STATSGO soils data

Data set reference code -- 1996-0031

• Documentation

Data files and directories

• ks -- Arc/Info directory for mapunit polygons
• info -- Arc/Info directory for tables
• ks.e00.gz -- Mapunit polygons, Arc/Info EXPORT format [2.0 Mbyte]
• comp.e00.gz -- Basic information about each mapunit component [81 kbyte]
• compyld.e00.gz -- Crop yield information [85 kbyte]
• forest.e00.gz -- Forest understory plant cover [17 kbyte]
• interp.e00.gz -- Soil interpretation (limitations and suitability) ratings [331 kbyte]
• layer.e00.gz -- Characteristics of component soil layers [324 kbyte]
• mapunit.e00.gz -- Information which applies to all components of a mapunit [4.6 kbyte]
• plantcom.e00.gz -- Plant symbols and plant composition percent [98 kbyte]
• plantnm.e00.gz -- Plant common and scientific names for database [5.2 kbyte]
• rsprod.e00.gz -- Range site production information [21 kbyte]
• taxclass.e00.gz -- Soil taxonomic classifications for database [5.1 kbyte]
• windbrk.e00.gz -- Recommended windbreak plants [134 kbyte]
• wlhabit.e00.gz -- Wildlife habitat information [31 kbyte]
• woodland.e00.gz -- Common indicator trees [13 kbyte]
• woodmgt.e00.gz -- Woodland management information [3.6 kbyte]
• yldunits.e00.gz -- Crop names and yield units for database [1.9 kbyte]

Supplementary documentation files

• known_problems.txt -- Problems discovered in COMP and LAYER tables
• metadata.txt -- Metadata prepared by USDA/NRCS

• How to retreive data sets,
• Data set formats, and
• Map projections used for datasets.

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