1. Vision for Laboratory Data Distribution April 9, 2015 How Much of the Vision Has Been Realized since 2012 National Soil Survey Center Soil Survey Laboratory Data Webinar Henry Ferguson Rick Nesser

2. MLRA SSO Owned NASIS Pedon Containing Correlated Classification NASIS Site Managed by SDQS Diagram of the Vision Laboratory Data in the Data Sheet Measured/ Default/ Calculated DesignationsDesignations Classification Sampled As Pedon Owned by KSSL Implemented Not Implemented Pedon Description DepthsDepths Taxonomic History Table NCSS Lab Layer Table in NASIS

3. Data Mining Report in NASIS

4. Certified MLRA SSO Owned NASIS Pedon Containing Correlated Classification Link between KSSL and SSO Pedons Laboratory Data in the Data Sheet KSSL Owned Sampled As Pedon Laboratory Sample Number creates the link NCSS Lab Pedon Table in NASIS

5. Lab Sample Number Links Pedons to the Laboratory data Provides the most Current Description Links to the NASIS Lab Pedon Table Links to the NASIS Pedon/Site Accidental or intentional “Junk” in the Lab Sample Number field can result in erroneous data being distributed to the public.

6. Certified MLRA SSO Owned NASIS Pedon Containing Correlated Classification NASIS Site A common site owned by SDQS Membership in group controlled by SDQS KSSL Owned Sampled As Pedon Taxonomic History Table KSSL Owned MLRA SSO Owned SDQS Owned

7. Searches NASIS for a Single Location Prior to 2012 1.LIMS_Site Degrees minutes seconds multiple datum ( In the Laboratory Information Management system) 2.Repository Site Degrees Minutes Seconds multiple datum(In the NCSS Soil Characterization Website) 3.Repository Site Decimal Degrees (In the NCSS Soil Characterization Website) 4.NASIS KSSL Site Degrees Minutes Seconds multiple datum 5.NASIS KSSL Site Location Description 6.NASIS KSSL Site PLSS 7.NASIS KSSL Site UTM 8.NASIS KSSL Site Std WGS84 Decimal degrees 9.NASIS MO owned Site Degrees Minutes Seconds multiple datum 10.NASIS MO owned Site Location Description 11.NASIS MO owned Site PLSS 12.NASIS MO owned Site UTM 13.NASIS MO owned Site Std WGS84 Decimal degrees Present 1.LIMS_Site Degrees minutes seconds multiple datum ( In the Laboratory Information Management system) 2.Repository Site Degrees Minutes Seconds multiple datum(In the NCSS Soil Characterization Website) 3.Repository Site Decimal Degrees (In the NCSS Soil Characterization We 4.NASIS MO owned Site Degrees Minutes Seconds multiple datum 5.NASIS MO owned Site Location Description 6.NASIS MO owned Site PLSS 7.NASIS MO owned Site UTM 8.NASIS MO owned Site Std WGS84 Decimal degrees

8. NASIS Site A Single Location (WGS84 STD Decimal Degrees) Laboratory Data in the Data Sheet Location SDQS - Owned Pedon Description Location Jason added the map to the laboratory pedon description report. You can immediately see if the correction you made to a location in NASIS makes sense by running the pedon description report.

9. This Google Fusion Map was posted March 10, 2015

10. Locations Corrected in Two Weeks Post Google Fusion Update/Release Where the points were Where they were moved to

11. RO/ SSO Owned NASIS Pedon Containing Correlated Classification The Latest Classification Available Laboratory Data in the Data Sheet Classification RO/SSO owned Pedon Description Taxonomic History Table NASIS 6.2 Classification Example: Nov 10 updates to the NCSS Lab Pedon Table in NASIS

12. How often is the Laboratory Database synchronized with NASIS? It depends upon the number of projects moving through the laboratory. The goal is once every 3 months or less Up until now it has been every 6 months or more

13. What products are updated? 1. The National Cooperative Soil Survey Web Site location and classification Tables 2. The Google Fusion Map of the locations 3. The ACCESS database 4. The NASIS NCSS Lab Pedon and NASIS NCSS Lab Layer tables

14. How are they different Laboratory Information Management System post 2000 NCSS_Soil_Characterization_Database i multiple rows (moist and dry) ii negative values converted to TR (-) 0 iii percent greater than 100 (not so much anymore) iv text and numbers on reports

15. How are they different ACCESS Database i multiple rows (moist and dry) ii negative values iii numerical fields for results NASIS Lab Layer Table i single row per sample (moist or dry) ii no negative values iii no text so values are either null or 0 Most percent restricted to 100% or less

16. Hints to using the NCSS_Lab_Layer Table in NASIS Open empty Table 23 sec Load and view 190 records (open table) 22 sec Load 388,499 records (open table) 3 minutes Load view 388,499 from (closed table) > 2 hours Response Times

17. ODBC connections allow you to link databases. Local NASIS to the laboratory database http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey /?cid=nrcs142p2_054322#database_gen

18. What is left to do? Better capture the original horizon designations and current horizon designations Better capture the standardized sample depths based upon the post 1995 pedon description standards

19. NCSS Lab Layer Table in NASIS Layer Current Horizon Designations from MLRA SSO Pedon Laboratory Data in the Data Sheet KSSL Owned Sampled As Pedon RO/SSO Owned Pedon Description HorizonHorizon DepthsDepths

20. Populate the Lab Sample # in the Pedon Horizon Sample Table

21. Horizon Designations and Depths

22. How to modify the horizon designations and depths Load your pedons into NASIS an run these reports Send the results to me at henry.Ferguson@lin.usda.gov henry.Ferguson@lin.usda.gov

23. Distribution Products

24. NCSS Soil Characterization Data Web Site Released Feb 10, 2015, 7:00 PM

25. Footnotes added to Supplemental Characterization Sheet Tier 2 NSSC SSL Report Creation http://ncsslabdatamart.sc.egov.usda.gov/rptExecute.aspx?p=34385&p=34396&p=1283&r=2& 3/31/2015 2:58 PM - Screen Clipping The whole soil bulk density was not measured. It was calculated using 1.45 g/cc as the 1/3 bar bulk density of the less than 2 mm fraction for mineral soils.

26. Google Fusion Map which can be used for Quality Assurance

27. A Complete Copy of the National Database is Available in Microsoft ACCESS format from the Laboratory Website

28. NCSS Lab Pedon and Layer

29. Morphological Data in Analysis PC

30. NSSC Pangea Reports

31. The Analysis tools from Pedon PC Plus have been included in Pedon PC

32. NSSC_Pangea Reports The report to populate Pedon PC is in NSSC Pangea

33. Use the fetchNASISLabData() in R

34. Documentation - On-Line User’s Manual

35. Documentation - Links to Laboratory Manuals

36. NCSS_Analyte_Procedure table includes page reference and url to the Soil Laboratory Information Manual 42 Version 5

37. NSSC Soil Correlation Course.

38. Job Aids Page

39. Ask NSSC or your local MO for Assistance

40. Questions?