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The gridded National Soil Survey Geographic Database (gNATSGO) is a composite database that provides complete coverage of the best available gridded soils information for all areas of the United States and Island Territories. Learn more ...
The update now has a cleaner, more modern interface and GPS-based links to NRCS-published, digitized soil survey data (SSURGO) for most of the US.
Link to the factsheet.
TSS personnel assist users with understanding and properly using the soil survey and provide users with predictions and interpretations about the behavior of each kind of soil mapped or identified under defined situations. Click on the map to see the reports.
What do you get when you combine 26,000 official soil series descriptions (OSD), a handful of NRCS employees, and an idea? An evolving soil color map of the continental U.S., that’s what! See more ...
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Ecological Site Descriptions and Ecological Site Inventory
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Information for Teachers and Students
NRCS Websites & Additional Assistance
A list of Web-based resources for access to natural resource data collected by NRCS.
Información de NRCS en español.
Find local program and technical information on our NRCS state websites.
Information on Limited English Proficiency.
