NRCS SSURGO-Certified Soils
Polygons, Special (Spot/Ad Hoc) Features, and Project Status Layer
** All shapefiles and Access tables were replaced on Nov. 5, 2010 **
Each download is a self-extracting executable.
Once Downloaded: Extract the files by double-clicking on the .exe file name in Windows Explorer or by entering the name at the DOS Command Prompt and hitting return. The StuffIt software (for Windows or Macintosh) or the Unix and Linux command "unzip" can also be used to extract the data from the .exe files. Each.exe file contains all the necessary components for the shapefile format (.dbf, .shx, .shp files) for each available feature class (e.g., arc, polygon, point).
Related Tables: The soils polygon links for each survey area contain FGDC-compliant metadata and related tables in SSURGO 2.2.3 Microsoft Access 2002/2003 databases (see the NRCS NASIS site for details).
For details on this layer see the Datalayer
Description.
Soils Polygons:
Download Statewide Shapefile and Tables:
Statewide Shapefile soils_poly.exe (171 MB) |
Related Tables (.dbf)
soils_tables_no_cointerp.exe (3.7 MB) |
Or Download by Survey Area:
| Soils Survey Area | Shapefiles and Access Databases |
| BARNSTABLE | soi_barn.exe |
| BERKSHIRE | soi_berk.exe |
| BRISTOL NORTH | soi_brisno.exe |
| BRISTOL SOUTH | soi_bris.exe |
| DUKES | soi_dukes.exe |
| ESSEX NORTH | soi_esnor.exe |
| ESSEX SOUTH | soi_essou.exe |
| HAMPDEN-HAMPSHIRE EAST | soi_hhea.exe |
| HAMPDEN-HAMPSHIRE WEST | soi_hhwe.exe |
| HAMPDEN CENTRAL | soi_hamdce.exe |
| HAMPSHIRE CENTRAL | soi_hampce.exe |
| MIDDLESEX | soi_middsx.exe |
| NANTUCKET | soi_nantck.exe |
| NORFOLK-SUFFOLK | soi_norsuf.exe |
| PLYMOUTH | soi_plymth.exe |
| WORCESTER NORTHEAST | soi_wone.exe |
| WORCESTER NORTHWEST | soi_wonw.exe |
| WORCESTER SOUTH | soi_wors.exe |
| Spatial data for the Franklin survey area is not yet available.
See status map. Tabular data may be downloaded from the NRCS Soils Data Mart. |
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| FRANKLIN | soi_fran.exe |
Soils Special (Spot/Ad Hoc) Features:
| Statewide arc and point shapefiles, with metadata and ArcGIS 9.0 LYR: soilspot_shp.exe |
Soils Project Status Polygon Layer:
| Statewide polygon shapefile: soilstat.exe (with metadata and ArcGIS 9.x layer file) |