Soil survey vehicles
Tools of Soil Survey. The efficient operation of a soil survey requires the use of certain kinds of equipment. The three major equipment needs are: (1) tools to examine the soil profile; (2) soil testing, measuring, and recording devices for mapping; and (3) transportation vehicles. While some of the equipment used in soil survey reflects new technology, such as tools for proximal sensing of soil properties, many of the basic tools for observing soils in the field have changed little in recent years. The 1993 Soil Survey Manual contains a detailed discussion and description of many of these items.
For additional information about the Soil Survey area, visit:
archive.org/details/usda-soil-surveys
For additional information about identifying soils within a geographic area, visit:
websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
Soil survey vehicles
Tools of Soil Survey. The efficient operation of a soil survey requires the use of certain kinds of equipment. The three major equipment needs are: (1) tools to examine the soil profile; (2) soil testing, measuring, and recording devices for mapping; and (3) transportation vehicles. While some of the equipment used in soil survey reflects new technology, such as tools for proximal sensing of soil properties, many of the basic tools for observing soils in the field have changed little in recent years. The 1993 Soil Survey Manual contains a detailed discussion and description of many of these items.
For additional information about the Soil Survey area, visit:
archive.org/details/usda-soil-surveys
For additional information about identifying soils within a geographic area, visit:
websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx