Zoning Rasters

Zoning Rasters show the future of our places. They digitize and standardize the residential and nonresidential uses allowed in a given geography.

WHAT ARE ZONING RASTERS FOR?

Data Integration · City and Regional Planning

Environmental Analysis · Site Selection

Zoning Rasters Overview

Zoning Rasters offer a standardized overview of the types of residential and nonresidential uses allowed in a given geography, in a raster format.

Existing-land-use datasets from the USGS, NASA, and others describe what's on the ground today—but not what's buildable there. Zoning Rasters fill that gap. At 30x30m resolution, Zoning Rasters depict the residential and nonresidential uses permitted under current zoning rules, capturing housing density and 14 nonresidential use types—from retail and office to industrial, institutional, and protected open space—along with roadways, water surfaces, and state and federally protected lands. The result is a ground-truth land classification layer that integrates with existing geospatial environments.

  • Zoning Rasters offer a digitized and standardized overview of the types of residential and nonresidential uses allowed in a given geography, in geospatial format (API).

    • Jurisdictions

    • Counties

    • Core-Based Statistical Areas (i.e., metropolitan and micropolitan areas)

    • States

    • 30 × 30 meter raster cell

  • Zoning Rasters are custom-built and can provide information about the following regulatory outcomes:

    • Residential uses allowed

      • 1-family, 2-family, 3-family, and/or 4+-family housing

      • Accessory dwelling units

      • Planned residential developments

    • Nonresidential uses most relevant to the district, including the following categories:

      • Agricultural-Industrial

      • Cultural/Entertainment/Tourist

      • Industrial

      • Institutional/Government

      • Mining/Extractive

      • Mixed — Any/All Nonresidential

      • Mixed — Industrial-Commercial Uses

      • Mixed — Specified Commercial Uses

      • Retail/Service

      • Office

      • Open Space/Light Recreation

      • Research/Tech

      • Retail/Service

      • Transportation

      • Utilities

      More information about nonresidential uses.

    • GeoTIFF

Sample Zoning Raster

Zoning Rasters are provided in geospatial format to enable integration into client workflows and analysis. The following image represents a sample of a Zoning Raster created using our residential and nonresidential categories.

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Interpreting Zoning Use Maps

Zoning Use Maps rely on a common understanding of the zoning classifications we use across all of our products. Consult our glossary and our explanation of nonresidential use classifications to learn more!

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