Computerized land evaluation data bases in the European Communities

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Catalogue of a questionnaire survey
Agricultural and fisheries research
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Commission of the European Communities
Computerized
land evaluation data bases
in the European Communities
Catalogue of
a questionnaire survey
2nd edition
1989
Sponsored by the Editor/project coordination:
Commission of the European Communities Axel Nørr, National Cadastre
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Survey - Denmarl
Coordination of agricultural research Tion: Ann, Tarn
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Bureau of Land. Data - Denmark
»-t 1990 11446 EN ew a^^ Published by the
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Directorate-General
Telecommunications, Information Industries and Innovation
L-2920 Luxembourg
LEGAL NOTICE
Neither the Commission of the European Communities nor any person acting on
behalf of then is responsible for the use which might be made of the
following information
Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1990
ISBN 92-826-1188-4 Catalogue number: CD-NA-11446-EN-C
© ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels · Luxembourg, 1990
Printed in Belgium Table of contents
Chapter Page
PrefaceV
National points of ContactsVII
1Introduction to the Catalogue1
2Retrieval from the e database5
3Questionnaire forms A, Β and C. 8
4 The Catalogue 19
Belgium
Denmark
France
FederalRepublic of Germany (FRG)
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
TheNetherlands(NL)
United Kingdom (UK)
Spain
Portugal
Greece
- Ill Computerized Land Evaluation Databases in the European Community.
Updating 1987-88 of the EC Land Data Catalogue.
2nd edition
Preface.
This paper presents the first update of the EC Land Data Catalogue.
Additionally 61 of the 102 databases recorded in the 1st edition of
the Catalogue (CEC DG-VI, 1986) have been revised. 32 databases are
new in this edition and the Catalogue contains now totally 134 data­
bases.
The update procedure was set up ultimo 1987 after recommendation by
the Programme Committee of the Land and Water Use and Management
under the auspicies of the General Directorate of Agriculture (DG-
VI) and based on an EC-workshop held in Pisa, May 1987. Collection
of information was carried out in each of the member states. Data
collection was coordinated by Miss A.E. Tarran, the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, England, who sent out questionnaire
forms to the national point of contacts (NPOC), which were nominated
at the Pisa-workshop. The NPOC's were mainly taken as the national
representatives who have participated in the EC-workshops concerning
computerization of land data, where the Catalogue currently have
been discussed and evaluated. The national point of contactse
been responsible for collection of the relevant information within
each country. The appointed NPOC's are listed below.
The update results have been presented and discussed at the latest
EC-workshop "Application of computerized EC-soil Maps and Climate
Data" held in Wageningen, november 1988.
The computerization of questionnaire data was undertaken by Dr. Ivan
Munk, The Ministry of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Data (ADK), Den­
mark. The total text database of the Catalogue is stored on the ADK-
computer system. Dr. Munk developed the software for text processing
which was initially applied for a similar Danish catalogue publica­
tion. Dr. Axel Nørr (formerly ADK) at the National Cadastre and Sur­
vey of Denmark coordinated the editorial work in the update project
as well as in the initial questionnaire survey. All new contributi­
ons and revisions have been computerized in the text database at
ADK.
In the last 3 years, since the information for the Land Data Catalo­
gue was collected and published in its 1. edition, there have been
considerable advances in data collection and Geographical Informati­
on System technology in the member countries. The Commission of the
EC itself has also initiated programmes which involves computeriza­
tion and treatment of Community Data, e.g. the CORINE- and LFA-
programmes. The actual update of the Catalogue should maintain its
value as an up to date source of reference on computerized land data
for soil, water climate and topography. At the above mentioned EC-workshop in Wageningen it was concluded by
the national representation that the Catalogue should be updated at
regular intervals. This should be done as a funded project (with the
support of the EC) in consultation with the CORINE-programme.
As such it is hoped that the Catalogue - by periodical updates - can
be a living document for exchange of information between planning
and administrative levels, scientists, etc. It is hoped too, that it
might contribute to an evaluation of the various data sources, data
storage and retrieval techniques, available within the EC-countries.
Therefore it has been approved by DG-VI that the results of the
update questionnaire should be published. This publication takes
form as loose-leaf prints which can be inserted in the ring binders
of the Catalogue. Due to the fact that 70% of the entries are revi­
sed, the total number of pages have been replaced. Database sets/ob­
jects in the Catalogue are to be replaced in the future by a new
print when they are updated by the owner of the data. The publicati­
ons are carried out by DG-XIII, and distributed from the Office for
Official Publications, Luxembourg.
The background of the questionnaire content and guideline to the use
of the catalogue is presented in chapter 1.
An example of a retrieval from the Catalogue database at ADK is pre­
sented in chapter 2. The text processing system facilitate searching
in the different entries A, B, or C. Such retrievals will facilitate
specific surveys of the Catalogue. A detailed documentation of the
Land Data Catalogue and the text processing system has been reported
at the EC-workshop in Pisa, May 1987 (Nørr et al., 1987). The que­
stionnaire forms and guidance to completion is attached as chapter
3.
The editor of the Catalogue acknowledges the people involved in the
update project, particularly the national representatives who col­
lected the information and finally my English and Danish colleagues
for the joint work.
Finally thanks to DG-VI and DG-XIII for sponsoring the publication
of the Catalogue.
July 1989.
Editor of the Catalogue,
Dr. Axel Nørr
Bureau of Land Data (ADK) National Cadastre and Survey
Ministry of Agriculture Regional Department
Enghavevej 2 Moltrupvej 1
DK-7100 Vejle DK-6100 Haderslev
Tel.: [phone] Tel.: [phone]
- VI References.
Commission of the European Communities, 1986.
Computerized Land Evaluation Databases. Catalogue of a Questionnaire
Survey. Directorate General for Agriculture, Report EUR 10195 EN.
Office for Official Publications of the EC, Luxembourg.
Nørr, A.H., Tarran, A.E., Munk, I., 1987.
The Catalogue of Computerized Land Evaluation Data Bases in the
European Communities. Proceeding of the EC­workshop, Computerization
of Land Use Data Pisa 1987. Report EUR 11151 EN, Office of Official
Publications of the European Communities Luxembourg (DG­X111­C).
Nørr, A.H., 1988.
Updating 1987­88 of the EC Land Data Catalogue. Proceeding of the
EC­workshop, Application of computerized EC­soil Maps and Climate
Data, Wageningen 1988. Report EUR 12039 EN, Office of Official
Publications of the European Communities Luxembourg (DG­X111­C).
National Points of Contact for the updating of the EC Land Data
Catalogue.
Belgium: Ir. F. Delecour
Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques
Institut de Pedalogie
Β ­ 5800 Gembloux
(Project Coordination and editorial works:) Denmark:
Dr. A. Nørr
National Cadastre and Survey, Regional Department
Moltrupvej 1
DK ­ 6100 Haderslev
(Update processing and computer programs:)
Dr. Ivan Munk
Bureau of Land Data (ADK)
Ministry of Agriculture
Enghavevej 2
DK ­ 7100 Vejle
Federal Republic Dr. H.W. Koppel
of Germany: Bundesforschungsanstalt
Für Naturschutz und
Landschaftsökologie (BFANL)
Konstantinstrasse 110
D ­ 5300 Bonn 2
­ VII ­France: Dr. J. Daroussin
Service d'Etude des Sols
INRA - Centre de Recherche
d'Orleans
F - 45160 Olivet
Greece: Dr. S. Theocharopoulos
Ministry of Agriculture
Soil Science Institute of Athens
1 Soph. Venizelou Street Lycovrissi
GR - Athen 14123
Ireland: Dr. B. Coulter
An Foras Taluntais
Johnstown Castle Research Centre
IR - Wexford
Italy: Dr. B. Biagi
CNR Istituto di Elaborazione
dell' Informazione
Via S. Maria 46
I - 56100 Pisa
Luxembourg: Ing. P. Schramm
81, Route de Longwy
L - 8080 Helfent/Bertrange
The Netherlands; Ir. A. K. Bregt
Stichting voor Bodemkartering
Postbus 98
NL - 6700 AB Wageningen
United Kingdom: (Questionnaire survey and data collection)
Miss A. E. Tarran