Create a map viewer identifying high-value agriculture soils and prime farmland in support of farmland protection and smart decision-making at the local level. This will overlay the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for the New Hampshire GIS layer1 and could be accessible through NH GRANIT’s Geodata Portal.
1 New Hampshire GRANIT. Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for New Hampshire. Earth Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire. nhgeodata.unh.edu Published May 2022. Accessed September 24, 2024. https://www.nhgeodata.unh.edu/datasets/NHGRANIT::soil-survey-geographic-ssurgo-database-for-new-hampshire/about
Craving context? This recommendation is included in the Land Use Planning brief, part of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan.
Read the Land Use Planning brief here
