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LMO Description
Organisation National Research and Development Institute for Soil, Agrochemistry and Environment (ICPA)
Details
Level of authority National
Formal Mandate The mission of ICPA is to promote basic, strategic and applied research, survey and long-term monitoring in soil and agrochemistry fields. This mission implies high quality contribution in developing knowledge on soils and environment. In the same time, trained scientists and engineers are involved in providing services, thereby contributing to the economic competitiveness of Romania, and to upgrading the quality of life.
Several strategic aims support this mission:
o nation-wide inventory (classification, mapping) and quality monitoring of the soil as natural basic resources;
o fostering research for a deeper understanding and a better prediction of different processes implying soil, land and plant nutrition;
o collecting, interpreting and providing data on soil, land and plant nutrition;
o developing research for better knowledge of the pedogenetic processes and sound understanding of the soil functions;
o providing independent expertise;
o developing and using new technologies, as well as maintaining scientific facilities;
o ensuring connection with user communities and effective know-how transfer
o training and maintaining skilled staff ("centre of excellence") in soil science, agrochemistry, environment and related fields (environment, GIS, RS, modeling, DSS, etc.);
o encouraging public understanding of soil and environment, by dissemination of information on human impact.
Main Activities Research, outreach consultancy services, technical assistance, technology transfer, training - in soil science and survey, agrochemistry and environment protection
LMO URL http://www.icpa.ro 
Comments
LMO CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Person VINTILA Roxana
Organisation National Research and Development Institute for Soil, Agrochemistry and Environment
Function Senior Researcher
Address 61, Marasti Street, 011464 Bucharest
Country ROMANIA 
Tel +40748518334
Fax +40213184348 
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the LMO in INSPIRE development
  1. participate in the review process
  2. contribute to awareness raising and training
  3. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: National
Description of geographic extent: Romania
Societal Sector Research, Public Works
Specific Expertise
Metadata
Data Specifications
INSPIRE Data Themes
Theme UserProducerCoordinator
Coordinate reference systems    
Geographical grid systems    
Geographical names    
Cadastral parcels    
Hydrography    
Protected sites    
Elevation    
Land cover    
Orthoimagery    
Geology    
Statistical units    
Soil
Land use    
Human health and safety    
Utility and governmental services    
Environmental monitoring Facilities    
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities    
Population distribution and demography    
Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units    
Natural risk zones    
Atmospheric conditions    
Meteorological geographical features    
Bio-geographical regions    
Habitats and biotopes    
Species distribution    
Energy Resources    
Mineral Resources    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development On going study on "Soil" theme and other related themes in order to generate these spatial data in compliance with INSPIRE
Primary Business Agriculture, Environment 
Environmental application domains Soil, Soil-Plant, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere system  

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