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Soil Conservation Service

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SCS: Soils

Data Source:

Soil Conservation Service
National Cartographic Center
South Technical Service Center
P.O. Box 6567
Ft. Worth, TX 76115
Attn: Richard Folsche

Data Format: Raster-encoded as ASCII

Scale/Resolution:

Vector: mostly 1:24,000
Raster: mostly 4-hectare cells

Data Coverage:

Scattered. Call/write above address for current
edition of the document
"Status of Detailed Soil Survey Digitizing"
or the report
"Status of Soil Survey Digitizing"

Data Description:

This is an experimental program to provide vector and grid-cell
soils data. Data is available on a county basis.
The program was funded by state SCS offices, thus extensive
data is available for some states, and none for others.

Media:

9-track 800bpi tape

Aquisition Costs:

The SCS has not set up a distribution system, so data is provided
on a case by case basis.
For areas that have not been digitizied, cost-sharing information
may be available from the individual state soil conservationists.

Comments:

Information obtained from conversations and reports provided by
Richard Folsche and Arnold Molina, SCS South Technical Service Center.

For more information contact the above address or:
National GIS Coordinator
Cartography & Geographic Information Systems Div.
14th & Independence Ave., SW.
P.O. Box 2890
Washington, D.C. 20013
Phone: FTS 447-5420

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