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Digital General Soil Map of the United States (STATSGO2) [Minnesota]

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Digital General Soil Map of the United States (STATSGO2) [Minnesota]
Description
This data set consists of general soil association units. It was developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey and supersedes the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) data set published in 1994. It consists of a broad based inventory of soils and nonsoil areas that occur in a repeatable pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at the scale mapped. The data set was created by generalizing more detailed soil survey maps. Where more detailed soil survey maps were not available, data on geology, topography, vegetation, and climate were assembled, together with Land Remote Sensing Satellite (LANDSAT) images. Soils of like areas were studied, and the probable classification and extent of the soils were determined. Map unit composition was determined by transecting or sampling areas on the more detailed maps and expanding the data statistically to characterize the whole map unit. This data set consists of georeferenced vector digital data and tabular digital data. The map data were collected in 1-by 2-degree topographic quadrangle units and merged into a seamless national data set. It is distributed in state/territory and national extents. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the National Soil Information System data base which gives the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties. MnGeo adapted the NRCS metadata record to create this record., These data provide information about soil features on or near the surface of the Earth. Data were collected as part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the state, regional, and national level. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:250,000-scale data. For a comparison between the General Soil Map (STATSGO2) and the more detailed SSURGO data from NRCS, see: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/ssurgo/stats2go-metadata , Initial publication date was 2006; data is updated as needed.
Creator
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Publisher
Minnesota Geospatial Commons
Temporal Coverage
2016-10-13
Rights
None
Access Rights
Public
Format
Files
Language
English
Date Added
August 20, 2023
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from the Minnesota Geospatial Commons on 2025-08-26.

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    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (n.d.). Digital General Soil Map of the United States (STATSGO2) [Minnesota]. Minnesota Geospatial Commons. https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/14c75100-3809-4c9e-a5b3-c4556e6f604c (other)
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