Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Bucks County, Pennsylvania


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:20220906
Title:
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Other_Citation_Details:
pa017
Online_Linkage: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/
Description:
Abstract:
This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most
detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National
Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was prepared by digitizing
maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base
and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely
sensed and other information.

This data set consists of georeferenced digital map data and
computerized attribute data. The map data are in a soil survey area
extent format and include a detailed, field verified inventory
of soils and miscellaneous areas that normally occur in a repeatable
pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at
the scale mapped. A special soil features layer (point and line
features) is optional. This layer displays the location of features
too small to delineate at the mapping scale, but they are large
enough and contrasting enough to significantly influence use and
management. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the
National Soil Information System relational database, which gives
the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties.
Purpose:
SSURGO depicts information about the kinds and distribution of soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Supplemental_Information:
Digital versions of hydrography, cultural features, and other
associated layers that are not part of the SSURGO data set may be
available from the primary organization listed in the Point of
Contact.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:19990210
Ending_Date:20220906
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress:Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:-75.484
East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.721
North_Bounding_Coordinate:40.608
South_Bounding_Coordinate:40.049
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:None
Theme_Keyword:soil survey
Theme_Keyword:soils
Theme_Keyword:Soil Survey Geographic
Theme_Keyword:SSURGO
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword:Bucks County
Place_Keyword:Allentown East Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Hellertown Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Riegelsville Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Frenchtown Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Milford Square Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Quakertown Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Bedminster Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Lumberville Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Stockton Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Perkiomenville Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Telford Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Doylestown Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Buckingham Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Lambertville Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Pennington Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Ambler Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Hatboro Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Langhorne Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Trenton West Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Trenton East Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Beverly Quadrangle
Place_Keyword:Bristol Quadrangle
Access_Constraints:None
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, should be acknowledged as the data source in products
derived from these data.

This data set is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool
in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference
source. This is public information and may be interpreted by
organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on
needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate
application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to
reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any
authority for the decisions that they make. The Natural Resources
Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these maps
for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs.

Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater
than at which they were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation
of the data. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of
contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The
depicted soil boundaries, interpretations, and analysis derived from
them do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and
detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, these data
and their interpretations are intended for planning purposes only.
Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and
users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Contact_Position:State Soil Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address:
USDA-NRCS
Address:
359 East Park Drive, Suite 2
City:Harrisburg
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:17110-2993
Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-237-2207
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:800-877-8339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:717-237-2238
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:Yuri.Plowden@usda.gov
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attribute accuracy is tested by manual
comparison of the source with hard copy plots and/or symbolized
display of the map data on an interactive computer graphic system.
Selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or
on screen are interactively queried and verified on screen. In
addition, the attributes are tested against a master set of valid
attributes. All attribute data conform to the attribute codes in
the signed classification and correlation document and amendment(s).
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Certain node/geometry and topology GT- polygon/chain relationships
are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements
(the GT-polygon corresponds to the soil delineation). Some of these
requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains
must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through
nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain
element and are consistent throughout, and the chains representing
the limits of the file are free of gaps. The tests of logical
consistency are performed using vendor software. All internal
polygons are tested for closure with vendor software and are checked
on hard copy plots. All data are checked for common soil lines (i.e.,
adjacent polygons with the same label). Edge locations generally do
not deviate from centerline to centerline by more than 0.01 inch.

The Soil Survey of Bucks County, Pennsylvania is edge matched to
the adjacent Pennsylvania Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) databases of
Philadelphia County, Montgomery County, Lehigh County and Northampton
County.  The Soil Survey of Bucks County, Pennsylvania is also edge
matched to the adjacent New Jersey Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO)
databases of Mercer County, Hunterdon County, Burlington County and
Warren County.

The feature edges (polygon and line segments) for this survey match
adjacent ones in the edgematched soil surveys of Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, Mercer County, New Jersey, Burlington County, New Jersey
and Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  The feature labels and descriptive
attributes (tabular information about the polygon and line segments) for
the New Jersey counties match exactly to adjacent ones in Bucks County.
Most feature labels and descriptive attributes for Lehigh County and
Montgomery County match adjacent ones in Bucks County.

The soil survey boundary for Bucks County matches the
soil survey boundaries of the adjacent certified soil surveys.
Completeness_Report:
A map unit is a collection of areas defined and named in terms of
their soil components or miscellaneous areas or both. Each map
unit differs in some respect from all others in a survey area and
each map unit has a symbol that uniquely identifies the map unit
on a soil map. Each individual area, point, or line so identified
on the map is a delineation.

Soil Scientists identify small areas of soils or miscellaneous areas
that have properties and behavior significantly different than the
named soils in the surrounding map unit. These minor components
may be indicated as special features. If they have a minimal effect
on use and management, or could not be precisely located, they may
not be indicated on the map.

A map unit has specified kinds of soils or miscellaneous areas
(map unit components), each with a designated range in
proportionate extent. Map units include one or more kinds of soil
or miscellaneous area. Miscellaneous areas are areas that have little
or no recognizable soil.

Specific National Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures
were used in the classification of soils, design and name of map
units, and location of special soil features. These standards are
outlined in Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993,
USDA, NRCS; Agricultural Handbook 436, Soil Taxonomy, 1995,
USDA, NRCS; and all Amendments; Keys to Soil Taxonomy,
(current issue) USDA, NRCS; National Soil Survey
Handbook, title 430-VI,(current issue) USDA, NRCS.

The actual composition and interpretive purity of the map unit
delineations were based on data collected by scientists during
the course of preparing the soil maps. Adherence to National
Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures is based on
peer review, quality control, and quality assurance. Quality
control is outlined in the memorandum of understanding for the
soil survey area and in documents that reside with the Natural
Resources Conservation Service state soil scientist. Four kinds
of map units are used in soil surveys: consociations, complexes,
associations, and undifferentiated groups.

Consociations - Consociations are named for the dominant soil.
In a consociation, delineated areas use a single name from the
dominant component in the map unit. Dissimilar components are
minor in extent. The soil component in a consociation may be
identified at any taxonomic level. Soil series is the lowest
taxonomic level. A consociation that is named as a miscellaneous
area is dominantly that kind of area and minor components do not
significantly affect the use of the map unit. The total amount of
dissimilar inclusions of other components in a map unit generally
does not exceed about 15 percent if limiting and 25 percent if
nonlimiting. A single component of a dissimilar limiting inclusion
generally does not exceed 10 percent if very contrasting.

Complexes and associations - Complexes and associations consist
of two or more dissimilar components that occur in a regularly
repeating pattern. The total amount of other dissimilar components
is minor extent. The following arbitrary rule determines whether
complex or association is used in the name. The major components
of an association can be separated at the scale of mapping. In
either case, because the major components are sufficiently different
in morphology or behavior, the map unit cannot be called a
consociation. In each delineation of a complex or an association,
each major component is normally present though their proportions
may vary appreciably from one delineation to another. The total
amount of inclusions in a map unit that are dissimilar to any of
the major components does not exceed 15 percent if limiting and
25 percent if nonlimiting. A single kind of dissimilar limiting
inclusion usually does not exceed 10 percent.

Undifferentiated groups - Undifferentiated groups consist of two
or more components that are not consistently associated
geographically and, therefore, do not always occur together in
the same map delineation. These components are included in the
same named map unit because their use and management are the same
or very similar for common uses. Generally they are grouped together
because some common feature, such as steepness, stoniness, or
flooding, determines their use and management. If two or more
additional map units would serve no useful purpose, they may be
included in the same unit. Each delineation has at least one of the
major components, and some may have all of them. The same principles
regarding the proportion of minor components that apply to
consociations also apply to undifferentiated groups. The same
principles regarding proportion of inclusion apply to
undifferentiated groups as to consociations.

Minimum documentation consists of three complete soil profile
descriptions that are collected for each soil added to the legend,
one additional per 3,000 acres mapped; three 10 observation
transects for each map unit, one additional 10 point transect per
3,000 acres.

A defined standard or level of confidence in the interpretive
purity of the map unit delineations is attained by adjusting the
kind and intensity of field investigations. Field investigations
and data collection are carried out in sufficient detail to name
map units and to identify accurately and consistently areas of
about 5 acres.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of these digital data is based upon their
compilation to base maps that meet National Map
Accuracy Standards at a scale of 1 inch equals 1,000
feet. The difference in positional accuracy between the
soil boundaries and special soil features locations in the
field and their digitized map locations is unknown. The
locational accuracy of soil delineations on the ground varies
with the transition between map units.

For example, on long gently sloping landscapes the transition
occurs gradually over many feet. Where landscapes change
abruptly from steep to level, the transition will be very
narrow. Soil delineation boundaries and special soil features
generally were digitized within 0.01 inch of their locations on
the digitizing source. The digital map elements are edge matched
between data sets. The data along each quadrangle edge are
matched against the data for the adjacent quadrangle. Edge
locations generally do not deviate from centerline to centerline
by more than 0.01 inch.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Publication_Date:1975
Title:
Soil Survey for Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:atlas
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Washington, DC
Publisher:U.S. Government Printing Office
Source_Scale_Denominator:15840
Type_of_Source_Media:paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:1975
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
SCS1
Source_Contribution:
basic reference material about soils and landscapes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Publication_Date:1986
Title:
multiple aerial photographs
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:remote sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:1986
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
SCS2
Source_Contribution:
base materials for field mapping
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date:1957-1983
Title:
multiple 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Reston, Virginia
Publisher:U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:1957
Ending_Date:1983
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
USGS1
Source_Contribution:
landscape shape, aspect and slope reference
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Publication_Date:unpublished material
Title:
ratioed film positives of 1975 published soil survey
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:map
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:1975
Source_Currentness_Reference:
soil survey publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
SCS3
Source_Contribution:
reference material for line placement, soil
symbols and special soil features
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date:1989
Title:
multiple analog orthophotographic quadrangles
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:remote sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:1989
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
USGS2
Source_Contribution:
base maps for recompilation
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:unpublished material
Title:
multiple characterization and statistical soil data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:map
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:1988
Ending_Date:1995
Source_Currentness_Reference:
date analyses were completed
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS1
Source_Contribution:
information for soil map unit delineations,
special soil feature locations and data on
soil properties
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:unpublished material
Title:
annotated soil overlays
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:map
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:1994
Ending_Date:1995
Source_Currentness_Reference:
dates of recompilation
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS2
Source_Contribution:
scanning source
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:1998
Title:
National Map Unit Interpretations Record (MUIR) database for Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center
Type_of_Source_Media:online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:1998
Source_Currentness_Reference:
edit date in ssarea table
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS3
Source_Contribution:
tabular soil property data linked to
spatial soil data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:2004
Title:
National Soil Information System (NASIS) database for Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Collins, Colorado
Publisher: U.S Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Information Technology Center
Type_of_Source_Media:online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:2004
Source_Currentness_Reference:
export certification date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS4
Source_Contribution:
tabular soil property data linked to
spatial soil data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:1999
Title:
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center
Type_of_Source_Media:online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:1999
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS5
Source_Contribution:
certified SSURGO product used as source for
digital revision
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date:1995-1996
Title:
multiple 7.5 minute digital orthophotographic quadrangles (DOQs)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:remotely sensed image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Reston, Virginia
Publisher:U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:digital image
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:1992
Ending_Date:1995
Source_Currentness_Reference:
image source date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
USGS3
Source_Contribution:
imagery used to adjust the soil boundaries
to the water bodies
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:2004-2007
Title:
National Soil Information System (NASIS) data base
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:unknown
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Collins, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Type_of_Source_Media:database
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:2004
Ending_Date:2007
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Source_Contribution:
attribute (tabular) information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:2004
Title:
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:2004
Source_Currentness_Reference:
date of publication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS6
Source_Contribution:
source for digital revision
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:2005-2007
Title:
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Databases of Adjacent Soil Surveys
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Lincoln, Nebraska
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:2005
Ending_Date:2007
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS7
Source_Contribution:
source for county boundary
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:2007
Title:
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center
Source_Scale_Denominator:24000
Type_of_Source_Media:online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:2007
Source_Currentness_Reference:
date of publication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS8
Source_Contribution:
source for digital revision
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:2008
Title:
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center
Source_Scale_Denominator:12000
Type_of_Source_Media:online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:2008
Source_Currentness_Reference:
date of publication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS9
Source_Contribution:
source for mapping unit boundaries
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Services Agency
Publication_Date:2005
Title:
National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) 1-meter mosaic of Montgomery County
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:remotely sensed image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher:U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Services Agency
Source_Scale_Denominator:40000
Type_of_Source_Media:stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:2005
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
FSA1
Source_Contribution:
digital base photographs for line adjustment
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication_Date:unpublished material
Title:
region 3 soils geodatabase
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:file geodatabase
Type_of_Source_Media:vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:2006
Ending_Date:2018
Source_Currentness_Reference:
SSURGO publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS10
Source_Contribution:
Source of digital revision - recreated yearly
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Soil Survey of Bucks and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania
was published in 1975 at the 1:15,840 scale. Because of the
dramatic increase in urbanization within the county since 1975, a
soil survey update was needed.  An evaluation of the soil survey
was made in 1985.  The evaluation found that significant changes
in classification, land use, outdated soil series, and standards
and procedures for making soil surveys, had made the 1975 survey
obsolete. A soil survey update was approved in 1985.  The Bucks
County, Pennsylvania Soil Survey Update is part of an ongoing survey
project that includes the following Pennsylvania Counties: Berks,
Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northhampton and Philadelphia.
This survey update area will have the same soil mapping units across
these eight counties.  There will be a perfect join for all eight
counties with each other.  Bucks County joins Lehigh County and
Northhampton County in the North, and Montgomery County and
Philadelphia County in the South.  The Delaware River separates Bucks
County from the following New Jersey Counties: Hunterdon, Mercer and
Burlington.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
SCS1
Process_Date:1985
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Field work for the second order soil survey began in 1988 with the
Initial Field Review shortly thereafter.  Field data were collected
by transecting map units to determine map unit composition, pedon
sampling to determine the physical and chemical characteristics of
soil, and locating the 1975 soil series type locations and
reclassifying them with new taxonomic standards.  This field work
provided soil scientists with information on patterns of soil
occurrences that could be remotely sensed using 1:24,000 scale aerial
photography, 1:24,000 scale ratioed film positives of the 1975
published soil survey, and 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles showing
landform contours. These patterns were checked in the field using
standard data collection practices for soil surveying. Soil scientists
analyzed soil samples in the laboratory and ran statistical methods
to classify and develop series and mapping units. The classification
and map unit names were finalized at the final correlation in February
1997.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
SCS2, SCS3, NRCS1, USGS1
Process_Date:1997
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Field soil scientists used 1:24,000 scale aerial photographs,
topographic quadrangles and ratioed film positives of the published
soil survey atlas sheets to compile the soil boundaries to the 7.5
minute orthophotographic quadrangle base maps.  Aerial photographs at
the 1:24000 scale, 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles and ratioed film
positives of the 1975 published soil survey were used as reference for
soil line and special soil feature placement, and correlation of map
units.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
SCS2, USGS1, SCS3, USGS2, NRCS2
Process_Date:1995
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The annotated soil overlays, were scanned by Midwest Graphics Services
Incorporated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a drum scanner at a
resolution of 200 dpi. The raster files, of the scanned soil lines,
were imported into LTPlus for raster editing, map neatline development,
labeling, edgematching, and vector conversion.  The cleaned vector
files were transferred into ARC/INFO version 7.0.4 for final plotting,
error analysis and quality control. The ARC/INFO "MAPJOIN" command
was used to merge the 7.5 minute quadrangle ARC/INFO coverages into
a seamless county coverage.  The polygon attributes and map unit
acreages from the spatial data were checked against the February 1997
final correlation legend.  Major and minor code pairs were assigned
to map units and checked against the correlation legend and their
order in the tabular data.  The seamless county coverage was cut into
mathematically correct 7.5 minute quadrangles using the ARC/INFO
"SPLIT" command. The soils data were plotted and checked against the
annotated soil overlays for adherence to 0.01 inch line accuracy. The
data were then exported as Digital Line Graph (DLG) 3 optional format
files from ARC/INFO using the "ARCDLG" command and imported into Grass
Version 4.13.  Special soil features were manually digitized, from
the annotated soil overlays, using GRASS version 4.13 and checked
against the digital soils data.  There were no special soil features
digitized in the following quadrangles: Allentown East, Ambler,
Bristol, Langhorne, Pennington and Stockton.  The data were written
as DLG-3 optional format files using the v.dlg.out command.
Compilation, digitizing, and quality control were performed by the
soil scientists and cartographic technicians at the Pennsylvania
Natural Resources Conservation Service Map Compilation and Digitizing
Center. The digital maps of soil lines and special soil features were
also reviewed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),
National Cartography and Geospatial Center (NCGC) staff in Fort Worth,
Texas for adherence to SSURGO standards.  The NCGC, SSURGO Support
Section staff imported the data for verification in ARC/INFO 7.1.1.
The data were edited. New DLGs reflecting these changes were written
with ARC/INFO 7.1.1.  The Map Unit Interpretations Record (MUIR)
data base was developed by NRCS soil scientists according to national
standards. Pennsylvania NRCS soil scientists supplied the SSURGO
download from the MUIR database.  The data were certified and archived
by NCGC.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS2, NRCS3
Process_Date:1999
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Pennsylvania NRCS soil scientists have revised the spatial data for
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  The digital data was reviewed. The
NRCS soil scientists used ARC/INFO version 8.01 to adjust county
boundaries and check the placement of water bodies against the digital
orthophotography.  DLG-3 optional format files were written using the
"ARCDLG" command in ARC/INFO version 8.01 and sent to the Michigan
Digitizing Unit (MIDU) in East Lansing, Michigan for SSURGO
recertification.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS5, USGS3
Process_Date:2002
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The MUIR attribute data has been replaced with attribute data from the
National Soil Information System (NASIS) data base.  The NASIS data base
was developed by NRCS soil scientists according to national standards.
Pennsylvania NRCS soil scientists supplied the SSURGO download from
the NASIS database.  Acreage totals for each map unit in NASIS are
based on the spatial data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS4
Process_Date:2004
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The DLG-3 optional format files for the soils and special soil
features were imported into ARC/INFO Version 7.2.1.  The county
boundary has been adjusted to exclude islands in the Delaware River
that were digitized as part of the Mercer County, New Jersey Soil
Survey. The soils data has been edited to join with Northhampton
County, Pennsylvania.  Upon successful completion of the SSURGO
Evaluation, the soil survey area coverages were processed with
the December 2003 Distribution AML programs provided by NCGC.
These AML programs added the areasymbol to all the soil features
in the soil survey area.  The certified data were electronically
transferred to the NRCS staging server for archival in the Soil
Data Mart.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS5
Process_Date:2004
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The spatial data for Bucks County, Pennsylvania has been revised by
the soil scientists and cartographic technicians at the Pennsylvania
NRCS Map Compilation and Digitizing Center at University Park,
Pennsylvania. The soil areas in Monroe County have been adjusted
using the ARC/INFO Version 8.0.1 software to match the soil polygons
in the adjacent soil surveys. The full survey area coverage for the
soils was exported from ARC in UTM coordinates with the North
American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The e00 file was sent to the MIDU
for review and re-certification.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS6, NRCS7
Process_Date:2007
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The MIDU staff downloaded the SSURGO data for Bucks County from the
Soil Data Mart (SDM). The ARC/INFO Interchange file from Pennsylvania
and the e00 files for the point and linear special soil features from
the SDM download were imported into the soil coverages using the
ARC/INFO Version 7.2.1 software. The soil survey coverages were
processed using the January 2006 SSURGO Certification AML programs
for seamless projects. These ARC/INFO programs identified areas
within the coverages that needed revision. The data were edited. The
minor codes in the soils coverages were replaced with the map unit
key codes from the SDM tabular data to link the map units in the
spatial data to the NASIS database.  Upon successful completion of
the SSURGO Evaluation, the area symbol was added to each feature in
the soil survey coverages with the att_check.aml program. The county
coverages, the feature file and the metadata were electronically
transferred to the NRCS Staging Server to be joined with the tabular
data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS, NRCS6
Process_Date:2007
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The staff at the MLRA 148 Soil Survey Project Office in Leesport,
Pennsylvania downloaded the Soil SURvey GeOgraphic (SSURGO) data for
Bucks County from the Soil Data Mart (SDM).  The soil areas in Bucks
County have been adjusted using the ARCGIS software to match the soil
polygons in the updated Montgomery Soil Survey.  The special soil
features were not changed.  Through photo interpretation of the 2005
NAIP orthophotography and review of topographic quadrangles, urban
areas and strip mines were delineated and provided with appropriate
mapping units ('UoB', 'UoD', 'UzcaB'and 'UzcD').  The MLRA Office in
Morgantown, West Virginia added the 4 urban land map units and
changed 1 map unit name ('TpB' to 'TrB') to the soils legend for
Bucks County to improve the join to Montgomery County.  The full
survey area coverage for the soils was exported from ARC in UTM
coordinates with the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).  The e00
file was sent to the MIDU for review and re-certification.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
FSA1, NRCS8, NRCS9
Process_Date:2008
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The MIDU staff downloaded the SSURGO data for Bucks County from the
Soil Data Mart (SDM). The ARC/INFO Interchange file from Pennsylvania
and the e00 files for the point and linear special soil features from
the SDM download were imported into the soil coverages using the
ARC/INFO Version 7.2.1 software. The soil survey coverages were
processed using the January 2006 SSURGO Certification AML programs
for seamless projects. These ARC/INFO programs identified areas
within the coverages that needed revision. The data were edited.
A soil boundary was added to a 'Bo' mapping unit in the Buckingham
Quadrangle. This area was labeled 'KlC' to conform with the published
survey. The minor codes in the soils coverages were replaced with the
map unit key codes from the SDM tabular data to link the map units in
the spatial data to the NASIS database.  Upon successful completion of
the SSURGO Evaluation, the area symbol was added to each feature in
the soil survey coverages with the att_check.aml program. The county
coverages, the feature file and the metadata were electronically
transferred to the NRCS Staging Server to be joined with the tabular
data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS, NRCS8
Process_Date:2008
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The spatial data for Bucks County, Pennsylvania soil survey
area were downloaded from the Soil Data Mart on October 15, 2012.  The individual
shapefiles were appended into a geodatabase for region 3.  The data were
processed in ARCGIS 10.1 using a topology object with a 0.1 meter cluster
tolerance for the purpose of eliminating gaps and overlaps within the region 3
soils geodatabase.  Individual soil survey area data were exported as shapefiles
from the regional geodatabase.  A datum transformation from NAD83 to WGS84 using
the NAD_1983_To_WGS_1984_1 datum transformation method was applied to the data.
The data were checked with the SSURGO Evaluation scripts provided by U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. The shapefiles
were uploaded to the soil data warehouse for archival and distribution.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS10
Process_Date:2013
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Region 3 geodatabase for Bucks County, Pennsylvania was edited as
part of the following projects. For the MLRA 148 Mapunit Alluvial Lands
field work update, fluvaquents and udifluvents and udepts Project,
polygon edits were made. Mapunit Fl was changed to HbA.
The data were checked with the SSURGO Evaluation scripts provided by
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The shapefiles were then exported and uploaded to the soil data warehouse
for archival and distribution through Web Soil Survey (WSS).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS10
Process_Date:20180905
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The spatial data for the entire SSURGO database was recertified in October
of 2019 to reduce storage requirements and to improve map display
and geoprocessing performance.  The SSURGO data is internally managed
using 3 Regional Transactional Spatial Databases (RTSD) that are in
an ESRI File Geodatabase format.  The spatial extent of the RTSDs follow the
Soil and Plant Science Division (SPSD) regional administrative boundaries.
The XY coordinate system of this RTSD is USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area
Conic USGS Version WKID: 102039 and has an XY storage precision of 0.001
meters.  The RTSDs were recreated using a reduced storage precision of 0.1
meters to reduce the physical size of the data.  The SSURGO data was also
generalized by removing excess vertices, using a tolerance of 1 meter.
The topology was validated at the CONUS level using a tolerance of 0.2
meters.  This effort directly affects the gSSURGO and gNATSGO product since
these deliverables are in a File Geodatabase format.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NRCS10
Process_Date:2019
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20190916
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20190916
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20190916
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20190916
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20190916
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20190916
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20200604
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20200604
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20200604
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20200604
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20210831
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20210831
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
stored in the database table named sainterp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20220906
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NASIS
Process_Date:20220906
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:Vector
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution:0.000001
Longitude_Resolution:0.0000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units:decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name:World Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid_Name:World Geodetic System 1984
Semi-major_Axis:6378137.00000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:298.257222
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label:Special Soil Features
Entity_Type_Definition:
Special Soil Features represent soil, miscellaneous area, or landform features that are too small to be digitized as soil delineations (area features).
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:Special Soil Features Codes
Attribute_Definition:
Special Soil Features labels represent specific Special Soil
Features. These features are identified with a descriptive
label. The label is assigned to the point or line assigned
to represent the feature on maps.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS;
National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647
(current issue), USDA, NRCS.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Classification and Correlation of the Soils of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Map Unit Delineations are closed polygons that may be dominated
by a single soil or miscellaneous area component plus allowable
similar or dissimilar soils, or they can be geographic mixtures
of groups of soils or soils and miscellaneous areas.

The map unit symbol uniquely identifies each closed map unit
delineation. Each symbol corresponds to a map unit name. The
map unit key is used to link to information in the National
Soil Information System tables.

Map Unit Delineations are described by the National Soil
Information System database. This attribute database gives the
proportionate extent of the component soils and the properties for
each soil. The database contains both estimated and measured data
on the physical and chemical soil properties and soil
interpretations for engineering, water management, recreation,
agronomic, woodland, range, and wildlife uses of the soil.

The National Soil Information System database contains static
metadata. It documents the data structure and includes such
information as what tables, columns, indexes, and relationships
are defined as well as a variety of attributes of each of these
database objects. Attributes include table and column
descriptions and detailed domain information.

The National Soil Information System database also contains a
distribution metadata. It records the criteria used for selecting
map units and components for inclusion in the set of distributed
data.

Special features are described in the feature table.  It includes an
area symbol, feature label, feature name, and feature description for
each special and ad hoc feature in the survey area.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Soil Taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and
interpreting soil surveys. Agricultural Handbook 436, 1999, USDA, SCS.

Keys to Soil Taxonomy (current issue), USDA, SCS.

National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647 (current
issue), USDA, NRCS.

Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Geospatial Center of Excellence
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
501 West Felix Street, Building 23
City:Fort Worth
State_or_Province:Texas
Postal_Code:76115
Contact_Voice_Telephone:800 672 5559
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:202 720 2600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:817 509 3469
Resource_Description:Bucks County, Pennsylvania SSURGO
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer
system at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, no warranty expressed
or implied is made by the Agency regarding the utility of the data
on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute
any such warranty. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will warrant
the delivery of this product in computer readable format, and will
offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined
unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or
when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Request
for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date
of this shipment from the ordering site.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor any of its agencies are
liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of
viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of
these data sets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all
prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:ESRI shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
spatial
Transfer_Size:14.4
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: URL:http://DataGateway.nrcs.usda.gov/
Access_Instructions:
Select desired survey area at above Internet Web site. An email address is required for receipt of instructions on retrieval via anonymous FTP. Anticipate a delay between submission of request at Web site and receipt of email message.
Fees: There is currently no direct charge for requesting data or for retrieval via FTP.
Ordering_Instructions:
Visit the above mentioned Internet Web Site, select state or
territory, then select individual soil survey area of interest.
Spatial line data and locations of special feature symbols are in
ESRI ArcGIS shapefile, format. The National Soil Information
System attribute soil data are available in variable length, pipe
delimited, ASCII file format.
Turnaround:Typically within four hours
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
115 Land and Water building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu
Distribution_Liability:
The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:20220925
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Contact_Position:State Soil Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address:
USDA-NRCS
Address:
359 East Park Drive, Suite 2
City:Harrisburg
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:17110-2993
Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-237-2207
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:800-877-8339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:717-237-2238
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:Yuri.Plowden@usda.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name:Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998
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