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Welcome to the NRCS
Soils Website.
Helping People Understand Soils
Soils is part of the National Cooperative
Soil Survey, an effort of Federal and State agencies,
universities, and professional societies to deliver
science-based soil information.
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The NCSS Regional Conferences will be held in
Bowling Green, Kentucky on May 21-25; Lincoln,
Nebraska on June 4-7; Orono, Maine on June
18-21; and Davis, California on June 25-28.
Information has been posted for the
South (Bowling Green) Region, the
North Central (Lincoln) Region, the
West (Davis) Region, and the
Northeast (Orono) Region. These pages include
registration forms, agendas, accommodations, and
contacts. |
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There are currently eight Soil Climate Research
Stations in Antarctica. Data collected in
2011 has been uploaded for each of these
stations: Bull Pass, Don Juan Pond, Granite
Harbour, Marble Point, Minna Bluff, Mt. Fleming,
Scott Base, Victoria Valley. A ninth station has
been installed at Bull Pass East and data is
being collected. |
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The National Cooperative Soil Survey Soil
Characterization Data has moved. The new URL is
http://ncsslabdatamart.sc.egov.usda.gov.
Please update any bookmarks or links. The
database contains analytical data for more than
20,000 pedons of U.S. soils and about 1,100
pedons from other countries. |
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GlobalSoilMap.net is a global consortium that
has been formed with the aim of making a new
digital soil map of the world using
state-of-the-art and emerging technologies for
soil mapping and predicting soil properties at
fine resolution. This new global soil map will
be supplemented by interpretation and
functionality options that aim to assist better
decisions in a range of global issues like food
production and hunger eradication, climate
change, and environmental degradation. This is
an initiative of the Digital Soil Mapping
Working Group of the International Union of Soil
Sciences (IUSS). This effort is organized by
continent (nodes). The North America Node is
comprised of Canada, Mexico, and the United
States. Currently, the National Cooperative Soil
Survey provides the leadership for the North
America Node. Jon Hempel (Director of the USDA-NRCS
National Soil Survey Center) is the Node Leader
and James Thompson (West Virginia University) is
the Scientific Coordinator. |
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conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and
environment.
Last Modified: 04/23/2012
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