FYI - All you need is ArcView and you too can access the USDA's Soil Surveys...... Is this data free?
MidNight Mapper -----Original Message----- From: Bob Nielsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Subject: Soil Data Viewer 3.0 NRCS Soil Survey Division; is proud to announce the release of SOIL DATA VIEWER 3.0. A version of Soil Data Viewer designed for other agencies, partners, public and NRCS non-CCE computers is available as a downloadable ARCVIEW extension or on CDROM. This version of Soil Data Viewer will install on Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000 Professional operating systems. A Web-downloadable version and user guide can be found at: http://www.itc.nrcs.usda.gov/soildataviewer/updates.htm under Stand-alone Soil Data Viewer 3.0. Soil Data Viewer 3.0 is designed to work with the new SSURGO Version 2 data structure and will not work with previous SSURGO products. The new SSURGO dataset includes SSURGO spatial data and the new SSURGO version 2 soil attribute data. Complete SSURGO version 2 datasets containing both the spatial and new attribute data are available on a limited basis. These updated SSURGO datasets will become more commonly available as previous versions of SSURGO products are reattributed and certified for distribution. Users needing pre-certified SSURGO version 2 attribute data should contact the state soil scientist responsible for the respective area and request a NASIS 5.0 data export. The contact information for the NRCS state soil scientist can be found at http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/soildiv/personnel/sodir.html. Upon receiving the data export, the user will link the spatial and attribute data using the procedures described in http://nasis.nrcs.usda.gov/products/updatedbf.htm. This process will create an interim SSURGO version 2 dataset that can be used with Soil Data Viewer. For further information and technical assistance, please contact: Robert D Nielsen Soil Scientist - Soil Survey Interpretations USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service National Soil Survey Center Federal Bldg, Rm 152, MS36 100 Centennial Mall North Lincoln, NE 68508-3866 Office 402.437.4149 Fax 402.437.5336 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
