Soils Survey: Santa Cruz County, California, 2015

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Abstract: This polygon shapefile contains soil type data for the County of Santa Cruz, California. These data were provided by National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) from the Web Soil Survey (WSS), which soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Soil surveys can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning, such as that required for County evaluation of Land Use and Development activities. This layer is part of a collection of GIS data created for Santa Cruz County, California.
Purpose: The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit falls under the purview of the County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department. The GIS Unit serves all County departments and external customers and provides data on land, features and people of Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz County encompasses 4 cities and approximately 265,000 people. This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data.

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Shapefile
Extent	4.516
Place	Santa Cruz, California, US
Publisher	County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department
Date valid	2015
Publication date	2015
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	Scale not given. ; EPSG::2227 W 122°19ʹ11ʺ--W 121°35ʹ5ʺ/N 37°17ʹ36ʺ--N 36°50ʹ40ʺW 122°19ʹ3ʺ--W 121°35ʹ7ʺ/N 37°17ʹ12ʺ--N 36°51ʹ4ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creator	Garcia, Paul
Creator	Price, Matt

Supplemental information	Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/
Use limitation	These data were compiled from many different sources; therefore, the accuracy of the individual layers varies significantly, and some layers do not align exactly with others. In the urban areas, data are generally accurate within five to ten feet of their true geographic coordinates, but in the rural areas, data may be accurate to only within three hundred feet. With these limitations, the County of Santa Cruz disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy or correctness of this data. This disclaimer is exclusive and in lieu of any warranties, fitness for particular purpose, and/or any other type of warranty, whether expressed or implied.
WGS84 Cartographics	This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/kf833hv3826

Use and reproduction: This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Copyright: This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Preferred citation: County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department. (2015). Soils Survey: Santa Cruz County, California, 2015. Santa Cruz County, California. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/kf833hv3826.

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