Parcel View data source explainers

Data sources

• What is the CA DWR Assessor Parcel layer? The California Department of Water Resources publishes a statewide assessor parcel lightbox used for boundary context. Parcel View uses it f…
• How Parcel View uses FEMA NFHL The National Flood Hazard Layer provides flood zone polygons for screening. Effective maps and local administrators control insurance and pe…
• How Parcel View uses CAL FIRE FHSZ CAL FIRE / OSFM Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps classify wildfire hazard for many California lands. Parcel View screens these overlays and po…
• How Parcel View uses SSURGO soils SSURGO provides detailed soil survey map units and interpretations. It supports septic and agricultural screening context but does not repla…
• How Parcel View uses CGS geology layers CGS publishes fault, liquefaction, landslide, and related hazard information used in California planning. Parcel View screens available publ…
• Statewide zoning reference layers in Parcel View California’s Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) program publishes statewide zoning and general-plan land-use references that help first-p…