The gssurgo data were prepared by merging the traditional vectorbased ssurgo digital map data and tabular data into statewide extents, adding a statewide gridded map layer derived. Ssurgo downloader click the map to download readytouse map packages. Click or press the enter or spacebar key to view the larger image. This video will explain how to download soil survey spatial and tabular data from the. They seem like they must have some acronym meaning to them. This soil survey contains information that can be applied in managing farms and wetlands. Ssurgo and statsgo are soil data available for the usa and available free from the web. It is operated by the usda natural resources conservation service nrcs and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. Soil survey geographic data base ssurgo, minnesota. As the shapefile data is created, it is posted on the ssurgo website. If you try to overlay the ssurgo soil maps with other maps on the massgis data viewer the maps may not be aligned. Digital versions of hydrography, cultural features, and other associated layers that are not part of the ssurgo data set may be available from the primary organization listed in the point. S this dataset is called the gridded ssurgo gssurgo database and is derived from the soil survey geographic ssurgo database. Using ssurgo and statsgo2 soil data with qswat download ssurgo data here.
Using ssurgo data with other data available from the massgis data viewer. Web soil survey wss provides soil data and information produced by the national cooperative soil survey. A ssurgo export file can be unzipped using winzip or an equivalent application. Gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo10 database for the. The esri soils team created a map with of the most useful variables in ssurgo. When an export file is unzipped, the fol lowing directory hierarchy is produced in the directory to which the export file was unzipped. Ssurgo soil data updated and upgraded for 2019 the natural resources conservation service nrcs produces one of the worlds largest collections of natural resource information. What does the musym field on the ssurgo data set mean. Ssurgo datasets consist of map data, tabular data, and information about how the maps and tables were created. The ssurgo data also has a finer resolution than statsgo. To use this application, navigate to your study area and click the map. At the recent nacd and nrcs meeting, tom christensen, recently retired usda deputy director of operations, presented 4 new publications he has compiled on the history of usdas role in conservation private lands.
The geospatial data gateway gdg provides access to a map library of over 100 high resolution vector and raster layers in the geospatial data warehouse. Mar 11, 2016 using soil data from the usda geospatial data gateway in arcgis. Use the pager to flip through more records or adjust the start and end fields to display the number of records you wish to see. Use this web map to download map packages created from the soil survey geographic database ssurgo that the esri soils team has extracted and prepared for immediate use in your maps and analyses. Supplemental information digital versions of hydrography, cultural features, and other associated layers that are not part of the ssurgo data set may be available from the primary organization listed in the point of. Soil data products are designed for use by landowners, townships, and county natural resource management agencies. Obtaining soil type ssurgo data from web soil survey. Ssurgo is generally the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the national cooperative soil survey ncss in accordance with ncss mapping standards.
Soil survey geographic database ssurgo ag data commons. Soil sustains and supports the plants which feed, clothe and shelter man, soil purifies the water man uses, provides banks and levees. Click download and the project package will be copied to your computer. The following examples can be queried from the database. When you select a soil survey for download from the map or dropdown menu, a zipfile with the montana survey area number will be copied to the location you select on your computer. It can be downloaded from the qgis download page, where you should select the long term release repository, and the 64 bit standalone installer.
Gridded soil survey geographic database gssurgo, minnesota. To obtain soil data for a soil survey area of interest, go to the soil data mart and click select state at the top of the soil data mart screen. Using the ssurgo template database as a substitute for soil. This application provides quick access to readytouse project packages filled with useful soil data derived from the ssurgo dataset. This is an arctoolbox designed to process and manage ssurgo downloads from web soil survey and use them to create gssurgo databases. The gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo database statetile package product is derived from the soil survey geographic 2. The rating makes a useful comparison of crop productivity in your local area. Go to your geodata drive and find the soils folder for the county you want, and go into the tabular data folder. The soil survey geographic database ssurgo maps hundreds of soil attributes in over 70 tables and contains more than 36 million mapped features. Also includes gssurgo mapping toolset for creating soil data viewerstyle maps and the gssurgo reporting toolset. Gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo database statetile package originator. Using soil data from the usda geospatial data gateway in arcgis.
At the time of composing this page, the nrcs is still converting the county data to the shapefile format, but is projected to be done in two years or less. The gssurgo data were prepared by merging ssurgo digital vector map and tabular data into. This document explains how to obtain and prepare ssurgo and statsgo2 data. Dec 04, 2019 soil data products are designed for use by landowners, townships, and county natural resource management agencies. Ssurgo data sets are updated regularly and the njdep requests users visit the web soil survey to download data for each county, and to view all original nrcs metadata and documentation. The information was prepared by digitizing maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base and digitizing, or by. This might charge you since you are not part of usda employee or any federal agency. Montana ssurgo soils data download spatial and tabular data for all survey areas have been updated as of november 2019. The following is excerpted from information provided by the u. Ssurgo map data can be viewed in the web soil survey or downloaded in esri shapefile format. I have looked on the nrcs website have only found that it identifies soil. Soil data access is the name of a suite of web services and applications whose purpose is to meet requirements for requesting and delivering soil survey spatial and tabular data that are not met by the web soil survey and geospatial data gateway websites. Well start with the first two parts, which will provide us with a lot of.
Soil survey data that is exported from the soil data mart is in what is referred to as ssurgo soil survey geographic format. This is an efficient method for spatially merging several different soil survey areas as well as merging their tabular data. The tabular data represent the soil attributes, and are derived from properties and characteristics stored in the national soil information system nasis. They are a good, detailed source of soil data to use with qswat, but they need some preparation first. The tutorial makes a useful guide for any of the ssurgo soil layers. Download and crop data from the nrcs ssurgo soils database. Ag data commons providing central access to usdas open. The tabular data represent the soil attributes and are derived from properties and characteristics stored in the national soil information system nasis. Obtaining soil type data from nrcs ssurgo xms wiki. This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the national cooperative soil survey. Using soil data from the usda geospatial data gateway in. Using ssurgo data in arcview projects introduction there are few interactions between mankind and planet earth more intimate and common than mans contact and dependence upon soil. This is because they may be in different coordinate systems. Web soil survey download only soil data access soil data access is the name of a suite of web services and applications whose purpose is to meet requirements for requesting and delivering soil survey spatial and tabular data, that are not being met by the current web soil survey and.
Statsgo data is defined on a statewide level, whereas ssurgo is countywide survey data. The soil data for weps is derived from the soil survey geographical ssurgo database developed and maintained by the usdanrcs. Soil mapunits are the basic geographic unit of the soil survey geographic database ssurgo. The extent of a ssurgo dataset is a soil survey area, which may consist of a single county, multiple counties, or parts of multiple counties. The ssurgo user should be knowledgeable of the structure of the soil database and familiar with gis technology. Gridded soil survey geographic gssurgo10 database for. It is the one stop source for environmental and natural resources data, at any time, from anywhere, to anyone. The polygon is sent to soil data access and the features set points polygon are used to clip ssurgo spatial data. The information was prepared by digitizing maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely sensed and other. For each state or territory, intersecting ssurgo datasets were identified using the laoverlap table legend area overlap.
Using the ssurgo template database as a substitute for. The points in the feature set are closed first point is also the last into a polygon. Processing ssurgo data and generating reports in access microsoft access will allow us to 1 import the highly complex ssurgo data with all data relationships intact. As part of the download process, the tabular data for each survey were imported into individual ssurgo template databases ms access format using a custom set of ssurgo download tools for arcgis 10. Soil survey staff, natural resources conservation service, united states department of agriculture. The user digitizes coordinates into a feature set after the tool is open. Ssurgo is generally the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the national cooperative soil survey ncss in accordance with ncss mapping.
You will probably need to go to nrcs geospatial data gateway to select all or some soil survey area spatial and tabular ssurgo soils data. The information was prepared by digitizing maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base and digitizing. The area to collect ssurgo information over is defined by the user. Below is a list of the data elements which are obtained from ssurgo and a brief description of each. Soil survey geographic ssurgo database for geauga county, ohio. Soil survey geographic 2008 ssurgo database for cape may. Functions to automate downloading geospatial data available from several federated data sources. In the data set that i am looking at there are values like ub and dab. Click the soil data explorer tab to access soil data for your area and determine the suitability of the soils for a particular use. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the national soil information system data base which gives the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties.
The soil map and data used in the ssurgo product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the national cooperative soil survey. Ssurgo depicts information about the kinds and distribution of soils on the landscape. Specific questions concerning any of the ssurgo spatial or tabular data should be referred to the new jersey nrcs office. These do not look like some randomly generated identifiers.
To date, over 500 counties have the option to download the soil data as a shapefile. Using the ssurgo template database as a substitute for soil data mart the ssurgo template database can run many of the same functions as the soil data mart used to, but there are a few steps that must be taken first. Learn how to add soil layers to your map and calculate an average crop productivity rating for any farm in the 48 contiguous states. Statsgo state soil geographic database web soil survey interactive map ssurgo soils types are available. Working with soil data from the living atlas in arcgis pro.
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