FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2004

TITLE: CEMETERY

Geodataset Name:       GC_CEMETERY
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains 2004 Cemetery location information for the State of Florida. It is a combination cemetery address locations and SHPO Cemetery Centroids. This dataset contains fields denoting the location, and other information for cemeteries located in Florida.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Yellow Pages Online / SHPO / County Data
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      2004
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: GC_CEMETERY.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
FID
4 OID ---
Shape
0 Geometry ---
ID
10 String ---
NAME
100 String ---
ADDRESS
65 String ---
CITY
40 String ---
ZIPCODE
9 Number ---
OPERATING
60 String ---
OP_CLASS
10 String ---
TYPE
50 String ---
YEAR
5 String ---
STATUS
24 String ---
DESCRIPT
50 String ---
FLAG
5 String ---
UPDATE_DAY
8 Date ---
AUTOID
6 Number ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
FID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

ID Internal ID #

NAME Cemetery designation

ADDRESS A description of a facility's physical location providing direction for delivery and provision of emergency services

CITY City of facility's physical location

ZIPCODE US postal delivery designation of facility's physical location

OPERATING The responsible organization for management and operation of a facility (e.g., public, private, quasi-public)

OP_CLASS Classification of the operating entity

TYPE Category of cemetery

YEAR 4-digit year when cemetery opened for operation

STATUS Current status of cemetery.

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on TYPE

FLAG Type of update that occurred
A = Attribute edit

S = Spatial edit

B = Both attribute and spatial edit

N = New

D = Delete


UPDATE_DAY The last day the file was updated.

AUTOID Internal ID #

USER NOTES:
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

This dataset is a combination of geocoded cemetery addresses from several online sources and centroids from the new SHPO Cemeteries shapefile.

SHPO DATA INFORMATION TO THE USER:

DATA VERSION: October 2003: This data set updates and replaces all previous versions of the Florida Master Site File historical cemeteries data layer. This version incorporates newly recorded cemeteries and updates to previously recorded ones. This is the first version of FMSF historical cemeteries GIS data layer to be released in Shapefile format.

Data from the Florida Master Site File are continually updated. This data layer is only current as of the date of this document. Contact the Florida Master Site File for updated data layers.

DATA SOURCE: Source data were created by the Division of Historical Resources. The original boundary data are based on field recording forms and site plots submitted to the Site File. Florida Master Site File site folders contain an historic cemetery form with descriptive location data, photographs and any site plots provided by the surveyor.

DERIVATION METHODS FOR DATA: This data layer was created using on-screen (heads-up) digitizing of cemetery locations in Arc/Info. Scanned, georeferenced, 1:24,000 scale USGS quadrangles in geographic coordinates (lat./long., NAD27) were used as the background reference images. In many cases the cemeteries already appear on the quad maps.

LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA/WARNINGS TO THE USER: The historic cemetery data are based on field reports which have been submitted by many and varied individuals, groups, institutions, and cultural resource firms. Submissions to the Site File are sometimes accepted from amateurs as well as professionals. The locations are only as accurate as the locational information submitted to the Site File by the site recorder. The accuracy of submitted information cannot always be verified. The absence of a cultural resource in this data layer does not preclude the existence of an unrecorded resource in the field. The cemeteries recorded at the Site File represent only a fraction of the historic cemeteries present statewide.

The locations of archaeological sites, historic structures, unmarked human burials, cemeteries, and other cultural features contained in this and other Site File data layers are for resource management, law enforcement, and research purposes only. State law protects archaeological remains on state owned and controlled lands section 267.13, Florida Statutes. State law protects human burial sites on all lands sections 872.02 and 872.05, Florida Statutes.

BANKING AND FINANCE DATA INFORMATION TO THE USER: Funeral And Cemetery Services Fields And Descriptions AUDIT NUMBER: Identifying number assigned to the licensee by the Department LICENSE TYPE: Type of registration for the given entity BBR BROKER OF BURIAL RIGHTS CEM CEMETERY CEMX EXEMPT CEMETERY COA CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY COAB BRANCH - CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY MON MONUMENT ESTABLISHMENT PNS PRE-NEED SELLER INITIAL APPROVAL: Date initially approved by the Department. (If blank, the date is prior to 10/91 and is not displayed.) FIRM NAME: Legal name of the registered entity DBA: This is any other business name(s) filed with the Division by the licensee. LAST/FIRST NAME: Legal Name of registered individual (For PNS) COA NAME: Registered entity that the individual is affiliated with. (For PNS) PRIMARY ADDRESS: Address where licensee is physically located COUNTY: County where the primary address is located MAILING ADDRESS: Mailing address for the licensee PHONE NUMBER: Phone number for the licensee REGION/AREA OFFICE Department Regional Office Revised 01/03

D'ADDEZIO.com DATA INFORMATION TO THE USER:

D'ADDEZIO.com http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-FL-NDX.html

Florida Cemeteries Many of the cemeteries in this directory are linked to transcriptions published elsewhere on the Internet. If you have questions about the information contained on another site, please send it to the webmaster that maintains it.

Alphabetical Listings *** Updated Regularly *** Browse through our online collection of addresses and links. When you click on any of the links within this directory, your browser will leave this site. Please bookmark our home page before you leave.

ABB to CEN CEN to FOR FOR to JAC JEW to MTE MTE to PIN PIN to STJ STJ to ZIB

What is Geocoding? Geocoding is term used to describe the act of address matching. Geocoding is the process of finding a geographic location (x, y point) for an address (such as street number and name, city, state, and ZIP Code) on a map. Geocoding is based off the typical address scheme for the US, in which one side of the street contains even house numbers while the other side of the street contains odd house numbers.

The geocoding process uses an algorithm to find the geographic location of addresses. First, a street segment is identified using the zip code and street name. Next, the geographic location of the address is matched using the building number to determine how far down the street and on which side of the street the building is located.

Geocoding Accuracy The locational accuracy of geocoded addresses may vary from urban to rural areas due to the algorithm used to generate the geographic locations of addresses. The algorithm assumes that the size of parcels are equivalent along a road route. This assumption tends to be more consistent in urban areas, where the size of parcels vary less than in rural areas. Consequently, the results of geocoded addresses in urban areas are usually more reliable than those in rural areas.

For example, the locational accuracy of rural addresses can be slightly off because some parcels along a rural route may be 15 acres while others may be 2.5 acres, but the geocoding algorithm assumes that the addresses are distributed evenly along the route.

A note concerning data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale 
datasetsare not suitable for some project, analysis, or
modelling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best
available data.

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that 
are at the county level.

1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base 
mapping such as property parcel boundaries.

1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that 
are at the multi-county or regional level.

1:250000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that 
are at the regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should 
be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with 
your data before using it for projects or analyses. Every 
effort has been made to supply the user with data 
documentation. For additional information, see the 
References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of 
this documentation. For more information regarding scale 
and accuracy, see our web pages at:

http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html
REFERENCES:
Yellow Pages website:           http://www.YellowPages.com
Cemetery Transcription Library: http://www.interment.net/us/fl/
D'ADDEZIO.com:                  http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-FL-NDX.html
Financial Regulation:           http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/licensing/licensing-d.html
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Process Steps for Office Of Financial Regulation Information:

-Searched for cemetery addresses in Office Of Financial Regulation
 http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/licensing/licensing-d.html
 http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/licensing/download.html

-Selected cemetery addresses under following categories:
 Funeral and Cemetery Program Lists
 Funeral and Cemetery License Codes
 http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/licensing/funcemlist.html

-Ch. 497 Licensees (109 KB)
 Chapter 497 businesses including Cemeteries, Exempt Cemeteries,
 Certificates of Authority and branch offices, Monument Establishments
 and Brokers of Burial Rights

-Downloaded cemetery information.
Process Date: 20030000

Process Steps for Yellow Pages U.S. Cemetery Locations: -Searched for cemetery addresses in http://www.yellowpages.com Selected cemetery addresses under following categories: -Real Estate Land Subdividers & Developers Cemeteries (213) -Downloaded cemetery information Process Date: 20030000
Process Steps for D'ADDEZIO.com Information: -Searched for cemetery addresses in D'ADDEZIO.com -Selected cemetery addresses under following categories: Florida Cemeteries http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-FL-NDX.html -Downloaded cemetery information. Process Date: 20030000
-All addresses from sections above were copied and pasted into a textfile, which was then formatted so that it could be imported into Excel and converted to a database file format. -The addresses were geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads Shapefile created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
Process Steps for State Historic Preservation Office Information: -SHPO Cemetery information was gathered from cetroids taken from the latest SHIPO Cemeteries shapefile: -Historic Cemeteries Gis Data Layer Florida Division Of Historical Resources October 2003 -This dataset contains historic cemetery boundaries and basic cemetery attributes as recorded at the Florida Master Site File. -A shapefile was created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
Process Steps for Cemetery Transcription Library Information: -Searched for cemetery addresses in Cemetery Transcription Library -Selected cemetery addresses under following categories: http://www.interment.net/us/fl/ -Downloaded cemetery information from different counties. -This information was then mapped using the Cemetery's Latitude and Longitude Coordinates and a shapefile created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
Process Steps For St Johns County Cemetery Information: -Data was aquired through the County GIS Department. -A shapefile was created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
Process Steps For Marion County Cemetery Information: -Data was aquired through the County GIS Department. -A shapefile was created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
Process Steps For Orange County Cemetery Information: -Data was aquired through the County GIS Department. -A shapefile was created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
Process Steps For Lake County Cemetery Information: -Data was aquired through the County GIS Department. -A shapefile was created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
-All the above data was given a new field call SOURCE and the Source field was calculated based on the source of the original information. -The all datasets except the SHPO Data, where then combined together and unnecessary fields were deleted. -Duplicates Spatial Fields were removed using an ArcView Extention: "Remove Spatial Duplicates" -This shapefile along with the one containing the SHPO Data were loaded into ArcMap, duplicates occuring between the new combined shapefile and the SHPO dataset where removed from the combined dataset visually. -The two datasets where then merged together and the shapefile was created using the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection Process Date: 20030000
Socio-Cultural Effect data fields and definitions were added. FLAG, UPDATE_DAY, AUTOID, NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, ZIPCODE, OPERATING, OP_CLASS, TYPE, YEAR. Process Date: 20041021
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Bureau of Archaeological Research
SHPO
R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough St.
Tallahassee, FL
32399-0250
(850) 245-6440

fmsfile@dos.state.fl.us Vincent Birdsong or Dr. Marion Smith
Name:               		Yellow Pages Online
Web site:           		www.YellowPages.com
FGDL CONTACT:
Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

Contact FGDL: 

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