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Mapping Resource Management
What is GIS?
A Geographic Information System, or GIS, is a powerful
tool. According to ESRI, a leader in the GIS industry, it "...integrates
hardware, software and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying
all forms of geographically referenced information. It allows us to view,
understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal
relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and
charts."
GIS is widely used for
everything from transportation planning and banking to
agriculture and natural resouce management. Staff members of the
Cascadia Conservation District and NRCS commonly use GIS for a variety of
project tasks.
Soils Reports
If you are
looking for information on soils than the NRCS Web Soil
Survey is
what you need.
The Web Soil Survey is a web-based GIS mapping tool. Follow the link, narrow down your Area
of Interest (AOI) and print out your own customized soils
report.
GIS
Data
The USDA currently
manages an online database of natural resource and environmental GIS data called the Geospatial Data Gateway. Follow the link,
select the Get Data tab and identify an area of interest or select one of the
Quick options to find the data you are looking for.
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