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This Land Cover-Land Use Tile Cache may be used for fast display in ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Desktop, and other applications that can consume tile services.
The statewide dataset contains a combination of land cover mapping from 2016 aerial imagery and land use derived from standardized assessor parcel information for Massachusetts. The data layer is the result of a cooperative project between MassGIS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Coastal Management (OCM). Funding was provided by the Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
This land cover/land use dataset does not conform to the classification schemes or polygon delineation of previous land use data from MassGIS (1951-1999; 2005).
In this hosted tile cache layer, all impervious polygons are symbolized by their generalized use code; all non-impervious land cover polygons are symbolized by their land cover category. The idea behind this method is to use both cover and use codes to provide a truer picture of how land is being used: parcel use codes may indicate allowed or assessed, not actual use; land cover alone (especially impervious) does not indicate actual use.
See the full datalayer description for more details.
Also available are a Map Service and a Feature Service. They provide attribute query, although they will not display as quickly as the tile cache at smaller (zoomed out) scales.
Add the Land Cover-Land Use Legend Map Service to an ArcGIS Online map along with this tile service to have a legend appear.
This Land Cover-Land Use Tile Cache may be used for fast display in ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Desktop, and other applications that can consume tile services.
The statewide dataset contains a combination of land cover mapping from 2016 aerial imagery and land use derived from standardized assessor parcel information for Massachusetts. The data layer is the result of a cooperative project between MassGIS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Coastal Management (OCM). Funding was provided by the Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
This land cover/land use dataset does not conform to the classification schemes or polygon delineation of previous land use data from MassGIS (1951-1999; 2005).
In this hosted tile cache layer, all impervious polygons are symbolized by their generalized use code; all non-impervious land cover polygons are symbolized by their land cover category. The idea behind this method is to use both cover and use codes to provide a truer picture of how land is being used: parcel use codes may indicate allowed or assessed, not actual use; land cover alone (especially impervious) does not indicate actual use.
See the full datalayer description for more details.
Also available are a Map Service and a Feature Service. They provide attribute query, although they will not display as quickly as the tile cache at smaller (zoomed out) scales.
Add the Land Cover-Land Use Legend Map Service to an ArcGIS Online map along with this tile service to have a legend appear.