Ordinance on the establishment of the Regional Soil Research Office. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hessen Document type Regulation Date 1946 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Mineral resources Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Institution Land-use planning Research Minerals Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 establishes the Hessen Soil Research Office. The tasks of the Office are, inter alia, as follows: soil research, geological examination of the soil for construction purposes, completion and issue of geological maps, search for mineral deposits, hydro-geological research and groundwater observation service, advising regional and municipal authorities on related subject matters, cooperation with other geological institutes of the other German Länder and with German Universities and geological institutes abroad. Full text German Website www.hessen.de