The Thematic Working Group (TWG) Soil was responsible for developing the data specification on soil. The TWG was composed of 13 experts coming from Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Joint Research Centre Ispra, The Netherlands, Norway and Spain. The INSPIRE Directive (Directive 2007/2/EC) defines Soil as follows: “Soil and subsoil characterised according to depth, texture, structure and content of particles and organic material, stoniness, erosion, where appropriate mean slope and anticipated water storage capacity”. Soil can be considered as a non- renewable resource and fulfils many different (ecosystem) functions. Read More
