic of Germany 1:1,000,000. https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/1AA9B216-33F8-48F5-850F-8C6A4E6978AC

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Identification

File identifier: 1AA9B216-33F8-48F5-850F-8C6A4E6978AC XML

Hierarchy level: dataset Dataset

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Resource identifier

code: E44D2386-0B71-4862-BC1F-4FA7692057F5

Metadata language: eng English

Spatial representation type: Vector

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Geoscientific information

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Coupled resource

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )

Boden
Soil

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 ( Theme )

Bodenart
Bodenauslaugung
Bodenbearbeitung
Bodenbelastung
Bodenbildung
Bodenbiologie
Bodenchemie
Bodendegradation
Bodendekontamination
Bodenerosion
Bodenfeuchtigkeit
Bodenfruchtbarkeit
Bodenfunktion
Bodengestaltung
Bodengüte
Bodenkarte
Bodenluft
Bodenmechanik
Bodenmineralogie
Bodennutzbarkeit
Bodennutzung

SGD-Liste ( Theme )

Bodeneigenschaften
Bodengefüge
Bodengruppe
Bodenhorizont
bodenphysikalische Eigenschaften
Bodenskelett
Bodenverbreitung
Durchlässigkeit
effektive Durchwurzelungstiefe

Freies Schlagwort ( Theme )

environmental protection
geographical information system
parent material
parent rock
soil association
soil complex
soil information system
soil map
soil polygon
soil profile
soil property
soil protection
soil science
soil substrate
soil systematics
soil textural class
soil type

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Keywords ( Place )

Federal Republic of Germany

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Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Date ( Creation ): 1994-07-01

Date ( Publication ): 2013-12-12

Quality and validity

Lineage: BGR (BÜK1000, 0.1), Forstplanungsämter und Staatliche Geologische Dienste der Länder 1994.

Denominator: 1000000

Conformity

Restrictions on access and use

Access constraints: General Standard Terms and Conditions (GSTC) of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources. The information made available shall be quotet as follows in case of reuse: Datasource: BUEK1000 V2.1, (C) BGR, Hannover, 2013.