FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: CEMETERIES IN FLORIDA - 2011

Geodataset Name:       GC_CEMETERY_NOV11
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         2649
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains 2011 cemetery location information for the State of Florida. It is a combination of cemeteries and other types of burial ground locations from approximately 22 different data sources including; Florida counties, parcel centroids, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS), Florida Division of Historical Resources (SHPO) cemetery centroids, SuperPage cemetery address locations, and more. This dataset contains fields denoting the location, and other information for cemeteries located in Florida. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of cemeteries. This layer is an update of the previously released FGDL layer "GC_CEMETERY_SEP08".
DATA SOURCE(S):                    University of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20111128 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20111128 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: GC_CEMETERY_NOV11.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
STATUS
1 String
SCORE
2 SmallInteger
SIDE
1 String
MATCH_ADDR
80 String
NAME
100 String
ALTERNATE
40 String
ADDRESS
65 String
CITY
40 String
ZIPCODE
8 Double
COUNTY
35 String
OPERATING
60 String
OP_CLASS
10 String
TYPE
50 String
YEAR
5 String
AYRBLT
2 SmallInteger
ACRES
8 Double
PARCELNO
26 String
USNG_FL_1K
10 String
LAT_DD
8 Double
LONG_DD
8 Double
NOTES
50 String
DESCRIPT
100 String
SOURCE
100 String
OLD_AUTOID
4 Integer
FLAG
5 String
UPDATE_DAY
36 Date
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

STATUS ESRI item which denotes the status of the geocoded address (whether it was matched or not). Only applicable to features which were gecoded.

SCORE ESRI item which denotes the score with which the address was matched to a feature in the reference data. Only applicable to features which were geocoded.

SIDE ESRI item which denotes the side of the street to which the address was matched (for geocoding service styles that can match an address to a particular side of a street). Records marked with an "*" have not been GeoCoded, these records have another type of spatial reference source. Only applicable to features which were geocoded.

MATCH_ADDR ESRI item which denotes the full street layer address to which the address was matched. Only applicable to features which were grocoded.

NAME Name of the Cemetery or Burial Ground.

ALTERNATE Alternate name of the Cemetery or Burial Ground.

ADDRESS Address of the Cemetery or Burial Ground.

CITY City of the Cemetery or Burial Ground.

ZIPCODE Zip code of the Cemetery or Burial Ground.

COUNTY County of the Cemetery or Burial Ground.

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 The type of Cemetery or Burial Ground.

YEAR The year the Cemetery or Burial Ground was established.

AYRBLT The actual year built date of any structures on the property (derived from parcel data)..

ACRES Number of Acres (derived from parcel data).

PARCELNO Parcel number of the property (derived from parcel data).

USNG_FL_1K Facility's 1-kilometer United States National Grid (USNG) address. The USNG is an alpha-numeric reference system based on the UTM coordinate system and is similar to the Military Grid Reference System. Use of the USNG ensures a uniform grid mapping and positional reporting system for search and rescue, emergency planning, response, and recovery.

LAT_DD Latitude in Decimal Degrees.

LONG_DD Longitude in Decimal Degrees.

NOTES Any notes taken about the property.

DESCRIPT Based on NAME.

SOURCE Source of the data.

OLD_AUTOID Old AUTOID number if information came from an older FGDL GIS layer, i.e. FDOT District 5 information.

FLAG This field is reserved for post FGDL field verification purposes. A blank value in this field indicates that verification edits have not taken place. Users that edit the location and/or attribute of a record are asked to mark this field with one of the following values:
A = Attribute Edit

S = Spatial Edit

B = Both Attribute and Spatial Edit

N = New

D = Delete

NIN = Not in New

V = Feature was verified since last update.

NV = Feature was not verified since last update.


UPDATE_DAY The date the feature was updated.

FGDLAQDATE The Date FGDL acquired the data from the source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
This is not intended to be a 100 percent inventory of cemeteries in Florida. 

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.

The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS
systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

NONE

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data
compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from
the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is
collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources)
who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in
FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the
data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees
about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check
with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.

Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'.
The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties
or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data
provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability
of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited
to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using,
modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.

A note about data scale: 

Scale is an important factor in data usage.  Certain scale datasets
are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling 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.
1:125000 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 analysis. Every effort has been
made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional
information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
scale and accuracy, see our webpage at:
http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
Super Pages website:            http://www.superpages.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.myfloridacfo.com/FuneralCemetery/fc_license_search.htm

Bureau of Archaeological Research
SHPO
R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough St.
Tallahassee, FL
32399-0250
(850) 245-6440

http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/archaeology/
fmsfile@dos.state.fl.us
Vincent Birdsong or Dr. Marion Smith

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
The GeoPlan Center performed the following steps in order to create the 2008 
statewide cemetery data layer.

17 Different Sources Comprise the Cemetery Dataset.

The following Sources were either reprojected to the FGDL Albers NAD83 HPGN 
map projection or if no spatial data existed they were geocoded to a statewide 
2007 TeleAtlas Streets dataset.  For downloaded county and district wide polygon 
layers the label points were created and then used for each facility.

Once the point sources were created via geocoding or reprojected existing point 
data they were merged into one statewide layer.

Record (facility) duplications were removed by manually viewing and editing the 
statewide layer's attribute table for each of the 67 counties.  Where record 
duplication existed source information of previously corrected FDOT Districts and 
Regional Planning Council data took preference followed by, County data, and 
finally geocoded data.

Below are the data Sources as described in the Source field in the attribute table.
Process Date: 20080916

OURCE DATA INFORMATION - 17 Sources STRUCTURE: SOURCE NAME (RECORD COUNT) UPDATE DAY FILE NAME PROJECTION SCALE WEBSITE OTHER ****************************** DTS (460 Features) 12/6/2006 CEMETERY_D5_JAN07.shp State Plane Florida East NAD 83, feet Varies Data Transfer Solutions (DTS) under contract with FDOT District 5 in 2006 ****************************** ESCAMBIA COUNTY (24 Features) 7/30/2004 points_of_interest.shp NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Florida_North_FIPS_0903 N/A http://www.co.escambia.fl.us/departments/gis/default.php ****************************** GNIS 2006 (580 Features) 7/19/2006 GNIS_JUL06.shp World Geographic NAD83 N/A U.S. Board on Geographic Names Definition list http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/feature_class.htm ****************************** JACKSON COUNTY (74 Features) 08/08/2008 UFMerge08_08_08.shp GCS_WGS_1984 Varies http://www.jacksoncountyfl.com/geographic_information_services_division.htm ****************************** LEE COUNTY (11 Features) 4/15/2008 lee_Cemeteries.shp NAD_1983_StatePlane_Florida_West_FIPS_0902_Feet Varies http://leegis.leegov.com/GISData.htm ****************************** LEON COUNTY (7 Features) 7/18/2005 COMMON_PLACES.SHP NAD1983_HARN_StatePlane_Florida_North_FIPS_0903_Ft N/A ****************************** MANATEE COUNTY (25 Features) 1/1/2003 Cemeteries.shp NAD_1983_StatePlane_Florida_West_FIPS_0902_Feet N/A http://www.mymanatee.org/internet/information_services_site.nsf/ContentLookup/gis_data_downloads ****************************** NCFRPC (138 Features) 2/1/2005 CEMETERY_D2_JUN06.shp Albers Conical Equal Area *Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Varies ****************************** NEFRPC (340 Features) 9/5/2005 CEMETERY_D2_JUN06.shp Albers Conical Equal Area *Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Varies ****************************** PALM BEACH COUNTY (23 Features) 06/01/2003 LANDMARKS.shp NAD_1983_StatePlane_Florida_East_FIPS_0901_Feet N/A ftp://ftp.co.palm-beach.fl.us/ ****************************** PARCELS 2006 (350 Features) 12/31/2006 county_parcels_06.shp Varies Varies Florida Department of Revenue ****************************** PINELLAS COUNTY P.A. (11 Features) 1/30/2008 PARCELS.shp NAD_1927_StatePlane_Florida_West_FIPS_0902 Varies http://gis.pinellascounty.org/gisData/gisDataSets.aspx ****************************** SARASOTA COUNTY (4 Features) 5/4/2008 FILE NAME PROJECTION SCALE http://gis.scgov.net/data_download_page.asp OTHER ****************************** SHPO (576 Features) 4/7/2008 shpo_cemeteries_apr08.shp Geographic, Datum: NAD27, Spheroid: Clarke 1866, Units: Decimal Degrees 1:24000 7/9/2008 shpo_cemeteries_jul08.shp Geographic, Datum: NAD27, Spheroid: Clarke 1866, Units: Decimal Degrees 1:24000 ****************************** ST LUCIE COUNTY (17 Features) 1/29/2008 SLC_Cemeteries.shp NAD_1983_StatePlane_Florida_East_FIPS_0901_Feet N/A http://199.201.190.29/GIS/Downloads.asp ****************************** SUPER PAGES (49 Features) 8/11/2008 FILE NAME Albers Conical Equal Area *Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Varies http://www.superpages.com/fl/melbourne/ ****************************** VOLUSIA COUNTY (7 Features) 3/25/2008 Cemetery.shp NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Florida_East_FIPS_0901_Feet N/A http://volusia.org/gis/download/shapes.htm ****************************** Process Date: 20080916
Next GeoPlan Center performed the following attribute table adjustments. -Upper cased all records. -Added DESCRIPT field based on NAME -Socio-Cultural Effect data fields and definitions were added. FLAG, UPDATE_DAY, AUTOID, NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, ZIPCODE, OPERATING, OP_CLASS, SERVICES, COMMON_USE USE, YR_BUILT, FGDLAQDATE. Process Date: 20080916
GeoPlan reviewed and updated the GC_CEMETERY_SEP08 layer. Each existing feature was inspected using aerials and Google earth/street view to confirm their existence. Features that were deemed outdated or inaccurate, were removed from the dataset. Many features were spatially adjusted or their attributes were updated based on the latest data. The most updated shapefiles from GNIS, SHPO, Parcels as well as Orange, St. Johns, Seminole, and Putnam Counties were inspected to determine additional features to be added to the dataset. In addition, the State of Florida's Funeral, Cemetery & Consumer Services provided an Excel table representing registered cemeteries in the State of Florida which was geocoded and inspected to determined additional features to be added. In total, 244 features were removed and 197 were added from various sources from the previous version. The following files were used in the update. -SHPO_CEMETERIES_JUL11 -GNIS_AUG11 -CEMList(7-25-11).XSL (Spreadsheet sent by Lashonda Morris of the State of Florida's Funeral, Cemetery & Consumer Services on 11/3/2011) -Putnam County Cemetery Shapefile downloaded from http://www.putnam-fl.com/GIS/ gis_downloads.php on 11/14/2011. -St Johns County Cemetery Shapefile downloaded from http://www.sjcfl.us/GIS/DataDepot.aspx on 11/14/2011 -Seminole County Cemetery Shapefile downloaded from http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/cs/gis/ layerbib2_cms.asp on 11/14/2011. -Orange County Cemetery Shapefile After updating the cemetery shapefile, the USNG_FL_1K, LAT_DD, LONG_DD, PARCELNO, ACRES, and AYRBLT were recalculated to account for any spatial changes during the update. The "ADDRESS" field us updated with parcel data where available for features without any prior address information. Process Date: 20111128
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

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