Using Raster To Vector Soil Data in a Raster World

Using Raster To  Vector Soil Data in a Raster World:

Why spend the time and resources to extract the NRCS ‘Soil SURvey GeOgraphic’ (SSURGO) soil polygons only to display the vector lines as a reference? There is a massive amount of soil information within the SSURGO database, however, most precision farming web portals provide the NRCS soil survey vector lines as a reference layer.This complexity causes a great deal of misunderstanding and frustration for those who attempt to mine data.

For example, the map unit symbol is a label for the soil map and refers to the map unit, commonly referred to in precision web portals as a ‘soil type’.  Most programming staff choose not to extract component soil properties and interpretations even though specific properties and interpretations can add value to the web portals. 

Precision farming relies on various data layers such as satellite imagery, drone imagery, harvest yields, EC mapping, soil sampling, topography,

bottom line. Two issues of concern for web portal users is the use of vector soil survey polygons as a reference layer (that could be best utilized as a raster data layer) and the lack of appropriate soil information needed to aid the prescription.

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