Soil types

In Malta the spatial pattern of soil types is very intricate, both semi-natural and agricultural areas and different soil types often occur within a single field or within a distance of few meters. In the national soil inventory of the Maltese Islands (MALSIS) established in 2014, soils were described according to the criteria of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources. Seven major soil reference groups were identified: Leptosols, Vertisols, Calcisols, Luvisols, Cambisols, Regosols and Arenosols. Soils were also classified into Soil Landscape Units, which consist of soil containing a range of soil types which are likely to have similar management characteristics. The soil landscapes are divided into semi-natural landscapes with a low human impact and man-made landscapes where human influence is demonstrated by the extensive terracing of slopes, creation of ‘made ground’ or intensive cultivation. Key to abbreviations of the soil landscape types: BCs – Blue Clay slopes; BCTm – Blue Clay moderate terraces; BCTs – Blue Clay steep terraces; BCsp – Blue Clay spring; BS – Blown sand; BST – Blown sand terraces; Clf – Cliffs; CTm – Coralline moderate terraces; CTs – Coralline steep terraces; CTv - Coralline shallow terraces; Ga – Garrigue; GTm – Globigerina moderate terraces; GTs - Globigerina steep terraces; GTv - Globigerina shallow terraces; M – Marsh; U – Urban; VF – Valley fill; W – Woodland.
 
Citation proposal
. Soil types. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/fe6d0480-746c-43e1-b765-7015354bba00

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Date ( Creation )
2015-05-06
Identifier
http://environment.gov.mt/ / SoilTypes

  Owner

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Soil
Spatial scope ( Theme )
  • National
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
When this data is used reference MALSIS, 2004 (A Soil Information for the Maltese Islands)
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Other restrictions
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Environment
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S
E
W


Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3045
Distribution format
  • unknown (unknown )

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OnLine resource
SO.SoilTypes  

SO.SoilBody.WRB

OnLine resource
MITA Harmonised Data View Service  

MITA Harmonised Data View Service

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Dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
true
Statement
Data is provided by the national soil inventory of the Maltese Islands (MALSIS), soils were described according to the criteria of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources

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fe6d0480-746c-43e1-b765-7015354bba00   XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2020-12-19T07:08:56
Metadata standard name
ISO19115
Metadata standard version
2003/Cor.1:2006

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