How do I get USGS soil data?
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Where can I obtain soil surveys?
- Some are on the NRCS website.
- Published soil surveys can be found at some libraries or borrowed through interlibrary loan.
- Surveys might be available from the state NRCS offices.
- Online GIS data of the Gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database is here.
Where can we find soil?
It forms at the surface of land – it is the “skin of the earth.” Soil is capable of supporting plant life and is vital to life on earth.
What is soil data?
Soil data is nowadays stored in digital form in a Geographical Information System, such as ArcGIS or QGIS. If available the data can easily be published as open data. There are no sensitivities foreseen for their publication.
Where can I find the gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database?
Online GIS data of the Gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database is here. The USGS Library has a majority of the soil surveys in our collection, available to the public through interlibrary loan.
What USGS data can be used to determine the background levels?
The following USGS products will be helpful in determining the background levels of various elements in soils and other surficial materials: Geochemical and Mineralogical Data for Soils of the Conterminous United States (2013) Data for samples collected at three intervals (0-5 cm surficial soils, A-Horizon soils, and C-Horizon soils) across the…
Where can I find a published soil survey?
Published soil surveys can be found at some libraries or borrowed through interlibrary loan. Surveys might be available from the state NRCS offices. Online GIS data of the Gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database is here. The USGS Library has a majority of the soil surveys in our collection,…
Does the USGS have a low-density soil map?
The USGS does have a low-density soil map for the conterminous U.S. (geochemical and mineralogical data) and a National Geochemical Database for soil that includes a small number of sites in Alaska and outside the U.S.