Soils Polygons, Special (Spot/Ad Hoc) Features, and Project Status Layer
To Download: Hold down the Shift key and left-click on each link to save locally. Each download is a Windows 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 Shapefile .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 metadata links contain FGDC-compliant
metadata and related tables in SSURGO 2.0 Microsoft Access 2000
databases (see the NRCS NASIS site for details). For "spot" features, the metadata file contains standard MassGIS and FGDC-compliant documentation.
For details on this layer see the Datalayer Description.
Soils data are distributed by Soil Survey Area (view
Status/Index Map)
Areas with no links below are not yet available.
Soils Polygons:
** All shapefiles and Access tables were replaced on Oct. 17, 2008 **
Download Statewide Shapefile and Tables:
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Shapefile:
soils_poly.exe (160 MB) (Includes soils_poly_mapunit.dbf; does NOT include other tables) Related Tables (.dbf): soils_tables_no_cointerp.exe (3.7 MB) (does not include the COINTERP table because of file size considerations) Download just the soils_poly_mapunit.dbf table. |
Or Download by Survey Area:
| Soils Survey Area | ESRI Shapefiles | Related Tables (includes the Access databases) |
| BARNSTABLE | soi_barn.exe | soi_barn_md.exe |
| BERKSHIRE | soi_berk.exe | soi_berk_md.exe |
| BRISTOL NORTH | soi_brisno.exe | soi_brisno_md.exe |
| BRISTOL SOUTH | soi_bris.exe | soi_bris_md.exe |
| DUKES | soi_dukes.exe | soi_dukes_md.exe |
| ESSEX NORTH | soi_esnor.exe | soi_esnor_md.exe |
| ESSEX SOUTH | soi_essou.exe | soi_essou_md.exe |
| HAMPDEN-HAMPSHIRE EAST | soi_hhea.exe | soi_hhea_md.exe |
| HAMPDEN-HAMPSHIRE WEST | soi_hhwe.exe | soi_hhwe_md.exe |
| HAMPDEN CENTRAL | soi_hamdce.exe | soi_hamdce_md.exe |
| HAMPSHIRE CENTRAL | soi_hampce.exe | soi_hampce_md.exe |
| MIDDLESEX | soi_middsx.exe | soi_middsx_md.exe |
| NANTUCKET | soi_nantck.exe | soi_nantck_md.exe |
| NORFOLK-SUFFOLK | soi_norsuf.exe | soi_norsuf_md.exe |
| WORCESTER NORTHEAST | soi_wone.exe | soi_wone_md.exe |
| WORCESTER NORTHWEST | soi_wonw.exe | soi_wonw_md.exe |
| WORCESTER SOUTH | soi_wors.exe | soi_wors_md.exe |
| Spatial data for the following survey areas are 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 | soi_fran_md.exe |
| PLYMOUTH | soi_plymth.exe | soi_plymth_md.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 and ArcView 3.x legend file) Old index scheme for "third-quad" sheets: soilin.exe |
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Last Updated January 26, 2009
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