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National Soil Survey Center

Responsibilities

At the National Soil Survey Center (NSSC), the Director, National Leaders, and staff are responsible for: policy, technical guidance, procedures, and standards; soil investigation assistance; soil survey laboratory functions; developing handbooks and manuals to guide soil survey operations; training on a group and individual basis; developing and maintaining soil survey data and information systems; assistance in planning regional work planning conferences; liaison to NCSS Regional Agriculture Experiment Station Soil Survey Committees; and technical coordination at the national level.

Major Activities – FY 2010

This report describes the major accomplishments of the National Soil Survey Center (NSSC) during FY 2010. The activities described in this report are the responsibility of the staffs at the NSSC, including Soil Survey Standards, Soil Survey Interpretations, Soil Business Systems, Soil Quality and Ecosystems, and Soil Survey Research and Laboratory.