In this paper we present the land units map of Italy, covering an area of ca. 300,000km(2) between 47 degrees 05 N-35 degrees 29 N and 6 degrees 37 E-18 degrees 31 E. The map was created by means of a Geographic Information System (GIS) and is based on the overlay of various thematic maps according to a hierarchical classification. The map scale is 1:250,000, with a minimum mapping unit of 50ha. The GIS integration of different layers, covering the main environmental components (climate, lithology and geomorphology), resulted in a number of hierarchically arranged land units, homogeneous in terms of biotic potential and ecological processes. These units highlight the role of physical determinism in characterizing the Italian territory with a high degree of environmental heterogeneity. The proposed land classification scheme could be taken into consideration when planning initiatives aimed at surveying, monitoring, managing and sustainably developing the territory.
Land units map of Italy / D., Smiraglia; Capotorti, Giulia; D., Guida; Mollo, Barbara; V., Siervo; Blasi, Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF MAPS. - ISSN 1744-5647. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:2(2013), pp. 239-244. [10.1080/17445647.2013.771290]
Land units map of Italy
CAPOTORTI, Giulia;MOLLO, BARBARA;BLASI, Carlo
2013
Abstract
In this paper we present the land units map of Italy, covering an area of ca. 300,000km(2) between 47 degrees 05 N-35 degrees 29 N and 6 degrees 37 E-18 degrees 31 E. The map was created by means of a Geographic Information System (GIS) and is based on the overlay of various thematic maps according to a hierarchical classification. The map scale is 1:250,000, with a minimum mapping unit of 50ha. The GIS integration of different layers, covering the main environmental components (climate, lithology and geomorphology), resulted in a number of hierarchically arranged land units, homogeneous in terms of biotic potential and ecological processes. These units highlight the role of physical determinism in characterizing the Italian territory with a high degree of environmental heterogeneity. The proposed land classification scheme could be taken into consideration when planning initiatives aimed at surveying, monitoring, managing and sustainably developing the territory.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.