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Tennessee NASIS data element population guide

Tennessee and M018 Elements to be populated

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NASIS Table NASIS Column(s) Data Population Notes Action Required
Data Mapunit DMU Description
Farm Class
Map Unit History MO responsibility; PO as needed for documentation
Map Unit Text MO responsibility, used mainly for correlation notes; PO as needed for documentation
Component Major Component Flag Yes or No
Runoff Class  NASIS Pangea Report - "Comparison of Runoff, stored vs. calculated" (does not work for depressions)
Erosion Class
Hydric Condition Only for hydric components; Always wooded for those - Global assign by series
Elevation Low and High as a range  
Land Capability Class (NIRR LCC) Exhibit 622-2 (Agriculture Handbook 210)
Land Capability Subclass (NIRR Subcl) Exhibit 622-2 (Agriculture Handbook 210)
Soil Slip Potential Global assign by series where none  
Corrosion Steel Global assign by series
Corrosion Concrete Global assign by series
Frost Action Global assign for state
Component Geomorphic Description
Feature Type Enter rows for both Landscape and Landform; Alphabetical list of landform and landscape terms; Landscape globally assigned by series
Feature Name
Feature Modifier
Feature ID Any number
Exists On Feature ID Landforms exist on Landscape Feature ID's
Horizon Rock > 10 (L,H,RV) Fragments in the soil
Rock 3-10 (L,H,RV) Fragments in the soil
#4 (L,H,RV) Percent passing sieves
#10 (L,H,RV) Percent passing sieves
#40 (L,H,RV) Percent passing sieves
#200 (L,H,RV) Percent passing sieves
CaC03 Clay (L,H,RV) Global assign  
AWC (L,RV,H)  
LL (L,H,RV)  
PI (L,H,RV)  
AASHTO Group Index AASHTO System  
Horizon Fragments Size (L,RV,H)

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