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Directory of Services

Note:  The first person listed is the primary contact.

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

A

Aggregate Size/Stability -- Cathy Seybold or Tom Reinsch

Agricultural Air Quality -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Analytical Chemistry -- Richard R. Ferguson

ArcInfo/ArcGIS Applications -- Steven D. Peaslee

ArcView Applications -- Steven D. Peaslee

Agronomy -- David T. Lightle

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B

Benchmark Soils -- Joseph Chiaretti

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C

Carbon -- Joel Brown

Chemistry -- Michael A. Wilson or Rebecca Burt or Patricia E. Jones

Common Resource Area (CRA) -- Steven D. Peaslee

Computer-Assisted Land Evaluation System (CALES) -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) -- David T. Lightle

Conservation Security Program (CSP) -- David T. Lightle

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D

Data Dictionary (Soils) -- Jim R. Fortner

Database Calculation/Validation -- Cathy A. Seybold or Jim R. Fortner or Paul R. Finnell

Database Validation/Population -- Cathy A. Seybold or Jim R. Fortner or Paul R. Finnell

Deep Investigations -- Philip J. Schoeneberger or Douglas A. Wysocki

Digital Image Analysis -- Ellis C. Benham

Digitizing (Program Coordinator) -- Samuel E. Brown, Jr.

Digitizing (SSURGO Initiative) -- Samuel E. Brown, Jr.

Document Peer Review (technical) (Internal) -- Cathy A. Seybold or Robert J. Ahrens

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E

Ecological Framework FGDC Working Group -- Sharon W. Waltman

Ecological Site Descriptions (Forestland) -- Vacant

Ecological Site Descriptions (Rangeland) -- Curtis Talbot

Ecological Site Inventory Data (Forestland, Wood 4 and 5 Data) -- Vacant

Ecological Site Inventory Data (Rangeland, Range 417 Data) -- Curtis Talbot

Electromagnetic Induction -- James A. Doolittle or Wes Tuttle

Erosion Modeling (RUSLE2) -- David T. Lightle

Erosion Modeling (WEQ, RUSLE2, & WEPP) -- Paul R. Finnell or David T. Lightle

Erosion Modeling (WEPS) --  David T. Lightle

Erosion Modeling (EGEM) -- Vacant

Erosion Modeling (MOSES Windows Interface) -- David T. Lightle

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F

Farm and Ranchland Protection Program (FRPP) -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Farm Bill Program Support -- Chris Smith

Farmland Policy Protection Act (FPPA) -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Field Methods - Near Surface -- Deborah S. Harms or Cathy Seybold

Field Methods, Describing & Sampling Soils -- Douglas A. Wysocki or Ellis C. Benham or Philip J. Schoeneberger

Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) -- Terry Aho or Ed Griffin or Leander Brown

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G

General Soil Map of the United States (STATSGO) --  Steven D. Peaslee or Paul R. Finnell

General Soil Map of the United States (GIS Interface) -- Steven D. Peaslee

General Soil Map of the United States (Soil Quality Products) -- Steven D. Peaslee

General Soil Map of the United States (update) -- Paul R. Finnell

GIS Assistance (Soil Survey Program) -- Steven D. Peaslee

GIS (Soil Survey Applications) -- Steven D. Peaslee or Sharon W. Waltman

GIS - Soils (International) -- Paul F. Reich

Geomorphic Investigations -- Philip J. Schoeneberger or Douglas A. Wysocki

Geophysical Technology (GPR/EMI) -- James A. Doolittle or Wes Tuttle

Global Climate Change -- Carolyn G. Olson

Ground Penetrating Radar -- James A. Doolittle

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H

Heavy Metals -- Rebecca Burt

Home Page -- Tammy Umholtz or Tammy S. Cheever

Hotline (NASIS/Soils/Pedon) -- Steven E. Speidel or Tammy S. Cheever

Hydraulic Conductivity -- Cathy Seybold or Deborah S. Harms

Hydric Soil Field Indicators -- Lenore Vasilas

Hydric Soils (Technology and Training) -- Lenore Vasilas

Hydric Soils Committee -- Karl W. Hipple

Hydrologic Soil Groups -- Robert R. Dobos

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I

Imagery, Ordering -- Samuel E. Brown, Jr.

Infiltration -- Philip J. Schoeneberger

Information Systems, Geospatial -- Sharon W. Waltman or Steven D. Peaslee

International Soils and Database -- Hari Eswaran or Paul F. Reich

Interpretations, National Leader -- Karl W. Hipple

Interpretations, Technical Support (Agroforestry) -- Vacant

Interpretations, Technical Support (Agronomic) -- David T. Lightle

Interpretations, Technical Support (Engineering) -- Vacant

Interpretations, Technical Support (Erosion) -- David T. Lightle

Interpretations, Technical Support (Forage Suitability Groups) -- Curtis Talbot or David T. Lightle

Interpretations, Technical Support (Forestry) -- Vacant

Interpretations, Technical Support (Homeland Security) -- Robert R. Dobos

Interpretations, Technical Support (Military lands) -- Robert R. Dobos

Interpretations, Technical Support (NASIS) -- Robert R. Dobos

Interpretations, Technical Support (Nutrient Management) -- Robert R. Dobos

Interpretations, Technical Support (Pasture & Hayland) -- David T. Lightle

Interpretations, Technical Support (Post Surface Mining Reclamation) -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Interpretations, Technical Support (Rangeland) -- Curtis Talbot

Interpretations, Technical Support (Rangeland Health) -- Curtis Talbot

Interpretations, Technical Support (Recreation) -- Robert R. Dobos

Interpretations, Technical Support (Soil Health) -- Cathy Seybold

Interpretations, Technical Support (Waste Management) -- Robert R. Dobos

Interpretations, Technical Support (Water Quality) -- Vacant

Investigations -- Larry West  or NSSC Regional Liaisons

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K

Keys to Soil Taxonomy -- Craig A. Ditzler or Joseph Chiaretti

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L

Laboratory (Analytical) -- Richard Ferguson or Cindy Stiles

Laboratory Data Distribution -- Steven L. Baird

Laboratory Data Status -- Richard L. Pullman

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) -- Thomas G. Reinsch

Laboratory Investigations -- NSSC Regional Liaisons

Laboratory Methods (Code Maintenance) -- Rebecca Burt

Laboratory Data - CD-ROM -- Ellis C. Benham

Lab Data Georeferencing -- Thomas G.  Reinsch or Steven D. Peaslee

Lab Data Integration & Conversion -- Ellis C. Benham or Thomas G. Reinsch or Jim R. Fortner

Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Land Resource Regions (LRR) (Ag. Handbook 296) -- Karl W. Hipple or Curtis Talbot

Landscape and Landform Terminology -- Philip J. Schoeneberger or Douglas A. Wysocki

Liaisons (NSSC)

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M

Major Land Resource Areas (Ag. Handbook 296) -- Karl W. Hipple

Manuscript Coordination -- Stanley P. Anderson

Manuscripts, English Edit -- Stanley P. Anderson

Map Compilation/Finishing National Standards --  Samuel E. Brown, Jr.

Marketing Soil Information -- Linda M. Greene

Military Installation Soils --

  • George Teachman
    U.S. Army Environmental Command
    IMAE-TSS (George Teachman)
    5179 Hoadley Road
    APG, MD 21010-5401
    410-436-2910
    George.Teachman@us.army.mil

Mineralogy -- Michael A. Wilson  or Ellis Benham

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N

National Soil Survey Handbook Coordination and Development -- Craig A. Ditzler or Joseph Chiaretti

NASIS / Data Elements Coordination -- Jim R. Fortner

NASIS (Hotline) -- Steven E. Speidel or Tammy S. Cheever

NASIS / Interpretations (Support & Maintenance) -- Robert R. Dobos or Paul R. Finnell

NASIS / National Coordination -- Jim R. Fortner

NASIS / Query (Support & Maintenance) -- Paul R. Finnell

NASIS / Report Writer -- Paul R. Finnell or Jim R. Fortner

NASIS - SSURGO -- Steve Peaslee or Paul R. Finnell

NASIS / Technical Information -- Jim R. Fortner or Paul R. Finnell

NASIS / Training -- Paul R. Finnell or Robert R. Dobos or Jim R. Fortner

NCSS Conference Liaisons --

NCCPI Model -- Robert R. Dobos or H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

NRI -- Jim R. Fortner

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O

Official Series Description -- Jim R. Fortner

Official Series (Taxonomy) -- Craig A. Ditzler or Joseph Chiaretti

Orthophotography, Ordering -- Samuel E. Brown, Jr.

Order 1 Soil Survey -- Craig A. Ditzler

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P

Pedon Software -- Alan B. Price or Thomas G. Reinsch

Pedon (Hotline) -- Steven E. Speidel or Tammy S. Cheever

Physics -- Thomas G. Reinsch or  Rebecca Burt

Prime Farmland Soils (Determination and Reclaimation) -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Precision Farming -- David T. Lightle

Publication -- Stanley P. Anderson

Publications (International) -- Hari Eswaran

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R

Research Coordination -- Larry West or NSSC Regional Liaisons

RUSLE/RUSLE2 -- David T. Lightle

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S

Salinity (Soil and Water) -- Thomas G. Reinsch

SCS-SOI-7 Form (Record Sheet for Orders) -- Stanley P. Anderson

SCS-SOI-8 Form (Index of Soil Lab Data) -- Thomas G. Reinsch

Soil Biology -- Vacant

Soil Characterization -- NSSC Regional Liaisons

Soil Classification File -- Craig A. Ditzler or Joseph Chiaretti

Soil Classification & Standards, National Leader -- Craig A. Ditzler

Soil Conditioning Index -- David T. Lightle

Soil Data Dictionary -- Jim R. Fortner

Soil Data Mart -- Paul R. Finnell

Soil Data Mart (hotline assistance) -- Steven E. Speidel or Tammy S. Cheever

Soil Data Viewer -- Steven D. Peaslee or Paul R. Finnell

Soil Data Warehouse -- Jim R. Fortner or Paul R. Finnell

Soil Education, K-12 -- Linda M. Greene

Soil Engineering Data -- Vacant

Soil Geography (National Scale) -- Sharon W. Waltman

Soil Geography (Community Scale) --  Steven D. Peaslee

Soil Geography (Query & Analysis) -- Steven D. Peaslee

Soil Geomorphology -- Douglas A. Wysocki or Philip J. Schoeneberger

Soil Map Products (National) -- Sharon W. Waltman

Soil Map Products (Large Scale) -- Steven D. Peaslee

Soil Micromorphology -- Michael A. Wilson

Soil Moisture / Temperature Hardware Installation -- Deborah S. Harms or Cathy Seybold

Soil Phosphorus -- Rebecca Burt or Patricia E. Jones or Moustafa Elrashidi

Soil Rating for Plant Growth (SRPG) -- H. Raymond Sinclair, Jr.

Soil Survey Research and Laboratory, National Leader -- Larry West

Soil Survey Publication -- Stanley P. Anderson

Soil Survey Area Boundary Changes -- Jim R. Fortner or Paul R. Finnell

Soil Survey Manual - Coordination and Development -- Craig A. Ditzler or Joseph Chiaretti

Soil Survey Schedule -- Jim R. Fortner

Soil Survey Standards -- Craig A. Ditzler

Soil Survey Technical Services, National Leader -- Chris Smith

Soil Taxonomy & Amendments -- Craig A. Ditzler or Joseph Chiaretti

Soil Temperature & Moisture --  Craig A. Ditzler or Joseph Chiaretti

Soils.usda.gov Web-- Tammy S. Cheever or Tammy J. Umholtz

SSURGO -- Paul R. Finnell or Steven D. Peaslee

Standards for NCSS -- Craig A. Ditzler

State Soils -- Joseph Chiaretti

STATSGO -- see General Soil Map of the United States

Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) Model -- David T. Lightle

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Technical Services, National Leader -- Chris Smith

Training Coordination (Soil Survey Division/Multidiscipline) -- Marc Crouch

Training for Field Offices -- Marc Crouch

Tropical Soils -- Hari Eswaran or Chris Smith

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U

Use Dependent Data Conversion -- Jim R. Fortner

Use Dependent Soil Properties -- Karl W. Hipple or Cathy A. Seybold or Arlene Tugel

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W

Water Erosion -- David T. Lightle

Water Movement --  Cathy Seybold or Philip J. Schoeneberger

Water Quality Models -- Cathy Seybold

Wet Soil Monitoring -- Deborah S. Harms

Web Soil Survey -- Jim R. Fortner

Web Soil Survey (hotline assistance) -- Steven E. Speidel or Tammy S. Cheever

Web, soils.usda.gov -- Tammy Cheever or Tammy J. Umholtz

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