IFAS Extension
How to Use the Web Soil Survey to Find Information about Your Land
Mary G. Lusk
Release Date: 4/9/2025
Natural Resources
Abstract
The purpose of this publication is to provide step-by-step guidance on how to find soil data about a given parcel of land in the Web Soil Survey. This publication can be used by residents, growers, gardeners, construction personnel, landscape managers, septic system installers and inspectors, and many others. Written by Mary G. Lusk, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, February 2025.
About this Publication
This document is SL530, a publication of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
About the Authors
Mary G. Lusk, associate professor, urban water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
How to Cite
Lusk, M. G. (2025). How to Use the Web Soil Survey to Find Information about Your Land. EDIS, 2025(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss745-2025
Authors
Mary Lusk
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, urban water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Publication #SL530
