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Parcel Data

USFA NERIS - RELEASE 1.0.1, November 4th 2024

The NERIS data framework provides fields and definitions for the data.

Augmentation Location U.
   

Grouped Fields

general

Attribute Type Definition / Comment Mandatory
parcel_value_assessed_land Integer Assessed Land Value (before exemptions, if any) as provided by the county or local taxing/assessment authority.


Dollar amount.
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parcel_value_assessed_imprv Integer Assessed Improvement Values (before exemptions, if any) as provided by the county or local taxing/assessment authority.


Dollar amount.
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parcel_use_code Text Local/Municipal Use Code of a property. -
parcel_year_built Integer Year the primary structure on the property was built. -
parcel_building_number Integer Total number of buildings or structures on a single parcel as reported on the assessment roll. -
parcel_building_sqft Integer Building area of the primary structure on the property. If there are multiple residential units this is primarily the area of the largest residential structure. -
parcel_stories Integer Number of stories of the main structure on the property. -
parcel_basement_desc Text Type of basement found in the building. -
parcel_unit_count Integer Number of units on the property. -
parcel_land_sqft Float Size of the property in square feet, derived from the assessment record when possible, otherwise calculated from associated parcel geometry. -
 
 

 

Individual Fields

Group of Fields: ‘general’

Field ‘parcel_value_assessed_land’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_value_assessed_land
Type Integer
Overview Assessed Land Value (before exemptions, if any) as provided by the county or local taxing/assessment authority.
Comments Dollar amount.
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_value_assessed_imprv’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_value_assessed_imprv
Type Integer
Overview Assessed Improvement Values (before exemptions, if any) as provided by the county or local taxing/assessment authority.
Comments Dollar amount.
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_use_code’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_use_code
Type Text
Overview Local/Municipal Use Code of a property.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_year_built’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_year_built
Type Integer
Overview Year the primary structure on the property was built.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_building_number’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_building_number
Type Integer
Overview Total number of buildings or structures on a single parcel as reported on the assessment roll.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_building_sqft’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_building_sqft
Type Integer
Overview Building area of the primary structure on the property. If there are multiple residential units this is primarily the area of the largest residential structure.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_stories’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_stories
Type Integer
Overview Number of stories of the main structure on the property.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_basement_desc’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_basement_desc
Type Text
Overview Type of basement found in the building.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_unit_count’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_unit_count
Type Integer
Overview Number of units on the property.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

Field ‘parcel_land_sqft’

Attribute Value
Key parcel_land_sqft
Type Float
Overview Size of the property in square feet, derived from the assessment record when possible, otherwise calculated from associated parcel geometry.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | external parcel data | 

 

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