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    Soils Farmland Classification

    Metadata Updated: February 1, 2026

    Farmland classification identifies map units as prime farmland,

    farmland of statewide importance, farmland of local importance,

    or unique farmland. It identifies the location and extent of the

    soils that are best suited to food, feed, fiber, forage, and

    oilseed crops. NRCS policy and procedures on prime and unique

    farmlands are published in the "Federal Register," Vol. 43,

    No. 21, January 31, 1978.

    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. 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.

    Access & Use Information

    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: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Connecticut Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026
    Publisher U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b90b630e7b224d6399e6289202db6a74&sublayer=0
    Data First Published 2023-12-14
    Data Last Modified 2026-01-28
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.ct.gov/data.json
    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 54c7dae9-385f-45d5-bdde-295cb433d622
    Harvest Source Id 36c82f29-4f54-495e-a878-2c07320bf10c
    Harvest Source Title Connecticut Data.json
    Homepage URL https://geodata.ct.gov/datasets/CTDEEP::soils-farmland-classification
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -73.7255,40.9498,-71.7814,42.0484
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash b6cc02def7418dfafc8fcc21897b9af6b99fe59ad6256542a73056ee0cfa2b71
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -73.7255, 40.9498, -73.7255, 42.0484, -71.7814, 42.0484, -71.7814, 40.9498, -73.7255, 40.9498}

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