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Soil Survey, Tompkins County NY, 1965

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
United States Department Of Agriculture (USDA)
Originator
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Publication Date
1965
Title
Soil Survey, Tompkins County NY, 1965
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007498
Abstract
Various county departments, local municipal agencies, and other not-for-profit organizations have identified the need for a digital soil coverage data set for Tompkins County, NY. The Tompkins County ITS GIS Division initiated and developed a digital soil coverage from the official analog soil map series produced and published by the United States Geology Survey (USGS) and Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. The field survey has been conducted during the 60es.
Purpose
To provide a GIS countywide coverage that consists of polygons defining the soils boundaries and to add enough basic attributes to achieve a fundamental degree of categorization. Open, all-purpose data set.
Supplemental Information
The field survey took place during the 60es and it has been published in a book titled: Soil Survey, Tompkins County NY, in 1965. Please refer to this book for more information regarding soil science. Attribute information can be found in an attached Soilsdef.DBF and SOILSDEF.TXT filesPrevious versions of Tompkins County Soil Associations in CUGIR include: http://cugir2.mannlib.cornell.edu/buckets/Display.jsp?id=1631
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1965
Bounding Box
West
-76.696261
East
-76.237364
North
42.627418
South
42.262698
Theme Keyword
soil survey
farming
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
Soils
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
environment
geoscientificInformation
Theme Keyword
agriculture
geology
environment
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
Tompkins County (N.Y.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
The following statement must be included with any products that use or are derived from this data set: Data contained in this product was originally produced by the Tompkins County ITS GIS Division and may not be reproduced or redistributed without the express written consent of the originator. The originator does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information portrayed by the data, as it is currently still in draft format.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Delivery Point
128 East Buffalo Street
City
Ithaca
State
New York
Postal Code
14850
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
(607) 274-5418
Contact Facsimile Telephone
(607) 274-5420
Contact Electronic Mail Address
gis@tompkins-co.org
Hours of Service
M-F 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Credit
Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Native Data Set Environment
PATH: /DATA/ARCINFO/COUNTY/NYSP/PHYSICAL/SOILSURVEY SOFTWARE: WindowsNT 4.0 x86, Arc/Info Single Precision Coverage LAYERS: Polygons
Cross-Reference
Originator
Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Title
Cayuga Lake
Publication Information
Publication Place
Tompkins County
Publisher
Tompkins County GIS Program
Cross-Reference
Originator
John A. Neeley
Publication Date
1965
Title
Soil Survey, Tompkins County, New York
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Series Information
Series Name
Series 1961, No.25
Publication Information
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Publisher
US Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
Assessed using the scanned source maps as background images in order to review the polygons attribute SOILNAME against the soil maps symbols (see "Source" and "Status" fields under Attribute Information).
Logical Consistency Report
Be aware of the initial error introduced by the source materials (see "Source Information") the data source is from the 60es and changes may have occurred. The horizontal positional accuracy has been assessed against data sets derived from 1991 Tompkins County Planimetric Series (see "Horizontal Positional Accuracy"). Data were geo-referenced using ER Mapper image-processing software (method: polynomial rectification using ground control points).
Completeness Report
Complete for Tompkins County.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
AVERAGE offset in feet is 38.9 Using the National Standart for Spatial Data Accuracy, the data set tested 70 feet horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level.
Lineage
Source
Originator
John A. Neeley
Publication Date
1965
Title
Soil Survey, Tompkins County, New York
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Series Information
Series Name
Series 1961, No.25
Publication Information
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Publisher
US Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Source Scale Denominator
20000
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Tompkins County GIS 2000-2001 United States Department Of Agriculture and Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station Published in 1965, book title: Soil Survey Tompkins County NY.
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
19315
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System Name
State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State Plane Coordinate System
SPCS Zone Identifier
3102
Transverse Mercator
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
1
Ordinate Resolution
1
Planar Distance Units
survey feet
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis
6378206
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
294.9786982
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Soil Survey (Polygons, SOILSURVEY.PAT)
Entity Type Definition
Polygons outlining the soils by type
Entity Type Definition Source
SOIL SURVEY Tompkins Couty, New York
Attributes
AREA
PERIMETER
SOILNAME
The first capital letter is the initial one of the soil name. A second capital letter, A, B, C, D, E or F, shows the slope. A fort letter, capital K in a symbol shows that the slope is complex. Some simbols without a slope letter are for nearly level soils or land types, but others are for soils or land types that have a considerable range in slope. A final number, 3, in the symbol shows that the soil is eroded. Attribute information can be found in an attached Soilsdef.DBF and SOILSDEF.TXT files
Ab
Alluvial land
ArB
Arkport fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
ArC
Arkport fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
BaB
Bath channery silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes
BaC
Bath channery silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes
BaC3
Bath channery silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
BaD
Bath channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
BgC
Bath and Valois gravelly silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes
BgC3
Bath and Valois gravelly silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
BgD
Bath and Valois gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
BoE
Bath and Valois soils, 25 to 35 percent slopes
BtF
Bath, Valois, and Lansing soils, 35 to 60 percent slopes
BvA
Braceville gravelly silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes
Ca
Canadaigua and Lamson soils
CdA
Chenango gravelly loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes
CdC
Chenango gravelly loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes
CdD
Chenango gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
CfA
Conesus gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
CfB
Conesus gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
CfB3
Conesus gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded
CnB
Chenango gravelly silt loam, fan, 0 to 8 percent slopes
DgB
Darien gravelly silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
EbB
Erie channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
EbB3
Erie channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded
EbC
Erie channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
EbC3
Erie channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
EcA
Ellery, Chippewa, and Alden soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes
Em
Eel silt loam
ErA
Erie - Ellery channery silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes
FdB
Fredon silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slope
Fm
Fresh water marsh
Gn
Genesee silt loam
Ha
Halsey silt loam
Hc
Halsey mucky silt loam
HdA
Howard gravelly loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes
HdC
Howard gravelly loam, 5 to 15 percent simple slopes
HdCK
Howard gravelly loam, 5 to 15 percent complex slopes
HdD
Howard gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
Hk
Wayland and Papakating soils
HmB
Honeoye gravelly silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
HmC
Honeoye gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
HmC3
Honeoye gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
HpE
Howard and Palmyra soils, 25 to 35 percent slopes
HpF
Howard and Palmyra soils, 35 to 60 percent slopes
HrC
Howard-Valois gravelly loams, 5 to 15 percent slopes
HrD
Howard-Valois gravelly loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes
HsB
Hudson silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
HsC3
Hudson silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
HsD3
Hudson silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
HuB
Hudson-Cayuga silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes
HuB3
Hudson-Cayuga silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
HuC3
Hudson-Cayuga silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
HuD
Hudson-Cayuga silt loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes
HwB
Hudson and Collamer silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes
HzE
Hudson and Dunkirk soils, 20 to 45 percent slopes
IcA
Ilion silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
IcB
Ilion silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
KaB
Kendaia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
KnA
Kendaia and Lyons silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes
LaB
Langford channery silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
LaB3
Langford channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded
LaC
Langford channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
LaC3
Langford channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
LbA
Lansing gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
LbB
Lansing gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
LbB3
Lansing gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded
LbC
Lansing gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
LbC3
Lansing gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
LmA
Lima silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
LmB
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
LmB3
Lima silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded
LnC
Lordstown channery silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes
LnC3
Lordstown channery silt loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
LnD
Lordstown channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
LnE
Lordstown channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes
LoF
Lordstown soils, 35 to 70 percent slopes
LtB
Lordstown, Tuller, and Ovid soils, shallow and very shallow, 0 to 15 percent slopes
LtC
Lordstown, Tuller, and Ovid soils, shallow and very shallow, 15 to 35 percent slopes
Ly
Lyons silt loam
MaB
Mardin channery silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
MaC
Mardin channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
MaC3
Mardin channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
Mc
Made land
MfD
Mardin and Langford soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes
MI
Mines and Pits
Mm
Madalin mucky silty clay loam
Mn
Madalin silty clay loam
Mo
Middlebury and Tioga silt loam
Mp
Muck and Peat
NaB
Niagara silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
OaA
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes
OcC3
Ovid silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
OrA
Ovid and Rhinebeck silt loams, moderately deep, 0 to 2 percent slopes
OrB
Ovid and Rhinebeck silt loams, moderately deep, 2 to 6 percent slopes
OrC
Ovid and Rhinebeck silt loams, moderately deep, 6 to 12 percent slopes
PaA
Palmyra gravelly loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes
PaC
Palmyra gravelly loam, 5 to 15 percent simple slopes
PaCK
Palmyra gravelly loam, 5 to 15 percent complex slopes
PaD
Palmyra gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
PhA
Phelps gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
PhB
Phelps gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
RhA
Red Hook gravelly silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes
RkA
Rhinebeck silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
RkB
Rhinebeck silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
RnC3
Rhinebeck silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Ro
Rock outcrop
TeA
Tuller channery silt loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes
VbB
Volusia channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes
VbB3
Volusia channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded
VbC
Volusia channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
VbC3
Volusia channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
VoA
Volusia-Chippewa channery silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
VrD
Volusia and Erie soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes
WrB
Williamson very fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Ws
Wayland and Sloan silt loams
GRAVELP
Gravel Pit
Definition Source
SOIL SURVEY Tompkins County, New Youk
Ending Date of Attribute Values
10/17/2001
Attribute Measurement Frequency
As needed
Entity and Attribute Overview
The data set contains of soil boundary polygons with label points. Each polygon defines a soil type represented by a symbol assigned in SOILNAME field.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation
SOILNAME symbol legend: The first capital letter is the initial one of the soil name. A second capital letter, A, B, C, D, E or F, shows the slope. A fort letter, capital K in a symbol shows that the slope is complex. Some symbols without a slope letter are for nearly level soils or land types, but others are for soils or land types that have a considerable range in slope. A final number, 3, in the symbol shows that the soil is eroded.
Distribution Information
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Shapefile
Format Name
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Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
KML
Format Name
GeoJSON
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
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Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190524
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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