# Soil Database Interface

## Documentation for package ‘soilDB’ version 2.8.13

- DESCRIPTION file.
- User guides, package vignettes and other documentation.
- Package NEWS.

## Help Pages

C D E F G I K L M N O P R S T U W

soilDB-package | Soil Database Interface

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code | Convert coded values returned from NASIS and SDA queries into human-readable values
createSSURGO | Create a database from SSURGO Exports
createStaticNASIS | Create a memory or file-based instance of NASIS database

## -- D --

dbConnectNASIS | Create local NASIS database connection
dbQueryNASIS | Query a NASIS DBIConnection
downloadSSURGO | Get SSURGO ZIP files from Web Soil Survey 'Download Soils Data'

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estimateColorMixture | Estimate color mixtures using weighted average of CIELAB color coordinates
estimateSTR | Estimate Soil Temperature Regime

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fetchGDB | Get a SoilProfileCollection from a SSURGO file geodatabase
fetchHenry | Get data from Henry Mount Soil Temperature and Water Database
fetchHWSD | Fetch Harmonized World Soil Database Data
fetchKSSL | Get Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory Data from SoilWeb snapshot
fetchLDM | Query data from Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory Data Mart via Soil Data Access or local SQLite snapshot
fetchNASIS | Get a pedon or component data 'SoilProfileCollection' from NASIS
fetchNASISLabData | Get NCSS Pedon laboratory data from NASIS
fetchNASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
fetchOSD | Get Official Series Descriptions and summaries from SoilWeb API
fetchPedonPC | Get a SoilProfileCollection from a PedonPC v.5 database
fetchRaCA | Get Rapid Carbon Assessment (RaCA) data
fetchSCAN | Get Daily Climate Data from USDA-NRCS SCAN (Soil Climate Analysis Network) Stations
fetchSDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
fetchSDA_spatial | Get Spatial Data from Soil Data Access by 'mukey', 'nationalmusym' or 'areasymbol'
fetchSoilGrids | Get SoilGrids 2.0 Property Estimates for Points or Spatial Extent
fetchSOLUS | Fetch Soil Landscapes of the United States (SOLUS) Grids
fetchSRI | Fetch Soil Inventory Resource (SRI) for USFS Region 6
fetchVegdata | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
filter_geochem | Filter KSSL Geochemical Table
format_SQL_in_statement | Format vector of values into a string suitable for an SQL 'IN' statement.

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getHzErrorsNASIS | Get Logic Errors in NASIS/PedonPC Pedon Horizon
getHzErrorsPedonPC | Get a SoilProfileCollection from a PedonPC v.5 database
get_chorizon_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_chorizon_from_SDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
get_cointerp_from_SDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
get_colors_from_NASIS_db | Get Soil Color Data from a local NASIS Database
get_colors_from_pedon_db | Get Soil Color Data from a PedonPC Database
get_comonth_from_NASIS_db | Get component month data from a local NASIS Database
get_competing_soilseries_from_NASIS | Get records from the Series Classification (SC) database
get_component_cogeomorph_data_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_cogeomorph_data_from_NASIS_db2 | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_copm_data_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_correlation_data_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_data_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_diaghz_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_esd_data_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_from_GDB | Get a SoilProfileCollection from a SSURGO file geodatabase
get_component_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_component_from_SDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
get_component_horizon_data_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_otherveg_data_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_component_restrictions_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_concentrations_from_NASIS_db | Get a pedon or component data 'SoilProfileCollection' from NASIS
get_copedon_from_NASIS_db | Get component data from a local NASIS Database
get_cosoilmoist_from_NASIS | Get the Component Soil Moisture Tables
get_cosoilmoist_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_cosoilmoist_from_SDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
get_cotext_from_NASIS_db | Get text note data from a local NASIS Database
get_ecosite_history_from_NASIS_db | Get Site Ecological Site History
get_EDIT_ecoclass_by_geoUnit | Get Ecological Dynamics Information Tool (EDIT) ecological sites by catalog (ESD/ESG) and MLRA
get_extended_data_from_NASIS_db | Get accessory tables and summaries from a local NASIS Database
get_extended_data_from_pedon_db | Get accessory tables and summaries from a local pedonPC Database
get_HWSD_path | Fetch Harmonized World Soil Database Data
get_hz_data_from_NASIS_db | Get Horizon Data from a local NASIS Database
get_hz_data_from_pedon_db | Get Horizon Data from a PedonPC Database
get_lablayer_data_from_NASIS_db | Get lab pedon layer data from a local NASIS Database
get_labpedon_data_from_NASIS_db | Get lab pedon data from a local NASIS Database
get_legend_from_GDB | Get a SoilProfileCollection from a SSURGO file geodatabase
get_legend_from_NASIS | Get Legend, Mapunit and Legend Mapunit Area Overlap Tables
get_legend_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_legend_from_SDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
get_lmuaoverlap_from_NASIS | Get Legend, Mapunit and Legend Mapunit Area Overlap Tables
get_lmuaoverlap_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_lmuaoverlap_from_SDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
get_mapunit_from_GDB | Get a SoilProfileCollection from a SSURGO file geodatabase
get_mapunit_from_NASIS | Get Legend, Mapunit and Legend Mapunit Area Overlap Tables
get_mapunit_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_mapunit_from_SDA | Get SSURGO/STATSGO2 Mapunit Data from Soil Data Access
get_mutext_from_NASIS_db | Get text note data from a local NASIS Database
get_NASIS_column_metadata | Get NASIS Metadata (Domain, Column and Choice Lists)
get_NASIS_fkey_by_name | Get a NASIS table key by type and table name
get_NASIS_metadata | Get NASIS Metadata (Domain, Column and Choice Lists)
get_NASIS_pkeyref_by_name | Get a NASIS table key by type and table name
get_NASIS_pkey_by_name | Get a NASIS table key by type and table name
get_NASIS_table_key_by_name | Get a NASIS table key by type and table name
get_NASIS_table_metadata | Get NASIS Table Metadata (Table and Column Descriptions)
get_NASIS_table_name_by_purpose | Get NASIS 7 Physical Table Names
get_NOAA_GHCND | Get Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCND) data from NOAA API
get_NOAA_stations_nearXY | Get NOAA station data near a given latitude and longitude
get_OSD | Get Official Series Description Data from JSON, HTML or TXT sources
get_OSD_JSON | Get Official Series Description Data from JSON, HTML or TXT sources
get_phfmp_from_NASIS_db | Get a pedon or component data 'SoilProfileCollection' from NASIS
get_phorizon_from_NASIS_db | Get a pedon or component data 'SoilProfileCollection' from NASIS
get_phroots_from_NASIS_db | Get pedon horizon roots data from a local NASIS Database
get_progress_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_projectmapunit2_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_projectmapunit_from_NASIS | Get NASIS Project Information
get_projectmapunit_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_projectmilestone_from_NASIS | Get NASIS Project Information
get_project_correlation_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_project_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_RMF_from_NASIS_db | Get RMF data from local NASIS
get_SDA_coecoclass | Get mapunit ecological sites from Soil Data Access
get_SDA_cosurfmorph | Get Geomorphic/Surface Morphometry Data from Soil Data Access
get_SDA_hydric | Get map unit hydric soils information from Soil Data Access
get_SDA_interpretation | Get map unit interpretations from Soil Data Access by rule name
get_SDA_metrics | Get Soil Data Access, Lab Data Mart and Web Soil Survey Usage Metrics
get_SDA_muaggatt | Get map unit aggregate attribute information from Soil Data Access
get_SDA_NASIS_key | Get NASIS Record IDs from Soil Data Access
get_SDA_pmgroupname | Get map unit parent material group information from Soil Data Access
get_SDA_property | Get map unit properties from Soil Data Access
get_SDV_legend_elements | Get Soil Data Viewer Attribute Information
get_sitesoilmoist_from_NASISWebReport | Get component tables from NASIS Web Reports
get_site_association_from_NASIS | Get Site Data from a local NASIS Database
get_site_data_from_NASIS_db | Get Site Data from a local NASIS Database
get_site_data_from_pedon_db | Get Site Data from a PedonPC Database
get_soilDB_env | Get the soilDB environment used for storing error messages and quality control output
get_soilseries_from_NASIS | Get records from the Series Classification (SC) database
get_soilseries_from_NASISWebReport | Get records from the Series Classification (SC) database
get_SRI | Get Soil Inventory Resource (SRI) for USFS Region 6
get_SRI_layers | Get SRI Layers
get_text_notes_from_NASIS_db | Get text note data from a local NASIS Database
get_vegplot_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_groundsurface_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_location_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_prodquadrats_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_speciesbasalarea_from_NASIS | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_species_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_textnote_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_transect_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_transpecies_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_transpoints_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_tree_si_details_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_tree_si_summary_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_vegplot_trhi_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation plot data from local NASIS database
get_veg_data_from_NASIS_db | Get vegetation data from a local NASIS Database
get_veg_from_AK_Site | Get Vegetation Data from an AK Site Database
get_veg_from_MT_veg_db | Get Site and Plot-level Data from a Montana RangeDB database
get_veg_from_NPS_PLOTS_db | Get Vegetation Data from an NPS PLOTS Database
get_veg_other_from_MT_veg_db | Get cover composition data from a Montana RangeDB database
get_veg_species_from_MT_veg_db | Get species-level Data from a Montana RangeDB database
gopheridge | Example 'SoilProfilecollection' Objects Returned by 'fetchNASIS'.

## -- I --

ISSR800.wcs | Get 800m gridded soil properties from SoilWeb ISSR-800 Web Coverage Service (WCS)

## -- K --

KSSL_VG_model | Develop a Water Retention Curve from KSSL Data

## -- L --

loafercreek | Example 'SoilProfilecollection' Objects Returned by 'fetchNASIS'.
local_NASIS_defined | Check for presence of 'nasis_local' ODBC data source

## -- M --

makeChunks | Generate chunk labels for splitting data
make_EDIT_service_URL | Make Ecological Dynamics Interpretive Tool (EDIT) web services URL
metadata | NASIS 7 Metadata
mineralKing | Example 'SoilProfilecollection' Objects Returned by 'fetchNASIS'.
month2season | Get data from Henry Mount Soil Temperature and Water Database
mukey.wcs | Get Map Unit Key ('mukey') grid from SoilWeb Web Coverage Service (WCS)

## -- N --

NASIS | Create local NASIS database connection
NASISChoiceList | Work with NASIS Choice Lists
NASISDomainsAsFactor | Get/Set Options for Encoding NASIS Domains as Factors
NASISLocalDatabase | NASIS Local Database
NASIS_table_column_keys | NASIS 7 Tables, Columns and Foreign Keys

## -- O --

OSDquery | Search full text of Official Series Description on SoilWeb

## -- P --

parseWebReport | Parse contents of a web report, based on supplied arguments.
processSDA_WKT | Post-process Well-Known Text from Soil Data Access

## -- R --

ROSETTA | Query USDA-ARS ROSETTA Model API

## -- S --

SCAN_sensor_metadata | Get Daily Climate Data from USDA-NRCS SCAN (Soil Climate Analysis Network) Stations
SCAN_site_metadata | Get Daily Climate Data from USDA-NRCS SCAN (Soil Climate Analysis Network) Stations
SCAN_SNOTEL_metadata | USDA-NRCS Station Metadata for SCAN, CSCAN, SNOTEL, SNOWLITE Networks
SDA_query | Query Soil Data Access
SDA_spatialQuery | Query Soil Data Access by spatial intersection with supplied geometry
seriesExtent | Retrieve Soil Series Extent Maps from SoilWeb
siblings | Get "siblings" and "cousins" for a given soil series
simplifyArtifactData | Simplify Coarse Fraction Data
simplifyColorData | Simplify Color Data by ID
simplifyFragmentData | Simplify Coarse Fraction Data
soilColor.wcs | Get 30m or 270m gridded soil soil color data from SoilWeb Web Coverage Service (WCS)
soilDB | Soil Database Interface
soilDB.env | Get the soilDB environment used for storing error messages and quality control output
soilDB_user_dir | Get soilDB User Directory Path
SoilWeb_spatial_query | Get SSURGO Data via Spatial Query
state_FIPS_codes | USDA-NRCS Station Metadata for SCAN, CSCAN, SNOTEL, SNOWLITE Networks
STRplot | Graphical Description of US Soil Taxonomy Soil Temperature Regimes
summarizeSoilTemperature | Get data from Henry Mount Soil Temperature and Water Database

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taxaExtent | Get SoilWeb 800m Major Component Soil Taxonomy Grids

## -- U --

uncode | Convert coded values returned from NASIS and SDA queries into human-readable values
us_ss_timeline | Timeline of US Published Soil Surveys

## -- W --

waterDayYear | Compute Water Day and Year
WCS_details | Web Coverage Services Details