The Urban Soils Team was created to address topics relevant to soils in the urban environment. Team members are experienced urban soil mappers and bring together a diverse perspective of urban soil issues from cities with various mapping needs and historical backgrounds.
Coordinate urban activities across division (procedures, equipment, safety)
Identify training needs
Identify needs to update standards – propose solutions
Identify needs to update taxonomy – propose solutions
Assemble existing data
Identify gaps
Work with BOA and MGT to provide guidance on priority areas
Review of human-altered and human-transported (HAHT) materials soil order proposal and HAHT classification review
HAHT soil series inventory
Urban soil survey inventory map
Proposed Projects List:
Urban soil mapping procedures technical note
Review/summary of urban and HAHT technical language & terminology
Web Soil Survey Reports and Interpretations proposals
• HAHT materials thickness report
• Artifact content report
Urban Soils Fact Sheet
International Union of Soil Science – Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Military, and Mining Areas (SUITMA) conference presentations at
SUITMA 9 in 2017 and SUITMA 10 in 2019
Technical review for “Native Soil Properties and Qualities in Urban Soils” for Leadership in Energy And Environmental Design (LEED) certification
NCSS webinar presentation – Urban Soil Mapping in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit
Urban soil mapping presentation for the U.S. Geological Survey – Urban Landscapes Capability Team
NCSS National & Regional Conferences poster & presentation (2017, 2018)
Urban soils technical data evaluation and review for EPA
Provided technical assistance for SSR 6
Rich Shaw, State Soil Scientist, Somerset, New Jersey Randy Riddle, Soil Scientist, Oxnard, California
