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GIS - What's New

10/25/2005

 

 

GIS Skill Builders
 

Adobe Acrobat DocumentCopying Land Unit Features

Describes the process for using pre-digitized land unit features in Toolkit.
 

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPractice Symbology

Shows how to apply a preset symbology style to Toolkit practice layers.

 

 

Toolkit GIS Info Sheets
 

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPLU Digitizing - A Decision Flowchart for CSP

A question and answer flow chart to assist planners in choosing the most efficient method to digitize land units for Conservation Security Plan (CSP) planning.
 

Adobe Acrobat DocumentToolkit Client Data - What's saved where?

Describes the storage location of Toolkit client data between the local server and the National Conservation Planning Database (NCPDB). Illustrates the structure of the client database, including geospatial and planning data.


 

Geodata Updates

 

ZIP Codes

TeleAtlas geospatial data layers representing US Postal Service ZIP Codes have been placed on every server. The polygon shapefiles can be found in "f:\geodata\government_units\zipcode_tapd_a_mi[COUNTY_FIPS].shp".

 

SSURGO Updates

FY05 saw the certification and distribution of 8 SSURGO datasets: Allegan, Cass, Clare, Houghton, Ingham, Ionia, Kalamazoo, and Ottawa Counties. Sixty-two (62) Michigan soil survey areas have been completed.

 

NAIP Status

The National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) photography for Michigan is currently under development. Digital collection of the imagery was successfully completed in August, and the resulting data is now being processed. A preliminary version should be available by the end of the calendar year.

 

 

Software Updates
 

Soil Data Viewer

Soil Data Viewer version 5 (SDV5) has been released. This version operates within ArcGIS to create thematic maps and reports based on SSURGO soil properties and interpretations. SDV5 also runs as a stand-alone, tabular, soil database reporting tool for counties with no geospatial soil layer. NRCS-MI is planning to roll out SDV5 in December and January. Updated SSURGO databases are currently being processed, and a "Train-The-Trainers" session is scheduled for mid-December.
 

NRCS-MI Tools

Portions of the "NRCS-MI Tools" ArcView utilities are being rewritten, along with added functionality for ArcGIS. However, Information Technology Services  (ITS) policy dictates that state-developed software must be tested by the their national Interoperability (IO) Lab prior to distribution.  It is unclear how long the testing process will take.

 

 

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