Conditions on use are available at http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/library/Data/_Datarequest/efsa.html

Notification regarding these data:

1.The data produced in EFSA Project are made available for research and development purposes. Preparation of applications for regulatory purposes are considered as a development purposes.

2.The data released, produced in EFSA Project, were elaborated by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) and by the experts of EFSA PPR FATE Working Group(WG), through the processing of data available at the European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), Harmonized World Soil Database, Worldclim database, Capri database. The data are the result of a JRC internal research activity and of the PPR WG experts activity; the underlying model and resulting data still need to be validated and verified; no formal quality check on the data has been made yet. The JRC, on behalf of the Commission, does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omissions in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The JRC, on behalf of the Commission, agrees to provide the data free of charge but is not bound to justify the content and values contained in the databases.

3.The permission to use the data specified above is granted on condition that, under no circumstances are these data passed to third parties. An exception to this is when the data is use for preparation of applications for regulatory purposes where the data may be submitted to EFSA and competent regulatory bodies.

4.The user agrees to:

a) Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates;

b) Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).

Reference of source (Citations) :

1.Gardi, C., Panagos, P., Hiederer, R., Montanarella, L., Micale, F. Report on the Activities Realized in 2010 within the Service Level Agreement between JRC and EFSA, as a Support of the FATE and ECOREGION Working Groups of EFSA PPR. Publications Office of the European Union EUR 24744, ISBN: 978-92-79-19521-1 , DOI: 10.2788/61018

2.Panagos P., Van Liedekerke M., Jones A., Montanarella L. European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements. (2012) Land Use Policy, 29 (2), pp. 329-338. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.003