Get Soil Properties by Location
soil.survey.propertiesRead-onlyIdempotent
Retrieve USDA SSURGO soil properties for any US location by latitude and longitude. Get dominant soil components with depth-stratified horizons including drainage class, pH, organic matter, and texture percentages.
Instructions
Get USDA SSURGO soil properties for a US location by lat/lon (WGS84). Returns dominant component(s) with depth-stratified horizons including drainage class, taxonomic class, pH, organic matter %, and sand/silt/clay percentages per horizon. Coverage: US continental + Alaska + Hawaii + territories; international/water/unsurveyed points return empty components array. Authoritative source: NRCS Soil Data Access (no auth, unlimited free, US Gov open data)
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| lat | Yes | Latitude in WGS84 decimal degrees (e.g. 42.0 for central Iowa farmland, 38.89 for Washington DC). Coverage: US continental + Alaska + Hawaii + territories. | |
| lon | Yes | Longitude in WGS84 decimal degrees (e.g. -93.5 for central Iowa, -77.03 for Washington DC). Note: longitude FIRST in coordinate pairs only matters for SQL — this field is independent. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | No | Tool response payload. Shape varies per tool — consult the tool description and inputSchema. May be an object, array, string, or number depending on the upstream provider response. | |
| error | No | Present only when the call failed. Includes error code, message, request_id, and any provider-specific extras. |