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Bozeman, MT (SSR 4)
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Salina, KS (SSR 5)
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Morgantown, WV (SSR 6)
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Auburn, AL (SSR 7)
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Phoenix, AZ (SSR 8)
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Temple, TX (SSR 9)
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St. Paul, MN (SSR 10)
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Soil Data Viewer
Series Extent Explorer
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Soil Landscapes 3-D Block Diagram Locator
Soil Geography
Maps of Interest
Soil Colors
— Maps that show soil color at various depths for individual States and the Continental United States.
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Soil Colors posters for each State
Map of the Month
— The National Soil Survey Center is now featuring a display called “Map of the Month” to generate awareness about historic soil survey maps.
Soil Geographic Databases
Federal Soil Geographic Data Development and Maintenance
Federal Geographic Data Committee (
FGDC
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FGDC Soils Subcommittee
Federal Geographic Data Committee (Soil Geographic Data Standard)
Digital Soil Geographic Databases (
GIS
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Land Resource Regions (LRR) and Major Land Resource Areas (
MLRA
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Gridded National Soil Survey Geographic Database (gNATSGO)
U.S. General Soil Map (
STATSGO2
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Soil Survey Geographic (
SSURGO
) Database
Gridded Soil Survey Geographic (
gSSURGO
) Database
National Cooperative Soil Survey Soil Characterization Database
(Pedons)
Thematic Maps
Research and Development in Soil Geography
Digital Soil Mapping (DSM)
Other Natural Resource Data Sources
National Map Atlas
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(NRI)
Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD)
Soil Classification Database (SC)
World Soil Resources - Map Index
Related Links
Citing Our Databases
GlobalSoilMap.net
National Soil Survey Handbook
NRCS
Soil and Plant Science Division
NRCS
National Geospatial Center of Excellence
RUSLE2 Erosion Prediction Tool
Internal Soil Geographic Data Management
(Authorized Personnel Only)
NASIS
Soil Survey Regions Areas and Offices Shapefiles
(eAuth required)
NRCS Soil Data Warehouse Staging Site
Web Soil Survey Rule and Report Manager Version 1.0
NRCS Application Reports - Web Soil Survey Metrics
SC/OSD Maintenance Tool
(eAuth and NASIS OSD group membership required)
