A much improved query system has been constructed using built-in ka-map functionality, extended with PostGIS spatial query operations. Users may query by point: by selecting the query tool (looks like an "i") and clicking anywhere on the map. Generalized and detailed soils information at that point are then displayed in the left column of the kap-map application. Clicking an dragging with the query tool selected will search for all soils data which intersects the box. The white box on the figure above simulates the effect of choosing the query tool, and creating a box by clicking and dragging. The results of this simulated query are shown in the left column of the ka-map application. Clicking on the map unit names printed in the query results will take the user to details on that map unit.