1. Ecalp Project in The Western Alps Soil Info Rhone-Alpes et Chambre dAgriculture Rhône Alpes Lyon Istituto per le Piante da Legno e lAmbiente Settore Suolo Torino

2. The pilot area

3. Keywords Field trip New methodology Suitable use Sharing Information Scale Projection Data Vecteur…raster!!

4. Keywords Scale Synthetic approach Information Network

5. Scale Ecalp Methodology provides a tool for environmental analysis at policy makers level. Wide range approach 1/ 1.000.000 scale. Local level Vector.

6. Synthetic approach Ecalp Approach requires synthesis of soil- landscape models to compile pixel dataset. Pixelization new land classification. High data loss is just an appearance: pixel and vector are not comparable. Ecalp Databases need high quality soil data at local level.

7. Information Local Database 1 (1/50k; 1/250k) Texture pH Soil series … Local Database 2 (1/50k; 1/250k) Texture pH Soil series … ECALP Database (1/1000K) Organic carbon Biodiversity index Erosion Index … SHARED METHODOLOGY

8. The Network Ecalp Methodology promotes the development of an alpine soil institutions network. Test new methodologies (land and soil classification…). Data homogeneity. Trans-national Databases.

9. StrengthsWeaknessesOpportunitiesThreats Ecalp Methodology Data synthesis. Quality data at local level. Data loss. Soil knowledge. Tool for environmental analysis. Pixelization Unsuitable uses. Ecalp Network Promote trans-national databases. Data homogeneity. Shared methodologies. Soil Directive. Data transfer. Database upgrade.