Information About Soil, Data Downloads and Technical References

Status maps showing the availability of soil information are available and require Adobe Acrobat

Online soil survey information and data

• Web Soil Survey now online  - View soil maps and data online with only your web browser New!
• Download data or run reports online 

Status map for Web Soil Survey availability (100KB)

• Online soil survey manuscripts by county (limited availability, no maps)

Soil Surveys in book form

• Published hardcopy soil surveys   
  • Status map 150KB

Soil Survey standards

Official series descriptions from the NRCS Soil Survey homepage.

Soil classification standards from the NRCS Soil Survey homepage.

• Soil Taxonomy

Soil laboratory data from the NSSC Soil Survey Laboratory Research Database.

National Soil Survey Handbook from the NRCS Soil Survey homepage.

Soil Survey Manual from the NRCS Soil Survey homepage.

Tennessee's NASIS population guide

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