[GRASSLIST:3418] Re: importing NRCS ssurgo data.

[Eric G. Miller]

On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 11:57:57AM -0700, rgrmill at rt66.com wrote:
[snip]
> With a bit more spreadsheet or database work you can use the data in the 
> ssurgo data tables to build as many dig_cats files as you want, using 
> the map unit symbol to extract data from the ssurgo tables.

Still, it'd be hard to represent the layer info without some digesting.
I believe in the way back machine, NRCS (SCS) stored the database with
INFORMIX.  The SSURGO and STATSGO databases are both very well
documented, provided you know a little something about USDA Soil
Taxonomy (coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Dystric Xerochrept -- now that's a
mouthful!).

-- 
Eric G. Miller <egm2 at jps.net>