@incollection{fdi:010008419, title = {{A} soil information system for the structural analysis of rural areas}, author = {{D}esmet, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}elgium has surveyed its soils on a scale of 1:5,000 and has published those maps at a scale of 1:20,000. {G}eographical {I}nformation {S}ystems ({GIS}) have made it possible to realize a large scale {S}oil {I}nformation {S}ystem based on those digital soil maps and on a detailed, metrically corrected cadastral map (scale 1:2,000). {F}rom the suitability maps for the various cultivation groups, the inclusion of data on the situation of agriculture in {LIS} and through thematic processing, an agricultural map is obtained, which can serve as a basis to balance agricultural and environmental interests. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{SOL} ; {CARTOGRAPHIE} ; {SYSTEME} {D}'{INFORMATION} {GEOGRAPHIQUE} ; {UTILISATION} {DU} {SOL} ; {BELGIQUE}}, 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 = {373--380}, 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:010008419}, }