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What is the naming structure for the Soil Test Layer attributes?

Requirements:

Farms and field boundaries created.
Crop Zones assigned.

Answer:

If a Soil Test Layer needs to be edited, or you need to upload a custom sample point layer into Field360 Studio, please refer to the following standards for labeling layer attributes:

Description	Name	UOM	Decimal Precision
Sample ID	SampleID	n/a	n/a
Date Sample Received	LabDate	n/a	n/a
Soil pH	pH	n/a	1
Buffer pH	BpH	n/a	1
Soluble Salts	SS	mmho/cm	2
Aluminum	Al	ppm	0
Organic Matter	OM	%	1
Nitrate	NO3	ppm	1
Phosphorus	P	ppm	1
Potassium	K	ppm	1
Calcium	Ca	ppm	0
Magnesium	Mg	ppm	0
Sodium	Na	ppm	1
Sulfate	SO4	ppm	1
Zinc	Zn	ppm	2
Iron	Fe	ppm	1
Manganese	Mn	ppm	1
Copper	Cu	ppm	2
Boron	B	ppm	3
Chloride	Cl	ppm	1
Cation Exchange Capacity	CEC	meq/100g	1
Base Saturation	BS	%	1
Potassium Saturation	Ksat	%	1
Calcium Saturation	Casat	%	1
Magnesium Saturation	Mgsat	%	1
Sodium Saturation	Nasat	%	1
Bulk Density	BD	g/cm³	2
Sample Depth	SampleDepth	inches	0
Sand %	Sand	%	1
Silt %	Silt	%	1
Clay %	Clay	%	1
Ammonium	NH4	ppm	1
Date Sample Taken	SampDate	n/a	n/a
Laboratory	Lab	n/a	n/a
Sulfur	S	ppm	1

Version: 2.3 Revised August 2019

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