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Digital Soils Databases for the United States (SSURGO,STATSGO,and NATSGO) from USDA/SCS

Entry ID: USDA_SCS_DIGITAL_SOILS

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Summary

Abstract: The Soil Conservation Service (SCS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has established three digital soil geographic data
bases representing different intensities of soil mapping for the
United States (including Alaska and Hawaii). Each soil data base is
linked to a soil interpretations (attribute) record data base, which
gives the proportionate extent of the component soils and their
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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 75.0

S: -15.0

E: -60.0

W: -180.0

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > CULTURAL FEATURES

LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > EROSION

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

SOCIETY

Project

NCSS > National Cooperative Soil Survey

Ancillary Keywords

CROPLAND

ECOSYSTEMS

Originating Center

USDA/SCS/NCG

Data Center

National Cartography and Geospatial Center, National Resources Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Data Center URL: http://www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov/
Dataset ID: NATSGO
Dataset ID: SSURGO
Dataset ID: STATSGO

Data Center Personnel
Name: NATIONAL CARTOGRAPHY AND GIS CENTER Phone: (817) 334-5559 Fax: (817) 334-5290 Fax: (817) 334-5469 Contact Address: National Cartography and GIS Center U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service P.O. Box 6567 City: Fort Worth Province or State: TX Postal Code: 76115 Country: USA