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Automated Classify Land Use Command

The Automated Classify Land Use command is used to automatically classify the land use polygons based upon the Open Street Map (OSM) data. To learn about classified land use, refer to this article in our knowledge base.

Follow the steps below to use the Automated Classify Land Use command:

  1. From the Map Data ribbon menu, select the Classify Land Use dropdown menu and then select the Automated Classify Land Use command.
    Select the Classify Land Use dropdown menu
  2. The Automated Classify Land Use dialog box will be displayed.
    Automated Classify Land Use Dialog Box

The following sections describe how to use the Automated Classify Land Use command and interact with the above dialog box.

General Specifications

In this section, the user can specify the name of the land use layer. By default, the land use layer name is Classified Land Use which can be changed by the user.

Classify Land Use Limits

In this section, the user can choose one of the following three options for defining the classify land use limits:

  • Current screen limits: The software will use the existing extent of the Map View screen display as a boundary limit for the land use layer to be created.
  • User-defined limits: The user can click on the [Pick] button and draw a rectangle on the Map View representing the user-defined limits for the land use layer to be created.
  • Model extents: If a project model has been defined, this option will create a bounding rectangular region corresponding to the extents of the defined model, plus an additional buffer boundary.

After all the options have been defined, click the [OK] button. The software will then download the land use layer data and create a land use layer. The software will also display the land use layer data on the Map View as shown below.
Land use layer data

After the land use layer data is downloaded, the software will then place the downloaded land use layer in the Map Data Layers panel. Expand the layer to see the land use classifications in detail.
Map Data Layers panel

Clicking the […] button adjacent to the created land use layer will display the Land Use Properties dialog box as shown below.
Land Use Properties dialog box

Refer to this article in our knowledge base to learn more about Land Use Properties dialog box.

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