European Digital Archive on Soil Maps (EuDASM) is a digital inventory of the maps holding valuable information pertaining to soil that are highly demanded in various environmental assessment studies focusing on policy issues. A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, Regions, and Themes The EuDASM is a common platform established by Joint Research Centre in Italy of the European Commission and the International Soil Reference and Information Centre(ISRIC)of Wageningen University in The Netherlands (Holland) to store soil and related maps in digital format and to provide free access to the global community (Researchers, University scholars, policy makers, etc. ). The archive is typically unique at the present times, for it is the only archive that holds nearly 6000 maps online related to soils and are freely accessible to the public around the world. An archive refers to a collection of historical records and also refers to the location in which these records are kept Moreover, the major focus of the EuDASM initiative is towards the developing nations of Africa, South America, Asia etc. Developing countries are countries that haven't reached Western-style standards of democratic government free market economy industrialization social programs and human rights guaranties South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a , inorder to assist them to arrest the loss of existing information and prevent the quality deterioration.
National Soil Maps (listed by Country), National Soil Maps (listed by Continent)