Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture,
        Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Publication_Date: 20210901
      Title:
        Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for
        Brown County, Ohio
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas
        Publisher:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture,
          Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Other_Citation_Details: oh015
      Online_Linkage: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This data set is a digital soil survey and generally is the most
      detailed level of soil geographic data developed by the National
      Cooperative Soil Survey. The information was prepared by digitizing
      maps, by compiling information onto a planimetric correct base
      and digitizing, or by revising digitized maps using remotely
      sensed and other information.

      This data set consists of georeferenced digital map data and
      computerized attribute data. The map data are in a soil survey area
      extent format and include a detailed, field verified inventory
      of soils and miscellaneous areas that normally occur in a repeatable
      pattern on the landscape and that can be cartographically shown at
      the scale mapped. A special soil features layer (point and line
      features) is optional. This layer displays the location of features
      too small to delineate at the mapping scale, but they are large
      enough and contrasting enough to significantly influence use and
      management. The soil map units are linked to attributes in the
      National Soil Information System relational database, which gives
      the proportionate extent of the component soils and their properties.
    Purpose:
      SSURGO depicts information about the kinds and distribution of
      soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO
      product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National
      Cooperative Soil Survey.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Digital versions of hydrography, cultural features, and other
      associated layers that are not part of the SSURGO data set may be
      available from the primary organization listed in the Point of
      Contact.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 20050510
        Ending_Date: 20210901
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.053
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.673
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.254
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.640
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: soil survey
      Theme_Keyword: soils
      Theme_Keyword: Soil Survey Geographic
      Theme_Keyword: SSURGO
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
      Place_Keyword: Ohio
      Place_Keyword: Brown County
      Place_Keyword: Ash Ridge NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Ash Ridge NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Ash Ridge SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Ash Ridge SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethel NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Bethel SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Blanchester SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Blanchester SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Decatur NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Decatur NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Decatur SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Fayetteville NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Fayetteville NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Fayetteville SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Fayetteville SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Felicity NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Felicity SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hamersville NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hamersville NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hamersville SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Hamersville SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Higginsport NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Higginsport NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Higginsport SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Higginsport SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Lynchburg NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Lynchburg SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Maysville East NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Maysville East SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Maysville West NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Maysville West NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Maysville West SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mount Orab NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mount Orab NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mount Orab SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Mount Orab SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Newtonsville SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Russellville NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Russellville NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Russellville SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Russellville SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sardinia NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sardinia SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sardinia SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sugar Tree Ridge SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Sugar Tree Ridge SW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Williamsburg NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Williamsburg SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Winchester NE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Winchester NW Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Winchester SE Quadrangle
      Place_Keyword: Winchester SW Quadrangle
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
    Service, should be acknowledged as the data source in products
    derived from these data.

    This data set is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool
    in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference
    source. This is public information and may be interpreted by
    organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on
    needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate
    application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to
    reassign to the Natural Resources Conservation Service any
    authority for the decisions that they make. The Natural Resources
    Conservation Service will not perform any evaluations of these maps
    for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs.

    Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater
    than at which they were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation
    of the data. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of
    contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The
    depicted soil boundaries, interpretations, and analysis derived from
    them do not eliminate the need for onsite sampling, testing, and
    detailed study of specific sites for intensive uses. Thus, these data
    and their interpretations are intended for planning purposes only.
    Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and
    users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Contact_Position: State Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 200 N. High St..
        Address: Room 522
        City: Columbus
        State_or_Province: OH
        Postal_Code: 43215-2478
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 614-255-2483
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 800-877-8339
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 614-255-2549
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: steven.baker@usda.gov
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The attribute accuracy is tested by manual
      comparison of the source with hard copy plots and/or symbolized
      display of the map data on an interactive computer graphic system.
      Selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or
      on screen are interactively queried and verified on screen. In
      addition, the attributes are tested against a master set of valid
      attributes. All attribute data conform to the attribute codes in
      the signed classification and correlation document and amendment(s).
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Certain node/geometry and topology GT- polygon/chain relationships
    are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements
    (the GT-polygon corresponds to the soil delineation). Some of these
    requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains
    must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through
    nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain
    element and are consistent throughout, and the chains representing
    the limits of the file are free of gaps. The tests of logical
    consistency are performed using vendor software. All internal
    polygons are tested for closure with vendor software and are checked
    on hard copy plots. All data are checked for common soil lines (i.e.,
    adjacent polygons with the same label). Edge locations generally do
    not deviate from centerline to centerline by more than 0.01 inch.

    The Soil Survey of (OH015) Brown County, Ohio is edge matched to the
    adjacent SSURGO certified soil surveys:
    OH025  -  Clermont County, Ohio
    OH027  -  Clinton County, Ohio
    OH071  -  Highland County, Ohio
    OH001  -  Adams County, Ohio
    KY161  -  Mason County, Kentucky
    KY637  -  Bracken and Robertson Counties, Kentucky

    The Ohio River separates Brown County from the Kentucky soil surveys.

    The Soil Survey of Brown County, Ohio soil map units are edge matched to
    adjacent SSURGO certified Soil Surveys Highland and Clinton Counties,
    Ohio.

    The soil survey area boundary for Brown County matches the soil
    survey area boundary for the adjacent certified soil surveys.
  Completeness_Report:
    A map unit is a collection of areas defined and named in terms of
    their soil components or miscellaneous areas or both. Each map
    unit differs in some respect from all others in a survey area and
    each map unit has a symbol that uniquely identifies the map unit
    on a soil map. Each individual area, point, or line so identified
    on the map is a delineation.

    Soil Scientists identify small areas of soils or miscellaneous areas
    that have properties and behavior significantly different than the
    named soils in the surrounding map unit. These minor components
    may be indicated as special features. If they have a minimal effect
    on use and management, or could not be precisely located, they many
    not be indicated on the map.

    A map unit has specified kinds of soils or miscellaneous areas
    (map unit components), each with a designated range in
    proportionate extent. Map units include one or more kinds of soil
    or miscellaneous area. Miscellaneous areas are areas that have little
    or no recognizable soil.

    Specific National Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures
    were used in the classification of soils, design and name of map
    units, and location of special soil features. These standards are
    outlined in Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993,
    USDA, NRCS; Agricultural Handbook 436, Soil Taxonomy, 1995,
    USDA, NRCS; and all Amendments; Keys to Soil Taxonomy,
    (current issue) USDA, NRCS; National Soil Survey
    Handbook, title 430-VI,(current issue) USDA, NRCS.

    The actual composition and interpretive purity of the map unit
    delineations were based on data collected by scientists during
    the course of preparing the soil maps. Adherence to National
    Cooperative Soil Survey standards and procedures is based on
    peer review, quality control, and quality assurance. Quality
    control is outlined in the memorandum of understanding for the
    soil survey area and in documents that reside with the Natural
    Resources Conservation Service state soil scientist. Four kinds
    of map units are used in soil surveys: consociations, complexes,
    associations, and undifferentiated groups.

    Consociations - Consociations are named for the dominant soil.
    In a consociation, delineated areas use a single name from the
    dominant component in the map unit. Dissimilar components are
    minor in extent. The soil component in a consociation may be
    identified at any taxonomic level. Soil series is the lowest
    taxonomic level. A consociation that is named as a miscellaneous
    area is dominantly that kind of area and minor components do not
    significantly affect the use of the map unit. The total amount of
    dissimilar inclusions of other components in a map unit generally
    does not exceed about 15 percent if limiting and 25 percent if
    nonlimiting. A single component of a dissimilar limiting inclusion
    generally does not exceed 10 percent if very contrasting.

    Complexes and associations - Complexes and associations consist
    of two or more  dissimilar components that occur in a regularly
    repeating pattern. The total amount of other dissimilar components
    is minor extent. The following arbitrary rule determines whether
    complex or association is used in the name. The major components
    of an association can be separated at the scale of mapping. In
    either case, because the major components are sufficiently different
    in morphology or behavior, the map unit cannot be called a
    consociation. In each delineation of a complex or an association,
    each major component is normally present though their proportions
    may vary appreciably from one delineation to another. The total
    amount of inclusions in a map unit that are dissimilar to any of
    the major components does not exceed 15 percent if limiting and
    25 percent if nonlimiting. A single kind of dissimilar limiting
    inclusion usually does not exceed 10 percent.

    Undifferentiated groups - Undifferentiated groups consist of two
    or more components that are not consistently associated
    geographically and, therefore, do not always occur together in
    the same map delineation. These components are included in the
    same named map unit because their use and management are the same
    or very similar for common uses. Generally they are grouped together
    because some common feature, such as steepness, stoniness, or
    flooding, determines their use and management. If two or more
    additional map units would serve no useful purpose, they may be
    included in the same unit. Each delineation has at least one of the
    major components, and some may have all of them. The same principles
    regarding the proportion of minor components that apply to
    consociations also apply to undifferentiated groups. The same
    principles regarding proportion of inclusion apply to
    undifferentiated groups as to consociations.

    Minimum documentation consists of three complete soil profile
    descriptions that are collected for each soil added to the legend,
    one additional per 3,000 acres mapped; three 10 observation
    transects for each map unit, one additional 10 point transect per
    3,000 acres.

    A defined standard or level of confidence in the interpretive
    purity of the map unit delineations is attained by adjusting the
    kind and intensity of field investigations. Field investigations
    and data collection are carried out in sufficient detail to name
    map units and to identify accurately and consistently areas of
    about 2 acres.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The accuracy of these digital data is based upon their
        compilation to base maps that meet National Map
        Accuracy Standards at a scale of 1 inch equals 1,000
        feet. The difference in positional accuracy between the
        soil boundaries and special soil features locations in the
        field and their digitized map locations is unknown. The
        locational accuracy of soil delineations on the ground varies
        with the transition between map units.

        For example, on long gently sloping landscapes the transition
        occurs gradually over many feet. Where landscapes change
        abruptly from steep to level, the transition will be very
        narrow. Soil delineation boundaries and special soil features
        generally were digitized within 0.01 inch of their locations on
        the digitizing source. The digital map elements are edge matched
        between data sets. The data along each quadrangle edge are
        matched against the data for the adjacent quadrangle. Edge
        locations generally do not deviate from centerline to centerline
        by more than 0.01 inch.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: copies of original soil survey field sheets
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 15840
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1987
        Source_Currentness_Reference: final correlation date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1
      Source_Contribution:
        field mapping source with information on original
        map unit designations
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: publication soil delineation overlay
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 15840
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1987
        Source_Currentness_Reference: final correlation date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS2
      Source_Contribution: scanning source
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: publication special soil features overlay
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 15840
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1987
        Source_Currentness_Reference: final correlation date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS3
      Source_Contribution: scanning source
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: publication photo background overlay
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 15840
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1981
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date aerial photography was flown
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS4
      Source_Contribution: scanning source
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: ratioed film positives
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1987
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date of final correlation
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS5
      Source_Contribution:
        ratioed clear film positives used for quality
        assurance checks
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Data Center
          Publication_Date: 2004
          Title:
            National Elevation Dataset (NED),
            30-meter Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, ND
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1999
        Source_Currentness_Reference: source map
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS1
      Source_Contribution: ground control point for SYRUP process
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: 1993-1999
          Title: multiple 3.75 minute digital orthophotographs
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Columbus, Ohio
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online, MrSid compression
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1993
            Ending_Date: 1999
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date aerial photography was flown
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS2
      Source_Contribution:
        source for control points and image data for
        SYRUP process
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Ohio State University Center for Mapping in cooperation
            with the U.S. Geological survey
          Publication_Date: 2000
          Title: Ohio statewide county boundary
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: DLG
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Columbus, Ohio
            Publisher:
              GIS Support Center,
              Ohio Department of Administrative Services
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ODNR1
      Source_Contribution: source of survey area boundary
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Ohio Department of Natural Resources,
            Division of Soil And Water Conservation
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            Brown County, Ohio, digital soil and special soil features
            ArcInfo export files
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector data
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2005
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date submitted for SSURGO certification
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ODNR2
      Source_Contribution: source for SSURGO evaluation
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 20050510
          Title:
            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for
            Brown County, Ohio
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Ft. Worth, Texas
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service,
              National Cartography and Geospatial Center
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 20050510
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date submitted for certification
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS6
      Source_Contribution: data submitted for SSURGO recertification
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title: National Soil Information System (NASIS) data base
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Type_of_Source_Media: database
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2006
            Ending_Date: 2006
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Source_Contribution: attribute (tabular) information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: The Ohio State University, Soil Characterization Lab
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: Brown County, Ohio soil samples
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: pedon sample data
      Type_of_Source_Media: lab samples
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2005
        Source_Currentness_Reference: lab results from pedon samples
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS7
      Source_Contribution:
        lab data source for update work of Blanchester,
        Secondcreek, and Clermont soil series
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 20060802
          Title:
            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for
            Brown County, Ohio
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 20060802
        Source_Currentness_Reference:
          publication spatial version
          (from soil data mart)
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS8
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2006-2007
          Title: Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) databases for adjacent surveys
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service,
              Information Technology Center
          Other_Citation_Details:
            These SSURGO certified soil surveys are adjacent to
            the Soil Survey of (OH015) Brown County, Ohio:
            OH069  Clermont County, Ohio
            OH123  Clinton County, Ohio
            OH173  Highland County, Ohio
          Online_Linkage: <http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000, 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2006
            Ending_Date: 2007
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS9
      Source_Contribution: source for county boundary
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            USDA - Farm Service Agency,
            Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO)
          Publication_Date: 2004
          Title:
            National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP)
            full county mosaic (MrSID format)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, Utah
            Publisher: Aerial Photography Field Office (APF0)
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2004
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: APFO1
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            USDA - Farm Service Agency,
            Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO)
          Publication_Date: 2005
          Title:
            National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP)
            full county mosaic (MrSID format)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, Utah
            Publisher: Aerial Photography Field Office (APF0)
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2005
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: APFO2
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            USDA-Farm Service Agency,
            Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO)
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title:
            National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP)
            full county mosaic (MrSID format)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Salt Lake City Utah
            Publisher: Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO)
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2006
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: APFO3
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2002
          Title:
            Digital Raster Graphics Enhanced Mosaic of Brown County
            (USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Worth, Texas
            Publisher:
              USDA-NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial
              Center (NCGC)
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2002
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication spatial version
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS10
      Source_Contribution:
        source for soil series updates and
        adjacent county joins
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Data Center
          Publication_Date: unknown
          Title:
            National Elevation Dataset (NED),
            10-meter Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, ND
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: unknown
        Source_Currentness_Reference: source map
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS3
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            State of Ohio Office of Information Technology,
            Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP)
          Publication_Date: 2007
          Title: Ohio Statewide Imagery Program (OSIP) Imagery Service
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Columbus, Ohio
            Publisher: OGRIP
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2007
        Source_Currentness_Reference: source for soil updates
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OGRIP1
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            RDMS, USGS, State of Ohio Office of
            Information Technology (OIT)
          Publication_Date: 2005
          Title: DRGs
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Columbus, Ohio
            Publisher: OGRIP
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1992
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OIT1
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2009
          Title:
            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database
            for Brown County, Ohio
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service,
              Information Technology Center
          Online_Linkage: <http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2009
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date of publication
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS11
      Source_Contribution: source for digital revision
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: 2009 - 2010
          Title:
            Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) databases
            for adjacent surveys
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado
            Publisher:
              U.S. Department of Agriculture,
              Natural Resources Conservation Service,
              Information Technology Center
          Other_Citation_Details:
            These soil surveys are adjacent to (OH015) Brown County, Ohio:
            OH001  Adams County, Ohio
            OH025  Clermont County, Ohio
            OH027  Clinton County, Ohio
            OH071  Highland County, Ohio
            KY023  Bracken County, Kentucky
            KY161  Mason County, Kentucky
          Online_Linkage: <http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000, 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2009
            Ending_Date: 2010
        Source_Currentness_Reference: dates of publication
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS12
      Source_Contribution: used to check joins to the adjacent soil surveys
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: USDA-Farm Service Agency, Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO)
          Publication_Date: 2010
          Title: National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) full county mosaic (MrSID format)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Salt Lake City Utah
            Publisher: Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO)
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2010
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: APFO4
      Source_Contribution: source for soil series updates
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title:
            ARCGIS geodatabase for the Soil Survey of
            Brown County, Ohio
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2012
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date of digitizing completion
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS13
      Source_Contribution: source for digital review
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
            Conservation Service
          Publication_Date: unpublished material
          Title: region 11 soils geodatabase
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: file geodatabase
      Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 2006
            Ending_Date: 2018
        Source_Currentness_Reference: SSURGO publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS14
      Source_Contribution: Source of digital revision - recreated yearly
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Field procedures for the second order soil survey included plotting
        of soil boundaries determined by field observations in conjunction
        with aerial photo interpretation.  Boundaries were verified at closely
        spaced intervals and the soils in each delineation were identified by
        traversing and transecting the landscape.  Soil scientists described
        and analyzed the data.  The classification and map unit names were
        finalized at the final correlation conference in 1986 and signed in
        1987.  The published soil survey report was released in 1992.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SCS1
      Process_Date: 1992
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Perfect map unit joins, involving field
        investigations, were conducted by Soil Scientists to provide
        seamless coverage with all adjacent Ohio, county soil surveys.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS1, ODNR1
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        For each publication mapsheet, the original soil
        delineation overlay, special soil features overlay and photo background
        overlay were scanned by Draft-Co. Inc., Martins Ferry, Ohio. Each photo
        overlay was then aligned with its corresponding special features and
        soil delineation overlay in the CAD environment.  This align was
        followed by a digital orthorectification process (SYRUP- Simple Yet
        Robust Universal Parametric-Orthorectification).  Inputs into the model
        include the scanned and registered soil delineation overlays, special
        soil features overlays, and photo background overlays, as well as
        standard 1-meter resolution USGS digital ortho quarter quads (DOQQs),
        and a standard USGS 30-meter, seamless Digital Elevation Model (DEM).
        The first step in the SYRUP process is to obtain sufficient ground
        control points (GCPs) between each mapsheet overlay and its
        corresponding DOQQs.  This is performed using ERDAS Imagine software
        (ERDAS, Inc., 2001).  GCPs are recorded in a text file along with their
        associated elevation values gathered from the DEM and are input into
        the SYRUP model.  The root mean square error (RMSE) of each individual
        control point and the average RMSE of all control points were calculated
        using X-file and Y-file coordinates, X-ground and Y-ground coordinates,
        and Z-elevation values.  The RMSE describes the deviation between the
        actual location of a GCP and the value calculated by the transformation
        and must be lower than 10.00 for each mapsheet.  The RMSE values were
        calculated by the ERDAS Imagine software, based on a two-dimensional
        registration, because this was the only type of registration ERDAS
        Imagine provides.

        Since ultimately a three dimensional registration (SYRUP) was being
        applied to the data, a specific RMSE value to be used as a "breakpoint"
        value for quality control purposes was not appropriate in this case.
        Rather, relative values were compared and used as an index to flag
        certain areas for further spatial examination and GCP adjustment.  A
        spatial measurement was used as a rigid indicator of quality control.
        This is a measurement of the distance between mapsheet overlay
        locations after ortho-rectification and their corresponding actual DOQQ
        locations.  Distance measurements were examined at extremely large
        scales (1:1,000 or larger) to assure compliance with minimum USGS
        National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS).  The SYRUP extension to ERDAS
        Imagine uses a statistical model involving a statistical approximation
        to produce a geometrically correct version of each publication mapsheet
        overlay.  Resulting images were also visually compared with
        corresponding DOQQ images using the Swipe tool in ERDAS Imagine for
        quality.  Problem areas in need of increased quality were edited by
        adding and/or adjusting control points where needed.  These areas can
        then be processed through the SYRUP model once again.   ERDAS Imagine
        was then used to convert the raster image (*.img) file format to .grid
        raster file format for viewing in ARC/INFO.

        The raster, soil delineation layer was then converted to a binary,
        raster .tif using AutoCAD.  Hitachi software in a CAD environment was
        used to convert the binary raster lines into vector lines.  AutoCAD
        software was used to clean vector lines and attribute the soil polygons
        with their appropriate soil map unit symbols.  The clean lines were then
        "splined" using a quadratic B-spline in AutoCAD software and
        "generalized" using ESRI software.

        Bodies of water were aligned to the ortho photo image except for areas
        less than 2 acres in size.  Areas less than 2 acres in size were shown
        as a point special feature labeled "WAT".  Most errors found on the
        published soil maps were corrected by a soil scientist who referred to
        copies of the original soil survey field sheets.  A few errors were
        field checked by soil scientists and corrected.

        The orthorectified special soil features overlays were used as a
        background reference image to determine which map unit symbols were
        associated with which soil polygons.  Special soil features were also
        digitized and attributed as separate point and line coverages using
        AutoCAD. Cultural features are then exported out of AutoCad with the
        appropriate object data attached to each feature.

        Quality assurance/quality control was conducted by the Ohio Department
        of Natural Resources.  All Soil Line placements and labels were checked
        and verified.  In addition, label placement locations for soil polygons
        were moved to the centroid of polygons where possible or to other
        locations to prevent the overlap of labels from adjoining polygons and
        special features.  ARC/INFO software was used to edge match quarter
        quadrangles of soil data which were then merged into a county-wide
        layer.  The official Ohio statewide county boundary for Brown County,
        Ohio was edited to the coverage.  This coverage is presently being
        reviewed by the USDA, Natural  Resources Conservation Service for
        compliance with SSURGO standards.  This review may require that some
        changes by made to the data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        NRCS1, NRCS2, NRCS3, NRCS4, NRCS5,
        USGS1, USGS2, ODNR1, USGS2
      Process_Date: 2003
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The seamless ArcInfo export files and metadata
        were submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
        Resources Conservation Service, Ohio State Office and were evaluated at
        the USDA/NRCS Wisconsin Digitizing Unit in Madison, Wisconsin.  The
        data were evaluated in ARC/INFO, Version 7.2.1 software with SSURGO
        evaluation routines provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
        Resources Conservation Service, National Cartography and Geospatial
        Center, Fort Worth, Texas (NCGC).  Upon completion of the SSURGO AMLs,
        the data were submitted to the Soil Data Warehouse for archival and
        distribution.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ODNR2
      Process_Date: 2005
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        An error in the feature table was corrected.
        The GRA spot feature name was incorrectly defined as Gravel pit.
        The feature name was changed to Gravelly spot.
        There were no changes to the digital data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS6
      Process_Date: 20060206
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        12-08-2006 version includes data required by National Bulletin 430-5-7.
        Includes changes to the interpretations Embankments, dikes,
        and levees (OH) and Pond reservoir areas (OH).
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20061208
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        08-02-2007 version includes the following new interpretations:
        AWM - Filter Group (OH)
        ENG - Drip Distribution Above Grade (OH)
        ENG - Drip Distribution at or Below Grade (OH)
        ENG - Leaching Trench and Soil Absorption (OH)
        ENG - Mound with Pressure Distribution (OH)
        GRL - Pasture and Hayland SG (OH).
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20070802
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: 12-07-2007 version includes DHS and MIL interpretations.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20071207
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        In the 1990s, a soil survey modernization was completed for
        Clinton County, Ohio.  Subsequent field investigations and well
        distributed lab data collection indicated that Blanchester, Clermont,
        and Secondcreek existed in Clinton County.  Knowledge gained during
        this modernization served as a basis to expand field investigations
        and lab data collection across a portion of MLRA 114. Lab data from
        original soil surveys in this area was also utilized.
        The Blanchester-Secondcreek-Clermont project covered portions of
        Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, and Warren Counties, Ohio.
        From previous research, there was indication these soils could be
        expanded or reduced in coverage as well as limited to specific
        landforms.  In addition to Blanchester, Clermont, and Secondcreek,
        some of the areas were originally mapped as Montgomery and Patton.
        Therefore, a strategic plan was developed to collect samples to fill
        lab data gaps and build or expand from previous work. These samples
        were taken across various landforms and regions in MRLA 114.  A total
        of 13 lab sample spots were taken on Secondcreek, Clermont and
        Blanchester soils.  These include 1 in Brown, 1 in Clermont,
        7 in Clinton, 3 in Highland, and 1 in Warren Counties.
        In addition to the research and field investigations, the lab data
        served as a basis in this recorrelation project and assisted in
        updating the tabular and spatial information.  From the lab testing and
        field investigation these soil series were updated in a GIS spatial
        layer. These changes were approved during the April 2007 field review
        these soil series were then edited in ArcGIS Version 9.2 at the
        Wilmington, Ohio Project Soils Office, Wilmington, Ohio by USDA-NRCS
        and ODNR soil scientist staff. The updated soil series were sent to
        the Ohio state office, Columbus, Ohio for soil series review.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS7, NRCS8, NRCS9, APFO3, NRCS10
      Process_Date: 2007
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The spatial data underwent a quality control review by the soils staff at
        Ohio NRCS state office, Columbus, Ohio.  Errors were corrected to the
        spatial data using ArcGIS Version 9.2.  The adjacent counties (Clermont,
        Clinton and Highland), with the same soil series, were checked to ensure
        spatial county join work using the MrSID orthophotography as a reference.
        Upon successful completion of topology checks and other spatial checks,
        the data were ready for certification.  The basis for the spatial edits
        in March 2009 was to include the fate of existing (old) Clermont units.
        The work that was done previously was for the Clermont that had been
        correlated as Blanchester. In January 2009, field work was analyzed on
        existing Clermont, and included a total of 8 transects (Brown Co.-1,
        Clermont Co.-3, Clinton Co.-2, Highland Co.-1, Warren Co.-1). From this
        field work, it was determined the existing Clermont units were similar
        to the Clermont that was changed from Blanchester. This was approved
        during a technical visit in February 2009. This process step also
        included symbol changes to the Blanchester, Secondcreek, and Clermont
        units as requested from soil scientists in Ohio during the February
        2009 technical visit.  This will also match the tabular data in NASIS.
        These spatial edits were done using ArcGIS Version 9.2.
        Adjacent/additional counties (Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland,
        and Warren Counties), with the same soil map units, were edited using
        the MrSID orthophotography as a reference. These spatial edits were
        then sent to the MO11 office in Indianapolis, Indiana for review. After
        the soils were reviewed by the staff at the MLRA Region 11 Office, the
        revised soils were sent to the Michigan Digitizing Unit (MIDU) in East
        Lansing, Michigan.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        NRCS7, NRCS8, NRCS9, NRCS10,
        APFO1, APFO2, APFO3, USGS3,OGRIP1, OIT1
      Process_Date: 2008-2009
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The MIDU staff checked the spatial data with the ARCGIS Version 9.2
        software.  The boundaries of this soil survey were adjusted to match
        the adjacent soil surveys.  To remove excess vertices, the soil
        boundaries were generalized at a 0.5 meter tolerance.  After the soil
        survey was edited, the area, line and point feature classes were
        converted to ARC/INFO coverages and exported as e00 files. The digital
        maps of the mapping units and the special soil features were imported
        into the ARC/INFO Version 7.2.1 software for review and certification.
        The MIDU staff checked the data with a set of ARC Macro Language (AML)
        programs developed by the NCGC.  The seamless coverages were checked
        using the January 2006 SSURGO Evaluation AML programs. The Ohio soils
        database manager provided the SSURGO download from NASIS. Upon
        successful completion of the SSURGO Evaluation, the county coverages,
        feature file and the metadata were electronically transferred to the
        NRCS Staging Server to be joined with the tabular data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS, NRCS8, NRCS9
      Process_Date: 20091002
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The spatial data underwent a quality control review by the soils staff
        at Indianapolis NRCS state office, Indianapolis, Indiana. Errors were
        corrected to the spatial data using ArcGIS Version 9.2 and 10.
        Adjacent counties (Adams, Clermont, Clinton, and Highland Counties),
        with the same soil series, were checked to ensure spatial county join
        work using the MrSID orthophotography as a reference. Upon successful
        completion of topology checks and other spatial checks, the data were
        ready for certification. The basis for the spatial edits in 2011 was
        to include the fate of existing Westboro-Schaffer and Avonburg units.
        The Avonburg units were converted to Westboro-Schaffer units and the
        Westboro-Schaffer units were converted to Ohios state legend.
        This will also match the tabular data in NASIS. These spatial edits
        were done using ArcGIS Version 9.2 and 10. Adjacent/additional counties
        (Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Ross,
        and Warren Counties), with the same soil map units, were edited using
        the MrSID orthophotography as a reference. These spatial edits were
        then sent to the MO11 office in Indianapolis, Indiana for review.
        After the soils were reviewed by the staff at the MLRA Region 11 Office,
        the revised soils were sent to the Michigan Digitizing Unit (MIDU)
        in East Lansing, Michigan.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS11, NRCS12, APFO4, NRCS13
      Process_Date: 2011-2012
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The MIDU staff checked the spatial data with the ARCGIS Version 10.0
        software.  The boundaries of this soil survey were adjusted to match
        the adjacent soil surveys.  To remove excess vertices, the soil
        boundaries were generalized at a 0.5 meter tolerance.  After the soil
        survey was edited, the area, line and point feature classes were
        converted to ARC/INFO coverages.  The digital maps of the mapping units
        and the special soil features were imported into the ARC/INFO
        Version 10.0 software for review and certification.  The MIDU staff
        checked the data with a set of ARC Macro Language (AML) programs
        developed by the USDA-NRCS National Cartographic and Geospatial Center
        (NCGC). The seamless coverages were checked using the July 2009 SSURGO
        Evaluation AML programs. The labels in the spatial data match the
        symbols in the soils tables archived at the Soil Data Warehouse (SDW).
        Upon successful completion of the SSURGO Evaluation, the area, line and
        point coverages, the feature file and the metadata were electronically
        transferred to the NRCS Staging Server to be joined with the tabular data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS13, NASIS
      Process_Date: 2012
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The spatial data for Brown County, Ohio soil survey area were
        downloaded from the Soil Data Mart on October 15, 2012.  The individual
        shapefiles were appended into a geodatabase for region 11.  The data were
        processed in ARCGIS 10.1 using a topology object with a 0.1 meter
        cluster tolerance for the purpose of eliminating gaps and overlaps
        within the region 11 soils geodatabase.  Individual soil survey area data
        were exported as shapefiles from the regional geodatabase.  A datum
        transformation from NAD83 to WGS84 using the NAD_1983_To_WGS_1984_1
        datum transformation method was applied to the data.  The data were
        checked with the SSURGO Evaluation scripts provided by U.S. Department of
        Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. The shapefiles were
        uploaded to the soil data warehouse for archival and distribution.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS14
      Process_Date: 2013
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The spatial data for the entire SSURGO database was recertified in October
        of 2019 to reduce storage requirements and to improve map display
        and geoprocessing performance.  The SSURGO data is internally managed
        using 12 Regional Transactional Spatial Databases (RTSD) that are in
        an ESRI File Geodatabase format.  The spatial extent of the RTSDs follow the
        Soil and Plant Science Division (SPSD) regional administrative boundaries.
        The XY coordinate system of this RTSD is USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area
        Conic USGS Version WKID: 102039 and has an XY storage precision of 0.001
        meters.  The RTSDs were recreated using a reduced storage precision of 0.1
        meters to reduce the physical size of the data.  The SSURGO data was also
        generalized by removing excess vertices, using a tolerance of 1 meter.
        The topology was validated at the CONUS level using a tolerance of 0.2
        meters.  This effort directly affects the gSSURGO and gNATSGO product since
        these deliverables are in a File Geodatabase format.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NRCS14
      Process_Date: 2019
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20190916
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.

        08-30-2019 version includes new spatial and tabular data.  Spatial data was edited to reduce geometry size and coordinate precision of SSURGO, and to standardize vertex density.  Map unit name for EdG2 was changed, and this map unit includes completely new tabular data.  Includes minor edits to other map units.  Includes 2 new interpretations - FOR - Windthrow Hazard and ENG - New Ohio Septic Rating (OH) - and edits to other interpretations.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20190916
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20200610
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units
        link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined
        data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned
        version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to
        the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components
        were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil
        data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial
        data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.

        05-28-2020 version includes new tabular data.  Includes minor edits to some map units.  Includes edits to some interpretations.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20200610
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20210901
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change. 

        09-01-2021 version includes new tabular data.  Includes minor edits to some map units.  Includes several new interpretations.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20210901
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or
        delegate, upon completion of data quality verification, determined
        that the tabular data should be released for official use. A
        selected set of map units and components in the soil survey legend was
        copied to a staging database, and rating values for selected
        interpretations were generated. The list of selected interpretations is
        stored in the database table named sainterp.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20220908
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist or delegate verified that the labels on the digitized soil map units link to map units in the tabular database, and certified the joined data sets for release to the Soil Data Warehouse. A system assigned version number and date stamp were added and the data were copied to the data warehouse. The tabular data for the map units and components were extracted from the data warehouse and reformatted into the soil data delivery data model, then stored in the Soil Data Mart. The spatial data were copied to the Soil Data Mart without change.

        09-08-2022 version includes new tabular data.  Includes minor edits to some map units.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NASIS
      Process_Date: 20220908
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System 1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System 1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Special Soil Features
      Entity_Type_Definition:
        Special Soil Features represent soil, miscellaneous area, or landform
        features that are too small to be digitized as soil delineations
        (area features).
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
        Agricultural Handbook 18,
        Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Special Soil Features Codes
      Attribute_Definition:
        Special Soil Features labels represent specific Special Soil
        Features. These features are identified with a descriptive
        label. The label is assigned to the point or line assigned
        to represent the feature on maps.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS;
        National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647
        (current issue), USDA, NRCS.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name:
            Classification and Correlation of the Soils of
            Brown County, Ohio
          Codeset_Source:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture,
            Natural Resources Conservation Service
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Map Unit Delineations are closed polygons that may be dominated
      by a single soil or miscellaneous area component plus allowable
      similar or dissimilar soils, or they can be geographic mixtures
      of groups of soils or soils and miscellaneous areas.

      The map unit symbol uniquely identifies each closed map unit
      delineation. Each symbol corresponds to a map unit name. The
      map unit key is used to link to information in the National
      Soil Information System tables.

      Map Unit Delineations are described by the National Soil
      Information System database. This attribute database gives the
      proportionate extent of the component soils and the properties for
      each soil. The database contains both estimated and measured data
      on the physical and chemical soil properties and soil
      interpretations for engineering, water management, recreation,
      agronomic, woodland, range, and wildlife uses of the soil.

      The National Soil Information System database contains static
      metadata. It documents the data structure and includes such
      information as what tables, columns, indexes, and relationships
      are defined as well as a variety of attributes of each of these
      database objects. Attributes include table and column
      descriptions and detailed domain information.

      The National Soil Information System database also contains a
      distribution metadata. It records the criteria used for selecting
      map units and components for inclusion in the set of distributed
      data.

      Special features are described in the feature table.  It includes an
      area symbol, feature label, feature name, and feature description for
      each special and ad hoc feature in the survey area.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      Soil Taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and
      interpreting soil surveys. Agricultural Handbook 436, 1999, USDA, SCS.

      Keys to Soil Taxonomy (current issue), USDA, SCS.

      National Soil Survey Handbook, Title 430-VI, part 647 (current
      issue), USDA, NRCS.

      Agricultural Handbook 18, Soil Survey Manual, 1993, USDA, SCS.
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural
          Resources Conservation Service, National
          Geospatial Center of Excellence
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 501 West Felix Street, Building 23
        City: Fort Worth
        State_or_Province: Texas
        Postal_Code: 76115
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800 672 5559
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 202 720 2600
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 817 509 3469
  Resource_Description: Brown County, Ohio SSURGO
  Distribution_Liability:
    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer
    system at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, no warranty expressed
    or implied is made by the Agency regarding the utility of the data
    on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute
    any such warranty. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will warrant
    the delivery of this product in computer readable format, and will
    offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined
    unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or
    when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Request
    for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date
    of this shipment from the ordering site.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor any of its agencies are
    liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of
    viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of
    these data sets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
    discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
    color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political
    beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all
    prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: spatial
        Transfer_Size: 20.2
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: URL:http://DataGateway.nrcs.usda.gov/
          Access_Instructions:
            Select desired survey area at above Internet
            Web site. An email address is required for receipt of
            instructions on retrieval via anonymous FTP. Anticipate a
            delay between submission of request at Web site and receipt of
            email message.
    Fees:
      There is currently no direct charge for requesting data or for
      retrieval via FTP.
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Visit the above mentioned Internet Web Site, select state or
      territory, then select individual soil survey area of interest.
      Spatial line data and locations of special feature symbols are in
      ESRI ArcGIS shapefile, format. The National Soil Information
      System attribute soil data are available in variable length, pipe
      delimited, ASCII file format.
    Turnaround: Typically within four hours
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20220924
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
      Contact_Position: State Soil Scientist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 200 N. High St..
        Address: Room 522
        City: Columbus
        State_or_Province: OH
        Postal_Code: 43215-2478
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 614-255-2483
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 800-877-8339
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 614-255-2549
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: steven.baker@usda.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
