California State Real Property Inventory

A statewide inventory of land and structures owned or leased by the State of California, established by legislative mandate in 1988. The data is updated annually by state agencies and includes information on state-owned land, state-leased land, and property leased to the private sector.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of state-owned land and structures across California for asset management planning.
• Track property leased to the private sector to monitor state revenue sources and lease agreements.
• Map state-leased properties using the provided KML or GeoJSON formats for spatial analysis of government assets.

Strengths

• Data collection is mandated by state legislation, ensuring a systematic and official inventory.
• Updated annually by state agencies, providing a regular refresh cycle.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV, KML, and GeoJSON, supporting various analytical tools.

Limitations

• The specific number of records (rows) and data fields (columns) is not provided, limiting assessment of scale and detail.
• Data may have geographic bias, focusing exclusively on assets within the state of California.

Provenance

Source

State of California.

Collection Method

Collected and maintained by state agencies per legislative mandate, with leases added by executive order in 2004.

Time Range

Inventory started in 1989; data is updated annually.

Freshness

Updated annually.

Geography

State of California, United States.