aileen buckley, cartographic researcher, esri –...

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

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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.

…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

missoulamissoula, , mtmtNACISNACIS octoberoctober 20082008

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!