# Soil Geography

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Access maps and databases on soils throughout the United States based on soil surveys conducted since 1899.

##   Download Soil Color maps by State

Maps that show soil color at various depths for individual States and the Continental United States.

Learn more about Soil Color maps.

### Soil Geographic Databases

              - Federal Soil Geographic Data Development and Maintenance	                 - Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) 
                - Committee (Soil Geographic Data Standard)
              - Digital Soil Geographic Databases (GIS-ready)	                 - Land Resource Regions (LRR) and Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA)
                - Gridded National Soil Survey Geographic Database (gNATSGO) 
                - U.S. General Soil Map (STATSGO2)
                - Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database
                - SSURGO Portal (Beta) Application
                - Gridded Soil Survey Geographic (gSSURGO) Database
                - Raster Soil Surveys (RSS)
                - National Cooperative Soil Survey Soil Characterization Database  (Pedons)
              - Citing Our Databases

### Soil Geographic Tools

              - Web Soil Survey
              - Soil Data Access
              - USDA Geospatial Data Gateway
              - Soil Data Viewer
              - Series Extent Explorer
              - Soil Landscapes 3-D Block Diagrams (coming soon)

### Research and Development in Soil Geography

              - Digital Soil Mapping (DSM)

### Other Natural Resource Data Sources

              - National Resources Inventory (NRI)
              - Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD)
              - Soil Classification Database (SC)
              - World Soil Resources maps (coming soon)

### Internal Soil Geographic Data Management

              - NASIS
              - Soil Survey Regions Areas and Offices Shapefiles  (eAuth required) (coming soon)
              - NRCS Soil Data Warehouse Staging Site
              - Web Soil Survey Rule and Report Manager Version 1.0
              - SC/OSD Maintenance Tool  (eAuth and NASIS OSD group membership required)

##   Related Links

###   Metrics

Link to metrics for soil applications.

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###   Citing Our Databases

List of recommended citations when using our databases in your research.

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###   Spatial Data Tools

Learn more about soil spatial data tools.

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##   Contact Us

If you see something that needs to be updated or if you have any questions, please contact us. For accessibility assistance, email nrcs-spsd-508@usda.gov.
                  -    Soils Webmaster 
                  -    402-437-5499 
                  -    Soils-Webmaster@usda.gov 

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