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Welcome to the NRCS Soils web site.
"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 scientifically based soil information.

Keys To Soil Taxonomy Cover

Keys To Soil Taxonomy

The 9th edition of Keys to Soil Taxonomy is available in printed form or as a downloadable file. Several options are available to order a printed copy.
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New: Soil Taxonomy Forum

A plant at White Sands National Monument (National Park Service Photo)

Understanding Soil Risks and Hazards

This publication introduces several soil related risks and hazards that are important to city and county planners, developers, construction contractors, and others who use or build facilities on or in soils. A booklet and CD will be available soon.
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Soil Data Mart

Soil Data Mart

The Soil Data Mart is now available for downloading tabular and spatial soil data. The report data is the very latest soil information from the National Soil Information System. Additional soil data is being added weekly with all completed soil surveys (about 3000 survey areas) to be fully populated with tabular data by December 31, 2004, spatial data by that time is anticipated to be complete for about 1800 soil survey areas. This data is the official data for programs of the NRCS. Viewer access of maps will be coming later this summer.
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