milbase Data Dictionary

Abstract: Abstract: The United States Military Installations database contains the boundaries and location information for important military installations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The database includes records for 405 military installations.

Purpose: Purpose: To provide graphic representation, location and attribute data for analysis, modeling and simulation, and studies. CLOSURE, REALIGN, and BRAC columns are from the office of Economic Adjustment and OSD websites at http://www.oea.gov, https://www.denix.osd.mil.

Field NumberAttributeDescriptionData Type
0FIDInternal feature number. Long Integer representing an object identifier
1ShapeFeature geometry. Geometry
2FAC_NAMEThe name of the military installation. Character String
3ST_NAMEThe state or U.S. territory in which the military installation is located. Character String
4ST_ABBRThe abbreviation for the state or U.S. Territory in which the military facility is located. This is the two-letter official postal abbreviation. Character String
5FAC_TYPEFacility description. Character String
6CLOSUREThe closure date of the installation due to a Base Realignment and Closure round Character String
7REALIGNThe realignment date of the installation due to a Base Realignment and Closure round Character String
8BRACThe round of Base Realignment and Closure that affected the installation Character String
9BRANCHMilitary organization category. Character String
10STFIPSThe state FIPS code for the state or U.S. territory in which the military installation is located. Character String
11VERSIONThe VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed. Character String