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NRCS Web Soil Survey


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Basic Information Name: NRCS Web Soil Survey
Acronym: WSS
Author/Owner/Steward: USDA NRCS
Type: Information Source
Platform: Online database
Website: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm

Description from Website

Web Soil Survey (WSS) is an online tool to provide soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world. NRCS has soil maps and data available online for more than 95 percent of the nation’s counties and anticipates having 100 percent in the near future. The site is updated and maintained online as the single authoritative source of soil survey information.

Citation

  • Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Web Soil Survey. Available online at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/ accessed [09/23/2009].

Contact Information

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Contact Email: None listed
URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm

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