Oakland County Land Use Metadata

Oakland County's annual land use program creates parcel-specific, digital land use data. This means that each parcel is assigned a single, dominant land use using the County's Geographic Information System (GIS).  More information about GIS.

There are three basic steps used to create this data. 

First, the majority of parels are assigned a land use automatically based on certain assumptions. 

Second, the remaining parcels are assigned a land use code manually using reference data such as ownership information.

Third, the parcels are combined with the roads, railroads, and lakes to create a final land use map.

Land Use Category Definitions

Land Use Maps and Statistics 

For an explanation of how the land use inventory was created (metadata) click the link below. The link will direct you to the Metadata Explorer. Enter the keyword "land use" to locate land use metatdata.

Metadata