The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reports that
a new smartphone application, or “app,” can now help users
access soil survey information. The National Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) reports that a new smartphone
application, or “app,” can now help users access soil survey
information. The new SoilWeb app is available as a free download
for iPhone and Android users and combines online soil survey
information with the global positioning system (GPS)
capabilities the smart phones offer. The SoilWeb app is a
portable version of the University of California-Davis (UC
Davis) Soil Resource Lab’s Web-based interface to digital soil
survey data from USDA’s NRCS. The mobile format is particularly
useful for in-field use. NRCS introduced the Web Soil Survey
(WSS), an online tool for accessing soils information, a few
years ago. WSS gave users, such as engineers, developers,
farmers and others, quick access to the most current soil
information data produced by the National Cooperative Soil
Survey.