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Soil Survey

Web Soil Survey

Online Web Soil Survey  - Official USDA soil information as viewable maps and tables for more than 2300 soil surveys.

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Web Soil Survey Brochure (PDF; 3.3 MB)

Soil Data Mart - downloadable official soil tabular and spatial data (SSURGO)

Historical Soil Survey Publications

How to Use a Soil Survey - basic information on utilizing a soil survey.

Listing of Soil Surveys by State - current and out-of-print soil surveys and contact information for requesting a paper or CD copy.

Schedule

Soil Survey Schedule - management tools for authorized users.

Laboratory and Research Data

Global Climate Change

National Soil Characterization Data - National Soil Laboratory site specific data with search routines.

Soil Climate Research Stations in Antarctica and Alaska - data from seven long-term soil-climate stations in Antarctica and Alaska.

Soil Geochemistry Spatial Database - access to selected data.

Soil Research Results - list of soil research and investigation reprints and reports. Source listed.

Soil Geospatial Data

Soil Geography small scale digital soil databases for general soil maps (STATSGO), major land resource areas (MLRA), common resource areas (CRA), and other geospatial data layers (gateway).

Other Soil Information

eFOTG- the NRCS electronic Field Office Technical Guide.

Last Modified: 01/12/2009