Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Sandoval County Area, New Mexico (Parts of Los Alamos, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties)

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Citation Information
Originator U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication Date 2014-06-09
Publication Time 16:00:29
Title Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Sandoval County Area, New Mexico (Parts of Los Alamos, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Publication Information
Publication Place Fort Worth, Texas
Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Other Citation Details nm656
Online Linkage http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov
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Description
Abstract This data set 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 using remotely sensed and other information. This data set 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 they are large enough and contrasting enough to significantly 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 their 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 data set may be available from the primary organization listed in the Point of Contact.
Time Period of Content
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date 1999-09-02
Ending Date 2013-12-27
Currentness Reference publication date
Status
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate -107.626
East Bounding Coordinate -106.172
North Bounding Coordinate 36.22
South Bounding Coordinate 35.215
Keywords
Theme
Thesaurus None
Keyword soil survey
Keyword soils
Keyword Soil Survey Geographic
Keyword SSURGO
Theme
Thesaurus ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Keyword geoscientificInformation
Place
Thesaurus USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Keyword New Mexico
Keyword Sandoval County
Keyword Los Alamos County
Keyword Rio Arriba County
Keyword Alameda Quadrangle
Keyword Arch Mesa Quadrangle
Keyword Arroyo Chijuillita Quadrangle
Keyword Bear Springs Peak Quadrangle
Keyword Benavidez Ranch Quadrangle
Keyword Bernalillo Quadrangle
Keyword Bernalillo NW Quadrangle
Keyword Bland Quadrangle
Keyword Cabezon Peak Quadrangle
Keyword Canada Quadrangle
Keyword Casa Salazar Quadrangle
Keyword Cerro del Grant Quadrangle
Keyword Cerro Tinaja Quadrangle
Keyword Cochiti Dam Quadrangle
Keyword Counselor Quadrangle
Keyword Cuba Quadrangle
Keyword Deer Mesa Quadrangle
Keyword Frijoles Quadrangle
Keyword Gilman Quadrangle
Keyword Golden Quadrangle
Keyword Guadalupe Quadrangle
Keyword Guaje Mountain Quadrangle
Keyword Hagan Quadrangle
Keyword Herrera Quadrangle
Keyword Holy Ghost Spring Quadrangle
Keyword Jemez Pueblo Quadrangle
Keyword Johnson Trading Post Quadrangle
Keyword La Gotera Quadrangle
Keyword Laguna Seca Quadrangle
Keyword La Ventana Quadrangle
Keyword Loma Creston Quadrangle
Keyword Loma Machete Quadrangle
Keyword Los Griegos Quadrangle
Keyword Lybrook Quadrangle
Keyword Lybrook SE Quadrangle
Keyword Madrid Quadrangle
Keyword Marquez Quadrangle
Keyword Mesa Portales Quadrangle
Keyword Montoso Peak Quadrangle
Keyword Mule Dam Quadrangle
Keyword Ojito Spring Quadrangle
Keyword Ojo Encino Mesa Quadrangle
Keyword Placitas Quadrangle
Keyword Polvadera Peak Quadrangle
Keyword Ponderosa Quadrangle
Keyword Puerco Dam Quadrangle
Keyword Puye Quadrangle
Keyword Redondo Peak Quadrangle
Keyword Regina Quadrangle
Keyword Sandia Crest Quadrangle
Keyword Sandia Park Quadrangle
Keyword San Felipe Pueblo Quadrangle
Keyword San Felipe Pueblo NE Quadrangle
Keyword San Luis Quadrangle
Keyword San Miguel Mountain Quadrangle
Keyword San Pablo Quadrangle
Keyword San Pedro Quadrangle
Keyword Santa Ana Pueblo Quadrangle
Keyword Santo Domingo Pueblo Quadrangle
Keyword Santo Domingo Pueblo SW Quadrangle
Keyword San Ysidro Quadrangle
Keyword Star Lake Quadrangle
Keyword Sky Village Quadrangle
Keyword Sky Village NE Quadrangle
Keyword Sky Village NW Quadrangle
Keyword Sky Village SE Quadrangle
Keyword Taylor Ranch Quadrangle
Keyword Tetilla Peak Quadrangle
Keyword Valle San Antonio Quadrangle
Keyword Valle Toledo Quadrangle
Keyword Volcano Ranch Quadrangle
Keyword White Rock 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 data set 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, they 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 they 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 they 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 them do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, these data and their 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 Person Primary
Contact Person
Contact Organization
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Contact Person
Contact Position State Soil Scientist
Contact Address
Address Type mailing address
Address 6200 Jefferson, NE
Address Suite 305
City Albuquerque
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87109
Country
Contact Voice Telephone 505-761-4433
Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-761-4462
Contact Electronic Mail Address richard.strait@nm.usda.gov
Hours of Service
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Data Quality Information

Attribute Accuracy Report
Report The 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).
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
Attribute Accuracy Value
Attribute Accuracy Explanation
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Report The accuracy of these digital data is based upon their 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 their 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 their locations on the digitizing source. The digital map elements are edge matched between data sets. 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.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation
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 free of gaps. The tests of logical consistency are performed 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 (i.e., 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, descriptive attributes, and the feature labels of the quadrangles in the Sandoval County Area, New Mexico (Parts of Los Alamos, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties) Soil Survey do not match with the adjacent quadrangles in the Cibola Area, New Mexico, Parts of Cibola, McKinley, and Valencia Counties Soil Survey, Cabezon Area, New Mexico (Sandoval County, New Mexico) Soil Survey, Rio Arriba Area, New Mexico, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties, Soil Survey, Jicarilla Apache Area, New Mexico, Parts of Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties Soil Survey.
Completeness Report A map unit is a collection of areas defined and named in terms of their 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 so identified on the map is a delineation. Soil Scientists identify small areas of soils or miscellaneous areas that have properties and behavior significantly different than the named soils in the surrounding map unit. These minor components may be indicated as special features. If they have a minimal effect on use and management, or could not be precisely located, they 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 significantly 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 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 their proportions may vary appreciably 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 their use and management are the same or very similar for common uses. Generally they are grouped together because some common feature, such as steepness, stoniness, or flooding, determines their use and management. If two or more additional map units would serve no useful purpose, they may be included in the same unit. Each delineation has at least one of the major components, and some may have all of them. 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 legend, 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 6 acres.
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Source Information
Source Citation
Citation Information
Originator U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date 1975
Publication Time
Title multiple photographs 1963 - 1975
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
Other Citation Details
Source Scale Denominator 24000
Type of Source Media paper
Source Time Period of Content
Source Currentness Reference publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation USGS1
Source Contribution base material for field mapping
Source Information
Source Citation
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Originator U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date 1978
Publication Time
Title multiple orthophotographs
Geospatial Data Presentation Form remote sensing image
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Publication Place Menlo Park, California
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Other Citation Details
Source Scale Denominator 24000
Type of Source Media stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Source Currentness Reference 1998
Source Citation Abbreviation USGS2
Source Contribution one-third quadrangle format compilation base and soil area digitizing source
Source Information
Source Citation
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Originator U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication Date Unpublished
Publication Time
Title annotated overlay
Geospatial Data Presentation Form map
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Publication Place
Publisher
Other Citation Details
Source Scale Denominator 24000
Type of Source Media stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Source Currentness Reference 1998
Source Citation Abbreviation NRCS1
Source Contribution source material for scanning soil special features
Source Information
Source Citation
Citation Information
Originator U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication Date 1999
Publication Time
Title Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Sandoval County Area, New Mexico (Parts of Los Alamos, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties)
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
Other Citation Details
Source Scale Denominator 24000
Type of Source Media online
Source Time Period of Content
Source Currentness Reference 2004
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 2004
Publication Time
Title National Soil Information System (NASIS) data base
Geospatial Data Presentation Form tabular digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place Fort Collins, Colorado
Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Other Citation Details
Source Scale Denominator
Type of Source Media database
Source Time Period of Content
Source Currentness Reference publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation NASIS
Source Contribution attribute (tabular) information
Source Information
Source Citation
Citation Information
Originator U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication Date Unpublished
Publication Time
Title region 4 soils geodatabase
Geospatial Data Presentation Form file geodatabase
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Publication Place
Publisher
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Source Scale Denominator
Type of Source Media vector digital data
Source Time Period of Content
Source Currentness Reference SSURGO publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation NRCS3
Source Contribution Source of digital revision
Process Step
Process Description Field procedures for the second and third order soil survey included plotting of soil boundaries determined by field observation and 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. The classification and map unit names were finalized at the final correlation in September, 1987.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation USGS1
Source Used Citation Abbreviation USGS2
Process Date 1998
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description Field maps were manually compiled to 1:24,000 scale one-third quadrangle format orthophotographs. The special soils features were manually recompiled from the one-third quadrangle ortho- photographs to an annotated overlay.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation USGS1
Source Used Citation Abbreviation USGS2
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS1
Process Date 1998
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description During the map compilation quality review an evaluation was made of the map unit joins for surrounding soil surveys by a soil data quality specialist.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation USGS1
Source Used Citation Abbreviation USGS2
Process Date 1998
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The soil area digitizing was completed by contract administered by the NRCS National Cartography and Geospatial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Area delineations were manually digitized from one- third quadrangle format orthophotographs, 1927 North American Datum reference system. The one-third quadrangle data were then merged into full 7.5 minute quadrangles. The data were formatted in Digital Line Graph Optional format using contractor developed software. The digitizing was verified by the NCG for conformity to specifications prior to final contract approval and release to the state. The special soils features were raster scanned on an IDEAL FSS 5000 Scanner at a resolution of 300 dpi. The special soil features were processed in LT4X Version 4.11. The special soil features were written to Digital Line Graph Optional format in LT4X. Digitizing and quality control were done by the geographic information system specialist and cartographic technicians at the NRCS New Mexico State Office and the Temple Texas Digitizing and Certification Center.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation USGS2
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS1
Process Date 1998
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The soil area features and special soil features DLGs were imported into ARC/INFO 7.2.1. The 7.5 minute quadrangles for each coverage were merged together into a soil survey area and additional editing was performed. The coverages were edge matched to existing SSURGO data. New DLGs reflecting these changes were written with ARC/INFO 7.2.1.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS1
Process Date 1998
Process Time
Process Contact
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 USGS2
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS1
Process Date 1998
Process Time
Process Contact
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 NRCS3
Process Date 1999
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The DLG-3 Optional format files were evaluated with the October 1998 ARC/INFO SSURGO Evaluation AMLs provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center, Fort Worth, Texas. Upon successful completion of the SSURGO Evaluation, the DLGs were processed with the October 1998 archiving AMLs provided by the National Cartography and Geospatial Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS1
Process Date 1999
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The spatial data has been revised along the county boundary. The soil survey area coverage was evaluated with the December 2003 ARC/INFO SSURGO Evaluation AMLs provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial Center, Fort Worth, Texas. Upon successful completion of the SSURGO Evaluation, the soil survey area coverage was processed with the December 2003 archiving AMLs provided by the National Cartography and Geospatial Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS2
Process Date 2004
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The National Soil Information System database was developed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service soil scientists according to national standards.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS2
Process Date 2004
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2004-12-17
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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 2004-12-22
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2005-01-19
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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 2005-01-21
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2006-03-07
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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 2006-03-07
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2006-04-10
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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 2006-04-10
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2007-03-27
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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 2007-04-15
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2008-10-30
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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. This update of the tabular data correlates Ecological Site ID numbers to the ESIS name and numbering system, and includes additional soil interpretations for grazing land uses.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NASIS
Process Date 2008-11-07
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2008-11-18
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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. In this update of the tabular data, additional interpretative tables were generated and uploaded for several uses.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NASIS
Process Date 2008-12-09
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The spatial data for Sandoval County Area, New Mexico (Parts of Los Alamos, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties) soil survey area was downloaded from the Soil Data Mart on October 15, 2012. The individual shapefiles were appended into a geodatabase for region 4. The data were processed in ARCGIS 10.1 using a topology object with a 0.1 meter cluster tolerance for the purpose of eliminating gaps and overlaps within the region 4 soils geodatabase. Individual soil survey area data were exported as shapefiles from the regional geodatabase. A datum transformation from NAD83 to WGS84 using the NAD_1983_To_WGS_1984_1 datum transformation method was applied to the data. The data were checked with the SSURGO Evaluation scripts provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. The shapefiles were then uploaded to the soil data warehouse for archival and distribution.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NRCS3
Process Date 2013
Process Time
Process Contact
Process Step
Process Description The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate, upon 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 legend 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 2013-12-27
Process Time
Process Contact
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 data sets 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 2013-12-27
Process Time
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Spatial Data Organization Information

Indirect Spatial Reference Method New Mexico
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Spatial Reference Information

Spatial Reference
Name World Geodetic System 1984
Code EDAC:Unknown
URL http://gstore.unm.edu
Spatial Reference
Name World Geodetic System 1984
Code EPSG:4326
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
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Entity and Attribute Information

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type LabelSpecial 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 Sandoval County Area, New Mexico (Parts of Los Alamos, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties)
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 they 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. It documents the data structure and includes such information as what tables, columns, indexes, and relationships 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. It 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.
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Distribution Information

Distributor
Resource Description Downloadable Data
Distribution Liability The material on this site is made available as a public service. Maps and data are to be used for reference purposes only and the Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC), Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) and The University of New Mexico are not responsible for any inaccuracies herein contained. No responsibility is assumed for damages or other liabilities due to the accuracy, availability, use or misuse of the information herein provided. Unless otherwise indicated in the documentation (metadata) for individual data sets, information on this site is public domain and may be copied without permission; citation of the source is appreciated.
Standard Order Process
Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information
Format Name ZIP
Transfer Size 18
Digital Transfer Option
Online Option
Computer Contact Information
Network Address
Network Resource Name https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgis/datasets/e3fc28b2-053b-4d61-bbc7-6b3744645b5e/soil_nm656_2013.original.zip
Access Instructions Download from Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) at http://rgis.unm.edu.
Fees None. The files are available to download from Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) (http://rgis.unm.edu).
Ordering Instructions Contact Earth Data Analysis Center at clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
Custom Order Process Contact Earth Data Analysis Center at clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
Technical Prerequisites Adequate computer capability is the only technical prerequisite for viewing data in digital form.
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Metadata Reference Information

Metadata Date 2024-03-28
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Contact Information
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Contact Person
Contact Organization
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization Earth Data Analysis Center
Contact Person
Contact Position Clearinghouse Manager
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address MSC01 1110
Address 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone 505-277-3622 ext. 230
Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-277-3614
Contact Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
Hours of Service 0800 - 1700 MT, M-F -7 hours GMT
Contact Instructions
Metadata Standard Name FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention
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