Geologic and Soil Resources for North Country Trail Augusta Prairie

Geologic and soil resources GIS data for the North Country National Scenic Trail Augusta Prairie property in Michigan, integrating multiple federal and county sources. The dataset includes spatial layers and tables in ESRI geodatabase, OGC geopackage, and KMZ formats, supported by ArcGIS Pro and QGIS project files. It was completed as part of the National Park Service's Geologic and Soil Resources Inventory program.

Use Cases

• Analyze soil characteristics from SSURGO soil data layers for land management planning in the Augusta Prairie vicinity.
• Integrate USGS 3DEP Lidar-derived elevation data with administrative boundaries from the NPS Land Resources Division for terrain modeling.
• Use geotagged site visit photographs to ground-truth geologic and soil resource classifications within the property.

Strengths

• Integrates multiple authoritative sources including USGS 3DHP Hydrography, USDA NRCS SSURGO soils, and NPS administrative boundaries.
• Provides data in three standard GIS formats (ESRI geodatabase, OGC geopackage, KMZ) with supporting project files for ArcGIS Pro and QGIS.
• Includes high-resolution, geotagged photographs from a site visit for validation purposes.

Limitations

• The KMZ/KML file format version presents a limited subset of the available data layers.
• Data integrates sources with varying scales and resolutions, such as SSURGO soils at approximately 1:12,000 scale, which may affect consistency.
• Specific spatial extents and attribute details for individual GIS layers are not described in the provided input.

Provenance

Source

Adapted from USGS 3DHP Hydrography, USGS 3DEP Lidar, Kalamazoo County Tax Parcel Data, USDA NRCS SSURGO Soil Data, and NPS Administrative Boundaries.

Collection Method

Integration of multiple spatial datasets by the National Park Service Geologic and Soil Resources Inventory (GSRI) program.

Time Range

Source data components are from 2024 and 2025.

Freshness

Data was last updated in March 2026, with source components dated from 2024 and 2025.

Geography

Augusta Prairie property and vicinity along the North Country National Scenic Trail in Michigan, specifically portions of Kalamazoo County.