Soil Data Development Toolbox User Guide v5 for ArcMap

The Soil Data Management Toolbox consists of five toolsets organized within a single toolbox. Each toolset contains several ArcTools that can be used to acquire, assemble and manage individual SSURGO datasets and to create gSSURGO databases. It is recommended that the tools be run in foreground mode (not background) because a lot of useful status information is printed to the geoprocessing window. SSURGO datasets for an entire state or region can require a large amount of storage space and computer resources to process. These tools are designed to make the process of acquiring, managing and using SSURGO datasets for large land areas much easier and faster.  Each tool contains detailed built-in help which can be displayed on the right side of the tool dialog box. Much of this information in the help is not available in this document, so it would be a good idea to read the help for each parameter before using the tool. If the Help window is not visible, click on the ‘Show Help>>’ button.  Other Documents to Reference:gSSURGO FactsheetgSSURGO User Guide ArcMap version 2.4Soil Data Development Toolbox User Guide v5 for ArcMapgSSURGO Mapping Detailed GuidegSSURGO Valu1 table column descriptions

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notes The <a href='https://github.com/USDA-NRCS/Soil-Data-Development-Tools---ArcMap/archive/refs/heads/main.zip' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Soil Data Management Toolbox</a> consists of five toolsets organized within a single toolbox. Each toolset contains several ArcTools that can be used to acquire, assemble and manage individual SSURGO datasets and to create <a href='https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/gridded-soil-survey-geographic-gssurgo-database' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>gSSURGO databases</a>. It is recommended that the tools be run in foreground mode (not background) because a lot of useful status information is printed to the geoprocessing window. <div>SSURGO datasets for an entire state or region can require a large amount of storage space and computer resources to process. These tools are designed to make the process of acquiring, managing and using SSURGO datasets for large land areas much easier and faster.  Each tool contains detailed built-in help which can be displayed on the right side of the tool dialog box. Much of this information in the help is not available in this document, so it would be a good idea to read the help for each parameter before using the tool. If the Help window is not visible, click on the ‘Show Help&gt;&gt;’ button.  <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>Other Documents to Reference:</div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><a href='https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/gSSURGO_Factsheet.pdf' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>gSSURGO Factsheet</a><br /></div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><a href='https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/gSSURGO_UserGuide_July2020.pdf' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>gSSURGO User Guide ArcMap version 2.4</a><br /></div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><a href='https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/Soil_Data_Development_User_Guide_v5.pdf' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Soil Data Development Toolbox User Guide v5 for ArcMap</a><br /></div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><a href='https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/gSSURGO_Mapping_DetailedGuide.pdf' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>gSSURGO Mapping Detailed Guide</a><br /></div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><a href='https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/gSSURGO%20Value%20Added%20Look%20Up%20Valu1%20Table%20Column%20Descriptions.pdf' style='color:rgb(0, 97, 155); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit;' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>gSSURGO Valu1 table column descriptions</a></div></div>
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