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Technical writing on USDA soil data, SSURGO, and building with the Soil Data Access API.

June 2026

How to Get USDA Soil Data (SSURGO) from a Lat/Lon in Python — Without the T-SQL Pain

Pull USDA SSURGO soil series, texture, drainage, pH, AWC and organic matter from any US lat/lon. The raw Soil Data Access way in Python, plus a one-line JSON shortcut.