USDA NRCS Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database Access

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Title: USDA NRCS Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database Access

Online Linkage: https://gdg.sc.egov.usda.gov/

Online Linkage: https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/NJ_NJGINExplorer/docs/SSURGOdownloadInstructions.pdf

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Abstract: SSURGO consists of spatial data and a comprehensive relational database with tables that describe soil properties, interpretations and productivity values. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS, formerly Soil Conservation Service) provides a download of the statewide SSURGO database that includes vector and raster spatial data, database tables and their relationship classes, and a user guide. To access SSURGO, go to the USDA NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway. To download the database, on the right side of the page, click on the Direct Data Download link under, I Want To... The Direct Data / NAIP Download page will then open. Click on the Soils Geographic Databases link. Then click on the folder named gSSURGO by State (date in folder name). Scroll through the list and select gSSURGO_NJ.zip. Then click on the Download button on the upper right. A message will open that Your Download is In Progress. You will then be prompted to select a file download location.

Purpose: SSURGO consists of spatial data and a comprehensive relational database with tables that describe soil properties, interpretations and productivity values. The spatial data include multiple vector datasets and a raster dataset.

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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None

Theme Keyword: soils

Theme Keyword: soil survey

Theme Keyword: USDA

Theme Keyword: NRCS

Theme Keyword: soil survey geographic

Theme Keyword: SSURGO

Access Constraints: None

Use Constraints: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data. This data set is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference source. This is public information and may be interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any authority for the decisions that they make. The Natural Resources Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these data for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs. Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater than at which they were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation of the data. If enlarged, maps do not show small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The depicted soil boundaries, interpretations, and analysis derived from them do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, these data and their interpretations are intended for planning purposes only. Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.

Data Set Credit: United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Metadata Date: 20200909

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Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata Time Convention: local time