This layer consists of a polygon layer at 1:250,000 scale ('WI_SoilCharacteristics_2008'/'schppoly') used in preparing the GCSM, and containing information on Wisconsin soils. Stemming from the Soil Associations layer ('WI_SoilAssociations_2008'/'sasppoly') this layer consists of 4 main 'soil characteristics' categories. For the purposes of the GCSM, soil depth was considered to extend from the land surface to 5 feet below the land surface.