Inspire Download Service: Soil/Sorption capacity in the effective root region of Brandenburg (WFS-SO-SORPTION)

The interoperable INSPIRE download service provides an overview of the sorption capacity in the effective root space of the soils of Brandenburg. This map is based on the legend units of the soil overview map with corresponding assignment of parameterised surface soil shapes. These represent a soil form society for each legend unit. The individual (area) soil shapes were used with parameters, including the corresponding cation exchange capacity (KAK) values determined by ground and laboratory tests. The same horizontal-substrate combinations were summarised and the corresponding parameters statistically derived. The sequence of horizontal-substrate combinations in the surface soil forms with their KAC values formed the basis for the calculation of the sorption capacity in the effective root space (see Hennings 2000, link rule 2.3). According to the INSPIRE data specification Soil (D2.8.III.3_v3.0), the contents of the soil overview map are INSPIRE-compliant. The WFS includes the following feature types: — Monitoring process with information on the organisation involved in the process (LBGR), — derived soil object with information on the observation of the soil property to describe the derived soil object, —Observation of a soil property indicating the character of the soil-derived object, the observed property, the soil-derived observation of soil-related properties, the result of observations of the derived soil object, — Soil bodies, demarcated and with respect to certain soil characteristics and/or spatial patterns of homogeneous part of the floor ceiling; and — Soil layer with information on the assignment of the layer to a term corresponding to its nature, to the derived profile, which serves as the reference profile for a particular type of soil in a given geographical area, the upper and lower depth of the profile element, measured from the surface (0 cm) of a soil profile (in cm). — The compliant INSPIRE download service provides an overview of the adsorption capacity in the effective root zone of the soils in Brandenburg. The map is based on the legend units of the soil map (BÜK300) with corresponding assignment of parameterised soil forms. These represent one soil form society per legend unit. The single soil forms were assigned with parameters, including the corresponding values for cation exchange capacity (CEC), which were determined by field and laboratory investigations. Identical horizon-substrate combinations were summarised and the corresponding parameters were statistically derived. The sequence of horizon-substrate combinations in the soil forms with their CEC values formed the basis for the calculation of the sorption capacity in the effective root zone (see Hennings 2000, method 2.3). The content of the soil map is compliant to the INSPIRE data specification for the annex theme Soil (D2.8.III.3_v3.0). The WFS includes the following feature types: —Observation process with information about the organisation involved in the process (LBGR), Soil derived object with information on the observation of the soil property for characterising the soil derived object, Observations of a soil derived object with information about the character of the soil derived object, the observed property, the soil derived observation of soil related properties, the result of the observations of the soil derived object, Soil body, part of the soil cover that is delineated and that is homogeneous with regard to certain soil properties and/or spatial patterns, and Soil layer with information about the assignation of the layer according to the concept that fits its kind, to the derived soil profile, which serves as a reference profile for a particular type of soil in a specific geographical area, including the upper and lower depth of the profile element from the surface (0 cm) of a soil profile (in cm).