Soil Series Classification Database (SC)

<p>The USDA-NRCS Soil Series Classification Database contains the taxonomic classification of each soil series identified in the United States, Territories, Commonwealths, and Island Nations served by USDA-NRCS. Along with the taxonomic classification, the database contains other information about the soil series, such as office of responsibility, series status, dates of origin and establishment, and geographic areas of usage.</p> <p>The database is maintained by the soils staff of the NRCS MLRA Soil Survey Region Offices across the country. Additions and changes are continually being made, resulting from on going soil survey work and refinement of the soil classification system. As the database is updated, the changes are immediately available to the user, so the data retrieved is always the most current.</p> <p>The Web access to this soil classification database provides capabilities to view the contents of individual series records, to query the database on any data element and produce a report with the selected soils, or to produce national reports with all soils in the database. The standard reports available allow the user to display the soils by series name or by taxonomic classification.</p> <p>The SC database was migrated into the NASIS database with version 6.2.</p> <div><br>Resources in this dataset:</div><br><ul><li><p>Resource Title: Website Pointer to Soil Series Classification Database (SC).</p> <p>File Name: Web Page, url: <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/class/data/?cid=nrcs142p2_053583" target="_blank">https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/class/data/?cid=nrcs142p2_053583</a> </p><p>Supports the following queries: * View Classification Data by Series Name * Create Report for a List of Series (with download option) * Create Report by Query (with download option) * Create National Report (with download option) * Soil Series Name Search</p></li></ul>

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff (17480412)
Format: Dataset biblioteca
Published: 2019
Subjects:Geomatic engineering, Geospatial information systems and geospatial data modelling, Environmental sciences, Soil sciences, Soil sciences not elsewhere classified, soil data, soil reports, soil maps, SC, Soil Series Classification Database,
Online Access:https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Soil_Series_Classification_Database_SC_/24663174
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Summary:<p>The USDA-NRCS Soil Series Classification Database contains the taxonomic classification of each soil series identified in the United States, Territories, Commonwealths, and Island Nations served by USDA-NRCS. Along with the taxonomic classification, the database contains other information about the soil series, such as office of responsibility, series status, dates of origin and establishment, and geographic areas of usage.</p> <p>The database is maintained by the soils staff of the NRCS MLRA Soil Survey Region Offices across the country. Additions and changes are continually being made, resulting from on going soil survey work and refinement of the soil classification system. As the database is updated, the changes are immediately available to the user, so the data retrieved is always the most current.</p> <p>The Web access to this soil classification database provides capabilities to view the contents of individual series records, to query the database on any data element and produce a report with the selected soils, or to produce national reports with all soils in the database. The standard reports available allow the user to display the soils by series name or by taxonomic classification.</p> <p>The SC database was migrated into the NASIS database with version 6.2.</p> <div><br>Resources in this dataset:</div><br><ul><li><p>Resource Title: Website Pointer to Soil Series Classification Database (SC).</p> <p>File Name: Web Page, url: <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/class/data/?cid=nrcs142p2_053583" target="_blank">https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/class/data/?cid=nrcs142p2_053583</a> </p><p>Supports the following queries: * View Classification Data by Series Name * Create Report for a List of Series (with download option) * Create Report by Query (with download option) * Create National Report (with download option) * Soil Series Name Search</p></li></ul>