NJ Land use 2015
Overview
Land use data from NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Bureau of GIS.
Attributes
acres | Area of polygon in acres. | number |
land_use_code_2015 | Numeric 4 digit code representing land use/land cover category, (see Land Use/Land Cover Classification System (2015).html). | string |
land_use_label_2015 | Description of land use/land cover category, (2015). | string |
land_use_type_2015 | Generalized (Level I) land use/land cover category, (2015). | string |
impervious_surface_share_2015 | Percent of each land use polygon covered by impervious surface for 2015 calculated from LiDAR 2015 IS project. | number |
impervious_surface_acres_2015 | Acreage of each polygon covered by impervious surfaces for 2015. | number |
distressed_vegetation_2015 | Flag to identify Distressed Vegetation polygons that show the effect of some stress in 2015: 0- No vegetation stresses evident, 1- Stress visible in needles of standing live conifers, 2- Evidence of reduced vigor in non-conifer species, 3- Man-made disturbance, 4- Persistent Distressed Vegetation | string |
land_use_code_2012 | Numeric 4 digit code representing land use/land cover category, (see Land Use/Land Cover Classification System (2012).html). | string |
land_use_label_2012 | Description of land use/land cover category, (2012). | string |
land_use_type_2012 | Generalized (Level I) land use/land cover category, (2012). | string |
impervious_surface_share_2012 | Percent of each land use polygon covered by impervious surface for 2012. | number |
impervious_surface_acres_2012 | Acreage of each polygon covered by impervious surfaces for 2012. | number |
distressed_vegetation_2012 | Flag to identify Distressed Vegetation polygons that show the effect of some stress in 2012: 0- No vegetation stresses evident, 1- Stress visible in needles of standing live conifers, 2- Evidence of reduced vigor in non-conifer species, 3- Man-made disturbance, 4- Persistent Distressed Vegetation | string |
land_use_change_2015 | Flag that identifies whether polygon has undergone a land use/land cover change between 2012 and 2015: 0- Polygon has not undergone change in land use classification between 2012 and 2015, 1- Polygon has undergone a change in land use classification between 2012 and 2015 | string |
impervious_surface_change_2015 | Flag that identifies whether polygon has undergone a change in estimated impervious surface percent between 2012 and 2015: 0- Polygon has not undergone a change in estimated impervious surface percent between 2012 and 2015, 1- Polygon has undergone a change in estimated impervious surface percent between 2012 and 2015 | string |
hydrologic_unit_code | USGS Hydrologic Unit 8 digit Code (Subbasin): 02020007- Rondout, 02030101- Lower Hudson, 02030103- Hackensack - Passaic, 02030104- Sandy Hook - Staten Island, 02030105- Raritan, 02040104- Middle Delaware - Mongaup - Brodhead, 02040105- Middle Delaware - Musconetcong, 02040201- Crosswicks - Neshaminy, 02040202- Lower Delaware, 02040204- Delaware Bay, 02040206- Cohansey - Maurice, 02040301- Mullica - Toms, 02040302- Great Egg Harbor, 02040303- Chincoteague | string |
dataset_status | Identifies development status of data set: DRAFT- For internal review only, FINAL- Final NJDEP approved data set | string |
dataset_approved_date | Date data set was approved by NJDEP. | string |
comid | 10-digit integer that uniquely identifies the occurrence of each feature. | string |
permid | A permanent identifier that uniquely identifies each feature. | string |
feature_last_modified_date | Date of last feature modification. | string |
source_resolution | Source resolution. Currently NHD is available as separate resolutions: 1- Local, greater than 1:12,000, 2- High, 1:24,000/12,000, 3- Medium, 1:100,000 | string |
gnis_id | Unique identifier assigned by GNIS. | string |
gnis_name | Proper name, specific term, or expression by which a particular geographic entity is known. | string |
area_sq_km | Area of feature in square kilometers. | number |
elevation | The vertical distance from a given datum. | number |
reach_code | Unique identifier composed of two parts. The first eight digits is the subbasin code as defined by FIPS 103. The next six digits are randomly assigned, sequential numbers that are unique within a subbasin, 8 digit subbasin followed by unique id. | string |
feature_type | Three-digit integer value; unique identifier of a feature type. | string |
feature_code | Five-digit integer value; composed of the feature type and combinations of characteristics and values. | string |
feature_type_desc | Text description of FType Domain value. | string |
feature_code_desc | Text description of FCode Domain value. | string |
feature_type_domain | Text description of FType Domain value for display layer symbology. | string |
nhd_feature_class | Text description of NHD feature class crosswalk: NHDArea- Feature is part of NHDArea feature class, NHDWaterbody- Feature is part of NHDWaterbody feature class | string |
waterbody_name | Proper name of larger waterbody to which the portion of named water is part of, specific term, or expression by which a particular geographic entity is known. | string |
feature_id | Unique identifier assigned by Bureau of Geographic Names from GNIS database download. | string |
feature_name | Proper name, specific term, or expression by which a particular geographic entity is known. | string |
feature_class | Feature classification assigned by Bureau of Geographic Names from GNIS database download. | string |
level_elevation | Elevation value of waterbody used to Hydro-flatten DEM. | number |
shape_length | Length of feature in internal units. | number |
shape_area | Area of feature in internal units squared. | number |