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Soil Data Viewer

Soil Data Viewer is a tool built as an extension to ArcMap that allows a user to create soil-based thematic maps.

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Soil Data Viewer 5.0 Download and Install

Download the Soil Data Viewer 5.0 installation package for non-USDA Common Computing Environment (CCE) platforms. The non-USDA CCE audience includes, but is not limited to, cooperators, consultants, educational institutions, technical service providers, and the general public.

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Soil Data Viewer 5.1 Download and Install

Download the Soil Data Viewer 5.1 installation package for non-USDA Common Computing Environment (CCE) platforms. The non-USDA CCE audience includes, but is not limited to, cooperators, consultants, educational institutions, technical service providers, and the general public.

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Soil Data Viewer 5.2 Download and Install

Download the Soil Data Viewer 5.2 installation package for non-USDA Common Computing Environment (CCE) platforms. The non-USDA CCE audience includes, but is not limited to, cooperators, consultants, educational institutions, technical service providers, and the general public.

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Soil Data Viewer 6.0 Download and Install

Download Soil Data Viewer 6.0 for non-USDA Common Computing Environment (CCE) platforms. The non-USDA CCE audience includes, but is not limited to, cooperators, consultants, educational institutions, technical service providers, and the general public.

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Soil Data Viewer 6.1 Download and Install

Download Soil Data Viewer 6.1 for non-USDA Common Computing Environment (CCE) platforms. The non-USDA CCE audience includes, but is not limited to, cooperators, consultants, educational institutions, technical service providers, and the general public.

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Soil Data Viewer 6.2 Download and Install

This page allows you to download Soil Data Viewer 6.2 for non-USDA Common Computing Environment (CCE) platforms. The non-USDA CCE audience includes, but is not limited to, cooperators, consultants, educational institutions, technical service providers, and the general public.

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Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO)

The Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) contains information about soil as collected by the National Cooperative Soil Survey over the course of a century. The information was gathered by walking over the land and observing the soil. Many soil samples were analyzed in laboratories.

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Soils

The Iowa NRCS Soils Program provides quality soil, geographic, and resources information, products, and services to internal and external customers.

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Soils Tools

Select a category to see soils-related tools.

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SSURGO Portal

SSURGO Portal (Beta) is a license free application that allows you to import spatial and tabular SSURGO data into geospatial SQLite SSURGO Template databases.

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Technical Assistance: The Engine of Conservation

This history provides a window onto SCS’ and later NRCS’s delivery of assistance to land owners, and how new legislation and programs influenced the conservation operations.

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Technical Soil Services

Technical Soil Services are a function of the USDA-NRCS, under the Soil and Plant Science Division and the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS). TSS are also performed by soil scientists of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service as part of the NCSS.

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