NRCS: Difference between revisions

From Wildsong
Jump to navigationJump to search
Brian Wilson (talk | contribs)
Created page with "USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Soil data You can download data from their Web app (WSS) and then (in theory) view it in their desktop app (if you have MS Access)..."
 
Brian Wilson (talk | contribs)
mNo edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
Soil data
Soil data


You can download data from their Web app (WSS)
You can download data from their Web app (WSS, see below)
and then (in theory) view it in their desktop app (if you have MS Access)
and then (in theory) view it in their desktop app (if you have MS Access)
or using their ArcGIS extension.
or using their ArcGIS extension.
Line 11: Line 11:
# Design areas of interest in ArcMap using shapefiles.
# Design areas of interest in ArcMap using shapefiles.
# Create one AOI shapefile per county
# Create one AOI shapefile per county
# Use the shapefiles to define AOI in the web app.
# Use the shapefiles to define AOI in the web app. [https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx WSS]
# Download the data
# Download the data
# Load it into ArcMap using their extension
# Load it into ArcMap using their extension

Revision as of 20:24, 2 February 2017

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

Soil data

You can download data from their Web app (WSS, see below) and then (in theory) view it in their desktop app (if you have MS Access) or using their ArcGIS extension.

Workflow

  1. Design areas of interest in ArcMap using shapefiles.
  2. Create one AOI shapefile per county
  3. Use the shapefiles to define AOI in the web app. WSS
  4. Download the data
  5. Load it into ArcMap using their extension