# SOILSCI 527: The Wisconsin Soil Tour | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

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### importer version

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### built at

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### current instructors

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### limited

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### departments

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| S\&APHM   | 17    |
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| SURGERY   | 25    |
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| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## course

### run id

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### semester

1272

### observed at

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### record version id

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### course id

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### catalog version id

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### course number

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### subjects

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### title

THE WISCONSIN SOIL TOUR

### description

Focuses on soil distribution and soil forming factors for Wisconsin. Teaches skills in describing soil variations across the landscape, characterization of soils in the field, collecting soil samples, use of state-of-the-art soil sensing technologies, processing soil data from proximal soil sensors, report writing and presentation.

### requirements text

SOIL SCI/​ENVIR ST/​GEOG  230,SOIL SCI 301, or graduate/professional standing

### credit offering ids

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### llm task version

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### llm search status

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### llm summary

An exploration of Wisconsin's soil distribution, forming factors, and field characterization techniques using modern sensing technologies.

### llm topics

* Soil distribution and forming factors
* Field soil characterization
* Proximal soil sensor data analysis

### llm skills

* Field soil characterization and sampling
* Proximal soil sensor data processing
* Scientific report writing and presentation

### llm assumed background

* Foundational knowledge of soil physical, chemical, and biological properties, and ecosystem functions.

### llm search phrases

* Wisconsin soil survey
* proximal soil sensing
* soil characterization field methods
* soil data processing
* soil distribution factors

### llm requirements status

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### llm student summary status

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### llm experience status

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### catalog variants

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### student summary

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#### current instructors

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#### difficulty workload

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#### errors

None recorded.

#### historical context

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#### message

No course-specific reviews available

#### offered

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#### profile hash

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#### quick take

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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#### student experience

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#### teaching history

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#### version

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### offerings

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### sections

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#### history

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#### traces

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#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_f3431de7706ea9dc5c8a0db8-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_f3431de7706ea9dc5c8a0db8-0.json)

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## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

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#### count

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#### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| SOILSCI |            |

### terms

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##### term

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##### gpa

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##### count

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##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| SOILSCI |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

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###### gpa

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###### top Share

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###### count

70

#### terms

##### 1262

###### school

###### size

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###### gpa

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###### top Share

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###### count

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## instructor Trends

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## following

None recorded.
