Title: Soil Map Digitization Project

Project Description: Identifying, documenting, mapping and organizing soils system information for publication as the official soils data and information for Missouri. CARES provides significant contributions to tasks through its centralized web-based delivery and extensive GIS expertise. CARES, through MOPED, continues to house and deliver data analyzed at the Missouri Soil Characterization Laboratory through its web-based map services and databases.

During Phase XIII and continuing into Phase XIV, CARES, in conjunction with the Soil and Water Program, developed and implemented Phase I of the Conservation Management Toolbox. The CMT began testing in July 2009, and additions to Phase I requirements continued into December. The Phase I release was February 2009, in conjunction with the spring cost-share season. Also during this time period, an online soils tutorial was developed and made accessible to the public. The intent of this tutorial is to enhance the general public’s knowledge and appreciation for Missouri’s invaluable soil resources.