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The TEUI-Geospatial Toolkit (Toolkit) is an operational ecological inventory application used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and other land management agencies. This resource mapping tool complements traditional inventory methods by streamlining the collection and analysis of inventory information in a digital environment. The Toolkit is based on the USDA Forest Service Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory Technical Guide, which complies with the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) standards. It is intended for resource specialists with a strong background in terrestrial mapping and intermediate geographic information system (GIS) skills. This Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) ArcGIS™ mapping tool guides the user through the TEUI mapping process, helps stratify landscapes and analyze environmental characteristics with geospatial data. Products derived with this operational mapping application comply with corporate data standards and are stored in corporate database systems. Design, development and operational support are performed by the USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Application Center (RSAC). RSAC provides technical assistance to field units and increases application awareness at various meetings, workshops and conferences. Staying connected with the TEUI soil mapping community establishes an essential feedback loop for gathering new ideas and enhancing application functionality. This paper provides an overview of the current application and highlights specific mapping and data analysis functionality. It also identifies specific benefits that are realized through geospatial technologies as the Toolkit is implemented in the pre-map phase of a TEUI project.
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Fisk, H., Benton, R., Unger, C., King, T., Williamson, S. (2010). U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) TEUI Geospatial Toolkit: An Operational Ecosystem Inventory Application. In: Boettinger, J.L., Howell, D.W., Moore, A.C., Hartemink, A.E., Kienast-Brown, S. (eds) Digital Soil Mapping. Progress in Soil Science, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8863-5_31
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