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Description
SDIC Title Soil information system of Italy
Acronym CRA-ABP
Details
Mission and Objectives Harmonization of national data, data modeling, reference systems, data validation, thematic mapping at the national and regional levels
Mandate The National Council of Research in Agriculture (CRA) is a governamental research organization. CRA-ABP has received the mandate from the Ministry of Agriculture to collect and harmonize soil information of Italy
Formal Mandate National Government
Main Activities Research projects at international, national and regionals levels
SDIC URL www.soilmaps.it
Membership The national centre for soil mapping is the focal point for soil information inside the CRA and holds relationships with the Ministry of Environment, Regional soil services and National environment agency
Typology Thematic
Comments
Contact information for SDIC
Contact Person Edoardo A.C. Costantini
Organisation CRA-ABP
Function first researcher
Address D'Azeglio 30 Firenze
Country ITALY
Tel 00390552491222
Fax  
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development
  1. allocate experts to Drafting Teams
  2. submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams
  3. register a project to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules
  4. participate in the review process
  5. implement pilot projects to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules
  6. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: National
Description of geographic extent Italy
Societal Sector central government
Specific Expertise
Metadata
Data Specifications
Network services
Data and Service Sharing
Monitoring and Reporting
INSPIRE Data Themes
Title UserProducerCoordinator
Coordinate reference systems    
Geographical grid systems    
Geographical names    
Administrative units    
Addresses    
Cadastral parcels    
Transport networks    
Hydrography    
Protected sites    
Elevation    
Land cover    
Orthoimagery    
Geology    
Statistical units    
Buildings    
Soil  
Land use    
Human health and safety    
Utility and governmental services    
Environmental monitoring Facilities    
Production and industrial facilities    
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities    
Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units    
Natural risk zones    
Atmospheric conditions    
Meteorological geographical features    
Oceanographic geographical features    
Sea regions    
Bio-geographical regions    
Habitats and biotopes    
Species distribution    
Energy Resources    
Mineral Resources    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development Creation of the soil sytems geodatabse of Italy, for the Ministry of Agriculture, and of the National Atlas of the areas at risk of desertification, for the Ministry of Environment
Primary Business Research 
Environmental application domains Soil  

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