1 NASIS 6.1 and WSS 2.3 Updates Jim Fortner National Soil Survey Center April 20, 2011

2 NASIS 6.1 Release NASIS 6.1 came online – April 12 Also released – –Updated SDV Rule Manager –Updated SC/OSD Maintenance tool

NASIS 6.1 Features Improved editing performance ~ 50 bugs fixed Data tables and columns for RaCA & DSP data Excel spreadsheet imports VNIR scan file imports Run national reports in background View reports, queries, etc. in grid New drop down selection of child tables Run multiple validations or calculations at once 3

RaCA & DSP data 4

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Spreadsheet Import 6

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Import Requirements Worksheet mapping file has to be created by NSSC for each worksheet of each version of a workbook. Currently have these for RaCA versions 2.07 thru 2.14, and new 2.15 DSP workbook being developed 8

RaCA import rules (& DSP) For RaCA & DSP, the import process APPENDS to existing Site and Pedon records. Corresponding Site, Site Assoc., & Pedon records MUST already be in NASIS. 9

RaCA import rules (& DSP) These MUST be checked out for the spreadsheet to import. User Site ID, User Pedon ID, Site Obs. Date, & horizon designation MUST agree between NASIS and spreadsheet. Multiple spreadsheets can be imported at once. 10

Local Plant Issue Plant symbols and names on the spreadsheets MUST already be in the Local Plants table in NASIS Symbols and names MUST match EXACTLY! Any mismatch will abort the import 11

VNIR Scan file import VNIR scan filename MUST match that recorded on the spreadsheet If file(s) are stored in same directory as the spreadsheet, they are automatically imported with the spreadsheet file 12

VNIR Scan file import Files can also be imported from NASIS Pedon Horizon VNIR Scan table Click in VNIR File Name column Click Open button Browse for desired file 13

VNIR Scan file import 14

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Run National Reports Offline 16 Avoids 10 minute timeout limit Could still hit memory limit

Reports, queries, etc. in grid 17 Run appropriate query to bring desired objects into your Selected Set View the appropriate table. Allows for checking out/in a group of records at once changing ownership of multiple records. Cannot edit the script in this mode; must open in normal tab mode.

Reports, queries, etc. in grid 18 Clicking in this column will open the report in normal tab mode.

Drop-down table selection 19

Run Multiple Validations Works for calculations too 20

Run on Highlighted or All Rows 21

SDV Rule Manager New URL v/RuleManager.aspx 22

SDV Rule Manager Changes to reflect how rules are stored in NASIS 6.0 data structure 23

WSS 2.3 Status Currently in QA testing Release date – end of May/early June 24

WSS 2.3 New Features Import/export AOI boundary file Bookmark the AOI Imbed location and/or AOI coordinates in URL Quick navigation in US territories New Lat/Long entry options 25

Export AOI boundary file 26

Export AOI boundary file 27

Import AOI Boundary file Can be from –file previously exported from WSS –File created using ArcGIS or other software Shapefile format –.shp and.prj files needed <10,000 acres; < 90 points; <100 Mb 28

Import AOI Boundary file 29

Import AOI Boundary file 30

Import AOI Boundary file 31

Bookmark Your AOI 32

Save Target As … 33

US Territory Addresses 34

Lat/Long entry – single field 35

Lat/Long entry Options 36

Future - NASIS Point data model changes - SSO lab data Update Pedon PC to match Move mustatus and farmland class to legend mapunit Add mapunit history and text tables to Legend Mapunit Customizable choice lists 37

Future – NASIS – cont’d Consider changing way data is downloaded from national to local database Local db management options Store images and document files Adjustable font sizes 38

Future – WSS / SDM Rebuilding backend operations –Moving from ESRI tools to SQL Server tools Use Bing imagery Increase allowable AOI limit - >100k ? Combine functions of SDW application into WSS – reports and downloads Add new data elements from NASIS to SDM database – available to WSS 39

Future – WSS / SDM – cont’d Handle line and point map units Change SDM to WGS 84 – accommodates PIA data Display additional ESD content Add in BIA land areas for quick navigation 40

Questions ??? 41