SoilMap Version 2 contains a variety of new features and new data designed to enhance your soil viewing experience. Many of the new features were developed based on user feedback. Check out the new SoilMap and feel free to submit more comments, questions and ideas for improvement.
New Feature - Adding watershed names to map: SoilMap now supports labels for the watershed names. Just use the txt checkbox next to the watershed layer checkbox in the layer list.
New Feature - Measure tool now reports distance in feet as well as meters. When the measure tool is dragged over the map, the distance will show in both meters and feet.
New Feature - The Find Place tool can accept GPS coordinates in 3 different formats: Decimal Degrees, Degrees, Minutes and Seconds, or Decimal Minutes. Longitude is reported by SoilMap as a negative, but some GPS units may report it as a positive. You can enter it either way. Decimal Degrees will look like this: Longitude (or West) -77.8, Latitude (or North) 40.9 Degrees, Minutes and Seconds will look like this: Longitude (or West) -77 46 36.5, Latitude (or North) 40 54 54.1 Decimal Minutes will look like this: Longitude (or West) -77 46.3, Latitude (or North) 40 54.1
| = | Save Maps - Allows the saving of a map (map extent and layer list) for later viewing. |
| = | GPS Integration - Get coordinates from the map in lat/long or create a map based on GPS coordinates. |
| = | Overview Map - New Overview Map is synchronized with the main map. |
| = | Expanded Soils Information - Link to NRCS Soil Data Mart for detailed soil reports. |
| = | Map Printing - Landscape orientation maps can now be printed. |