LAND_AREA
Area applicable to the Component Table (ha)

Definition

This is the total area of land in the polygon.

Units

Hectares (ha)

Notes

This figure includes

• soil,
• soil-water complexes such as bogs and fens,
• rock,
• urbanized areas .

Exclusions are

• ocean
• large fresh water bodies (i.e all fresh water shown in the HYDRO coverage)

Source

POLYGON_AREA - WATER_AREA

effective version 1.0  Source: Peter Schut
Contact: Head, CanSIS