EMPANELMENT OF BIDDERS/CONSULTANTS FOR SOIL SURVEY AND MAPPING AT 1_10,000 SCALE UNDER NATIONAL SOIL MAPPING PROGRAMME (NSMP).

STEP 1. PRE-FIELD ACTIVITIES 1.1. Literature Survey & Preparation of Base Map 1.2. Preparation of Integrated Physiography Land Use Map (IPLU) 1.2.1 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 1.2.2 Integration of Terrain Attributes and Physiography / Landform 1.2.3 Land Use and Land Cover Mapping 1.2.4 Physiography/Landform Units 1.2.5 Interpretation of IPLU Map 1.2.6 Field Validation of Base Map Features and IPLU STEP 2. FIELD ACTIVITIES 2.1 Intensity of Observations, Profile Site Selection & Geo-tagging 2.2 Profile Observation and Soil Sample Collection STEP 3. POST FIELD ACTIVITIES 3.1 Processing of Soil Samples, Analysis (chemical/physical Parameters) and Attribution 3.2 Finalization of Legend, Correlation, Refinement of Soil Boundaries and USDA Taxonomy Classification 3.3 Generation of Derivative Maps 3.3.1 Land Capability Classification Maps 3.3.2 Crop Suitability Maps 3.3.3 Land Irrigability Maps 3.3.4 Soil Hydrologic Grouping Maps 3.4 Statistic Extraction, Map Generation & Report Writing