2nd Editorial Board Meeting

JRC Ispra, November 26th 2004

Soil of Atlas Europe

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Goals of the meeting

•Explain progress

•Discuss outstanding issues

•Collect general feedback and guidance

•Allocate final tasks!

•Gather sufficient information to produce final draft

•Atlas Launch Event

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Progress

•Considerable….

•….. but slower than expected!

•Text edited, “harmonised”, “simplified”

•Draft layout of text and graphical elements

•Full scale draft completed and dispatched

•Processing feedback.

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Timetable 2004 •Today = Definitive format, structure & contents• By Xmas = Final list of graphics sent to LJ• By Xmas = Main body of text finalised and sent to LJ

2005• Mid January = Agreement on regional text boxes and other map texts• End January = all text and graphical elements with LJ• End February = production of final draft and dispatch for comments• Mid March = deadline for comments – factual or errors only• End March = Final check and OK to produce files for printing• April = delivery of files to printer• End May = Published Atlas• June = Atlas Launch Event

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Publication

• Launch event!• Pricing • Distribution Strategy

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Who will read the atlas?

•Reference work for EU citizens & Policy makers

•Not aimed specifically at Soil Scientists

•Raise profile of soil and related issues

•Publicise the work of the ESB Network

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Draft Atlas

•Still a draft!

•Basis for discussion

•Indication of layout, text volumes and content

•Draft graphics

•Identify errors

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General comments

• Overall impressions

Structure

Content

•Detailed comments on bilateral basis

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Issues

•Cover•Initial Pages•Introduction•WRB•European Maps•International Section•Soil Database•Soil Properties Maps

•Threats•Additional information

See individual files

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What next?

• CD?• Posters?• Atlas of World Soils?

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Publication

• Launch event!• Pricing • Distribution Strategy