Soil Geography

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• U.S. Soil Geography Hierarchy Diagrams
• Digital Soil Geographic Databases (GIS-ready)
  • Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA)
  • Common Resource Areas (CRA)
  • U.S. General Soil Map (STATSGO2)
  • Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database
  • National Cooperative Soil Survey Soil Characterization Database (Pedons)
  • Soil Data Mart - Download (SSURGO) and (STATSGO2) Data (GIS-ready)
• Thematic Maps

• Web Soil Survey
• Soil Data Access
• Soil Data Viewer
• Digital Soil Mapping (West Virginia University SharePoint site for DSM applications and research within the NCSS)
• Soil Series Extent Mapping Tool
• MLRA Explorer

• Geodata.gov
• Geospatial Data Gateway
• National Map Atlas
• National Resources Inventory (NRI)
• Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD)
• Soil Classification Database (SC)
• Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and FGDC Soils Subcommittee
• Federal Geographic Data Committee (Soil Geographic Data Standard)

• National Soil Survey Handbook
• NRCS Soil Science Division
• NRCS National Geospatial Management Center
• NRCS Information Technology Center

• NASIS
• NRCS Soil Data Warehouse Staging Site
• Soil Data Viewer Rule Manager
• NRCS Application Reports - Web Soil Survey Metrics
• Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD)
• Soil Data Mart Report Manager Client 2.2

Last Modified: 04/10/2012