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Soil Name File (SNF)

  • There is one NAME (SNF) file per province.
  • A record in this file is unique with respect to SOILKEY.
  • This file is linked to the LAYER (SLF) file by SOILKEY.
  • The link to the LAYER (SLF) can be altered using the LU field.

File Structure

Field 

Field Name 

Type 

Width 

Description 

1

PROVINCE

C

2

province

 2 

SOILNAME 

C

24 

soil name 

3

SOIL_CODE

C

3

soil code

4

MODIFIER

C

3

modifier

LU 

C

land use 

6

KIND 

C

kind of surface material

WATERTBL 

C

watertable characteristics 

ROOTRESTRI 

C

soil layer that restricts root growth 

RESTR_TYPE 

C

type of root restricting layer 

10 

DRAINAGE 

C

soil drainage class 

11 

PMTEX1 

C

Parent material texture - first 

12

PMTEX2 

C

Parent material texture - second 

13 

PMTEX3 

C

Parent material texture - third 

14 

PMCALC1 

C

Parent material chemical property - first 

15 

PMCALC2 

C

Parent material chemical property-second 

16 

PMCALC3 

C

Parent material chemical property-third 

17 

MDEP1 

C

mode of deposition - first (uppermost) 

18 

MDEP2 

C

mode of deposition - second 

19 

MDEP3 

C

mode of deposition - third 

20 

ORDER 

C

soil order 

21 

S_GROUP 

C

soil subgroup 

22 

G_GROUP 

C

soil great group 

23 

ORDER3 

C

3rd edition soil order  

24 

S_GROUP3 

C

3rd edition soil subgroup 

25

G_GROUP3 

C

3rd edition soil great group 

26

PROFILE 

C

25

header from Detail II File 

27 

SOILKEY 

C

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