introduce all the big ten stadiums identify which fields are natural grass and artificial generate...
TRANSCRIPT
Soil Mapping BIG 10 Football Stadiums
• Introduce all the Big ten Stadiums
• Identify which fields are natural grass and artificial
• Generate soil maps for each stadium
• Discuss the characteristics of the soils in each stadium
EAST1. Ohio State2. Michigan State3. Maryland4. Rutgers5. Michigan 6. Penn State7. Indiana
WEST8. Wisconsin9. Nebraska10.Minnesota 11.Iowa12.Illinois13.Northwestern14.Purdue
Teams in the BIG
Unable to generate soil maps for the following based on falling into Urban land category
1. Ohio State2. Michigan State3. Maryland4. Nebraska5. Minnesota6. Northwestern7. Purdue
Natural Grass
• Michigan State• Purdue• Penn State• Northwestern
Artificial Turf
• Illinois• Maryland• Rutgers• Ohio State• Michigan• Indiana• Minnesota• Nebraska• Iowa• Wisconsin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi-DsktHwkE
• Open the WSS website• Type in the address• Create an AOI on the WSS• Download Soil Data• Upload to MapWindow• Color the different soils using MapWindow
How to make a Soil Map
Rutgers – High Point Solutions Stadium
Klinesville Channery
2.6 acres
• Silt loam• Derived from red shale, siltstone, slate and sandstone• Mainly found in forest or pastues• Rutgers is known as the birthplace of college football for
hosting the first ever college game in 1869
Michigan – Michigan Stadium – Big House
Miami loam 1.9 acres
• Loamy• From silty materials• Used in agricultural• First School to use Electronic Scoreboards
(1930)
Penn State – Beaver Stadium
Hagerstown 0.2 acres
Hagerstown 1.3 acres
Hagerstown 0.2 acres
• Brown to dark brown silt loam• Well drained• Used for general crops• Had the winningest coach until a
few years ago
Indiana – Memorial Stadium
Udorthents 1.5 acres
• Loamy texture• Dominantly fine sandy loam• Used for parks and recreation• Have the same football and
basketball arena names as the U of I
Wisconsin – Camp Randall
Batavia silt loam
1.4 acres• Very dark grayish brown
silt loam• Coarse granular
structure• Home of NFL Defense
Player of the year JJ Watt
Iowa – Kinnick Stadium
Downs silt loam
1.5 acres
• Well drained• Low runoff• Used in farm land• Established the first
law school west of the Mississippi River
Illinois – Memorial Stadium
Drummer 2.1 acres
Flanagan 0.6 acres
Drummer• Silty clay loam• Used in Agricultural
Flanagan• Loamy• Used in Agricultural
Each column at Memorial Stadium has the name of a fallen soldier on them from WWI
MaximumAverage acre playing fieldMinimum
2.7 acres1.9 acres1.4 acres
MaximumAverage capacity Minimum
109,901 seats68,665 seats47,130 seats
Average attendance 64,889 people
Average Stats