NCGC Support for the National Cooperative Soil Survey

The National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) is a nationwide partnership of federal, regional, state, and local agencies and institutions. This partnership works together to cooperatively investigate, inventory, document, classify, and interpret soils and to disseminate, publish, and promote the use of information about the soils of the United States and its trust territories. The activities of the NCSS are carried out on national, regional, and state levels.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is responsible for the leadership of soil survey activities of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the leadership and coordination of NCSS activities, and for the extension of soil survey technology to global applications.

The NRCS National Cartography and Geospatial Center (NCGC) support the National Cooperative Soil Survey by providing:

• Photography for Soil Field Mapping and Map Compilation Materials
• Digital Orthophoto (DOQ) Products
• Hard Copies
• CD-ROM/DVD
• Enhanced DOQs
• DOQ Data Partnership
• Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database Support
• Digital Map Finishing (DMF) Production and Support
• Soil Map Publication