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NASIS: National Soil Information System

The National Soil Information System (NASIS) plays a role in the National Cooperative Soil Survey's goal of providing an active resource of soils information and "is designed to manage and maintain soil data from collection to dissemination." The website provides information and software downloads needed to access the NASIS system. Visitors can find helpful instructions on how to use the system as...

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/surve...
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD)

This Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) website provides essential details of the more than 20,000 soils series in the United States, as well as its Territories, Commonwealths, and Island Nations. The clear-cut descriptions can assist fieldworkers in identifying and classifying soils. Students and educators can learn about the typical pedons, soil characteristics, geographical...

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/officia...
NSSC Soil Survey Laboratory: Soil Characterization Database

The National Soil Survey Center (NSSC), as part of the Natural Resource Conservation Service, maintains the Soil Survey Laboratory Soil Characterization Database. The application allows users to generate, print and download reports containing soil characterization data held by the NSSC Soil Survey Laboratory. Users are able to choose the location and particular pedon for each query and report...

https://ssldata.nrcs.usda.gov/