Human impacts on soil have recently garnered increased attention by policy makers, producers, federal land managers, and other users of soil survey information. The growing body of literature on soil change is providing the foundation for this new soil survey emphasis area. Through soil survey work, information will be developed about the range of variability in near-surface dynamic soil properties associated with specific management systems or plant communities within soil map unit components. This information can help soil survey users to develop appropriate targets for sustainable land management and guide the development of new soil interpretations. The purpose of this paper is to describe the goals and benefits of collecting near-surface dynamic soil property data. Current progress and strategies for implementation through the National Cooperative Soil Survey are presented.