Ecalp Project in The Western Alps

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Ecalp Project in The Western Alps

• Soil Info Rhone-Alpes et Chambre dAgriculture
  Rhône Alpes
• Lyon

Istituto per le Piante da Legno e
lAmbiente Settore Suolo Torino
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The pilot area
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Keywords
New methodology

• Field trip

Sharing
Suitable use
Scale
Vecteurraster!!
Projection
Information
Data
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Keywords

• Scale
• Synthetic approach
• Information
• Network

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Scale

• Ecalp Methodology provides a tool for
  environmental analysis at policy makers level.

• Wide range approach? 1/ 1.000.000 scale.
• Local level?Vector.

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Synthetic approach

• Ecalp Approach requires synthesis of
  soil-landscape 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.

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Information

• ECALP Database (1/1000K)
• Organic carbon
• Biodiversity index
• Erosion Index

SHARED METHODOLOGY

• Local Database 1 (1/50k 1/250k)
• Texture
• pH
• Soil series

• Local Database 2 (1/50k 1/250k)
• 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.

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Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Ecalp Methodology Data synthesis. Quality data at local level. Data loss. Soil knowledge. Tool for environmental analysis. Pixelization Unsuitable uses.
Ecalp Network Promote trans-national databases. Data homogeneity. Shared methodologies. Soil Directive. Data transfer. Database upgrade.