Larry C. Munn and Christopher S. Arneson, 1998, 1:500,000-Scale Digital Soils Map of Wyoming: University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Laramie, Wyoming.Online Links:
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest .001. Longitudes are given to the nearest .001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal Degrees.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
The ellipsoid used is GRS1980.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Coordinates defining the features.
Chris Arneson
Spatial Data and Visualization Center
Box 3355 University Station
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
USA
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This layer was originally created specifically for use in the Wyoming Ground-Water Vulnerability Mapping Project being conducted at the Wyoming Water Resources Center, a statewide study of aquifer vulnerability to contamination from pesticides. In that context, it was to be used to assist in the generation of a rating map of how soils affect aquifer sensitivity to surface contaminants. The Soils of Wyoming Map can be used, however, for many other purposes. It is intended to supplement other existing 1:500,000 scale digital natural resource layers of the state. Please see Use-Constraints for more details.
Wyoming State Geological Survey, 1998, Wyoming Digital Surficial Geology; <URL:http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/clearinghouse/metadata/surfgeol.html>.
US Geological Survey, Denver Center, 1994, Digital Bedrock Geology for Wyoming; <URL:http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/clearinghouse/metadata/bedgeol.html>.
USGS, unknown, 3-arc-second (90m) Digital Elevation Model for Wyoming; <URL:http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/clearinghouse/metadata/dem90m.html>.
This shapefile was reprojected and clipped to the Snake/Salt Basin Boundary as part of the Wyoming Water Plan.
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All polygons are fully attributed.
All polygons are closed and each polygon has one unique label.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints:
- The data should not be used without first reading the full data documentation in UW AES Report B-1069. This data should not be used for analysis at a scale larger than 1:500,000. This dataset may not be redistributed or repackaged in any form without the express written consent of the University of Wyoming Spatial Data and Visualization Center and the Department of Renewable Resources. This map provides a generalized description of soils within the state of Wyoming. Soils are highly variable, both on a regional basis (plains, mountains, basins) and locally with changes in topography (north versus south slopes, side slopes versus ridge crest or foot slope positions), vegetation, climate, and geology. This map should be used for broad scale planning and general assessment of large areas of land. It should not be used for site specific interpretations such as site selection for an underground fuel storage tank or the development of management plans for individual farm fields. Such site intensive land uses require much more detailed soils information than is provided by this map.
Data Manager
Spatial Data and Visualization Center
Box 4008 University Station
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
USA
307-766-2735 (voice)
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Downloadable Data
The distributor shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of this data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate used described in this metadata document. The distributor makes no claims for the data's suitability for other purposes.
Data format: | ARCE (Arc/Info export) (version 7.0.4) Size: 4.192 |
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Margo Berendsen
Box 4008 University Station
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
USA
307-766-2751 (voice)
meh@uwyo.edu