Land Use metadata summary

Land Use
Source file: /vol/geo/util/metadata2/mcp/sample_md_tree/massgis/landuse.shp

Abstract:
Land Use interpreted from aerial photography.
Time Period of Content: Unknown
Coordinate System: State Plane Coordinate System 1983, meters
Source: Mass GIS
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Acknowledgements and Restrictions: None
Entity Overview: Entities are polygon geometry associated with tabular attributes.
Attribute Dictionary:
Attribute Definition Units
Area Area of feature calculated from data geometry. meters?
Perimeter Perimeter of polygon calculated from data geometry meters?
Multi_ Unique ID NA
Multi_id Unique ID NA
Tile_name Mass GIS Town Code NA
Lu_id Unique ID NA
Lu37_code 37 Class Land Use Enumerated Below
Lu21_code Land Use (See enumeration for 37 class system.) NA
Year Latest year of data years
Lu37_1971 1971 land use code na
Lu37_1985 1985 land use code na
Lu37_1991 1991 Land Use Code NA

Enumerations for Lu37_code:
Lu37_code Definition

"Lu37_code" "Descriptio"

1 Cropland Intensive agriculture

2 Pasture Extensive agriculture

3 Forest

4 Wetland Nonforested freshwater wetland

5 Mining Sand

6 Open Land Abandoned agriculture

7 Participation Golf

8 Spectator Stadiums

9 Water Based Beaches

10 Residential Multi-family

11 Residential Smaller than 1/4 acre lots

12 Residential 1/4 - 1/2 acre lots

13 Residential Larger than 1/2 acre lots

14 Salt Wetland Salt marsh

15 Commercial General urban

16 Industrial Light & heavy industry

17 Urban Open Parks

18 Transportation Airports

19 Waste Disposal Landfills

20 Water Fresh water

21 Woody Perennial Orchard

22 No Change

23 Cranberry bog (part of #21)

24 Powerlines (part of #6)

25 Saltwater sandy beach (part of #9)

26 Golf (part of #7)

27 Tidal salt marshes (part of #14)

28 Irregularly flooded salt marshes (part of #14)

29 Marina (part of #9)

30 New ocean (areas of accretion)

31 Urban public (part of #17)

32 Transportation facilities (part of #18)

33 Heath (part of #17)

34 Cemeteries (part of #17)

35 Orchard (part of #21)

36 Nursery (part of #21)

37 Forested Wetland

Full FGDC Metadata Metadata Parser Errors
Collection Index

Attribute	Definition	Units
Area	Area of feature calculated from data geometry.	meters?
Perimeter	Perimeter of polygon calculated from data geometry	meters?
Multi_	Unique ID	NA
Multi_id	Unique ID	NA
Tile_name	Mass GIS Town Code	NA
Lu_id	Unique ID	NA
Lu37_code	37 Class Land Use	Enumerated Below
Lu21_code	Land Use (See enumeration for 37 class system.)	NA
Year	Latest year of data	years
Lu37_1971	1971 land use code	na
Lu37_1985	1985 land use code	na
Lu37_1991	1991 Land Use Code	NA

Lu37_code	Definition
"Lu37_code"	"Descriptio"
1	Cropland Intensive agriculture
2	Pasture Extensive agriculture
3	Forest
4	Wetland Nonforested freshwater wetland
5	Mining Sand
6	Open Land Abandoned agriculture
7	Participation Golf
8	Spectator Stadiums
9	Water Based Beaches
10	Residential Multi-family
11	Residential Smaller than 1/4 acre lots
12	Residential 1/4 - 1/2 acre lots
13	Residential Larger than 1/2 acre lots
14	Salt Wetland Salt marsh
15	Commercial General urban
16	Industrial Light & heavy industry
17	Urban Open Parks
18	Transportation Airports
19	Waste Disposal Landfills
20	Water Fresh water
21	Woody Perennial Orchard
22	No Change
23	Cranberry bog (part of #21)
24	Powerlines (part of #6)
25	Saltwater sandy beach (part of #9)
26	Golf (part of #7)
27	Tidal salt marshes (part of #14)
28	Irregularly flooded salt marshes (part of #14)
29	Marina (part of #9)
30	New ocean (areas of accretion)
31	Urban public (part of #17)
32	Transportation facilities (part of #18)
33	Heath (part of #17)
34	Cemeteries (part of #17)
35	Orchard (part of #21)
36	Nursery (part of #21)
37	Forested Wetland