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Objectives were to provide baseline soil data at
an Order IV level, meaning that soils are
classified and mapped at a scale suitable for
broad resource planning, and to provide basic
soils information for use in research, resource
management, and interpretive and educational
reasons. Resource management planners can use it
to determine the effects of different management
alternatives. Research personnel can use it to
plan site locations, correlate soil properties
with existing information, extrapolate site data,
and help place site data in a landscape context.
Ecologists can better place communities of plants
and animals into a landscape setting using soils
as a component of the ecosystem. Wildfire
personnel can use the information to predict
vegetation recovery, potential wildfire soil
damage, and suppression hazards. Teachers and
students can study patterns of soils and how they
relate to wildlife use, vegetation patterns, or
visitor impact. Specialists in cultural resources,
construction and buried services can use this
survey to locate which areas require more
intensive field studies. |
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Objectives were to provide baseline soil data at
an Order IV level, meaning that soils are
classified and mapped at a scale suitable for
broad resource planning, and to provide basic
soils information for use in research, resource
management, and interpretive and educational
reasons. Resource management planners can use it
to determine the effects of different management
alternatives. Research personnel can use it to
plan site locations, correlate soil properties
with existing information, extrapolate site data,
and help place site data in a landscape context.
Ecologists can better place communities of plants
and animals into a landscape setting using soils
as a component of the ecosystem. Wildfire
personnel can use the information to predict
vegetation recovery, potential wildfire soil
damage, and suppression hazards. Teachers and
students can study patterns of soils and how they
relate to wildlife use, vegetation patterns, or
visitor impact. Specialists in cultural resources,
construction and buried services can use this
survey to locate which areas require more
intensive field studies. |
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Soils of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
Spatial Analysis Center - Yellowstone National Park
https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/1038740 |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>The soils of Yellowstone National Park were being mapped between 1988 and 1996 to provide better information about their nature and distribution. The coverage of the soils of Yellowstone National Park of 1996 provides baseline soil data at an Order IV level. The information can be used for site-specific work only after field verification. Aerial photography taken between 1969 and 1971, surficial geology maps completed in 1970's, existing digital maps (Habitat Types, Landforms and Parent Material, DEM etc.), and information from site observations were used. The map units delineate soil bodies that occur together in repeating patterns on the landscape. Map units include a combination of soils, mapped together to reflect the scale of mapping, standards for purity, survey objectives, and map readability (see section Entity and Attribute Information for details). Rather than making map units with predetermined interpretations in mind, major soil properties were grouped to maximize differences between groups and minimize differences within a group. This type of grouping allows the user flexibility in developing interpretations for specific interests. The location of each map unit is shown on the detailed soil maps. Each map unit and each soil in the survey area is described in detail, including soil properties that affect land use and potential. The ARC coverage contains about 5,000 polygons, and about 80 different map units, each a combination of soils. Primary attributes are in the .PAT file, described in the Entity and Attribute Information Section of this Metadataset.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Data were downloaded by the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) in January, 2020 for display on the interactive Geology of Yellowstone Map. The WSGS has not formally reviewed or quality-controlled these data; users are encouraged to consult the original data source.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>These data should be used in a manner consistent with its accuracy and precision. No claims are made for uses at scales larger than its publication scale.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> |
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