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Central African Soil Atlas: Small-Scale Laboratory Maps Collection

Explore detailed soil maps from the Laboratory of Soil Science, including vectorized images and classifications for countries like Rwanda, Burundi, and DR Congo. Get insights on parent material, texture, and drainage across different regions.

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Central African Soil Atlas: Small-Scale Laboratory Maps Collection

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  1. Soil Atlas of Africa Small-scale Soil Maps at the Laboratory of Soil Science Eric Van Ranst Laboratory of Soil Science

  2. Overview image files (scans) vector maps Laboratory of Soil Science

  3. Central African Soil Database : Regional 1) Soil map of the Belgian Congo & Ruanda-Urundi vectorised * 1:5 M * 1958-1959 (C. Sys) * INEAC classification ~ Soil Taxonomy Laboratory of Soil Science

  4. Carte des Sols du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi

  5. Central African Soil Database : Regional 2) Soil association map of Rwanda & Burundi * 1:1 M image * 1957 – 1961 (A. Van Wambeke) * INEAC classification Laboratory of Soil Science

  6. Carte des Sols du Rwanda et du Burundi

  7. Central African Soil Database : Regional 3) SOTER Central Africa (2007) vectorised * 1:2 M for DR Congo * 1:1 M for Rwanda, Burundi * WRB classification

  8. Central African Soil Database : Regional

  9. Central African Soil Database : Rwanda 1) Soil map of Rwanda vectorised * 1:250,000 * 1992 * legend ~ parent material, development, texture, depth, drainage Laboratory of Soil Science

  10. Central African Soil Database : Rwanda A . C 6 3 dominant: I.A3 secundary: G.K5.z tertiary: I.C4.gr association Laboratory of Soil Science

  11. Central African Soil Database : Rwanda 2) Soil map of Rwanda * 1:50,000 * 2000 * 43 sheets * legend ~ parent material, development, texture, depth, drainage * soil profile classification ~ INEAC, USDA, FAO vectorised Laboratory of Soil Science

  12. Central African Soil Database : Rwanda

  13. Central African Soil Database : Burundi 1) Soil map of Burundi * 1:250,000 vectorised * 1988 * soil classification ~ INEAC, USDA (1975), FAO (1975) Laboratory of Soil Science

  14. Central African Soil Database : Burundi

  15. Central African Soil Database : Burundi 2) Soil map of Burundi * 1:50,000 image * 2000 * 42 sheets * soil classification : great group & subgroup of the ISABU classification Laboratory of Soil Science

  16. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo  Soil maps realised between 1945 – 1960 by INEAC  Soil maps realised after 1960 by Ghent University  Coverage of about 15% vectorised image • digitalisation project is ongoing collaboration with UNIKIN and UNILU Laboratory of Soil Science

  17. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo

  18. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo 1) Soil map of the Lower Congo and Kinshasa * 1:200,000 * 1991 * 8 sheets * cartographic legend ~ parent material profile development texture soil depth * soil profiles : INEAC, USDA (1975), FAO (1988) Laboratory of Soil Science

  19. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo

  20. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo 2) Reconnaissance soil map of the Kwango * 1:1,000,000 * 1955 * 1 sheet, associations or complexes, INEAC 3) Reconnaisance soil map of the Kasai * 1:200,000 * 1958 * 2 sheets, associations of soil series ~ parent material & soil profile development Laboratory of Soil Science

  21. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo 4) Soil map of the Upper Lulua * 1:1,000,000 * 1959 - 1960 * great groups ~ INEAC classification 5) Soil association map of the Upper Lulua – Dilolo * 1:200,000 * 1959 - 1960 * associations reporting parent material, development & texture Laboratory of Soil Science

  22. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo 6) Reconnaissance soil map of Maniema * 1:250,000 * 1960 * 1 sheet, complexes, INEAC classification 7) Soil maps of the Kivu * 1:50,000 – 1:500,000 * 1950 - 1970 * 3 sheets Laboratory of Soil Science

  23. Central African Soil Database : DR Congo 8) Soil maps of the Eastern Province * 1:40,000 – 1:200,000 * 1952 - 1959 * 8 sheets 9) Soil maps of the Equator * 1:50,000 – 1:100,000 * 1956 - 1968 * 8 sheets Laboratory of Soil Science

  24. Other Soil Maps (image files) 1) Soil map of Cameroon image * 1:500,000 – 11 sheets (not published) * 1982 – 1990 (E. Van Ranst & J. Debaveye) * great group level (Soil Taxonomy) 2) Soil map of the Republic of Botswana image * 1:1M – 2 sheets * 1990 * soil group & 1 subgroup ~ FAO legend Laboratory of Soil Science

  25. Other Soil Maps (image files) 3) Soils and physiography of Tanzania * 1:2M image * 1983 * FAO legend 4) Provisional soil map of Zimbabwe - Rhodesia * 1:1M image * 1979 - 2nd Edition Laboratory of Soil Science

  26. Other Soil Maps (image files) 5) Soil map of the Republic of Zambia image * 1:500,000 * 1967 * legend ~ soil map Africa ‘63 6) Soil mapof theRepublic of Zambia image * 1:3M * 1983 * FAO legend Laboratory of Soil Science

  27. Other Soil Maps (image files) 7) Soil map of Tunesia image * 1:1M 8) Soil map of Algeria image * 1:500,000 – 7 sheets 9) Soil map of the Arabic countries : North Morocco * 1:1M image Laboratory of Soil Science

  28. National Soil Survey Coverage in Africa (%)

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