@incollection{fdi:010008394,
  title = {{T}he soils and terrain digital database ({SOTER}) as a basis for development},
  author = {{V}an {B}aren, {J}.{H}.{V}. and {B}ridges, {E}.{M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} case is presented for the use of a soils database which is capable of storing and handling information at different scales of operation. {S}uch a system, a {W}orld {S}oils and {T}errain digital database ({SOTER}), has been developed at the {I}nternational {S}oil {R}eference and {I}nformation {C}entre ({ISRIC}) for use at a global scale as well as for individual continents or countries. {T}rials of this system has been carried out in several parts of the world and it is now ready for wider application. {C}ompilation of databases and the development of database handling systems for soil information currently are an important area of development in soil science and will help in the attempts being made to identify soils for use on a sustainable basis, especially in the developing countries. {W}ith an increasing population demanding greater agricultural production, the pressure on soils will become more intense and there is, therefore, an urgent need to recognize which soils are sufficiently resilient to stand up to the demands made upon them. {P}lanners responsible for development need to have soil information easily available so that land use decisions can be made in the light of the best information available. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{SOL} ; {BASE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {TYPOLOGIE} ; {PROFIL} {PEDOLOGIQUE} ; {CARTOGRAPHIE} ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {{S}urveillance des sols dans l'environnement par t{\'e}l{\'e}d{\'e}tection et syst{\`e}mes d'information g{\'e}ographiques = {M}onitoring soils in the environment with remote sensing and {GIS}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {53--62},
  address = {{P}aris},
  publisher = {{ORSTOM}},
  series = {{C}olloques et {S}{\'e}minaires},
  year = {1996},
  ISBN = {2-7099-1331-3},
  ISSN = {0767-2896},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010008394},
}