Table 17
Sources of Existing Information
Source
Specific Information
General Information
County road department
General
Base Map
City, county, or regional
planning department
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
office or outlets for USGC
map sales (such as engineering
supply stores and sporting goods
stores)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service (ASCS)
Local office of USGS
County Department of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Service (SCS
Surveyors and aerial photographers
in the area
USGS topographic maps
Topography and Sloper
USDA, ARS, SCS aerial photos
City, county, or regional planning
Land Us.
agency
County agricultural department
Vegetation
Agricultural department at local
university
General
USDA, Soil Conservation Service
Soils
(SCS), District Managers, Local
Extension Service
USGS reports
Geology or Agriculture Department
of local University
USGS reports
General
Bedrock
State Geological Survey reports
Professional geologists in the
area
Geology Department of local
university
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