Soil Productivity Index
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Section 1: Overview
Originator:Natural Resources Conservation Service
Title:
Soil Productivity Index
Abstract:
This data layer is a composite raster of the soil productivity index from the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database (gSSURGO) and U.S. Digital General Soil Map (STATSGO2). It was compiled by the the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. SSURGO contains information on soils collected by the National Cooperative Soil Survey over the course of a century. STATSGO2 is a generalized classification of soils where detailed soil surveys are not available. The Soil Productivity Index was developed by Schaetzl et al. with support from the U.S. Forest Service. It is a measure of the productivity of soil and is based on taxonomic features and properties of soil families. Values range from 0 to 19, with 0 being the least productive and 19 being the most productive. The productivity of soils dictates the types and amount of vegetation that can grow and the activities that can take place.
Purpose:
Time Period of Content Date:
Currentness Reference:
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
None Planned
Spatial Extent of Data:
State of Minnesota
Bounding Coordinates:
-84.8
-97.269
49.316
43.455
Place Keywords:
Minnesota
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Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
None
Contact Person Information:
Catalog Manager,
Natural Resources Research Institute
5013 Miller Trunk Hwy
Duluth,
MN
55811
Phone: 218-788-2767
Email: knixon@d.umn.edu
Browse Graphic:
None available
Associated Data Sets:
Section 2: Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy:
Logical Consistency:
Completeness:
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Lineage:
Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)
Section 4: Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme:
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number:
15
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
Horizontal Units:
meters
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Section 5: Attributes
Overview:
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Section 6: Distribution
Publisher:
MN Dept. of Natural Resources & Natural Resources Research Institute
Publication Date:
03/11/2022
Contact Person Information:
Catalog Manager,
Natural Resources Research Institute
5013 Miller Trunk Hwy
Duluth,
MN
55811
Phone: 218-788-2767
Email: knixon@d.umn.edu
Distributor's Data Set Identifier:
Distribution Liability:
Ordering Instructions:
This data is not for distribution. It should be acquired from the original NRCS SSURGO and STATSGO2 data. Online Linkage:
None available
Section 7: Metadata Reference
Metadata Date:
03/11/2022
Contact Person Information:
Catalog Manager,
Natural Resources Research Institute
5013 Miller Trunk Hwy
Duluth,
MN
55811
Phone: 218-788-2767
Email: knixon@d.umn.edu
Metadata Standard Name:
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version:
1.2