USA Land Schema
NAMEDESCRIPTION
State 
County 
County_FIPS_CodeCounty FIPS code
Combined_FIPSCombined county FIPS code
Combined_APICombined county API code
RegionTexas broken down into the different regions
MeridianMeridian zone number
Township_ID"SD" - StateCode; "07" - Meridian, "0120" - Township, "N"- Township Direction, "0220"- Range, "E"- Range Direction
Township_Label"T" - Township, "12" - Township number, "N" - Township Direction, "R" - Range, "20" - Range number, "E" - Range Direction
Township 
Township_Direction 
Range 
Range_Direction 
Section_ID"SD" - StateCode; "07" - Meridian, "0120" - Township, "N"- Township Direction, "0220"- Range, "E"- Range Direction, "35" - Section Number
Section 
Acres 
QuarterNorth West Quarter of a particular Section
QtrQtrNorth West Quarter of North East Quarter of a particular Section
LotSurveyed Lot boundary number not specific to any definite number for each section or township
Carter1 min Carter Identifier; "46" - EastWest Identifer, "A" - NorthSouthIdentifier (A-46 --> for every 5 min), "5" - Identifier of 5X5 grid of each 5 min grid --> grid number start at north east corner of 5min grid.
District 
Survey_NameSurveyed boundary name
Block_NumberBlock number for each Survey boundary
Block_Label 
Section_NumberSection number for each Block number
QuarterNorth East Quarter of each Section boundary
Abstract_NumberAbstract number of  each Section boundary
Abstract_Label 
LotSuveyed Lot boundary number, not necessarily for section
Subsurvey_NameSubSurvey name for each Survey boundary
SubdivisionSubdivision name not necessarily for each Survey boundary
TractSurveyed Tract boundary for each Lot boundary
TownshipSurveyed Township boundary for each Survey_Name
Remarks 
USLG_ID 
Date_USLGLast updated
Date_ModifiedLast surveyed
Canada Land Schema
NAMEDESCRIPTION
CDUIDCensus Division
CDNAMECensus Division Name
CDTYPECensus Division Type
PRUIDProvince and Territory Number
ProvinceProvince Name
MeridianMeridian zone number
TownshipLabel"T" - Township, "21" - Township number, "R" - Range, "20" - Range number, "M" - Meridian, "5" - Meridian Number 
Township 
Range 
Section36 Units of each Township, starting at SE edge of each Township boundary)
QuartersSouth West Quarter of a particular Section
DescriptorDescriptive version of the identified Section
Legal_EnSE (2X2 Quarter Grid Identifier for each Section) 04 (Section) 09 (Township) 30 (Range) W3 (Meridian)
Legal_Fr(French) SE (2X2 Quarter Grid Identifier for each Section) 04 (Section) 09 (Township) 30 (Range) W3 (Meridian)
LandParcel_IDUnique ID for each land parcel polygon
PFL_ID 
PP_ID 
Square_Miles 
Acre 
MAPTILE114 (Identifier for 4 Latitude) O (16 Sheets - 4X4 Grid Identifer division of each 4 Lat) 050 (100 units - 10X10 Grid Identifier division of  each 4X4 Grid)
MAPTILE114 (Identifier for 4 Latitude) O (16 Sheets - 4X4 Grid Identifer division of each 4 Lat) 050 (100 units - 10X10 Grid Identifier division of  each 4X4 Grid) 3 (4 Quarters 2X2 Grid Identifier of each 10X10 Grid)
MAPTILE114 (Identifier for 4 Latitude) O (16 Sheets - 4X4 Grid Identifer division of each 4 Lat) 050 (100 units - 10X10 Grid Identifier division of  each 4X4 Grid) 3 (4 Quarters 2X2 Grid Identifier of each 10X10 Grid) 1 (4 Quarters 2X2 Grid Identifier of each Quarters Grid of 10K)
MAPTILE114 (Identifier for 4 Latitude) O (16 Sheets - 4X4 Grid Identifer division of each 4 Lat) 050 (100 units - 10X10 Grid Identifier division of  each 4X4 Grid) 3 (4 Quarters 2X2 Grid Identifier of each 10X10 Grid) 1 (4 Quarters 2X2 Grid Identifier of each Quarters Grid of 10K) 3 (4 Quarters 2X2 Grid Identifier of each Quarters Grid of 5K)
Date_USLGLast updated
Date_ModifiedLast surveyed
Tax Parcel Schema
NAMEDESCRIPTION
cty_row_idRow order number of parcel record within its county. Not durable or globally unique; for that see robust_id.
parcel_idParcel Identification Number (PIN) / Assessor's Parcel Number (APN)
county_nameCounty Name
county_idCounty FIPS Identifier
state_abbrState Abbreviation
county_linkLink to parcel record on county website or similar; where available
situsPhysical/Site Address, unparsed
addr_numberPhysical/Site House Number
addr_street_prefixPhysical/Site Street Prefix
addr_street_namePhysical/Site Street Name
addr_street_suffixPhysical/Site Street Suffix
addr_street_typePhysical/Site Street Type
situs_cityPhysical/Site City
situs_zipPhysical/Site Zip Code
situs_zip4Physical/Site Zip+4 Code Part
muni_nameMunicipality Name
ownerOwner Name
trans_dateMost Recent Transfer (Sale) Date
sale_priceSale Price
bldg_sqftBuilding / Home area in square feet
story_heightStory Height
ngh_codeNeighborhood Code
zip_codeCensus Zip Code
land_use_codeLand Use Code
land_use_classDerived Land Use Class ('Residential', 'Agricultural', 'Commercial', 'Tax Exempt', 'Industrial', or 'Mineral')
school_dist_nameSchool District
mkt_val_landLand Market Value
mkt_val_bldgImprovement Market Value
mkt_val_totTotal Market Value
acreageDeeded acreage from source
calc_acreageAcreage calculated from area of geometry
acreage_adjacent_with_sameownerCalculated acreage of this and nearby parcels having the same owner
land_coverTypes and acreages of land cover on the property; from National Land Cover Database (NLCD)
crop_coverTypes and acreages of crop cover on the property; from USDA Cropland Data Layer (CDL)
fld_zoneFlood Zone(s)
zone_subtyFlood Zone Subtype(s)
routing_numRouting Number
map_bookMap Book
map_pageMap Page
mail_nameMailing Name
mail_address1House number Street name Street type or PO Box
mail_address2Suite number, Building number, or other mailing information
mail_address3City, State, and Zip
mail_recipientParsed Mailing Address Recipient
mail_uspsboxParsed Mailing Address USPS Box
mail_addressnumberParsed Mailing Address Street Number
mail_streetnamepreParsed Mailing Address Street Name Prefix
mail_streetnameParsed Mailing Address Street Name
mail_streetnameposttypeParsed Mailing Address Street Name Post Type
mail_streetnamepostdirectionalParsed Mailing Address Street Name Post Directional
mail_subaddressoccupancyParsed Mailing Address Subaddress Occupancy
mail_placenameParsed Mailing Address Place Name
mail_statenameParsed Mailing Address State Name
mail_zipcodeParsed Mailing Address Zip Code
mail_countrynameParsed Mailing Address Country Name
legal_desc1Legal Description 1
legal_desc2Legal Description 2
legal_desc3Legal Description 3
buildingsNumber of Buildings
year_builtYear Built
eff_year_builtEffective Year Built
styleThe descriptive characteristics of the building
exteriorThe listed building material of the building's exterior
conditionQualitative description of the overall appearance of the building
heatsrcCode or descriptive text for the heat source of the building
coolingCode or descriptive text for the cooling source of the building
total_roomsTotal number of rooms in the building
bedroomsNumber of bedrooms
halfbathNumber of half bathrooms
fullbathNumber of full bathrooms
total_bathThe combined number of full and half bathrooms
waterType of water source for the structure
sewerType of sanitary sewer system for the structure
zoningZoning
latitudeLatitude of a point within the parcel
longitudeLongitude of a point within the parcel
elevationElevation of property, in feet
owner_occupiedOwner Occupied
robust_idProperty record identifier likely to remain consistent across updates, particularly if a property's parcel_id is unchanged and distinct within its county.
usps_residentialUSPS 'Residential' or 'Commercial' classification.
alt_id_1Alternate Id 1
alt_id_2Alternate Id 2
section_township_rangeHyphenated Section, Township, and Range from Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
census_blockCensus Block
census_tractCensus Tract
census_placeCensus Place Name
last_updatedYYYY-QQ Year and quarter the data was last updated