The Multi-Scale Soil Information System (MEUSIS) is a data analysis method introduced late 2010 as part of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme, under the INSPIRE directive. It was proposed as a solution to the lack of a singular approach to soil data aggregation across the European Union[1] accessible through the European Soil Portal.
The major bottleneck of the assessment of the soil condition in Europe, based on already existing data, is the lack of comparable methodologies for soil survey, digital soil mapping, monitoring and data transfer. There is a high variability of soil information in Europe, which also varies from country to country. Local, Regional and National Authorities are derailing with soil data; soil data sets from different countries are often implemented using different methodologies and measuring techniques.
References
- ↑ Panagos, Panos & Van Liedekerke, Marc & Montanarella, Luca. (2011). Multi-scale European Soil Information System (MEUSIS): A multi-scale method to derive soil indicators. Computational Geosciences. 15. 463-475. 10.1007/s10596-010-9216-0.