USDA Soil Survey of Dade Country Area, Florida - Complete text of Dade County soil survey with internal links to facilitate navigating between sections - no maps. Downloadable Electronic Multimedia Soil Survey (3.5 meg.)
National MUIR Database, USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Database description and downloadable files.
Official Soil Series Description, USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Complete OSD's, selectable by series names. Database query forms, correlation request forms, and OSED editing forms are under construction.
National Soil Characterization Data, USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Information on how to order data on CD-ROM disk (price $50.00.
Soil property prediction - Baumer Program: USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Information on how to order data and software for preparing soil data for output suitable for hydrologic models: WEEP, DRAINMOD, REDUCTION, WATERQUALITY, SPECIAL, EXHAUSTIVE, and GENERAL.
NATSGO, USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Instructions on how to order NATSGO data (national spacial data); hard copy national map or DLG file.
STATSGO, USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Instructions on how to order STATSGO data (state-wide spacial data); DLG-3 file format, ArcInfo 7.0 and GRASS 4.13 vector forms.
SSURGO, USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Instructions on how to oder SSURGO data (soil survey area spacial data); selected survey areas available in DGL-3 file format.
List of Published Soil Surveys, USDA-NRCS-NSDAF National and State lists of published soil survey areas.
SOILS-5 database Brief description, CD ROM available for purchase from EarthInfo.
EarthInfo’s Enviornmental Databases CD-ROM product list and prices.
USDA Soil Surveys - Univ. Texas Map Library Collection of published soil surveys by location and date.
Hydric Soils of the U.S., USDA-NRCS-NSDAF Hydric soils data by state.
AgDB, Agriuclture-Related Information Systems, Databases, and Datasets Long list of links, searchable by keyword.
Zobler World Soils Data Set Acquisition; data characteristics, data organization, data availability, applications; compiled from FAO soil map of the world.
Maine Office of GIS Digital soils data for selected Maine quads available at 1:24000 scale.
Forest Ecosystem Dynamics (FED) project Done by NASA/GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center at sites in Howland and Edinburgh, Maine. Includes soils maps and map unit descriptions with digital pictures of profiles and sites for each series mapped.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Organizational Structure National Divisions and Centers with links to those that are on-line.
National Soil Survey Center, USDA-NRCS Strategic plan, objectives, teams, link to soils data.
National Soil Data Access Facility (NSDAF), USDA-NRCS Provides a mechanism to access, query, analyze, download, and report the various national soils databases including MUIR, OSD, SC and soil characterization databases. Links to Soil Attribute Databases, Soil Geographic Databases, Soil Information System, Applications, Data Dissemination, Soil Surveys of the Future, National Soils Photo Gallery Preview.
AgriGator * U.S. Government Agricultural Sites Links to government agricultural agency and program sites, courtesy of University of Florida.
Univ. of Reading, UK Links to research centers, university departments, other soils sites, from an international perspective.
NRCS Soil Quality Institute Mission, locations.
Institute of Soil Science Selected articles available with full text and figures.
Soil and Water Conservation Society Calendar of events, membership info, meetings, press releases, publications, job opportunities, check out the latest issue of the Journal of SWC with whole text of selected articles available with photos and figures.
National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists About the society; soil links; member directory.
Clay Minerals Society projects, grants, publications, membership info., society office, calendar, Journal, Links to sites of interest.
NASIS, USDA-NRCS Information about database project goals and development, stay tuned.
National Soil Quality, USDA-NRCS Introduction to soil quality.
Nutrient and Carbon Dynamics in Soil Systems Project description, accomplishments.
USGS Global Change Research Program Description of research program w/links to further description of 7 thematic elements.
Soil Survey Statement of program in Florida.
Soil Science 230 Home Page, U. of Wisconsin-Madison Soil: Ecosystem & Resource, syllabus, assignments, handouts, concepts, instructor biography.
Soil Science Courses at U. of MN
Soil Classification, Identification and Survey Ron Brown’s page
CyberSoils Specifically oriented towards Soil Science teaching and includes information about teaching materials such as videos, slides, books, and software, as well as lecture information, and other ideas, notes, tips and guides. Also has other soil links. Still under construction.
Soil characterization laboratory at U. of Missouri Descriptions of soil analyses with photos.
Soils of Tuapaka Guide to soils at Massey U. Tuapaka research farm in new Zealand
Univ. of Reading Links to research centers, University Departments, other soils sites.
Ray Bryant's soil survey home page Featuring information about Dr. Bryant's teaching, curricula, and an online soil profile system.
Dept. of Plant and Soil Science, Univ. of Delaware Faculty and staff listings; course listings.
Soil and Water Science Dept., Univ. of Florida Faculty; course catalogue; grants, fellowship, and career opportunities; research, teaching and extension programs; links to soil sites.
Dept. of Soil and Atmospheric Sciences, U. of Missouri Course descriptions, offerings, schedules; Degree programs; Faculty, graduate students, and staff; Research facilities; Seminars; Student organizations; Links to related sites.
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, U. of Georgia Undergraduate and graduate program information; Graduate faculty; research programs; course offerings; extension publications.
Agronomy and Soil Science Dept., Univ of Hawaii Mission statement; Academic info; Courses, Students; Faculty and staff; Research.
Dept. of plant, Soil, and Entomolgocail Sciences, Univ. of Idaho Divisions, course offerings, curricular requirements, publications; faculty; and students.
Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Massachusetts Description; Grad and Undergrad programs; Faculty; Telephone and e-mail directory; Course offerings.
Dept. of soil, Water and Climate, U. of Minnesota Academics; Graduate students; Dept. personnel.
Plant and Soil Sciences Dept., Mississippi State Univ. Description, address
Soil Studies, Univ. of new Mexico: intro. to soil studies.
North Carolina State Univ. Web Server Faculty, Graduate students, Labs, Academic programs.
Dept. of Soil Science, North Dakota State Univ.
Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State Univ. People, crops, soils, extension, research, teaching, students.
Soils and Environmental Science, Purdue Univ.: Faculty program descriptions.
Soil and Water Sciences, South Dakota State Univ.: Administration and programs.
Plants, Soils and biometeorology Dept., Utah State Univ. Prorams, faculty, research, seminars.
Plant and Soil Sciences, U. of Vermont Programs, Activities and Facilities, Personnel, jobs and internships.
Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State Univ.
Dept. of Soil Science, U. of Wisconsin-Madison: Faculty, Courses, Links.
Crop and Soil Enviornmental Sciences Virginia Tech. Dept. program description, faculty, courses.
U. of Wyoming, Dept. of Plant, Soil and Insect Sci Intro to dept. program.
Univ. of Reading Postgraduate Prospectus Description of graduate study programs in soil science at Univ. of Reading, UK. LInks to research centers, university departments, other soil sites.
Soil Information Systems Laboratory A collaborative project between Cornell University and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to digitize soil surveys in New York State.
Cornell University Soil, Crop, and Atmospheric Science Department Information about the department, courses offered, faculty pages.
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Clays and Clay Minerals - the Journal Description of journal contents.
Soils and Water Quality, NCSU Cooperative Extension Publication, How soils influence water quality, Importance of good soil management, photos.
Soil facts - NCSU A list of extension publications related to soils and water quality.
US Dep. of Health Analysis paper Impact of lead-contaminated soils on Public Health.
Glossary Definition of terms. see pgs. S_T for soils terms.
National Soil Photo Gallery (soil profiles) Seven soil profile photos (gif) no documentation, preview size only.
Soil profiles of Europe 25 pictures with previews of soil profiles of Europe. Some with horizonation and brief morphological descriptions. How’s your Duetsche?
National Soil Photo Gallery (landscapes) Forty landscape photos (gif) no documentation, preview size only, long loading time.
National Soil Photo Gallery (landuse) Six land use photos (gif) no documentation, preview size only.
Soils and Water Quality NCSU Cooperative Extension. Publication, How soils influence water quality, Importance of good soil management, photos.
The Special Collections Program Ag-related photos (gif) and (jpeg), check out stewards of the land section for soil erosion and tillage pics (B&W.)
Key to Soil orders in Florida An abbreviated key to Alfisols, Entisols, Histosols, Inceptisols, Mollisols, Spodosols, and Ultisols with generalized soil profile characteristics.
Conservation Technology WWW Resources Links to related sites provided by Purdue Univ/USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Lab.
USGS Earth and Environmental Science Long list of links to Universities, Institutes, Societies, Department, Journals... related to Earth and Env. Sci.
BCSD Soil Survey Very basic soil survey information form the Biological Conservation Sciences Division. List of other soil links.
CD-ROM index List of environmental databases on CD-ROM with short descriptions of each.
Soils and Substrates Wide range of information including links to other soil sites, organizations, papers, online soil surveys and more.
Canadian soil information Download the latest Soil Landscapes of Canada as a GIS database (ArcInfo.) Also find out about the Polygon Attribute Reaggregation System.
Interactive GIS example Explore GIS by creating your own map of Canada online through a web-based GIS system. Not strictly soil-based, but a very interesting example of online GIS technology.
National Soil Survey Center Pointers to MUIR, NATSGO, SIR, SSURGO, STATSGO, and the National Soil Characterization databases
Soil information for environmental modeling Soil-related research at the Earth System Science Center in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University including Soil Datasets for Environmental Modeling, Soil Geographic Databases, and links to other soil-related sites..
An introduction to GIS Thoroughly covers the basics, links to other related sites.
Topography, soil horizons, and erosion Illustrates the methods and tools integrated with GRASS GIS which support spatial analysis of relationship between soil properties, topography and erosion processes in 3D space and time.
UMN Department of Soil, Water, and Climate Landscape Information Short list of other soil-related links.
A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information