47ac68df-a394-4321-a9cf-9f73eebeb035 eng utf8 dataset Dataset Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Changed Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change St Joseph High Street Santa Venera Malta environment@gov.mt https://meae.gov.mt/en/public_consultations/msdec/pages/home.aspx pointOfContact 2024-08-13 ISO 19115 2003 ETRS89 Soil types 2023-05-26 publication 2024-08-13 revision 2023-05-26 creation haleconnect.com/d458caac-c19d-465c-af21-ebd385b974ef 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. Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change St Joseph High Street Santa Venera Malta environment@gov.mt https://meae.gov.mt/en/public_consultations/msdec/pages/home.aspx pointOfContact Soil theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Soil National Spatial scope 2019-05-22 publication otherRestrictions public access limited according to Article 13(1)(g) of the INSPIRE Directive otherRestrictions Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International When this data is used reference MALSIS, 2004 (A Soil Information for the Maltese Islands) vector eng environment true 14.183606052491944 14.576307172212726 35.80639006290169 36.08243392769435 onLine 1.0 https://haleconnect.com/ows/services/org.1261.00e5a2fd-511a-44f2-ab70-698be06c9d94_wfs?SERVICE=WFS&Request=GetCapabilities download https://haleconnect.com/ows/services/org.1261.00e5a2fd-511a-44f2-ab70-698be06c9d94_wms?SERVICE=WMS&Request=GetCapabilities information dataset dataset INSPIRE Data Specification on Soil - Technical Guidelines INSPIRE Data Specification on Soil - Technical Guidelines 2013-12-10 publication See the referenced specification true Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication true 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