Natural Resources Conservation Service

Soils

United States Department of Agriculture

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Specialized Training

Training for NCSS Soil Scientists poster (PDF; 2.6 MB)

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GIS Training (distance learning, classroom)
Database Training (distance learning, classroom)
Soils Training (distance learning, classroom)
Other Training (distance learning, classroom)

GIS Training (distance learning, classroom)

Access to ESRI Virtual Campus training (An agreement that includes an unlimited Service Center Agency (SCA) Virtual Campus Standard Subscription for ESRI-authored courses. This gives FSA, NRCS, RD, and SWCD access to online ESRI software training.)

GIS Training

Digital Soil Mapping I – Fundamentals (DOC; 43 KB)
Digital Soil Mapping II – Processes with ArcSIE (DOC; 44 KB)
Remote Sensing for Soil Survey Applications (DOC; 44 KB)
Soil Technology – Application of Soil Data Viewer and ArcGIS in Technical Soil Services (PDF; 48 KB)

Database Training (distance learning, classroom)

NASIS 6.0 Training Materials
NASIS – Basic (PDF; 11 KB)
NASIS – Intermediate (PDF; 12 KB)
NASIS – Basic Report Writing (PDF; 12 KB)
NASIS – Site/Pedon Data (PDF; 12 KB)
NASIS – Advanced Query and Report Writing (PDF; 12 KB)
NASIS – Soil Interpretations (PDF; 12 KB)

Soils and Soil Survey Training (distance learning, classroom)

Advanced Hydric Soils for Soil Scientists (DOC; 30 kB)
Basic Soil Survey – Field and Lab (DOC; 30 KB)
Management of Soil Surveys by MLRA (DOC; 54 KB)
Soil Correlation (DOC; 32 KB)
Soil Science Institute – Fundamentals and Applications (DOC; 32 KB)
Soil Technology – Measurement and Data Evaluation (DOC; 31 KB)
Technical Soil Services (DOC; 31 KB)