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Soil Characteristics, Wisconsin 2008

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Soil Characteristics, Wisconsin 2008
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2008-06-05
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This layer consists of a polygon layer at 1:250,000 scale ("WI_SoilCharacteristics_2008"/"schppoly") used in preparing the GCSM, and containing information on Wisconsin soils. Stemming from the Soil Associations layer ("WI_SoilAssociations_2008"/"sasppoly") this layer consists of 4 main "soil characteristics" categories. For the purposes of the GCSM, soil depth was considered to extend from the land surface to 5 feet below the land surface.
Purpose
This layer is used to determine soil characteristics in Wisconsin.
Supplemental Information
For additional information please see: ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/gcsm/GCSM_data.pdf
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2008-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.963766
East
-86.70496
North
47.082579
South
42.457929
ISO Topic Category
farming
geoscientificInformation
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Soils
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
Soils, Soil Characteristics, Soil Types, Landscapes, GCSM
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/dnrlegal.txt
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S. Webster St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Statement
The soil associations layer was digitized from the 1:250,000-scale compilation sheets of a 1968 soils map of Wisconsin (Hole et. al). The soil associations in this coverage were subsequently grouped into 4 "soil characteristics" categories for use in the GCSM.
Process Step
Description
Changed file name from schppoly to WI_SoilCharacteristics_2008

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_SoilCharacteristics_2008.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
716

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
EC8A0B67-C520-445A-8753-11F1457B535E
Metadata Date Stamp
2018-05-15
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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