NASIS Future Plans
This page is devoted to providing NASIS users a sneak preview of some of the
new elements in NASIS currently under development. Prior to the development
of any new NASIS functionality the NASIS ITC team and NSSC work together with
a broad selection of users from the field to analyze and define the business
requirements. Only after a clear understanding of what the user needs to be
able to do, does the ITC team begin implementation and development of the
software. There are two main purposes for the sneak preview.
- Inform the user and keep them up to date on new NASIS functionality
currently being developed.
- Solicit user feed back on the development in progress, its look and feel,
performance and refine any of the user business requirements.
Current work in progress
- Windows Pedon
A new release of the Pedon data collection program is under
development for Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000 computers. It will
include all the pedon data elements used in NASIS 5.0. Testing of this
new program will begin in the fall of 2001, with release expected in
December.
- Pedon Conversion
Pedon databases from the old Pedon 3.6 system have been converted and brought
into the NASIS 5.0 database. About 8000 pedons from the Soil Survey Lab are
now being converted, which will complete the process of moving all the old
pedon data into NASIS.
- NASIS Enhancements
Improvements are being made in the NASIS Help system and in the process for
connecting to the central server and downloading files. Preparations are
being made to split the data now in the Component Potential Ecosystem table
into two new tables, Component Ecological Site and Component Other
Vegetative Classification.
- STATSGO Conversion
Preparations are being made to bring STATSGO map units into NASIS so that
they can be managed and analyzed with the same tools NASIS provides. The
conversion of STATSGO map units will begin in late August, 2001, and should
be completed by November.
Analysis in progress
- Soil Data Delivery and Data Warehouse
An analysis group is gathering information to describe the requirements for
a new system to maintain and archive the officially certified copies of
soil survey data for public distribution. This will provide a single source
of data for national programs, including conservation programs and NRI,
to help avoid inconsistencies between programs.
- Dealing with multiple soil component interpretations
(Revised 07/01/05)
Future Plans
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