State soil geographic data base (STATSGO)

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The State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) data base is a digital general soil association map developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is a broad based inventory of soils and nonsoil areas t...

The State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) data base is a digital general soil association map developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is a broad based inventory of soils and nonsoil areas that occur in a repeatable pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at the scale mapped. The soil maps for STATSGO were compiled by generalizing more detailed soil survey maps. Usage: STATSGO was designed primarily for regional, multicounty, riverbasin, state, and multistate resource planning management, and monitoring. STATSGO data are not detailed enough to make interpretations at a county level.

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