1. Detailed Project Plan Evaluation

2. Objectives Contrast the general and detailed evaluations Understand what is to assessed in the detailed evaluation process Compare manuscripts and databases Identify tools for assessing quality and consistency of data

3. How many surveys are in your territory? Use Chat Pod to provide your number.

4. Identifying Traditional Surveys

5. Detailed Evaluation Process Prior to any soil survey updating activity, an evaluation of the map units overall condition of the original survey areas is required. Evaluations are the first step in all project plans Results of the Evaluation are used to complete the Project Plan

6. In your opinion, what needs to be assessed in the detailed evaluation process for the project plan? Use a chat poll.

7. Data to be Assembled 610.03c map unit descriptions unpublished soil information field review reports correlation records records documenting soil survey joining problems interpretations special investigation and laboratory data pedon descriptions transect data tacit knowledge of those experienced in the area notes of needed changes recorded in the office copy of the published soil

8. Items to consider 610.03c map unit design/composition soil delineations conform to landform positions adequacy of the database to support interpretations need for laboratory or other support data appropriate level of detail adequacy of the imagery land use change classification

9. What do you consider to be the first step in evaluating your Project? Use Chat Pod to write your answer

10. Where do you begin?

11. Correlation dates

12. NASIS Review Reviewing the map units and components within the Project

13. Loading MLRA Data into NASIS Overlap tables are to be populated with the MLRA and map units assigned to that MLRA This should be the first step in developing the Project

14. What component has the highest number of acres in your MLRA? Use Chat Pod to provide your number.

15. What map unit has the highest number of acres in your MLRA? Use Chat Pod to provide your number.

16. Step 1: Run the Pangaea reports No selected set is needed Reports prompt for MLRA

17. Step 2: Components in Excel Export Reports can be sorted using Excel

18. Step 3 Save the results to your PC and import into Excel

19. Step 4 Now sort based on the acres to find Fayette has the greatest number of acres

20. Compare components to benchmark Should the high acre components be benchmark soils?

21. Step 5: Mapunit acres? Well, what about map units? We have reports for that – first formatted

22. Step 6: Formatted Formatted and sorted by name

23. Step 7: Mapunits in Excel Do you want to sort by acres?

24. Step 8 Fayette, 9 to 14 has the highest number of acres

25. Priorities The goal of update is to update the mapunits to a common standard Identify the cost:benefit ratio –Fayette silt loam 9 to 14 or –Steep stony and rocky land? These reports are used during the prioritizing of work load

26. Analyze NASIS Property Data Reporting Physical Properties for a component

27. Analyze NASIS Property Data NASIS reports are available to assist in the location of property voids or identify data population inconsistencies.

28. Analyze NASIS Property Data

29. Analyze Chemical Properties

30. Analyze NASIS Property Data

31. Analyze PSDA Properties

33. Manuscript Review Reviewing map unit descriptions in comparison to NASIS population

34. Process Steps Now you have identified map unit and components to be evaluated, next step: Compare the Map Unit Descriptions to identify the map unit design for each map unit Compare the Taxonomic Unit Descriptions to identify the component concept for each component Review correlation documents Compare the property and interpretation tables in the manuscript to identify potential over-rides

35. Manuscript Review

36. Is it the same mapunit?

48. MUD and TUD Just as a reminder this same review process should be completed on the TUD/OSD/Pedon. What are the considerations of old pedons?

49. Manuscript versus NASIS Review Map unit concept is maintained in the manuscript. Manuscripts MUST be reviewed. NASIS contains soil properties and was designed based on a map unit concept. Original NASIS data was converted from the State Soil Survey Database (SSSD). SSSD data based on a series concept (SOI5)

50. What is a SOI-5? The data entry form used to populate the State Soil Survey Database (SSSD)

51. SOI-5 Properties There were 9 SOI-5s written for the Fayette series – this is the first IA0082

52. Interpretations

53. NASIS and the SOI-5 If you want to see the impact that the SOI-5 has on NASIS data you can run review the many new records that have been copied and pasted from the original data. You can then review the deviation in population of the many components

54. NASIS and the SOI-5 Review the ENG data for the IA0082 SIR and you will see slight deviations.

55. Manuscript and NASIS Review Few states have updated NASIS to include manuscript information. Manuscripts and NASIS should be critically reviewed dependent (not independently) of the other

56. Map unit evaluation The map unit concept has been reviewed in several survey areas What other issues should we consider now that you are familiar with the map unit?

57. Analyze Interpretation data Comparison of NASIS interpretations between similar named map units

58. Step 1: Load Data Load by mapunit name

59. Step 2: Run the report MLRA –interp– Interpretation Comparison report

60. Step 3: set parameters Identify the interpretations to compare

61. Step 4: Review report The report identifies the area symbol and musym for each component sorted by musym

62. Step 5: Compare NASIS to Manuscript This is one report of many that will allow comparison of NASIS interpretations to the Manuscript interpretations

63. Correlation Documents Review hard copy reports versus NASIS data

64. Each MLRA should have copies of the correlation documents available in their area.

65. NASIS Correlation Documents Assuming correlation documentation is stored in NASIS, reports are available

66. Analyze NASIS Correlation Data Correlation reports should be reviewed as part of the evaluation process

67. SSURGO Templates Use of SSURGO templates in assessing quality and consistency of data

68. SSURGO Template The SSURGO template is an export of the NASIS data and can be used to rapidly assess the MLRA tailored NASIS data

69. SSURGO Template Data can be rapidly analyzed using the SSURGO template – MLRA Legend

70. SSURGO Template

71. Detailed instructions Detailed instructions on the use of this product is found at: http://soils.usda.gov/technical/access/ http://soils.usda.gov/technical/access/

72. Laboratory Data Review all lab data for the MLRA

73. Available Characterization data The NSSL web site is available to query. Using the Advanced Query page, the MLRA can be used for the query of sites within the specific area

74. Available Characterization data NSSL data is identified and available to download for use in the evaluation

75. NSSL “MO Access Data” Access databases are available on the NSSL sharepoint site https://nrcs.sc.egov.usda.gov/ssra/nssc/ssl/Shared%20Document s/Forms/AllItems.aspx

76. Pedon Review Review of the county TUD, hardcopy pedon data, pedon databases

77. Pedon data in NASIS Load data into NASIS Run the AnalysisPC export report

78. Review of SCS-232

79. AnalysisPC

80. Summary Manuscripts are the foundation of the update. Mapunit concept is found in the manuscript – not NASIS Correlation documents, both hardcopy and NASIS, should be used to understand map unit concepts NASIS is a tool to store data and should be reviewed as part of the correlation process GIS and NASIS data are tools to assist in the evaluation process