FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: CULTURAL CENTERS IN FLORIDA - 2011

Geodataset Name:       GC_CULTURECENTER_AUG11
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         2140
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains 2011 Cultural Centers and related Cultural Association Facility Information for the State of Florida. A cultural center is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. This dataset defines culture centers as; aquariums & zoological facilities, arboreta & botanical gardens, dinner theaters, drive-ins, historical places & services, libraries, motion picture theaters, museums and art galleries, performing arts centers, performing arts theaters, planetariums, studios and art galleries, and theater producers stage facilities. This layer is a combination of cultural centers and related cultural association addresses from online sources including; Art-Collecting.com, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Florahome USA, Florida Artists Registry.com, Florida Association of Museums, Florida Department of State - Division of Library and Information Services, USA Zoos, and Yellowbook.com. This dataset contains fields denoting the physical address, and contact information for culture and related cultural association facilities located in Florida. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of cultural facilities. This layer is an update of the previously released FGDL layer "GC_CULTURECENTER_SEP08".
DATA SOURCE(S):                    University of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20110830 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20110830 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: GC_CULTURECENTER_AUG11.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
Status
1 String
Score
2 SmallInteger
Match_type
2 String
Side
1 String
Match_addr
103 String
NAME
100 String
ADDRESS
65 String
CITY
40 String
ZIPCODE
9 String
PHONE
20 String
COUNTY
25 String
WEBSITE
100 String
TYPE
40 String
OPERATING
80 String
OP_CLASS
30 String
HOURS
40 String
YR_BUILT
4 Integer
COMMON_USE
4 String
USE
50 String
LAT_DD
8 Double
LONG_DD
8 Double
USNG_FL_1K
10 String
SOURCE
100 String
DESCRIPT
38 String
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)
M = Matched

T = Tie


Score ESRI item which denotes the score with which the address was matched to a feature in the reference data.

Match_type ESRI item which donates a code showing how an address was matched.
A = Automatically matched or rematched.

M = Manually matched or unmatched using the Interactive Rematch dialog box.

PP = Pick by Point - The address was matched to the click point using the Pick Address from Map tool in the Interactive Rematch dialog box.

PA = Pick by Address - The address was matched to an address using the Pick Address from Map tool in the Interactive Rematch dialog box.


Side ESRI item which donates the side of the street to which an address was matched, if the address locator that was used to match the table contains address information for both sides of the street. This attribute has values of "L" for the left side of the street, "R" for the right side of the street, or nothing if the address locator could not determine the side of the street.

Match_addr ESRI item which donates the address that the matched location actually resides based on the information of the matched candidate. For example, an input address "123 Main St N" is matched to a candidate with the suffix direction "NW" and all other components matched correctly. The Match_addr field will contain "123 Main St NW" as the actual address that was matched.

NAME The name of the cultural center.

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.

PHONE The phone number of the cultural center.

COUNTY County of facility's physical location.

WEBSITE Website of the cultural center.

TYPE Category of cultural center.

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

OP_CLASS Classification of the operating entity.

HOURS The hours in which a facility conducts business or, otherwise, is open to the public.

YR_BUILT The year a structure was built for determining possible historical significance

COMMON_USE Location of two or more uses in one facility or on common grounds so as to share common facilities.

USE Description of co-located use, if applicable.

LAT_DD Latitude in Decimal Degrees.

LONG_DD Longitude in Decimal Degrees.

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.

SOURCE Source of the tabular information.

DESCRIPT Based on TYPE.

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

NV = The spatial location has NOT been VERFIFIED.

V = The spatial location has been VERFIFIED.


UPDATE_DAY The last day the file was updated.

FGDLAQDATE The date GeoPlan 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.
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

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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:
Art-Collecting.com:
http://art-collecting.com/galleries.htm

Association of Zoos & Aquariums:
http://www.aza.org/

Florahome USA:
http://florahomeusa.blogs

Florida Artists Registry:
http://www.floridaartistsregistry.com/

Florida Association of Museums:
http://www.flamuseums.org/

Florida Department of State - Department of Library and Information Services:
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/

USA Zoos:
http://www.officialusa.com/stateguides/zoos/

Yellowbook:
http://www.yellowbook.com/yellowpages/?where=deland%2c+fl

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan acquired the tabular data from multiple sources before geocoding. 
The following steps describe the process for each source.

-Sources for Aquariums and Zoological centers:
1) Association of Zoos & Aquariums
GeoPlan gathered information for zoos and aquariums listed at 
http://www.aza.org/findzooaquarium/ during the month of August. The appropriate 
information for each zoo or aquarium was extracted and placed in the proper format for 
geocoding. In total 15 unique records were extracted and all were able to be matched 
during the geocoding process.

2) GeoPlan gathered information for zoos and aquariums listed at 
http://www.officialusa.com/stateguides/zoos/florida.html during the month of August. 
Each website listed (if available) was visited and the appropriate information was 
extracted and placed in the proper format for geocoding. In total 30 unique records
were extracted and all were matched during the geocoding process.

-Sources for Arboretums & Botanical Gardens:
1) Florida Association of Museums
GeoPlan gathered information for Arboretums & Botanical Gardens listed at 
http://www.flamuseums.org/museums/ during the month of August. The categories
Arboretum and Botanical  Garden were searched. The appropriate information for each
facility was extracted and placed in the proper format for geocoding. In total 24 unique 
records were extracted and all were able to be matched during the geocoding process

-Sources for Libraries:
1)GeoPlan obtained library information from the Florida Department of State Division 
of Library and Information Services' library database at http://www.fllibraries.org/. 
The database was downloaded in Excel format on August 11, 2011. The appropriate 
information was extracted and placed in the proper format for geocoding. There were 
1208 records in the original database and 1136 were able to be matched during the 
geocoding process.

-Sources for Motion Picture Theaters
1) Yellowbook.com
GeoPlan obtained information for motion picture theaters at  
http://www.yellowbook.com/yellowpages/?where=florida during August 2011. The 
term "Movie Theater" was searched for all locations in Florida. The appropriate 
information was extracted and placed in the proper format for geocoding. There were 
374 unique records extracted and 359 were able to be matched during the geocoding 
process.

-Sources for Museums and Art Galleries:
1) Art-Collecting.Com
GeoPlan gathered information for art galleries listed at 
http://art-collecting.com/galleries_fl.htm during the month of August. Each website 
listed (if available) was visited and the appropriate information was extracted and 
placed in the proper format for geocoding. In total 191 unique records
were extracted and all were matched during the geocoding process.

2) Florida Artists Registry.com
GeoPlan gathered information for art galleries listed at 
http://artistsregistry.com/catalog/galleries.php?a_sort=&st=FL&ct=USduring the month of 
August. The appropriate information was extracted and placed in the proper format for 
geocoding. In total 43 unique records were extracted and 41 were matched during the 
geocoding process.

3) Florida Association of Museums
GeoPlan gathered information for museums listed at http://www.flamuseums.org/museums/ 
during the month of August. Each museum type category was searched with the exception 
of Planetariums, Arboretums, and Botanical Gardens. The appropriate information for each 
museum was extracted and placed in the proper format for geocoding. In total 377 unique 
records were extracted and 373 were able to be matched during the geocoding process.

-Sources for Planetariums
1)Florida Association of Museums
GeoPlan gathered information for planetariums listed at 
http://www.flamuseums.org/museums/ during the month of August. The category 
Planetarium was searched. The appropriate information for each facility was extracted and 
placed in the proper format for geocoding. In total 8 unique records were extracted and all 
were able to be matched during the geocoding process

- Sources for Theaters and Performing Arts Centers
1)Florahome USA
GeoPlan gathered information for theaters and performing arts center listed at 
http://florahomeusa.blogspot.com/2011/03/theatres-and-performing-art-centers-in.html during 
the month of August 2011. The appropriate information for each theater and performing arts 
center was extracted and placed in the proper format for geocoding. In total 108 unique records
were extracted and all were able to be matched during the geocoding process.


All records were standardized, any remaining duplicates were removed and converted 
to a general database file (.dbf). The dbf was then geocoded against a statewide 2010 NAVTEQ 
street dataset and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. 
(See "Map Projection Parameters" below). After geocoding the following steps were applied.

- Unmatched locations or locations receiving a score below 80 were 
  reevaluated using Google Maps. Locations' addresses that were 
  successfully located were modified to reflect the correct address using 
  the geocode rematch tool in ArcGIS. 
- 90 records were unable to be matched and removed from the database.
- Added and calculated the COUNTY, TYPE, OP_CLASS, USNG_FL_1K, LONG_DD, and, LAT_DD fields.
- Added the OPERATING, HOURS, YR_BUILT, COMMON_USE, USE, FLAG and UPDATE_DAY fields.
- Added FGDLAQDATE based on the date GeoPlan acquired the 
  data from the Source.
- Added the DESCRIPT field based on TYPE.
Process Date: 20110830

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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