Soil Observatory: Communal-Level Soil Data for South-West Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2013

Beta version soil data aggregated at the communal level for the South-West zone of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in France for the year 2013. The dataset is provided by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and was last updated in the catalog on April 21, 2022. Geographic coverage is bounded by specific communes, including Aïnhoa, Montaner, Lucq de Béarn, and Accous.

Use Cases

• Map soil characteristics at the communal level based on the described geographic boundaries.
• Analyze regional soil data for agricultural or environmental planning based on the 2013 survey.
• Integrate soil property layers into a Geographic Information System (GIS) using the provided WMS/WFS services.
• Assess data quality for communes based on the vectorization rate referenced in the description.

Strengths

• Geographic coverage is precisely defined by bounding communes in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.
• Data is accessible via multiple methods, including direct download and OGC services (WMS/WFS).
• Produced by a recognized geological and mining research organization (BRGM).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2022-04-21 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

Collection Method

Likely contains aggregated survey or observational data from a soil observatory program.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Last updated 2022-04-21 00:00:00

Geography

South-West zone of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France, bounded by communes Aïnhoa, Montaner, Lucq de Béarn, and Accous.