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    Soil Type

    Metadata Updated: February 5, 2025

    This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was prepared by digitizing maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely sensed and other information. This data set consists of georeferenced digital map data and computerized attribute data. The map data are in a soil survey area extent format and include a detailed, field verified inventory of soils and miscellaneous areas that normally occur in a repeatable pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at the scale mapped. A special soil features layer (point and line features) is optional. This layer displays the location of features too small to delineate at the mapping scale, but they are large enough and contrasting enough to significantly influence use and management. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the National Soil Information System relational database, which gives the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 5, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DC data

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 5, 2025
    Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8574f2b782e549b2bd699da390fd9dec&sublayer=17
    Data First Published 2015-02-27T20:55:42.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 0a303ded-f1ca-4902-8c32-83392e1a1f0c
    Harvest Source Id b05f955a-65d6-4288-9558-15a5ebc74e36
    Harvest Source Title DC data
    Homepage URL https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::soil-type
    License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -77.1199,38.7917,-76.9090,38.9960
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash d966d56623e71aaf465aa274a429a18ca563abe6271208bf80c2dcff06416f55
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -77.1199, 38.7917, -77.1199, 38.9960, -76.9090, 38.9960, -76.9090, 38.7917, -77.1199, 38.7917}

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