Status of the County Soil Surveys in Vermont

Digital Soil Data

Digital data is suitable for GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. Both maps and tabular data are included. The data goes through rigorous error checking procedures to become SSURGO (Soil Survey Geographic Database) certified. The above link to the SSURGO page details options for downloading the data. In Vermont, all counties except Caledonia and Essex County have digital data. The data for Caledonia County should be available in the near future.

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Map of Status of Digital Data   (PDF; 119 KB)

Soil Mapping Completed

As of 2006 only one Vermont county still has an on-going survey:

•  Essex

Essex County will be completed in the next few years. 

Status Map of Soil CDs products for Vermont Counties

Currently, we have 4 county Soil CDs, however, Web Soil Survey should be the main source of soil data. If you need maps on a county-wide basis we have limited availability of the county CDs. We have discontinued updating the information in this format.  The CDs do not contain the complete set of material that was in the traditional paper survey. Instead, it includes the most frequently used information in a condensed easy-to-use format. Check our CD products page to learn more.

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 Map of Status of Available CDs   (PDF; 115 KB)

Publications

Our traditional product, paper-based surveys, are no longer available. Published surveys exist for 8 of Vermont's 14 counties. Maps, tables and text were included. It is unlikely that future surveys will be published in the traditional format. From this point forward, on-line surveys will be the primary mode of data distribution.  NRCS is moving to a system of continual updates to our data, thus, rendering the published surveys obsolete.

                                                                                            Last Modified:Monday, 19. December 2011

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