ATTENTION - Update in Progress:

We are currently UPDATING THIS MODULE. The soils data tutorials on these pages were designed to be used with the old NRCS SSURGO format. The GIS materials uses ArcView 3.x. We are currently in the process of updating this module to address the newest SSURGO soils data. Copies of this module will be available to download - and will be posted on this website in the upcoming weeks. Please check back or email us with any questions. We are also will be holding hands-one trainings and workshops dealing with SSURO, Soil Data Mart, Soil Data Viewer and more! Stay tuned for more or contact us!

Using Soils Data

Working with Soils Data in ArcView

Questions about working with soils data in ArcView 3.2:

  1. Where can I get soils data?
  2. How do I make my SSURGO data usable in ArcView?

These next questions cover some of the procedures covered in the section on aggregating soils data for mapping. The answers in this section will focus on actually doing those calculations in the ArcView 3.2 environment. Some of the procedures are not covered directly but are very similar to the ones that are listed below.

  1. How do I choose and map a dominant component in ArcView 3.2?
  2. How do I calculate and map an area-weighted average in ArcView 3.2?
  3. How do I find and map a limiting property in ArcView 3.2?
  4. How do I calculate and map a depth-weighted sum in ArcView 3.2?