Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey web application

The Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil survey maps and information through an online, interactive mapping tool. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The WSS is used by agricultural producers, conservationists, planners, engineering firms, government agencies, and others to explore properties, features, suitabilities, and limitations of soils and to view descriptions of ecological sites. Soil maps and associated data are available for more than 95 percent of the counties in the United States.

A user is able to select an area of interest through a variety of methods, including defining an area on a map, selecting an area from menus, searching on keywords, or importing a shapefile. The user can access a wide range of detailed information, including chemical properties, physical properties, erosion factors, water features, and ratings for building site development, sanitary facilities, and vegetative productivity. The resulting soil map and associated information can be printed, downloaded, or saved for download later.

Resources in this dataset:
Resource Title: Web Soil Survey.
File Name: Web Page, url: https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx