Planned Improvements in SoilWeb

Submitted by dylan on Wed, 2011-06-15 00:45.

 
Core Functionality

  • sync SSURGO data with recent snapshot from SDM
  • sync STATSGO data with recent snapshot from SDM
  • update OSD database (used to make colored soil profile sketches)
  • automatic caching of soil profile images [done 2011-06-14]
    Saves several DB queries for commonly accessed soil profile sketches, should improve performance 10-20%.
  • add soil profile sketch by series name query to API [done 2011-06-05]
    Try it out.
  • list distance to map unit boundary [done 2011-03-16]
  • SoilVeg Data in Calaveras/Tuolumne counties [done 2011-03-05]
    SoilVeg data are automatically loaded when the mobile version of SoilWeb is used within Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.
  • explore linkages to SDA
  • semi-automated syncing with SDM
  • migration to new server, upgrade to PHP5, PGSQL 9, PostGIS 2
  • performance enhancements
  • fix logging / update usage stats

 
Google Earth App

  • Auto-list corresponding block diagrams [done 2011-06-09]
    Links to NCSS block diagrams are generated based on soil series within each map unit.
  • NRCS logo/affiliation [done 2011-06-05]
  • automatic caching of map unit details within KML [done 2011-06-13]
    This gives a 2-8x performance boost when the current viewport contains multiple polygons of the same map unit.
  • nicer-looking info bubbles
  • better KML document/folder structure
  • proper documentation

 
Android App

  • NRCS logo/affiliation [done 2011-06-24]
    Preliminary version of the splash screen here.
  • demo mode [done 2011-03-15]
    Demo mode highlights SoilWeb when a GPS signal is not available or when outside the geographic extent of the SSURGO database.
  • OSD query [done 2011-06-12]
    A simple interface to the OSD query system. Exact matches are re-directed to the corresponding OSD page.
  • map interface
  • proper documentation

 
iPhone App

  • NRCS logo/affiliation [done 2011-06-24]
    Preliminary version of the splash screen here.
  • demo mode
  • OSD query
  • map interface
  • proper documentation