Metadata for Environmental Layers

GEOLOGY AND SOIL

• Bedrock Geology
• Surficial Geology

SOIL INTERPRETATIONS

BUILDING SITE DEVELOPMENT

• Corrosion of Concrete
• Corrosion of Steel
• Dwellings with Basements
• Dwellings without Basements
• Lawns, Landscaping and Golf Fairways
• Local Roads and Streets
• Shallow Excavations
• Small Commercial Buildings
• Unpaved Local Roads and Streets

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

• Gravel Source
• Gravel Source NY
• Road fill Source
• Sand Source
• Sand Source NY
• Source of Reclamation Material
• Topsoil Source

DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING

• Catastrophic Mortality, Large Animal Disposal in PIT
• Catastrophic Mortality, Large Animal Disposal in TRENCH
• Clay Liner Material Source
• Composting Facility - Subsurface
• Composting Facility - Surface
• Composting Medium and Final Cover
• Rubble and Debris Disposal for Large-Scale Event

LAND CLASSIFICATIONS

• Conservation Tree and Shrub Group
• Farmland Classification
• Forage Suitability Group ID
• Hydric Rating by Map Unit
• Irrigated Capability Class
• Irrigated Capability Subclass
• NH Forest Soil Group
• Non-irrigated Capability Class
• Non-irrigated Capability Subclass
• Soil Taxonomy Classification

LAND MANAGEMENT

• Construction Limitations for Haul Roads and Log Landings
• Erosion Hazard (Off-Road, Off-Trail)
• Erosion Hazard (Road, Trail)
• Forestland Harvest Equipment Operability
• Mechanical Site Preparation (Deep)
• Mechanical Site Preparation (Surface)
• Potential for Damage by Fire
• Potential for Seedling Mortality
• Soil Rutting Hazard by Forest Equipment
• Suitability for Hand Planting
• Suitability for Log Landings
• Suitability for Mechanical Planting
• Suitability for Roads (Natural Surface)

RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Camp Areas
• Off-Road Motorcycle Trails
• Paths and Trails
• Picnic Areas
• Playgrounds

SANITARY FACILITIES

• Daily Cover for Landfill
• Sanitary Landfill (Area)
• Sanitary Landfill (Trench)
• Septic Tank Absorption Fields (NY)
• Septic Tank Absorption Fields
• Sewage Lagoons

SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

• Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
• Cation-Exchange Capacity (CEC-7)
• Effective Cation-Exchange Capacity (ECEC)
• Electrical Conductivity (EC)
• Gypsum
• pH (1 to 1 Water)
• Sodium Adsorption Ration (SAR)

SOIL EROSION FACTORS

• K Factor, Rock Free
• K Factor, Whole Soil
• T Factor
• Wind Erodibility Group
• Wind Erodibility Index

SOIL PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Available Water Capacity
• Available Water Storage
• Available Water Supply, 0-25 cm
• Available Water Supply, 0-50 cm
• Available Water Supply, 0-100 cm
• Available Water Supply, 0-150 cm
• Bulk Density, 15 Bar
• Bulk Density, One-Tenth Bar
• Bulk Density, One-Third Bar
• Linear Extensibility
• Liquid Limit
• Organic Matter
• Percent Clay
• Percent Sand
• Percent Silt
• Plasticity Index
• Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity (Ksat)
• Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity (Ksat), Standard Classes
• Surface Texture
• Water Content, 15 Bar
• Water Content, One-Third Bar

SOIL QUALITIES AND FEATURES

• AASHTO Group Classification (Surface)
• Depth to a Selected Soil Restrictive Layer
• Depth to Any Soil Restrictive Layer
• Drainage Class
• Frost Action
• Frost-Free Days
• Hydrologic Soil Group
• Map Unit Name
• Parent Material Name
• Representative Slope
• Unified Soil Classification (Surface)

VEGETATIVE PRODUCTIVITY

• Crop Productivity Index
• Range Production (Favorable Year)
• Range Production (Normal Year)
• Range Production (Unfavorable Year)
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Alfalfa
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Corn
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Corn Silage
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Grass Hay
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Grass-Legume Hay
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Oats
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Pasture
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Soybeans
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Wheat
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Winter Barley
• Yields of Non-Irrigated Crops - Winter Wheat

WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Disposal of Wastewater by Irrigation
• Disposal of Wastewater by Rapid Infiltration
• Land Application of Municipal Sewage Sludge
• Manure and Food-Processing Waste
• Overland Flow Treatment of Wastewater
• Slow Rate Treatment of Wastewater

WATER FEATURES

• Depth to Water Table
• Flooding Frequency Class
• Ponding Frequency Class

WATER MANAGEMENT

• Embankments, Dikes and Levees
• Excavated Ponds (Aquifer-Fed)
• Irrigation, General
• Irrigation, Micro (Above Ground)
• Irrigation, Micro (Subsurface Drip)
• Irrigation, Sprinkler (Close Spaced Drops)
• Irrigation, Sprinkler (General)
• Irrigation, Surface (Graded)
• Irrigation, Surface (Level)
• Pond Reservoir Areas
• Storm Water Management - Infiltration (NY)
• Storm Water Management - Ponds (NY)
• Storm Water Management - Wetlands (NY)

HYDROLOGY AND WETLANDS

• Drainage Features (linear streams, rivers, etc.)
• Water Bodies
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Freshwater Wetlands
• National Wetland Inventory