Soil Geological Map of Thuringia

The designation of mapping or legend units of the soil geological map of Thuringia in scale 1: 100.000 (BGK 100) follows a soil form concept as an essential structure element, which equally takes into account substrate systematics (systematics of the soil forming substrate as a counterpart to soil systematics) and soil typology (or soil systematics) and summarises it as a soil form in one term (e.g. Löß-Schwarzerde). The mapping units thus represent surface units of complex soil forming societies in order to meet the map scale of 1:100.000 as well as the diverse soil conditions of Thuringia. further literature: MICHEL, C. (2004): 30 years “Soil Geological Map of Thuringia”. — Beitr. Geol. Thuringia, N.F. 11: 147 – 166; Jena. RAU, D., SCHRAMM, H. & WUNDERLICH, J. (1995): The guiding floor forms of Thuringia. Geowiss. Mitt. Thuringia, Supplement 3, 1. Ed.; Weimar. RAU, D., SCHRAMM, H. & WUNDERLICH, J. (2000): The guiding floor forms of Thuringia. Geowiss. Mitt. Thuringia, Supplement 3, 2. overarb. & erw. Ed.; Weimar.