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Creation of GIS Compatible, Hstoric Detailed Soil Data Sets for the Collier and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida

Open-File Report 2006-1315
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20061315

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Abstract

When soils data are in digital format compatible with geographic information systems (GIS), a wide variety of analyses and display capabilities are afforded. Detailed information on soils that may be important to Everglades ecosystem restoration has been created in hardcopy form using traditional soils mapping techniques. However, accurate conversion of these analogue geographic data to GIS compatible information is a complicated process. Because detailed digital soils data for Southern Florida were not yet available from the US Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Geographic Science Center (EGSC) developed a means for digitizing and attributing historic soil survey data for GIS analysis. This report documents that process and the two soil survey datasets created through it, one for Collier and one for Miami-Dade Counties in Florida. First, the sources for the soils data are described. Then the approach used to determine how data would be collected and organized is provided, followed by details of the spatial data collection and attribute data encoding.

Suggested Citation

Jones, John. W. 2006, Creation of GIS-compatible, historic detailed soil data sets for Collier and Miami-Dade Counties of Florida: Reston, VA, USGS, 13 pgs.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

ISSN: 0196-1497 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Data Sources
  • Approach
  • Methods
  • Data Distribution
  • Acknowledgements
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Creation of GIS compatible, historic detailed soil data sets for the Collier and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2006-1315
DOI 10.3133/ofr20061315
Publication Date October 01, 2006
Year Published 2006
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center
Description vii, 6 p.
Country United States
State Florida
County Collier County, Miami-Dade County
Online Only (Y/N) N
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