{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The dataset was created for use in national, regional, and state-wide resource planning and analysis of soils data. The Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database depicts information about the kinds and distribution of soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.", "description": "

The \"Gridded Soil Survey Geographic (gSSURGO) Database State-tile Package\" product is derived from the Soil Survey Geographic (2.2) Database dated October 2023. The gSSURGO data were prepared by merging SSURGO digital vector map and tabular data into State-wide extents, and adding a State-wide gridded map layer derived from the vector, plus a new value added look up (valu) table that contains \u201cready to map attributes\u201d.<\/SPAN><\/P>

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. The tabular data represent the soil attributes and are derived from properties and characteristics stored in the National Soil Information System (NASIS). The gSSURGO data were prepared by merging traditional SSURGO digital vector map and tabular data into State-wide extents, and adding a State-wide gridded map layer derived from the vector, plus a new value added look up (valu) table containing \"ready to map\u201d attributes. The gridded map layer is offered in an ArcGIS™ 10.0 file geodatabase raster format.<\/SPAN><\/P>

The raster and vector map data have a State-wide extent. The raster map data have a 10 meter cell size that approximates the vector polygons in an Albers Equal Area projection. Each cell (and polygon) is linked to a map unit identifier called the map unit key (MUKEY). A unique map unit key is used to link raster cells and polygons to attribute tables, including the new value added look up (valu) table that contains additional derived data. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The dataset was created for use in national, regional, and state-wide resource planning and analysis of soils data. The Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database depicts information about the kinds and distribution of soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.", "title": "SSURGO Soils", "tags": [ "Soil Survey", "GDG", "geoscientificInformation", "farming", "soils", "gSSURGO", "North Dakota", "Geospatial Data Gateway", "SSURGO", "United States of America", "environment", "USA" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Soil Survey Staff. Gridded Soil Survey Geographic (gSSURGO) Database for North Dakota. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Available online at http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/. 2023-10 (FY2024 official release).\n\n*North Dakota State Geospatial Committee Note*\n\nThe NRCS disperses the SSURGO spatial data with only a couple\nattributes included by default such as MapUnit Symbol and MapUnit\nKey. Many additional data tables are available to join to the spatial\ndata based on these attributes, however due to the complexity of the\ntable information, users will probably want to join the tables based\non their own decision making processes and needs for the data. In\nshort, it would be impossible for us to create an attribute table that\nwould satisfy all needs. The problem of cryptic MapUnit Symbol\n(MUSym) and MapUnit Key (MUKey) attributes has been somewhat\nalleviated by joining the MapUnit and Component Tables in order to provide map\nunit names (that everyone should be able to understand) for both the\ncasual and expert soils data user, as well as some of the most requested\ndata fields.\n\nPlease notify us first with problems so we\ncan determine if anything we did to the data in these processes\nmight be causing the problem.\n\nRod Bassler, SGC Soils Data Steward\nGIS Coordinator\nNorth Dakota Dept of Water Resources\n1200 Memorial Hwy\nBismarck, ND 58504\n701-328-4998\nrbassler@nd.gov", "licenseInfo": "

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data.This dataset is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool in permitting or siting 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 maps for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs. Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>" }