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NEWS Flash: 2011
New RI Soils Data
Available
Please download the latest
2010 copy of the Rhode Island Soil Survey - includes the Coastal Zone Soil
Survey of Washington County and joins with CT and MA.
For more information about the Rhode Island Soil Survey Program contact:
Jim
Turenne (401) 822-8830 | Click Here to
order the published survey.
Where/How to Get Soils Information for Rhode Island:
Digital Data Download (for use on a GIS):
Official USDA-NRCS Soils Data:
Soil
Data Mart
Rhode Island GIS (includes detailed attribute information):
Visit RIGIS | Info on
Attribute Fields
Online Mapping (Internet
Mapping Services):
Web Soil Survey:
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm
Google Maps - Soil Map - type in your address and get soils
data:
http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/soilweb_gmap/
Google Earth Soils (for most of U.S.):
Open the KML file in Google Earth
Soil Data on your Smart Phone (Android and Iphone):
Download
the Soil Web App
Rhode Island Digital Atlas: Select
Map Index for Soils
Coastal Zone Soil Survey Data (Including subaqueous soils):
Visit MapCoast.org
To
Download copies of archived (non-official) Soil Survey's of Rhode Island
(1905 to 1981 with soil maps) visit:
http://soils.usda.gov/survey/online_surveys/rhode_island/
RI Soil Survey Map Unit Legend and Map Unit
Descriptions.
Soil Catena
Chart for Rhode Island (
305 KB) - updated 2011
Soil Parent
Material Map for Rhode Island (
3 MB) |
View on Google Earth
Google Earth Subaqueous Soils Example
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