Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources
        Conservation Service (NRCS)
      Publication_Date: 20070724
      Title:
        Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Oklahoma County,
        Oklahoma
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas
        Publisher:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
          Conservation Service
      Other_Citation_Details: ok109
      Online_Linkage: URL:http://SoilDataMart.nrcs.usda.gov/
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This dataset is a digital soil survey and generally is the most
      detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National
      Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was prepared by digitizing
      maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base
      and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps by using remotely
      sensed and other information.

      This dataset consists of georeferenced digital map data and
      computerized attribute data. The map data are in a soil survey area
      extent format and include a detailed, field verified inventory
      of soils and miscellaneous areas that normally occur in a repeatable
      pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at
      the scale mapped. A special soil features layer (point and line
      features) is optional. This layer displays the location of features
      too small to delineate at the mapping scale, but are large
      enough and contrasting enough to substantially influence use and
      management. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the
      National Soil Information System relational database, which gives
      the proportionate extent of the component soils and properties.
    Purpose:
      SSURGO depicts information about the kinds and distribution of
      soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO
      product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National
      Cooperative Soil Survey.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Digital versions of hydrography, cultural features, and other
      associated layers that are not part of the SSURGO dataset may be
      available from the primary organization listed in the Point of
      Contact.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 19980826
        Ending_Date: 20070724
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.691
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.141
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.726
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.377
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: soil survey
      Theme_Keyword: soils
      Theme_Keyword: Soil Survey Geographic
      Theme_Keyword: SSURGO
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
      Place_Keyword: Oklahoma
      Place_Keyword: Oklahoma County
      Place_Keyword: Arcadia NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Arcadia NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Arcadia SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Arcadia SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethany NE NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethany NE NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethany NE SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethany NE SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethany NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethany SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Britton NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Britton NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Britton SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Britton SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Choctaw NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Choctaw NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Choctaw SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Choctaw SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Edmond NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Edmond NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Edmond SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Edmond SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Harrah NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Harrah NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Harrah SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Harrah SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Horseshoe Lake NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Horseshoe Lake NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Horseshoe Lake SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Horseshoe Lake SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Jones NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Jones NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Jones SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Jones SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Luther NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Luther NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Luther SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Luther SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Midwest City NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Midwest City NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Midwest City SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Midwest City SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mustang NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mustang SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Oklahoma City NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Oklahoma City NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Oklahoma City SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Oklahoma City SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Piedmont NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Piedmont SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Spencer NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Spencer NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Spencer SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Spencer SW Quadrangle
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
    Service, should be acknowledged as the data source in products
    derived from these data.

    This dataset is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool
    in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference
    source. This is public information and may be interpreted by
    organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on
    needs; however, the users are responsible for the appropriate
    application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to
    reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any
    authority for the decisions that the users make. The Natural Resources
    Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these maps
    for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs.

    Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater
    than at which were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation
    of the data. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of
    contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The
    depicted soil boundaries, interpretations, and analysis derived from
    these maps do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and
    detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, these data
    and interpretations are intended for planning purposes only.
    Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and
    users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Contact_Position: State Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
        Address: Oklahoma State Office
        Address: 100 USDA Suite 203
        City: Stillwater
        State_or_Province: Oklahoma
        Postal_Code: 74074-2655
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-742-1247
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 202-720-2600
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jimmy.ford@ok.usda.gov
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the
      source with hard copy plots and/or symbolized display of the 
      map data on an interactive computer graphic system.
      Selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or
      on screen are interactively queried and verified on screen. In
      addition, the attributes are tested against a master set of valid
      attributes. All attribute data conform to the attribute codes in
      the signed classification and correlation document and amendment(s).
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Certain node/geometry and topology GT- polygon/chain relationships
    are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements
    (the GT-polygon corresponds to the soil delineation). Some of these
    requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains
    must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through
    nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain
    element and are consistent throughout, and the chains representing
    the limits of the file are gap free. The tests of logical
    consistency are performed by using vendor software. All internal
    polygons are tested for closure with vendor software and are checked
    on hard copy plots. All data are checked for common soil lines (such as
    adjacent polygons with the same label). Edge locations generally do
    not deviate from centerline to centerline by more than 0.01 inch.
    The feature edges and descriptive attributes of the quadrangles in the
    Oklahoma County Soil Survey match with the quadrangles in the adjacent
    Cleveland County Soil Survey, Kingfisher County Soil Survey, and Logan
    County Soil Survey.  The feature labels do not match.  The feature edges,
    feature labels and descriptive attributes of the quadrangles in the
    Oklahoma County Soil Survey do not match with the quadrangles in the
    adjacent Canadian County Soil Survey, Lincoln County Soil Survey, and
    Pottawatomie County Soil Survey.  The feature labels do not match.
  Completeness_Report:
    A map unit is a collection of areas defined and named in terms of
    soil components or miscellaneous areas or both. Each map
    unit differs in some respect from all others in a survey area and
    each map unit has a symbol that uniquely identifies the map unit
    on a soil map. Each individual area, point, or line identified
    on the map is a delineation.

    Soil scientists identify small areas of soils or miscellaneous
    (nonsoil) areas that have properties and behavior substantially
    different than the named soils in the surrounding map unit. These
    minor components may be indicated as special features. If these small 
    soils areas have a minimal effect on use and management, or could not be
    precisely located, these areas may not be indicated on the map.

    A map unit has specified kinds of soils or miscellaneous areas
    (map unit components), each with a designated range in
    proportionate extent. Map units include one or more kinds of soil
    or miscellaneous area. Miscellaneous areas are areas that have little
    or no recognizable soil.

    Specific National Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures
    were used in the classification of soils, design and name of map
    units, and location of special soil features. These standards are
    outlined in Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993,
    USDA, NRCS; Agricultural Handbook 436, Soil Taxonomy, 1995,
    USDA, NRCS; and all Amendments; Keys to Soil Taxonomy,
    (current issue) USDA, NRCS; National Soil Survey
    Handbook, title 430-VI,(current issue) USDA, NRCS.

    The actual composition and interpretive purity of the map unit
    delineations were based on data collected by scientists during
    the course of preparing the soil maps. Adherence to National
    Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures is based on
    peer review, quality control, and quality assurance. Quality
    control is outlined in the memorandum of understanding for the
    soil survey area and in documents that reside with the Natural
    Resources Conservation Service state soil scientist. Four kinds
    of map units are used in soil surveys: consociations, complexes,
    associations, and undifferentiated groups.

    Consociations - Consociations are named for the dominant soil.
    In a consociation, delineated areas use a single name from the
    dominant component in the map unit. Dissimilar components are
    minor in extent. The soil component in a consociation may be
    identified at any taxonomic level. Soil series is the lowest
    taxonomic level. A consociation that is named as a miscellaneous
    area is dominantly that kind of area and minor components do not
    substantially affect the use of the map unit. The total amount of
    dissimilar inclusions of other components in a map unit generally
    does not exceed about 15 percent if limiting and 25 percent if
    nonlimiting. A single component of a dissimilar limiting inclusion
    generally does not exceed 10 percent if very contrasting.

    Complexes and associations - Complexes and associations consist
    of two or more  dissimilar components that occur in a regularly
    repeating pattern. The total amount of other dissimilar components
    is minor in extent. The following arbitrary rule determines whether
    complex or association is used in the name. The major components
    of an association can be separated at the scale of mapping. In
    either case, because the major components are sufficiently different
    in morphology or behavior, the map unit cannot be called a
    consociation. In each delineation of a complex or an association,
    each major component is normally present though the proportions
    may vary from one delineation to another. The total
    amount of inclusions in a map unit that are dissimilar to any of
    the major components does not exceed 15 percent if limiting and
    25 percent if nonlimiting. A single kind of dissimilar limiting
    inclusion usually does not exceed 10 percent.

    Undifferentiated groups - Undifferentiated groups consist of two
    or more components that are not consistently associated
    geographically and, therefore, do not always occur together in
    the same map delineation. These components are included in the
    same named map unit because the use and management are the same
    or very similar for common uses. Generally these components are 
    grouped together because some common feature, such as steepness, 
    stoniness, or flooding, determines the use and management. If two 
    or more additional map units would serve no useful purpose, the 
    additional groups may be included in the same unit. Each 
    delineation has at least one of the major components, and some 
    may have all components. The same principles regarding the 
    proportion of minor components that apply to consociations also 
    apply to undifferentiated groups. The same principles regarding 
    proportion of inclusion apply to undifferentiated groups as to 
    consociations.

    Minimum documentation consists of three complete soil profile
    descriptions that are collected for each soil added to the explanation,
    one additional per 3,000 acres mapped; three 10 observation
    transects for each map unit, one additional 10 point transect per
    3,000 acres.

    A defined standard or level of confidence in the interpretive
    purity of the map unit delineations is attained by adjusting the
    kind and intensity of field investigations. Field investigations
    and data collection are carried out in sufficient detail to name
    map units and to identify accurately and consistently areas of
    about 5 acres.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The accuracy of these digital data is based on the
        compilation to base maps that meet National Map
        Accuracy Standards at a scale of 1 inch equals 1,000
        feet. The difference in positional accuracy between the
        soil boundaries and special soil features locations in the
        field and the digitized map locations is unknown. The
        locational accuracy of soil delineations on the ground varies
        with the transition between map units.

        For example, on long gently sloping landscapes the transition
        occurs gradually over many feet. Where landscapes change
        abruptly from steep to level, the transition will be very
        narrow. Soil delineation boundaries and special soil features
        generally were digitized within 0.01 inch of the locations on
        the digitizing source. The digital map elements are edge matched
        between datasets. The data along each quadrangle edge are
        matched against the data for the adjacent quadrangle. Edge
        locations generally do not deviate from centerline to centerline
        by more than 0.01 inch.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation
            Service (SCS)
          Publication_Date: 1969
          Title: Soil Survey of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
            Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 20000
      Type_of_Source_Media: map
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2003
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SCS1
      Source_Contribution:
        base reference about soils and landscapes
        in Oklahoma County
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: 1981
          Title: multiple black and white aerial photographs
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, Utah
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 15840
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1982
            Ending_Date: 1992
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1
      Source_Contribution: base materials for field mapping
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: matte film positives of atlas sheets
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 15840
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1993
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 1993
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SCS2
      Source_Contribution:
        compilation base and the source used to develop
        ratioed film positives
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation
            Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: ratioed film positives of atlas sheets
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote sensing image
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1993
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 1993
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SCS3
      Source_Contribution:
        source of soil map unit delineations, soil
        symbols, and special soil symbols
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: 1995
          Title: multiple orthophtographs
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Menlo Park, California
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1995
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS2
      Source_Contribution: base materials for compilation and publication
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: annotated overlay
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1997
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 1997
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Source_Contribution: source material for scanning
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 1998
          Title:
            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Oklahoma County,
            Oklahoma
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2003
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS2
      Source_Contribution: SSURGO data used in reevaluation of data
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title:
            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Oklahoma County,
            Oklahoma
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
              Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2004
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS3
      Source_Contribution: SSURGO data used in reevaluation of data
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2004
          Title: National Soil Information System (NASIS) database
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Type_of_Source_Media: database
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2004
            Ending_Date: 2004
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Source_Contribution: attribute (tabular) information
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, had a previously published soil 
        survey, 1969, 1:20,000 scale.  A detailed evaluation
        found that substantial changes in land use, soil classification,
        soil interpretations, and standards and procedures for making soil
        surveys, made the previously published Oklahoma County Soil Survey
        obsolete.  A soil survey update for Oklahoma County was initiated
        in 1992 and was completed in 1994.  The classification and map unit
        names were finalized at the final field review in November 1994.
        Field procedures for the second order soil survey included plotting
        of soil boundaries determined by field observations and by
        interpretation of remotely sensed data.  Boundaries were verified
        at closely spaced intervals, and the soils in each delineation were
        identified by traversing and transecting the landscape.  Soil
        scientists described and sampled the soils, analyzed samples in
        the laboratory, and statistically analyzed the data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SCS1, USGS1
      Process_Date: 1994
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Field maps were manually compiled to 1:15,840 multiple black 
        and white photographs.  Ratioed film positives (1:12,000) 
        were produced from the publication negatives (1:15,840).
        The soil delineations were inked onto Hulen punch registered
        stable-base (4 mil.) annotated mylar overlays by using 1:12,000
        orthophotographs as a compilation base map.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1, SCS2, SCS3, USGS2, NRCS1
      Process_Date: 1997
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The annotated mylar overlays were raster scanned by using
        A-scan software on an ANAtech Eagle 3640 optical scanner at a
        scanning resolution of 0.01 inch.  Four control points corresponding
        to the four corners of the quadrangles and four interior control
        points were used for registration during data collection.  The
        processing, raster editing, map neatline development, labeling, edge
        matching, vector conversion and editing, were completed in LT4X.
        The data were exported from LT4X and imported into GRASS Version 4.13.
        The data are in North American Datum of 1983.  Special soil features
        were manually digitized by using GRASS Version 4.13 at a resolution of 0.1
        inch.  The data were written to a Digital Line Graph (DLG)optional format
        with the v.export command.  Map compilation and quality control were
        performed by soil scientists, cartographers, and cartographic
        technicians at the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oklahoma,
        along with staff from Oklahoma State University where the data were
        scanned, digitized, and attributed.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SCS3, NRCS1
      Process_Date: 1997
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The soil area features and special soil features DLGs were
        imported into ARC/INFO 7.1.2.  The 3.75-minute quadrangles
        for each coverage was merged together into a soil survey area and
        additional editing was performed, if required.  The coverages were
        edge matched to existing SSURGO data.  New DLGs reflecting these
        changes were written with ARC/INFO 7.1.2.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Process_Date: 1998
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The soil area features and special soil features were reviewed
        by the Temple, Texas, Digitizing and Certification Center of the 
        Natural Resources Conservation Service for adherence to SSURGO
        standards.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Process_Date: 1998
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Map Unit Interpretations Record database was developed 
        by Natural Resources Conservation Service soil scientists
        according to national standards.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1, SCS2, SCS3, NRCS1
      Process_Date: 1998
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The online SSURGO data have been rearchived due to changes 
        in the spatial data and the tabular structure.  Minor codes 
        also were replaced to link spatial data map unit labels to the
        National Soil Information System database. The online SSURGO data were
        imported to ARC/INFO Version 7.2.1 at the Temple, Texas, Digitizing and
        Certification Center of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
        The SSURGO data were evaluated with the October 1998 ARC/INFO SSURGO
        Evaluation Arc Macro Languages (AMLs). New DLGs reflecting these changes were written with
        ARC/INFO 7.2.1.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS2
      Process_Date: 2003
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The National Soil Information System database was
        developed by NRCS soil scientists according to national standards and
        specifications.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SCS1, NRCS2
      Process_Date: 2003
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The online SSURGO data have been rearchived due
        to changes in the spatial data.  The online SSURGO data were imported
        to ARC/INFO Version 7.2.1 at the Temple, Texas, Digitizing and
        Certification Center of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
        The soil survey area coverages and special soil feature coverages were
        processed with the December 2003 Certification AMLs provided by the
        National Cartography and Geospatial Center, Fort Worth, Texas.  The
        certified spatial data were then electronically transferred to the
        NRCS staging server for archival in the Soil Data Warehouse.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS3
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        datasets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20041013
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, on completion of data-quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey explanation was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20051216
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        datasets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20051216
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, on completion of data-quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey explanation was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20060706
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        datasets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20060706
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, on completion of data-quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey explanation was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20060706
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        datasets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20060711
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, on completion of data-quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey explanation was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20061229
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        datasets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20061229
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, on completion of data-quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey explanation was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20070718
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service, State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        datasets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20070724
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The tabular data were extracted from the data mart without change. The spatial data was exported to an ESRI shapefile. 
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20071217
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Special Soil Features
      Entity_Type_Definition:
        Special Soil Features represent soil, miscellaneous area, or landform
        features that are too small to be digitized as soil delineations
        (area features).
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Special Soil Features Codes
      Attribute_Definition:
        Special Soil Features labels represent specific Special Soil
        Features. These features are identified with a descriptive
        label. The label is assigned to the point or line assigned
        to represent the feature on maps.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS;
        National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647
        (current issue), USDA, NRCS.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            Classification and Correlation of the Soils of Oklahoma County,
            Oklahoma
          Codeset_Source:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Map Unit Delineations are closed polygons that may be dominated
      by a single soil or miscellaneous area component plus allowable
      similar or dissimilar soils, or these delineations can be geographic 
      mixtures of groups of soils or soils and miscellaneous areas.

      The map unit symbol uniquely identifies each closed map unit
      delineation. Each symbol corresponds to a map unit name. The
      map unit key is used to link to information in the National
      Soil Information System tables.

      Map Unit Delineations are described by the National Soil
      Information System database. This attribute database gives the
      proportionate extent of the component soils and the properties for
      each soil. The database contains both estimated and measured data
      on the physical and chemical soil properties and soil
      interpretations for engineering, water management, recreation,
      agronomic, woodland, range, and wildlife uses of the soil.

      The National Soil Information System database contains static
      metadata. The database documents the data structure and includes 
      such information as what tables, columns, indexes, and relations
      are defined as well as a variety of attributes of each of these
      database objects. Attributes include table and column
      descriptions and detailed domain information.

      The National Soil Information System database also contains a
      distribution metadata. It records the criteria used for selecting
      map units and components for inclusion in the set of distributed
      data.

      Special features are described in the feature table.  The feature 
      table includes an area symbol, feature label, feature name, and 
      feature description for each special and ad hoc feature in the survey area.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Soil Taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and
      interpreting soil surveys. Agricultural Handbook 436, 1999, USDA, SCS.

      Keys to Soil Taxonomy (current issue), USDA, SCS.

      National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647 (current
      issue), USDA, NRCS.

      Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
          Resources Conservation Service, National
          Cartography and Geospatial Center
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 501 West Felix Street, Building 23, P.O. Box 6567
        City: Fort Worth
        State_or_Province: Texas
        Postal_Code: 76115
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-672-5559
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 202-720-2600
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 817-509-3469
  Resource_Description: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, SSURGO
  Distribution_Liability:
    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer
    system at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, no warranty expressed
    or implied is made by the Agency regarding the utility of the data
    on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute
    any such warranty. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will warrant
    the delivery of this product in computer readable format, and will
    offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined
    unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or
    when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Request
    for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date
    of this shipment from the ordering site.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor any affiliated agencies are
    liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of
    viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of
    these datasets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
    discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race,
    color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political
    beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all
    prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ArcView shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: spatial
        File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip or equivalent
        Transfer_Size: 20.7
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: URL:http://SoilDataMart.nrcs.usda.gov/
          Access_Instructions:
            Select desired survey area at above Internet Web site. An email 
            address is required for receipt of instructions on retrieval by 
            anonymous FTP. Anticipate a delay between submission of request 
            at Web site and receipt of email message.
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARC/INFO coverage
        Format_Information_Content: spatial
        File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip or equivalent
        Transfer_Size: 20.7
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: URL:http://SoilDataMart.nrcs.usda.gov/
          Access_Instructions:
            Select desired survey area at above Internet Web site. An email 
            address is required for receipt of instructions on retrieval by 
            anonymous FTP. Anticipate a delay between submission of request 
            at Web site and receipt of email message.
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARC/INFO interchange file
        Format_Information_Content: spatial
        File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip or equivalent
        Transfer_Size: 20.7
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: URL:http://SoilDataMart.nrcs.usda.gov/
          Access_Instructions:
            Select desired survey area at above Internet Web site. An email 
            address is required for receipt of instructions on retrieval by 
            anonymous FTP. Anticipate a delay between submission of request 
            at Web site and receipt of email message.
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ASCII
        Format_Information_Content: keys and attributes
        File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip or equivalent
        Transfer_Size: 34.3
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: URL:http://SoilDataMart.nrcs.usda.gov/
          Access_Instructions:
            Select desired survey area at above Internet Web site. An email 
            address is required for receipt of instructions on retrieval by 
            anonymous FTP. Anticipate a delay between submission of request 
            at Web site and receipt of email message.
    Fees:
      Currently no direct charge is required for requesting data or for 
      retrieval by FTP.
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Visit the above mentioned Internet Web Site, select state or 
      territory, then select individual soil survey area of interest. 
      Spatial line data and locations of special feature symbols are in 
      ESRI ArcGIS (ArcView,ArcInfo) shapefile, coverage and interchange 
      (such as export) formats. The National Soil Information System 
      attribute soil data are available in variable length, pipe 
      delimited, and ASCII file format.
    Turnaround: Typically within four hours
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20071217
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Contact_Position: State Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
        Address: Oklahoma State Office
        Address: 100 USDA Suite 203
        City: Stillwater
        State_or_Province: Oklahoma
        Postal_Code: 74074-2655
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-742-1247
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 202-720-2600
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jimmy.ford@ok.usda.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998