1. USDA- NRCS Soil Survey Region 6 and West Virginia GIS 2016 Update
Wendy J. Noll,
USDA – NRCS, Soil Survey Region 6
GIS Specialist / Soil Scientist
2016
West Virginia GIS Conference

2. Soil Survey Region 6 update
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Data available for WV counties.
State-wide database, contain the raster, vector and tabular data.
Individual county databases contain vector and tabular data.
2016
West Virginia GIS Conference

3. Soil Survey Region 6 Update
Download databases from the Geospatial Data Gateway
Create individual reports and maps with Web soil survey. gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
2016
West Virginia GIS Conference

4. Soil Survey Region 6 Partnership in WV
Development of High Elevation Spruce Ecologic Site Description
GIS techniques were used SSURGO data, historic vegetation maps and elevation derivatives to predict locations that will support re-establishment of Red Spruce (Picae Rubens) on historic habitat areas.
Contributing Partners
USFS - Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia University, Davis College
Interested Non Gov’t Organizations
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
WV DNR Natural Heritage Program
Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (CASRI)
2016
West Virginia GIS Conference

5. NRCS West Virginia GIS Activity Partnership
Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) Edits
Joint venture with WVU NRAC and USGS
WV NRCS contractor currently finalizing minor edits adjusting HUC12 boundaries, focus is the southern coal fields.
Edits based on up-to-date imagery
Lidar data used where available
Project POC
Jared Beard, WV NRCS State Soil Scientist,
Work should be completed by end of FY 2016
2016
West Virginia GIS Conference

6. West Virginia GIS Conference
Thank You !
2016
West Virginia GIS Conference