{"id":9991,"date":"2025-02-18T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/?page_id=9991"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:04:22","slug":"surficial-geology-of-wisconsin-gis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/gis-data\/physiography-gis-data\/surficial-geology-of-wisconsin-gis\/","title":{"rendered":"Surficial Geology of Wisconsin GIS Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-ee96871 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-ee96871.ugb-container{margin-bottom:0px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-ee96871 > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-ee96871-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-ee96871-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h4>This raster dataset presents a highly detailed map of surface geologic (parent) materials across Wisconsin. It was developed from soil delineations mapped at 1:24,000 to 1:12,000 scales, merged into the gSSURGO spatial database by USDA-NRCS. Iowa State University\u2019s Geospatial Laboratory for Soil Informatics (GLSI) interpreted the dataset at 10-meter resolution to represent geologic materials to a depth of 2 meters from the surface.<\/h4>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-8bdbc79 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-8bdbc79.ugb-container{margin-bottom:0px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-8bdbc79 > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-8bdbc79-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-8bdbc79-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9cc33fa\" data-block-id=\"9cc33fa\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-9cc33fa-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-001bb93\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"001bb93\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-001bb93-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-001bb93-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Interpretation Method<\/h2>\n<p>Parent material classifications were derived from NRCS Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD), with supplemental interpretation based on observed soil profile characteristics and spatial relationships to adjacent, well-defined series. Mapped geologic units include glacial till, outwash, loess, alluvium, residuum, and bedrock.<\/p>\n<h2>Applications and Visualization Tips<\/h2>\n<p>This dataset is a valuable resource for understanding Wisconsin\u2019s glacial history, soil formation, and surface hydrology. When combined with high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) or hillshades, the map effectively highlights relationships between topography and surficial geology.<\/p>\n<h2>Resolution and Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>10-meter raster resolution covering the entire state of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ce9246d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ce9246d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ce9246d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ce9246d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1839\" height=\"1962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/02\/Surficial-Geology-WI-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9992\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/02\/Surficial-Geology-WI-1.png 1839w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/02\/Surficial-Geology-WI-1-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/02\/Surficial-Geology-WI-1-960x1024.png 960w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/02\/Surficial-Geology-WI-1-768x819.png 768w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/02\/Surficial-Geology-WI-1-1440x1536.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1839px) 100vw, 1839px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-d1207b7 ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-d1207b7 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-d1207b7.ugb-container{margin-bottom:0px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-d1207b7 > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-d1207b7-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-d1207b7-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"text-align-center\">GIS Map Folder Download<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Click the button below to access the GIS data.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/?ddownload=5357\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ddownload-button button-yellow id-5357 ext-\">Download<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>GIS Map Details<\/h2>\n<p>This raster is a highly detailed map of geologic materials at the surface (delineations made from maps at 1:24,000 to 1:12,000 scale). The smaller extent maps were merged together by USDA-NRCS to produce the gSSURGO spatial database, covering the entire state at a 10m resolution. The gSSURGO map was then interpreted by Iowa State University\u2019s Geospatial Laboratory for Soil Informatics (GLSI) for parent material, which is equivalent to the geologic material to a depth of 2 meters from the surface. Surficial material attributes were extracted from the NRCS official soil series descriptions (OSD), but at times some additional interpretation was needed based on typical soil profile properties and spatial relationships with better-defined soil series. Because of the common relationship between surficial geology and topography, digital elevation models would be complementary to this data set. Draping this surfical geology data set over hillshades derived from fine resolution elevation data works especially well.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>Miller, B.A. and C.L. Burras. 2015. Comparison of surficial geology maps based on soil survey and in depth geological survey.&nbsp;<a title=\"Soil Horizons\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240603122810\/https:\/\/www.soils.org\/publications\/sh\/abstracts\/56\/1\/sh14-05-0005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soil&nbsp;Horizons 56(1). doi:10.2136\/sh14-05-0005.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soil Survey Staff. 2014. Official Soil Series Descriptions (OSD). United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.&nbsp;<a title=\"Official Soil Series Descriptions\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240603122810\/https:\/\/soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov\/osdname.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov\/osdname.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soil Survey Staff. 2014. Gridded Soil Survey Geographic (gSSURGO). 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