Kübler, StefanieRautenstrauch, ClausSchenk, Michael2019-09-162019-09-161999https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/26577Converting analogue soil maps into digital maps offers new possibilities for soil scientific working methods. In Geoinformationsystems (GIS) a database can be build up by relating map objects to their attributes. However, the best database is useless if it does not provide the enduser with an easy-to-use interface to the available information. In order to gain insight in users' needs, interviews have been made with geologists of different disciplines. The output has been used to design tools for the interaction between users and digital soil maps. Objectives, concepts and methods have been tested using a prototype which was developed using the GIS environment ArcView from ESRI. Tools for visualization and analysis of the database has been implemented. Tests with various types of users have shown that the prototype matches their expectations and serves as a good basis for further development work. In this paper, we report about tools which have been especially implemented to support the preparation of environmental impact assessments.Text/Conference Paper