Land Use Data for Latitude 45.75 Longitude 7.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Alta Valsesia e Valli Otro, Vogna, Gronda, Artogna e Sorba
Ambienti glaciali del Gruppo del Monte Rosa
Mont Avic e Mont Emilius
Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa (Valle d'Aosta side)

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Urban land

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

0
30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Podzols
Unknown
Glaciers

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.