Soils
Illinois Soils
"... the soil survey will
never be completed because I cannot conceive of the time when knowledge of
soils will be complete. Our expectation is that our successors will build on
what has been done, as we are building on the work of our predecessors."
[ A portion of a letter by R.S. Smith, the
Director of the Illinois Soil Survey, dated September 27, 1928, in response
to the Comptroller of the University of Illinois when asked to make an
estimate of the cost of completing the state soil survey.]
The following PDF files require
Adobe Acrobat Reader to view:
 Web
Soil Survey
Online Web Soil
Survey - Official USDA soil information as viewable maps and tables for more
than 2300 soil surveys. From Web Soil Survey you can view soils maps, make
thematic maps, run reports and view Soil Survey manuscripts (where available).
Digital Soil Data for Illinois
Soil Survey
 Soil
Data Mart - downloadable official soil tabular and spatial data (SSURGO)
Known by the acronym SSURGO this is soil polygon and special feature data in DLG,
Arc export and Arc coverage format, with associated tabular data. On the Soil
Data Mart you can download soils data or view and print reports.
Soil Data Viewer
Soil Data Viewer may be used with ArcGIS software to run tables and make
thematic maps.
 Soil
Data Access
Web services and applications designed for custom requests for soil data.
Geospatial Data Gateway
Soils and other GIS layers may also be found at the Geospatial Data Gateway.
Digital Soils Fact Sheet
These maps were produced from data available from the USDA-Natural Resources
Conservation Service Soil Data Mart.
Please send your comments to Ron
Collman, Assistant State Soil Scientist. (Posted 11/6/09)
 SoilView
Information on the interactive Soil Survey on a CD-ROM. Includes manuscript,
tables, soils, imagery, digital topographic quadrangles and more, with a GIS
engine, to provide real functionality to digital soil data. [SoilView]
How To Get a Soil Survey Report
Published Soil Surveys for Illinois: current and out-of-print soil surveys
and contact information for requesting a paper or CD copy.
Illinois Cooperative Soil Survey
What
is a Soil Survey?
History of Soil Survey in
Illinois
The Next Generation and MLRA Concept
Governors Proclamation of
Soil Survey
Cooperators in Illinois
Soil Survey Program
Soils of
Illinois
Drummer - Illinois State
Soil
Soils of Illinois
Illinois Soil Regions
This document requires
Excel 6.0 or higher (FREE software).
Key to Illinois Soils
USE1 Soil Key (XLS, 125 kb)
USE1 Alphabetical Reference Key (XLS, 156 kb)
USE1 Numerical Reference Key (XLS, 90 kb)
High Intensity Soil Surveys
DRAFT Standard and specifications for high intensity soil surveys
Soil Survey of the Future
Other
Soil Resources
Soils Information. Helping People
Understand Soils
Soil Education
Scoop on Soil Game
SOILWEB APP
Soil Quality
Technical References
Illinois Urban Manual
Urban Soil Issues
NRCS Climate
Reports (Narratives and Tables) for Soil Survey Regions
eFOTG: NRCS electronic
Field Office Technical Guide
University of Illinois
Soil Productivity Publications
Laboratory Data for
Illinois
US General Soil
Map (STATSGO02)
Official Series
Descriptions
Tabular Soils Data
Hydric Soils List
Cooperators and Partners
United
States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service
University of Illinois, College of
Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois State Geological Survey
Illinois Department of Transportation
USDA Forest Service
Illinois
Cooperative Extension Service
Association of Illinois Soil and Water
Conservation Districts
Illinois Soil Classifiers
Association
County Boards of Commissioner
U.S. Geological Survey
Illinois Natural History Survey
Illinois Department
of Natural Resources
Organization
Illinois Soil Classifiers
Association
Other Professional
Organizations
For More Soils Information Contact:
Resource Soil
Scientists for technical soil services (PDF, 247kb)
Ron.Collman Acting State Soil Scientist
(217) 353-6639
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