Land Cover: Santa Clara County, California, 2015

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Abstract: This polygon shapefile depicts types of land cover in the County of Santa Clara, California, including Agriculture, Chaparral, Scrub, Forests, Woodlands, Orchards, Ponds, Marshes, Wetlands, Parks, Landfill and Rock Outcroppings. Land cover is the classification of land according to the vegetation or material that covers most of its surface. This layer is maintained by the Santa Clara County Planning Office TeamGIS on behalf of the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency. This layer is part of a collection of GIS data for Santa Clara County, California.
Purpose: The Santa Clara County Planning Office is part of the Department of Planning and Development. Their primary function is to plan and regulate land use and development within the unincorporated portions of Santa Clara County. Other responsibilities include policy analysis, GIS services, research and technical assistance relating to land use, housing, environmental protection, historic preservation and demographics. The Geographic Information Services Department has taken on all those activities related to GIS data and GIS process and procedures that cross organizational boundaries. Santa Clara County encompasses 15 cities and approximately 1.7 million people. This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data.

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Shapefile
Extent	4.516
Place	San Jose, California, US
Publisher	Santa Clara County (Calif.). Planning Office
Date valid	2015
Publication date	2015
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	Scale not given. ; EPSG::2227 W 122°2ʹ20ʺ--W 121°12ʹ27ʺ/N 37°29ʹ25ʺ--N 36°53ʹ19ʺW 122°2ʹ6ʺ--W 121°12ʹ33ʺ/N 37°29ʹ5ʺ--N 36°53ʹ37ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creator	Santa Clara County (Calif.). Planning Office

Use limitation	There are no Use Constraints. The user must be familiar with GIS software and web maps to use these data. No support on the use of software or webmaps is provided. All information provided in official Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency (SCVHA) websites is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a legal contract between the SCVHA and any person or entity. Information on the websites is subject to change without prior notice. Although every reasonable effort is made to present current and accurate information, the SCVHA makes no guarantees of any kind. The SCVHA, its employees, officers, content providers, affiliates or other representatives are not liable for damages of any kind (including, without limitation, lost profits, direct, indirect, compensatory, consequential, exemplary, special, incidental, or punitive damages) arising out of your use of, your inability to use, or the performance of this website or the content whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
WGS84 Cartographics	This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/dc911ht1151

Use and reproduction: This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Copyright: This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Preferred citation: Santa Clara County, California. Planning Office. (2015). Land Cover: Santa Clara County, California, 2015. Santa Clara County, Calif. Planning Office. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/dc911ht1151.

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