We will be covering how to create zones in a land by using SSURGO data.
SSURGO
The Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) data is the most detailed level of digital soils data available from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). A SSURGO data set consists of map data, attribute data and metadata. The Map extent for a SSURGO data set is a soil survey area, which may consist of a county, multiple counties, or parts of multiple counties.
- Select your Grower.
- Select your Farm.
- Select your Field.
- Select Zones icon.
- Under Raw Date, select SSURGO as your data type and click Next.
- Select Create Zone.
- The Zones will auto generate. You will need to name your zone layer and Save the layer.