1. The “Ecopedological project of the Alps”: general description Harmonization of Soil Information in the Alps JRC, Ispra1 – 2 July 2004 Francesca Ferraro, Earth Sciences Dept., Milano University

2. Alpine Convention - Soil Protocol Italian Ministry of Environment APAT (Environment Protection Agency and Technical Services) Eco-pedological Map for the Alpine Territory 1:250.000

3. APAT Earth Sciences Department (Milano University) IDPA (Institute for Environmental Processes Dynamics) - National Research Council (CNR) Centro Studi Val d’Ossola (Catholic University, Milan) CRASL (Research Centre for Env. and sustainable Development of Lombardy) (Catholic University, Milan) Project leader  Adalberto Notarpietro (IDPA, Brescia Catholic University)

4. Bolzano (EURAC) Domodossola (Centro Studi)

5. ARPAV APAT (Environment Protection Agency and Technical Services) exchange format for data (Pilot areas) ARPAV (agro-environmental Centre of ARPA Veneto)

6. JRC/IES Ecopedological Map of Italy 1: 250.000 European Soil Bureau (ESB) Soil and Waste Unit Harmonisation…

7. Proposals Prototypal ecopedological map 1:250.000 Prototypal ecopedological map 1:250.000 Exchange format Exchange format Pilot areas Pilot areas Network creation Network creation Census of soil institutions Census of soil institutions European Perspective

8. Prototypal map boundaries ratified by the Alpine Conventionboundaries ratified by the Alpine Convention existing dataexisting data database derived from soil map of Europedatabase derived from soil map of Europe applicative parameters (erosion organic C)applicative parameters (erosion organic C) Pixel (10x10 km)Pixel (10x10 km) INSPIRE gridINSPIRE grid

9. Exchange format & Pilot areas Exchange format  ARPAV Exchange format  ARPAV Pilot areas – boundary areas Pilot areas – boundary areas Pilot areas – representative of different Alpine regions Pilot areas – representative of different Alpine regions 1 x 1 km fitting the INSPIRE grid 1 x 1 km fitting the INSPIRE grid Pilot areas = test of exchange format Pilot areas = test of exchange format

10. Network creation network among European partners working on soils network among European partners working on soils definition of common protocols, for the elaboration of the reference soil database definition of common protocols, for the elaboration of the reference soil database no modification of data ownership no modification of data ownership census of institutions involved in alpine soil study and protection census of institutions involved in alpine soil study and protection

11. Conclusions Exchange format & Pilot areas Exchange format & Pilot areas Network Network Short times Short times Enlargement of 1 x 1 km areas Enlargement of 1 x 1 km areas This is only the first step………………. This is only the first step……………….