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Coverage is complete statewide for 1971, 1985, and 1999. Additionally, more than half the state was interpreted from aerial photography flown during 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 or 1997. The 15 towns on Cape Cod also contain land use data for 1951. Please see the Land Use Status Map, which displays the years for which land use data were interpreted for each town. In ArcSDE the layer is named LANDUSE_POLY.</pre></p><p><span class="idHeading">Credits</span><br />None</p><p><span class="idHeading">Access and use limitations</span><br />None</p></div><h2 class="iso head"><a href="#arcgisMetadata" onclick="hideShow('arcgisMetadata')">ArcGIS Metadata <span id="arcgisMetadataShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="arcgisMetadataHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="arcgisMetadata" xmlns="" xmlns:esri="http://www.esri.com/metadata/" xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"><div class="box arcgis"><div><a name="TopArcGIS" id="TopArcGIS" /></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0ERA')" href="#ID0ERA">Resource Identification  <span id="ID0ERAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0ERAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0ERA"><a name="ID0ERA" id="ID0ERA" /><dl><dl><dd><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Citation</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="isoElement">Title</span> LANDUSE_POLY</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Presentation format</span> digital map</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd></dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Abstract (Description)</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">The MassGIS Land Use datalayer has 37 land use classifications interpreted from 1:25,000 aerial photography. Coverage is complete statewide for 1971, 1985, and 1999. Additionally, more than half the state was interpreted from aerial photography flown during 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 or 1997. The 15 towns on Cape Cod also contain land use data for 1951. Please see the Land Use Status Map, which displays the years for which land use data were interpreted for each town. In ArcSDE the layer is named LANDUSE_POLY.</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="isoElement">Purpose (Summary)</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Planning and analysis</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="isoElement">Dataset languages</span> <span class="sync">*</span> English (UNITED STATES) </dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Spatial representation type</span> vector</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Processing environment</span> Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.0.2414</dt><br /><br /><dd><dt><span class="element">Bounding rectangle</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Extent type</span> Full extent in decimal degrees</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">West longitude</span> -73.53335</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">East longitude</span> -69.89845</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">North latitude</span> 42.88835</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">South latitude</span> 41.230598</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Extent contains the resource</span> Yes</dt></dl></dd></dd><br /><dd><dt><span class="element">Bounding rectangle</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Extent type</span> Full extent in the data's coordinate reference</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">West longitude</span> 33861.26</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">East longitude</span> 330848.31</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">North latitude</span> 959747.44</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">South latitude</span> 777542.88</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Extent contains the resource</span> Yes</dt></dl></dd></dd><br /><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Other extent information</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="isoElement">Geographic extent</span></dt><dd><dd><dl><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Bounding rectangle</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Extent type</span> Extent used for searching</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">West longitude</span> -73.533350</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">East longitude</span> -69.898450</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">North latitude</span> 42.888351</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">South latitude</span> 41.230598</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Extent contains the resource</span> Yes</dt></dl></dd></dd><br /></dl></dd></dd></dl></dd></dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Credits</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap"></pre></dd></dl></dd></dl></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0ERA')" href="#ID0ERA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EEA')" href="#ID0EEA">Spatial Representation  <span id="ID0EEAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EEAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EEA"><a name="ID0EEA" id="ID0EEA" /><dl><dt><h2 class="iso">Vector</h2></dt><dl><dd><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Level of topology for this dataset</span> geometry only</dt><br /><br /><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Geometric objects</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Name</span> LANDUSE_POLY</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Object type</span> composite</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Object count</span> 255977</dt></dl></dd></dd><br /></dd></dl></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EEA')" href="#ID0EEA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EFA')" href="#ID0EFA">Reference System  <span id="ID0EFAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EFAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EFA"><a name="ID0EFA" id="ID0EFA" /><dl><dl><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Reference system identifier</span></dt><dd><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Value</span> 26986</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Code space</span> EPSG</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Version</span> 7.4.1</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd></dd></dd></dl></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EFA')" href="#ID0EFA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EIA')" href="#ID0EIA">Distribution Information  <span id="ID0EIAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EIAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EIA"><a name="ID0EIA" id="ID0EIA" /><dl><dl><dd><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Distributor</span></dt><dd><dl><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Available format</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Format name</span> Shapefile</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd></dd><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Transfer options</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Transfer size</span> 314.372</dt><br /><br /><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Online source</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Online location (URL)</span> file://\\MAPLE\I$\data\Environment\Landuse\LandUseCoverages\LANDUSE_POLY.shp</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Connection protocol</span> Local Area Network</dt><dt><span class="isoElement">Description</span> Downloadable Data</dt></dl></dd></dd><br /></dl></dd></dd></dl></dd></dd><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Distribution format</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Format name</span> Shapefile</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd></dd><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Transfer options</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Transfer size</span> 280.373</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd></dd></dd></dl></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EIA')" href="#ID0EIA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0R')" href="#ID0R">Metadata Details  <span id="ID0RShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0RHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0R"><a name="Metadata_Information" id="Metadata_Information" /><dl><dd><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Metadata language</span> English</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Metadata character set</span> utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Scope of the data described by the metadata</span> dataset</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Scope name</span> dataset</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Last update</span> 2011-05-23</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Name of the metadata standard used</span> ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Version of the metadata standard</span> DIS_ESRI1.0</dt><br /><br /></dd></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0R')" href="#ID0R">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0ETA')" href="#ID0ETA">ESRI Metadata and Item Properties  <span id="ID0ETAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0ETAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0ETA"><a name="Properties" id="Properties" /><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Metadata properties</span></dt><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">ArcGIS</span> ESRI-ISO</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="esriElement">Created in ArcGIS</span> 2004-05-06T16:25:05</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Last modified in ArcGIS</span> 2011-05-23T17:28:04</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="esriElement">Automatic updates</span></dt><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Last update</span> 2011-05-23T17:28:04</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Have been performed</span> Yes</dt></dl><br /><br /><dt><span class="element">ESRI-ISO Metadata identifier</span> {890AB82B-A482-452B-A579-33C0F7BF3E8F}</dt></dl><br /></dl><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Item properties</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Name</span> LANDUSE_POLY</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Size</span> 280.373</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Content type</span> Downloadable Data</dt></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0ETA')" href="#ID0ETA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EATA')" href="#ID0EATA">ESRI Spatial Information  <span id="ID0EATAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EATAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EATA"><a name="ESRISpatial" id="ESRISpatial" /><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Extent in the item's coordinate reference</span></dt><dd><dt><span class="isoElement">Bounding rectangle</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">West longitude</span> 33861.260000</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">East longitude</span> 330848.310000</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">North latitude</span> 959747.440000</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">South latitude</span> 777542.880000</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="isoElement">Extent contains the resource</span> Yes</dt></dl></dd></dd><br /><dt><span class="esriElement">Coordinate reference</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Type</span> Projected</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Projection</span> NAD_1983_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Mainland_FIPS_2001</dt><dt><span 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id="FeatureClass" /><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Feature class name</span> LANDUSE_POLY</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Feature type</span> Simple</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Geometry type</span> Polygon</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Has topology</span> FALSE</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Feature count</span> 255977</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Spatial index</span> FALSE</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Linear referencing</span> FALSE</dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EAHA')" href="#ID0EAHA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EDA')" href="#ID0EDA">ESRI Fields and Subtypes  <span id="ID0EDAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EDAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EDA"><a name="Field" id="Field" /><dl><dd><dl><dt>LANDUSE_POLY Feature Class</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Row count</span> 255977</dt><br /><br /><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> FID</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> FID</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> OID</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 4</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">AREA OF POLYGON IN ACRES</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> Shape</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> Shape</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Geometry</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">TOWN ID NUMBER (1-351)</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Coordinates defining the features.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> TILE_NAME</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> TILE_NAME</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> String</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 8</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">COVERAGE POLYGON ID UNIQUE IDENTIFIER</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> LU_ID</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> LU_ID</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Double</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 10</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 10</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Internal feature number.</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> OBJECTID</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> OBJECTID</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Double</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 10</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 10</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Feature geometry.</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Coordinates defining the features.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> LU21_1971</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> LU21_1971</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Integer</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">21-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1971 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> LU21_1985</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> LU21_1985</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Integer</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">21-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1985 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> LU37_1985</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> LU37_1985</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Integer</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">37-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1985 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> LU21_1999</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> LU21_1999</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Integer</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">21-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1999 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> LU37_1999</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> LU37_1999</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Integer</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">37-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1999</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="esriElement">List of values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 1</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Cropland - Intensive agriculture</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 2</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Pasture - Extensive agriculture</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 3</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Forest</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 4</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Nonforested freshwater wetland</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Mining - Sand; gravel and rock</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 6</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Open Land - Abandoned agriculture; power lines; areas of no vegetation</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 7</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Participation Recreation - Golf, tennis, playgrounds, skiing, etc.</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 8</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Spectator Recreation - Stadiums, racetracks, fairgrounds, drive-ins</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 9</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Water Based Recreation - Beaches, marinas swimming pools</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 10</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Residential: Multi-family</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 11</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Residential: High density (Smaller than 1/4 acre lots)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 12</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Residential: Medium Density (1/4 - 1/2 acre lots)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 13</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Residential: Low Density (Larger than 1/2 acre lots)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 14</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Salt Wetland, Salt Marsh</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 15</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Commercial - General urban; shopping center</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 16</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Industrial - Light &amp; heavy industry</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 17</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Urban Open - Parks; cemeteries; public &amp; institutional greenspace; also vacant undeveloped land</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 18</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Transportation - Airports; docks; divided highway; freight; storage; railroads</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 19</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Waste Disposal - Landfills; sewage lagoons</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 20</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Water - Fresh water; coastal embayment</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 21</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Woody Perennial - Orchard; nursery; cranberry bog</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 23</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Cranberry bog (part of #21)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 24</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Powerlines (part of #6)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 25</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Salwater sandy beach (part of #9; no longer used)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 26</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Golf (part of #7)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 27</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Tidal salt marshes (part of #14; no longer used)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 28</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Irregulary flooded salt marshes (part of #14; no longer used)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 29</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Marina (part of #9)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 30</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> New ocean (areas of accretion; part of #20)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 31</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Urban public (part of #17)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 32</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Transportation facilities (part of #18)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 33</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Heath (part of #17)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 34</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Cemeteries (part of #17)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 35</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Orchard (part of #21)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 36</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Nursery (part of #21)</dt></dl></dd><br /><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Value</span> 37</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Description</span> Forested wetland (part of #3; no longer used)</dt></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> RELATEID</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> RELATEID</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> String</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 13</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Internal feature number.</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> AREA_ACRES</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> AREA_ACRES</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Double</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 16</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 15</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Scale</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Feature geometry.</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Coordinates defining the features.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> SHAPE_AREA</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> SHAPE_AREA</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Double</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 19</dt><dt><span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">COMBINATION OF THE TILE_NAME AND LU_ID ITEMS. THIS ITEM UNIQUELY IDENTIFIES EACH POLYGON WITHIN THE STATE</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> SHAPE_LEN</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> SHAPE_LEN</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Double</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 19</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Field description</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Area of feature in internal units squared.</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description source</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">ESRI</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Description of values</span> Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="esriElement">Field</span> SHAPE_LEN</dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Alias</span> SHAPE_LEN</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Data type</span> Double</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Width</span> 19</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Precision</span> 18</dt><dt><span class="sync">*</span> <span class="esriElement">Scale</span> 11</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><br /><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EDA')" href="#ID0EDA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="iso"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EAA')" href="#ID0EAA">ESRI Thumbnails and Enclosures  <span id="ID0EAAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EAAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EAA"><a name="Binary_Enclosures" id="Binary_Enclosures" /><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Thumbnail</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="esriElement">Enclosure type</span> Picture</dt><br /><br /><img name="thumbnail" id="thumbnail" alt="Thumbnail" title="Thumbnail" src="file:///C:\Documents and Settings\attfield\Local Settings\Temp\30.bmp" /></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EAA')" href="#ID0EAA">Hide ²%</a></div></div></div></div><h2 class="fgdc head"><a href="#fgdcMetadata" onclick="hideShow('fgdcMetadata')">FGDC Metadata <span id="fgdcMetadataShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="fgdcMetadataHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="fgdcMetadata" xmlns=""><div class="box fgdc"><div><a name="TopFGDC" id="TopFGDC" /></div><div><h2 class="fgdc"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0ESA')" href="#ID0ESA">Identification  <span id="ID0ESAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0ESAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0ESA"><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Citation</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Citation Information</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Originator</span> UMass-Amherst Resource Mapping Project</dt><dt><span class="element">Publication Date</span> January 2002</dt><dt><span class="element">Title</span></dt><dd>Land Use</dd><dt><span class="element">Geospatial Data Presentation Form</span> vector digital data</dt><dt><span class="element">Online Linkage</span><a target="viewer" href="\\MAPLE\I$\data\Environment\Landuse\LandUseCoverages\LANDUSE_POLY.shp">\\MAPLE\I$\data\Environment\Landuse\LandUseCoverages\LANDUSE_POLY.shp</a></dt></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Description</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Abstract</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">The MassGIS Land Use datalayer has 37 land use classifications interpreted from 1:25,000 aerial photography. Coverage is complete statewide for 1971, 1985, and 1999. Additionally, more than half the state was interpreted from aerial photography flown during 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 or 1997. The 15 towns on Cape Cod also contain land use data for 1951. Please see the Land Use Status Map, which displays the years for which land use data were interpreted for each town. In ArcSDE the layer is named LANDUSE_POLY.</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="element">Purpose</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Planning and analysis</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Time Period of Content</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Time Period Information</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Single Date/Time</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Calendar Date</span> January 2002</dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Currentness Reference</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">publication date</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Status</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Progress</span> Complete</dt><dt><span class="element">Maintenance and Update Frequency</span> As needed</dt></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Spatial Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Bounding Coordinates</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">West Bounding Coordinate</span> -73.533350</dt><dt><span class="element">East Bounding Coordinate</span> -69.898450</dt><dt><span class="element">North Bounding Coordinate</span> 42.888350</dt><dt><span class="element">South Bounding Coordinate</span> 41.230598</dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Keywords</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Theme</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Theme Keyword Thesaurus</span> None</dt><dt><span class="element">Theme Keyword</span> landuse land use change historical wetland swamp marsh bog water pond lake residential commercial industrial recreation forest</dt></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Access Constraints</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">None</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="element">Use Constraints</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">None</pre></dd></dl><dt><span class="element">Point of Contact</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Contact Information</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Contact Organization Primary</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Contact Organization</span> EOEA - MassGIS</dt><dt><span class="element">Contact Person</span> Michael Trust</dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Contact Position</span> Sr. Database Administrator</dt><dt><span class="element">Contact Address</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Address Type</span> mailing address</dt><dt><span class="element">Address</span> 251 Causeway Street</dt><dt><span class="element">Address</span> Suite 500</dt><dt><span class="element">City</span> Boston</dt><dt><span class="element">State or Province</span> MA</dt><dt><span class="element">Postal Code</span> 02114</dt><dt><span class="element">Country</span> UNITED STATES</dt></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Contact Voice Telephone</span> (617) 626-1000</dt><dt><span class="element">Contact Facsimile Telephone</span> (617) 626-1249</dt><dt><span class="element">Contact Electronic Mail Address</span> <a href="mailto:michael.trust@state.ma.us?subject=LANDUSE_POLY">michael.trust@state.ma.us</a></dt><dt><span class="element">Hours of Service</span> 9 AM - 5 PM</dt></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Native Data Set Environment</span></dt><dd>Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700</dd></dl></dd></dl><br /><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0ESA')" href="#ID0ESA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="fgdc"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EBA')" href="#ID0EBA">Data Quality  <span id="ID0EBAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EBAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EBA"><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Lineage</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Source Information</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Source Contribution</span></dt><dl><dd><pre class="wrap">Photointerpretation and automation were done by the Resource Mapping Project at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The RMP staff aggregated the 104 classes of their original 1971 interpretation into 21 categories and digitized the data into individual community digital coverages using a PC version of Arc/INFO software. The RMP staff then visually compared the 1971 photography and 1985 photography and produced a digital map of only 1971-85 change for each community. Interpretation was made from 1:40,000 9"x 9" color infrared photos flown in Summer 1985. Southeastern Mass was flown in September 1984. The flight and photography were funded by the Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Management for another project. Several additional categories of land use were added for parts of Massachusetts. Ten communities in the Southeastern Regional Planning &amp; Economic Development District (SRPEDD) west of Buzzards Bay plus Bourne and Falmouth have a total of 28 land use classes. The 28 classes include the original 21 categories plus 23,24,25,26,27,28 and 29 (see Code Definitions below). In 1990, the Cape Cod Commission funded an update of Cape Cod. These data are categorized into 26 land use classifications, expanding the original codes to include 23,26,29 and 30. These additional codes, along with the original 21, are listed in LU37_CODE. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) funded land use interpretation in 1991 for 14 towns. The 33 code scheme for this update includes codes 23,24,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36 and 37 in addition to the original 21 codes. The Executive Office of Transportation and Construction (EOTC) also funded a 1991 update for 113 towns using the same set of codes as the MWRA except for code 37. The UMass RMP staff updated some other towns not included in the 1990-1991 update based on digital orthophotography flown during 1992, 1995, and 1997. The towns that have been updated between 1985 and 1999 are listed below. The minimum mapping unit used was one acre. Each land use coverage was plotted at a scale of 1:25,000 by the RMP before delivery to MassGIS. MassGIS used a workstation version of Arc/INFO to combine data from different years. Each coverage, therefore, may have contained many small polygons that may have been one land use type in, say, 1971. Over the years the land may have been split up for different uses, and the linework in the current layer reflects the land use boundaries for all these uses during the many years of interpretation. The process of combining the data from different years created some 'sliver polygons'. These result when a theoretically coterminous line in each coverage is actually offset due to it having been digitized twice, e.g. the shore of a lake. Many of these slivers were eliminated by screening for an area/perimeter ratio beyond normal limits. NOTE: This project was funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), the Executive Office of Transportation and Construction, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and several regional planning agencies. Photointerpretation and digitizing were completed by the UMASS-Amherst Department of Forestry Resource Mapping Project (RMP). In 1999, EOEA funded the acquisition of statewide 1:25,000 aerial color infrared photography for use in the latest round of land use interpretation. Again, photointerpretation and digitizing were completed by the UMASS Department of Forestry Resource Mapping Project. As part of the 1999 update RMP staff also removed slivers generated in earlier updates, fine-tuned edgematching between towns, and reinterpreted some historical land use codes. The land use layer was previously stored in 351 individual town coverages named LUS in an ArcInfo Librarian layer named LANDUSE. The layer was combined into the statewide ArcSDE layer LANDUSE_POLY. The library layer only contained the latest year's land use code and all other years' codes were stored in a statewide "polygon history table". Individual history tables were also stored in INFO format, named LUS.PHS, in each town-based coverage's workspace. In ArcSDE the history table stores codes only for years other than 1971, 1985 and 1999. In addition to the statewide land use codes for 1971, 1985, and 1999, some towns have had land use interpreted for other years (1951, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1997). To store these additional codes, a related "Polygon History table" (LANDUSE_POLY_HISTORY) was created. The RELATEID field joins this table to the polygons. (The history table does not contain data for 1992. To obtain this data please contact MassGIS). Important note when joining to the historical land use tables: Users may need to define a query (e.g. a "definition query" in ArcMap) or select the history table records for a particular year and export the selected records to a new table, and then join the polygons to the subset of the table, for a one-to-one relationship between the tables for a single year.</pre></dd></dl></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EBA')" href="#ID0EBA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="fgdc"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EHA')" href="#ID0EHA">Spatial Data Organization  <span id="ID0EHAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EHAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EHA"><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Direct Spatial Reference Method</span> Vector</dt><br /><br /></dl></dd></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EHA')" href="#ID0EHA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="fgdc"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EGA')" href="#ID0EGA">Spatial Reference  <span id="ID0EGAShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="ID0EGAHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="ID0EGA"><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Horizontal Coordinate System Definition</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Planar</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Planar Coordinate Information</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Planar Coordinate Encoding Method</span> coordinate pair</dt><dt><span class="element">Coordinate Representation</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Abscissa Resolution</span> 0.000512</dt><dt><span class="element">Ordinate Resolution</span> 0.000512</dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Planar Distance Units</span> meters</dt></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Geodetic Model</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Horizontal Datum Name</span> North American Datum of 1983</dt><dt><span class="element">Ellipsoid Name</span> Geodetic Reference System 80</dt><dt><span class="element">Semi-major Axis</span> 6378137.000000</dt><dt><span class="element">Denominator of Flattening Ratio</span> 298.257222</dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Vertical Coordinate System Definition</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Altitude System Definition</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Altitude Resolution</span> 1.000000</dt><dt><span class="element">Altitude Encoding Method</span> Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /></dl></dd></dl><div class="backToTop"><a onclick="hideShow('ID0EGA')" href="#ID0EGA">Hide ²%</a></div></div><h2 class="fgdc"><a onclick="hideShow('eainfo')" href="#eainfo">Entities and Attributes  <span id="eainfoShow" class="show">¼%</span><span id="eainfoHide" class="hide">º%</span></a></h2><div class="hide" id="eainfo"><a name="Entity and Attribute Information" id="Entity and Attribute Information" /><dl><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Detailed Description</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Entity Type</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Entity Type Label</span> LANDUSE_POLY</dt></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> FID</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>AREA OF POLYGON IN ACRES</dd><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition Source</span> ESRI</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Domain Values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Unrepresentable Domain</span></dt><dd>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> Shape</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>TOWN ID NUMBER (1-351)</dd><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition Source</span> ESRI</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Domain Values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Unrepresentable Domain</span></dt><dd>Coordinates defining the features.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> TILE_NAME</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>COVERAGE POLYGON ID UNIQUE IDENTIFIER</dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> LU_ID</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>Internal feature number.</dd><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition Source</span> ESRI</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Domain Values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Unrepresentable Domain</span></dt><dd>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> OBJECTID</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>Feature geometry.</dd><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition Source</span> ESRI</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Domain Values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Unrepresentable Domain</span></dt><dd>Coordinates defining the features.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> LU21_1971</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>21-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1971 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> LU21_1985</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>21-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1985 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> LU37_1985</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>37-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1985 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> LU21_1999</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>21-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1999 (See LU37_1999 for code values)</dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> LU37_1999</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>37-CATEGORY LANDUSE CODE FOR 1999</dd><dt><span class="element">Attribute Domain Values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 1</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Cropland - Intensive agriculture</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 2</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Pasture - Extensive agriculture</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 3</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Forest</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 4</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Nonforested freshwater wetland</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 5</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Mining - Sand; gravel and rock</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 6</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Open Land - Abandoned agriculture; power lines; areas of no vegetation</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 7</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Participation Recreation - Golf, tennis, playgrounds, skiing, etc.</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 8</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Spectator Recreation - Stadiums, racetracks, fairgrounds, drive-ins</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 9</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Water Based Recreation - Beaches, marinas swimming pools</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 10</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Residential: Multi-family</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 11</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Residential: High density (Smaller than 1/4 acre lots)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 12</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Residential: Medium Density (1/4 - 1/2 acre lots)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 13</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Residential: Low Density (Larger than 1/2 acre lots)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 14</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Salt Wetland, Salt Marsh</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 15</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Commercial - General urban; shopping center</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 16</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Industrial - Light &amp; heavy industry</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 17</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Urban Open - Parks; cemeteries; public &amp; institutional greenspace; also vacant undeveloped land</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 18</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Transportation - Airports; docks; divided highway; freight; storage; railroads</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 19</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Waste Disposal - Landfills; sewage lagoons</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 20</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Water - Fresh water; coastal embayment</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 21</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Woody Perennial - Orchard; nursery; cranberry bog</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 23</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Cranberry bog (part of #21)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 24</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Powerlines (part of #6)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 25</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Salwater sandy beach (part of #9; no longer used)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 26</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Golf (part of #7)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 27</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Tidal salt marshes (part of #14; no longer used)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 28</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Irregulary flooded salt marshes (part of #14; no longer used)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 29</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Marina (part of #9)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 30</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>New ocean (areas of accretion; part of #20)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 31</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Urban public (part of #17)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 32</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Transportation facilities (part of #18)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 33</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Heath (part of #17)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 34</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Cemeteries (part of #17)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 35</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Orchard (part of #21)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 36</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Nursery (part of #21)</dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value</span> 37</dt><dt><span class="element">Enumerated Domain Value Definition</span></dt><dd>Forested wetland (part of #3; no longer used)</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> RELATEID</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>Internal feature number.</dd><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition Source</span> ESRI</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Domain Values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Unrepresentable Domain</span></dt><dd>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> AREA_ACRES</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>Feature geometry.</dd><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition Source</span> ESRI</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Domain Values</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Unrepresentable Domain</span></dt><dd>Coordinates defining the features.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><br /><dt><span class="element">Attribute</span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="element">Attribute Label</span> SHAPE_AREA</dt><dt><span class="element">Attribute Definition</span></dt><dd>COMBINATION OF THE TILE_NAME AND LU_ID ITEMS. 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