Process Description: Field maps were manually compiled on 1:24000 scale one-third quadrangle orthophotos in the 1927 North American Datum by field soil scientists. Mylar overlays of the soil lines were prepared from scribe- coats and scanned at a resolution of 300 dpi. Mylar overlays of the map unit symbols were scanned at 400 dpi. For Soil Surveys mapped on a one-third quadrangle base, four control points corresponding to the four corners of the one-third quadrangles were used for registration during data collection. For Soil Surveys mapped on a full quadrangle base, four control points corresponding to the four corners of the quadrangles were used for registration during data collection. The scanned soil lines were vectorized using Hitachi's Recognizer software in AutoCad (from AutoDesk). Recognizer was also used to perform optical character recognition (OCR) on the scanned map unit symbols. The line and text files were translated to DXF and imported into ARC/INFO. Arc Macro Language programs were developed to project, edge match, merge lines and text and error check the data within ARC/INFO. Paper check plots of each 7.5-minute quadrangle were compared to the scanned mylar source documents and checked against the published survey for accuracy. Errors in the digital material were corrected by CARES personnel. Errors on the source material were reviewed and corrected by NRCS personnel. These corrections were incorporated into the digital data by CARES personnel. Special features were 'heads-up' digitized over the scanned map unit symbol image in ARC/INFO. All data was translated to DLG-3 optional format for submission to NRCS. Process Date: 1996.
Attributes for the 1:24000 coverages were downloaded from www.statlab.iastate.edu:80/soils/nsdaf . The facility is the National Soils Data Access Facility located at the Survey Section Statistical Laboritory, Iowa State University.
These attributes contain many, but not necessarily all of the attributes found in the published soil surveys. This document will explain the attributes located in the attached infofiles
The '###' is replaced by the soil survey FIPS code. The fips code is similar to the Bureau of the Census Fips Code, but differs for surveys containing either partial or multiple counties such as the Mark Twain Soil Survey or the Greene-Lawrence Counties Soil Survey. A listing of Soil Survey FIPS Codes is placed at the end of this document.
TYPE NAME INTERNAL NAME NO. RECS LENGTH EXTERNL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DF COMP.### ARC0000DAT 38 264 DF COMPYLD.### ARC0001DAT 118 62 DF EWOODLND.### ARC0002DAT 114 28 DF FOREST.### ARC0003DAT 262 24 DF HYDCOMP.### ARC0004DAT 1 38 DF INCLUSN.### ARC0005DAT 78 76 DF LAYER.### ARC0006DAT 118 272 DF MAPUNIT.### ARC0007DAT 33 154 DF MUCOACRE.### ARC0008DAT 33 20 DF MUYLD.### ARC0009DAT 113 60 DF PLCOMNAM.### ARC0010DAT 90 54 DF PLSCINAM.### ARC0011DAT 93 46 DF PWOODLND.### ARC0012DAT 116 24 DF SDBCODES.### ARC0013DAT 764 182 DF SSACOAC.### ARC0014DAT 1 46 DF SSAREA.### ARC0015DAT 1 168 DF TAXCLASS.### ARC0016DAT 34 164 DF WINDBRK.### ARC0017DAT 75 24 DF WLHABIT.### ARC0018DAT 37 122 DF WOODMGT.### ARC0019DAT 33 56 DF YLDUNITS.### ARC0020DAT 198 40
Arc: items COMP.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - state (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 COMPNAME 30 30 C - Soil Map Unit Component Name 44 S5ID 6 6 C - Soil Interpretation Record ID Number 50 COMPPCT 3 3 I - Soil Map Unit Component Percentage 53 SLOPEL 3 3 I - Soil Map Unit Slope Minimum Value 56 SLOPEH 3 3 I - Soil Map Unit Slope Maximum Value 59 SURFTEX 8 8 C - USDA Surface Soil Texture Code 67 OTHERPH 40 40 C - Class Determining Phase Criteria 107 COMPKIND 1 1 C - Map Unit Component Identity Code 108 COMPACRE 6 6 I - Map Unit Component Acreage 114 CLASCODE 20 20 C - Soil Taxonomic Classification Code 134 ANFLOOD 5 5 C - Frequency of Annual Flooding 139 ANFLODUR 11 11 C - Duration of Annual Flooding 150 ANFLOBEG 3 3 C - Month Annual Flood Begins 153 ANFLOEND 3 3 C - Month Annual Flood Ends 156 WTDEPL 4 4 N 1 High Water Table Minimum Value 160 WTDEPH 4 4 N 1 High Water Table Maximum Value 164 WTKIND 5 5 C - Water Table Type 169 WTBEG 3 3 C - Month Water Table Reaches Normal Depth 172 WTEND 3 3 C - Month Water Table Subsides Below Normal Depth 175 PNDDEPL 4 4 N 1 Soil Surface Ponding Minimum Depth 179 PNDDEPH 4 4 N 1 Soil Surface Ponding Maximum Depth 183 PNDDUR 11 11 C - Soil Surface Ponding Duration 194 PNDBEG 3 3 C - Soil Surface Ponding Begin Date 197 PNDEND 3 3 C - Soil Surface Ponding End Date 200 ROCKDEPL 2 2 I - Depth to Bedrock Minimum Depth 202 ROCKDEPH 2 2 I - Depth to Bedrock Maximum Depth 204 ROCKHARD 5 5 C - Underlying Rock Degree of Hardness 209 PANDEPL 2 2 I - Minimum Depth Cemented Pan Layer Upper Boundary 211 PANDEPH 2 2 I - Maximum Depth Cemented Pan Layer Upper Boundary 213 PANHARD 5 5 C - Cemented Pan Thickness 218 SUBINITL 2 2 I - Soil Subsidence Minimum Value 220 SUBINITH 2 2 I - Soil Subsidence Maximum Value 222 SUBTOTL 2 2 I - Soil Total Subsidence Minimum Value 224 SUBTOTH 2 2 I - Soil Total Subsidence Maximum Value 226 HYDGRP 3 3 C - Soil Hydrologic Group 229 FROSTACT 8 8 C - Frost Heaving Susceptibility Rating 237 DRAINAGE 5 5 C - Natural Drainage Condition Code 242 HYDRIC 1 1 C - Hydric Soil Flag 243 CORCON 8 8 C - Concrete Corrosion Susceptibility Rating 251 CORSTEEL 8 8 C - Steel Corrosion Susceptibility Rating 259 CLNIRR 1 1 C - Nonirrigated Capability Class Rating 260 CLIRR 1 1 C - Irrigated Capability Class Rating 261 SCLNIRR 2 2 C - Nonirrigated Capability Subclass Rating 263 SCLIRR 2 2 C - Irrigated Capability Subclass Rating
Arc: items COMPYLD.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 CROPNAME 30 30 C - Crop Common Name 44 NIRRYLD 9 9 N 2 Crop Nonirrigated Expected Yield 53 IRRYLD 9 9 N 2 Crop Expected Yield With Irrigation
Arc: items EWOODLND.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 PLANTSYM 8 8 C - Specific Plant Symbol 22 TREESEQ 2 2 I - Existing Trees Prevalance Sequence Number 24 SITIND 3 3 I - Site Quality Index 27 WOODPROD 2 2 I - Tree Production Class Information
Arc: items FOREST.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 PLANTSYM 8 8 C - Specific Plant Symbol 22 PLANTCOV 3 3 I - Plant Ground Cover Percentage
Arc: items HYDCOMP.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 CONDITION 1 1 C - Soil Component Condition 15 LANDFMLO 2 2 C - Soil Map Unit Typical Landform 17 HYDCRIT 20 20 C - FSA Hydrologic Soil Reason Code 37 ONSITE 1 1 C - On Site Hydric Inspection Required
Arc: items INCLUSN.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 INCLSOIL 35 35 C - Soil Map Unit Soil Name 49 INCLPCT 2 2 I - Soil Map Unit Percentage of Specified Soil 51 HYDRIC 1 1 C - Hydric Soil Flag 52 CONDITION 1 1 C - Soil Component Condition 53 LANDFMLO 2 2 C - Soil Map Unit Typical Landform 55 HYDCRIT 20 20 C - FSA Hydrologic Soil Reason Code 75 ONSITE 1 1 C - On Site Hydric Inspection Required
Arc: items LAYER.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 LAYERNUM 2 2 I - Soil Layer Sequence Number 16 S5ID 6 6 C - Soil Interpretation Record ID Number 22 LAYERID 3 3 I - Soil Layer Identification Convention 25 LAYDEPL 2 2 I - Soil Layer Lower Boundary 27 LAYDEPH 2 2 I - Soil Layer Upper Boundary 29 TEXTURE 26 26 C - USDA Soil Layer Texture Code 55 KFACT 5 5 N 2 Soils Factor K Factor 60 KFFACT 5 5 N 2 Soil Erodibility Factor 65 TFACT 1 1 I - Soil Loss Tolerance Factor 66 WEG 2 2 C - Wind Erodibility Group 68 INCH10L 2 2 I - Soil Rock Fragments Less Than 10 inch Percentage 70 INCH10H 2 2 I - Soil Rock Fragments Greater Than 10 inch Percentage 72 INCH3L 2 2 I - Soil Rock Fragments Less Than 3 inch Percentage 74 INCH3H 2 2 I - Soil Rock Fragments Greater Than 3 inch Percentage 76 NO4L 3 3 I - Minimum Percent Soil Material Passing #4 Sieve 79 NO4H 3 3 I - Maximum Percent Soil Material Passing #4 Sieve 82 NO10L 3 3 I - Minimum Percent Soil Material Passing #10 Sieve 85 NO10H 3 3 I - Maximum Percent Soil Material Passing #10 Sieve 88 NO40L 3 3 I - Minimum Percent Soil Material Passing #40 Sieve 91 NO40H 3 3 I - Maximum Percent Soil Material Passing #40 Sieve 94 NO200L 3 3 I - Minimum Percent Soil Material Passing #200 Sieve 97 NO200H 3 3 I - Maximum Percent Soil Material Passing #200 Sieve 100 CLAYL 3 3 I - Soil Clay Content Minimum Value 103 CLAYH 3 3 I - Soil Clay Content Maximum Value 106 LLL 3 3 I - Soil Layer Liquid Limit Minimum Range 109 LLH 3 3 I - Soil Layer Liquid Limit Maximum Range 112 PIL 3 3 I - Soil Layer Plasticity Index Minimum Value 115 PIH 3 3 I - Soil Layer Plasticity Index Maximum Value 118 UNIFIED 20 20 C - Unified Soil Classification 138 AASHTO 25 25 C - AASHTO Group Soil Classification 163 AASHIND 3 3 I - AASHTO MODIFIED CLASSIFICATION 166 AWCL 6 6 N 2 Soil Water Capacity Minimum Value 172 AWCH 6 6 N 2 Soil Water Capacity Maximum Value 178 BDL 6 6 N 2 Soil Moist Bulk Density Minimum Value 184 BDH 6 6 N 2 Soil Moist Bulk Density Maximum Value 190 OML 6 6 N 1 Soil Organic Material Content Minimum Value 196 OMH 6 6 N 1 Soil Organic Material Content Maximum Value 202 PHL 5 5 N 1 Soil Layer Minimum pH Value 207 PHH 5 5 N 1 Soil Layer Maximum pH Value 212 SALINL 3 3 I - Soil Layer Salinity Index Minimum Value 215 SALINH 3 3 I - Soil Layer Salinity Index Maximum Value 218 SARL 3 3 I - Soil Layer Sodium Absorbtion Index Minimum Value 221 SARH 3 3 I - Soil Layer Sodium Absorption Index Maximum Value 224 CECL 6 6 N 1 Soil Cation Exchange Capacity Minimum Value 230 CECH 6 6 N 1 Soil Cation Exchange Capacity Maximum Value 236 CACO3L 3 3 I - Soil Calicum Carbonate Minimum Value 239 CACO3H 3 3 I - Soil Calicum Carbonate Maximum Value 242 GYPSUML 2 2 I - Soil Gypsum Content Minimum Rate 244 GYPSUMH 2 2 I - Soil Gypsum Content Maximum Rate 246 PERML 7 7 N 2 Soil Layer Permeability Minimum Rate 253 PERMH 7 7 N 2 Soil Layer Permeability Maximum Rate 260 SHRINKSW 9 9 C - Soil Layer Shrink/Swell Rating 269 WEI 3 3 I - Wind Soil Loss Factor
Arc: items MAPUNIT.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 MUNAME 130 130 C - Sequence Number 142 MUKIND 1 1 C - Soil Map Unit Identification Code 143 MLRA 4 4 C - Soil Map Unit MLRA Code 147 PRIMFML 1 1 C - Soil Map Unit Farmland Classification 148 MUACRES 6 6 I - Soil Map Unit Acreage
Arc: items MUCOACRE.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 CNTYCODE 3 3 I - Sequence Number 15 MUCOACRE 6 6 I - Soil Map Unit County Acreage
Arc: items MUYLD.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 CROPNAME 30 30 C - Sequence Number 42 NIRRYLD 9 9 N 2 Crop Non-irrigated Expected Yield 51 IRRYLD 9 9 N 2 Crop Expected Yield w/ Irrigation
Arc: items PLCOMNAM.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 PLANTSYM 8 8 C - Specific Plant Symbol 9 SCINAME 45 45 C - Scientific Name
Arc: items PLSCINAM.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 PLANTSYM 8 8 C - Specific Plant Symbol 9 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 11 COMNAME 35 35 C - Common Name
Arc: items PWOODLND.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 PLANTSYM 8 8 C - Specific Plant Symbol 22 TREESEQ 2 2 I - Existing Trees Prevalence Seqence Number
Arc: items SDBCODES.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 DOMID 11 11 C - Data Element Domain 12 CODE 30 30 C - Database Code Name 42 CODENAME 140 140 C - Database Code Long Name
Arc: items SSACOAC.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 CNTYCODE 3 3 I - NRCS County FIPS Code 9 CNTYNAME 30 30 C - Soil Survey Area County Name 39 SSACOAC 8 8 I - Soil Survey Area Areas In County
Arc: items SSAREA.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 SSANAME 135 135 C - Soil Survey Area Name 141 SSAACRES 8 8 I - Soil Survey Area Acreage 149 CORDATE 5 5 C - Soil Survey Area Final Correlation Date 154 STATUS 2 2 C - Status_nims 156 EDSTAT 5 5 C - Soil Survey Area Certification Level 161 EDDATE 8 8 C - Soil Survey Area Certification Date
Arc: items TAXCLASS.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 CLASCODE 20 20 C - Soil Taxonomic Classification Code 21 CLASS 120 120 C - Soil Taxonomic Classification Name 141 SOILORDR 1 1 C - Order Category Code 142 SUBORDER 3 3 C - Suborder Category Code 145 GRTGROUP 5 5 C - Great Group Category Code 150 SUBGROUP 4 4 C - Subgroup Category Code 154 PARTSIZE 3 3 C - Particle Size Family Code 157 MINALOGY 2 2 C - Mineralogy Class Code 159 REACTION 2 2 C - Reaction Family Code 161 SOILTEMP 2 2 C - Soil Temperature Category Code 163 OTHERFAM 2 2 C - Other Family Soil Codes
Arc: items WINDBRK.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 PLANTSYM 8 8 C - Specific Plant Symbol 22 WNDBRKHT 2 2 I - Windbreak Height at 20 years
Arc: items WLHABIT.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 WLGRAIN 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Element Grain 23 WLGRASS 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Element Grass 32 WLHERB 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Herbaceous Plants 41 WLHARD 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Hardwood Trees 50 WLCONIF 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Coniferous Trees 59 WLSHRUB 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Element Shrubs 68 WLWETPLT 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Wetland Plants 77 WLSHLWAT 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Shallow Water 86 WLOPEN 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Openland Wildlife 95 WLWOOD 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Woodland Wildlife 104 WLWET 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Wetland Wildlife 113 WLRANGE 9 9 C - Soil Suitability to Produce Rangeland Wildlife
Arc: items WOODMGT.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 STATE 2 2 C - State (MO) 3 SSAID 3 3 I - Soil Survey Area ID Number 6 MUSYM 6 6 C - Map Unit Symbol 12 SEQNUM 2 2 I - Sequence Number 14 ORDSYM 3 3 C - Woodland Suitability Group Symbol 17 WDEROSN 8 8 C - Woodland Limitation Rating for Site Preparation 25 WDEQUIP 8 8 C - Woodland Limitation Rating for Equipment 33 WDSEED 8 8 C - Woodland Limitation Rating for Plant Mortality 41 WDWIND 8 8 C - Woodland Limitation Rating for Windthrow Hazard 49 WDPLANT 8 8 C - Woodland Limitation Rating for Undesirable Species
Arc: items YLDUNITS.###
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC DESCRIPTION 1 CROPNAME 30 30 C - Crop Common Name 31 YLDUNITS 9 9 C - Specified Crop Yield Unit of Measure
End of Soil Survey metadata as submitted by CARES. Metadata contact: Bryan Mayhan
Created 6/27/97
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