| meta key # | modl017 |
| dataset or series of data | Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Augusta County, Virginia |
| keywords | soil survey, soils, Soil
Survey Geographic, SSURGO, Augusta County, Virginia, USA |
| originator | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| file format | ARC/INFO line coverage |
| platform |
Windows NT |
| study site locale | Augusta County, VA |
| mo./yr. beg. |
acquired 20000728 |
| ongoing? |
no |
| mo./yr. end | |
| meas. freq. |
once |
| site size |
2563 square km |
| # of stations | |
| west long. |
-79.533462 |
| east long. |
-78.749397 |
| north lat. |
38.477933 |
| south lat. |
37.881738 |
| parameters | area, perimeter, polygon-id, musym (map unit symbol) |
| current sharing status | publicly available from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center |
| current advertising status | advertised by originator |
| abstract | This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was prepared by digitizing maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely sensed and other information. This data set consists of georeferenced digital map data and computerized attribute data. The map data are in a 7.5 minute quadrangle format and include a detailed, field verified inventory of soils and nonsoil areas that normally occur in a repeatable pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at the scale mapped. A special soil features layer (point and line features) is optional. This layer displays the location of features too small to delineate at the mapping scale, but they are large enough and contrasting enough to significantly influence use and management. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the Map Unit Interpretations Record relational database, which gives the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties. |
| additional documentation / reference article | Complete FGDC metadata file can be found at website http://www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/stssaid.html |
Last Update on 12/28/00
by Michelle Berger