GIS and GPS Tools

Last Modified: 02/13/2009

Geospatial Data

• Digital Elevation Data
• Soil Data Mart
• USDA Geospatial Data Gateway
• USDA Web Map Services
• Maryland DNR Geospatial Data Center
• Add Imagery from a Map Service
• USGS Center for LIDAR Information Coordination and Knowledge (CLICK)

Global Positioning System (GPS)

• NRCS GPS Resources
• DNR Garmin Software Application
• Maryland NRCS Survey Grade GPS
• Introduction to GPS (PDF)

The following document requires Adobe Acrobat reader.

Collecting and Working with GPS Data (PDF)

Training

Customer Service Toolkit – Maryland Toolkit References

ESRI Training and Education – Search the course catalog. NRCS Employees should request a course access code before enrolling in the ESRI Virtual Campus.

GIS Training – View the NRCS GIS course schedule and instructions to enroll in the ESRI Virtual Campus.

NCSS Training – Information for employees participating in the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Digital Soil Survey Mapping – Course materials hosted by the National Geospatial Development Center at West Virginia University.

Web Seminars - GIS Web Seminars have been recorded and are viewable at your convenience. Recommended topics include:

• MN DNR Garmin 5.1.1 – Learn how to use the software with ArcGIS
• Saving DNR Garmin Data in a Toolkit Environment
• Using Geospatial Web Map Services
• Processing Elevation Data with Arc GIS 9
• What’s New in Arc GIS 9.2

Support

Please contact your Maryland Support Staff first!

National Cartography and Geospatial Center (NCGC) Directory

Contact

Amanda Moore
State Soil Scientist
Email: amanda.moore@md.usda.gov
Phone: 443-482-2913

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