aileen buckley, cartographic researcher, ESRI –...
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revisiting soil cartographyrevisiting soil cartography
aileenaileen buckleybuckley, cartographic researcher, ESRI , cartographic researcher, ESRI –– redlandsredlands
for NACIS 2008, for NACIS 2008, missoulamissoula, , mtmt
missoulamissoula, , mtmtNACISNACIS octoberoctober 20082008
topicstopics
why soil maps?why soil maps?
soil themessoil themes
datadata
web map servicesweb map services
future workfuture work
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themesthemes
two themes to starttwo themes to start
soil orderssoil orders
soil suborderssoil suborders
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soil orderssoil orders
soil orders are differentiated by the presence or absence soil orders are differentiated by the presence or absence of diagnostic horizons or features that reflect soil of diagnostic horizons or features that reflect soil forming processes. Distinctions among orders aid in forming processes. Distinctions among orders aid in understanding soils and remembering them on a grand understanding soils and remembering them on a grand scale. Thus, the distinctions between orders are based scale. Thus, the distinctions between orders are based on the markers left by processes that experience on the markers left by processes that experience indicates are dominant forces in shaping the character indicates are dominant forces in shaping the character of the soil.of the soil.
soil suborderssoil suborders
if the soils in a given if the soils in a given taxontaxon are thought to have had are thought to have had significantly different genesis, the intent has been to significantly different genesis, the intent has been to sort out the differences in the next lower category.sort out the differences in the next lower category.
two themestwo themes
missoulamissoula, , mtmtNACISNACIS octoberoctober 20082008
soil orderssoil orders
soil orders are differentiated by the presence or absence soil orders are differentiated by the presence or absence of diagnostic horizons or features that reflect soil of diagnostic horizons or features that reflect soil forming processes. Distinctions among orders aid in forming processes. Distinctions among orders aid in understanding soils and remembering them on a grand understanding soils and remembering them on a grand scale. Thus, the distinctions between orders are based scale. Thus, the distinctions between orders are based on the markers left by processes that experience on the markers left by processes that experience indicates are dominant forces in shaping the character indicates are dominant forces in shaping the character of the soil.of the soil.
soil suborderssoil suborders
if the soils in a given if the soils in a given taxontaxon are thought to have had are thought to have had significantly different genesis, the intent has been to significantly different genesis, the intent has been to sort out the differences in the next lower category.sort out the differences in the next lower category.
…soil forming pro
……understanding soils andunderstanding soils and remembering them on a grand scaleremembering them on a grand scale……
……dominant forces in shaping the character of the dominant forces in shaping the character of the
Series (~17,000)
Family
Subgroup (~1,200)
Great Group (~303)
Suborder (60)
order (11 taxa): this category is based largely on soil forming processes as
indicated by the presence or absence of major diagnostic horizons. A given
order includes soils whose properties suggest that they are not dissimilar in
their genesis. They are thought to have been formed by the same general
genetic processes.
suborder (60 taxa): suborders are subdivisions of orders that emphasize
genetic homogeneity . The presence or absence of properties associated with
wetness, climatic environment, major parent material, and vegetation.
Order
(11)U.S. soil taxonomyU.S. soil taxonomy
missoulamissoula, , mtmtNACISNACIS octoberoctober 20082008
soil suborderssoil suborders
soil suborderssoil suborders
if the soils in a given if the soils in a given taxontaxon are thought to have are thought to have
had significantly different genesis, the intent had significantly different genesis, the intent
has been to sort out the differences in the next has been to sort out the differences in the next
lower category.lower category.
Allb-
Anth-
Aqu-
Ar-
Calc-
Camb-
Cry-
Dru-
Fibr-
Fol-
Fluv-
Gyps-
Hem-
Hist-
Hum-
Oth-
Psamm-
Per-
Rend-
Sal-
Sapr-
Torr-
Turb-
Ud-
Ust-
Xer-
Vitr-
Allb-
Anth-
Aqu-
Ar-
Calc-
Camb-
Cry-
Dru-
Fibr-
Fol-
Fluv-
Gyps-
Hem-
Hist-
Hum-
Oth-
Psamm-
Per-
Rend-
Sal-
Sapr-
Torr-
Turb-
Ud-
Ust-
Xer-
Vitr-
parent material
soil moisture
temperature
humic content
horizon development
…
Allb-
Anth-
Aqu-
Ar-
Calc-
Camb-
Cry-
Dru-
Fibr-
Fol-
Fluv-
Gyps-
Hem-
Hist-
Hum-
Oth-
Psamm-
Per-
Rend-
Sal-
Sapr-
Torr-
Turb-
Ud-
Ust-
Xer-
Vitr-
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soil orderssoil orders
U.S.U.S. othersothers
Each countryEach country
FAOFAO
Series (~17,000)
Family
Subgroup (~1,200)
Great Group (~303)
Suborder (60)
Order
(11)
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design challengesdesign challenges
conflation of classificationsconflation of classifications
homogeneity of the soil mapping unithomogeneity of the soil mapping unit
uncertainty about the attributionuncertainty about the attribution
changes in the USDA in the midchanges in the USDA in the mid--1970s1970s
colors colors –– dirt, not baby hmm dirt, not baby hmm hmmhmm
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datadata
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National U.S. Department of Agriculture, National
Resource Conservation CenterResource Conservation Center
three levels of detailthree levels of detail
worldworld
STATSGOSTATSGO
SSURGOSSURGO
SoilDataViewerSoilDataViewer
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consultantsconsultants
USDAUSDA--NRCSNRCS
Oregon NRCSOregon NRCS
Herb HuddlestonHerb Huddleston
Phil Phil GershmehlGershmehl
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web mapping servicesweb mapping services
viewed on webviewed on web
pan, zoompan, zoom
queryquery
Linked to other resources, applicationsLinked to other resources, applications
mashupsmashups
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scale levelsscale levelslevellevel : scale: scale
0: 147748799.28541740: 147748799.2854174
1: 73874399.64270871: 73874399.6427087
2: 36937199.821354352: 36937199.82135435
3: 18468599.9106771763: 18468599.910677176
4: 9234299.9553385884: 9234299.955338588
5: 4617149.9776692945: 4617149.977669294
6: 2308574.9888346476: 2308574.988834647
7: 1154287.49441732357: 1154287.4944173235
8: 577143.74720866178: 577143.7472086617
9: 288571.87360433099: 288571.8736043309
10: 144285.9368021654410: 144285.93680216544
11: 72142.9684010827211: 72142.96840108272
12: 36071.4842005413612: 36071.48420054136
13: 18035.7421002706813: 18035.74210027068
14: 9017.8710501353414: 9017.87105013534
15: 4508.9355250676715: 4508.93552506767
16: 2254.46776253383516: 2254.467762533835
17: 1127.233881266917517: 1127.2338812669175
18: 563.616940633458718: 563.6169406334587
19: 281.8084703167293719: 281.80847031672937
20: 140.9042351583646820: 140.90423515836468
USDA online resources
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future workfuture work
symbologysymbology
SatValModSatValMod
indeterminate boundariesindeterminate boundaries
uncertaintyuncertainty
two map cachestwo map caches
basemapbasemap -- used for multiple thematic soil mapsused for multiple thematic soil maps
soils themes soils themes –– overlaid on the overlaid on the basemapbasemap; ; mashupsmashups
mashupmashup SoilDataViewerSoilDataViewer thematic mapsthematic maps
mappingcenter.esri.commappingcenter.esri.com
thanks for your attention!thanks for your attention!