FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2004
TITLE: FLORIDA REGISTERED DAYCARES - 2003
Geodataset Name: GC_DAYCARE Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains 2003 Registered Daycare Facility Information for the State of Florida. The data contains selected fields denoting the physical address, facility type, and capacity information for daycares located in Florida.
DATA SOURCE(S): Florida Department of Children and Families (FDCF) SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: N/A DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: Source 2003, Automated 2003 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of FloridaFEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: GC_DAYCARE.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION SHAPE 6 SHAPEPOINT 0 STATUS 8 CHARACTER 0 SCORE 7 DECIMAL 0 SIDE 5 CHARACTER 0 X 12 DECIMAL 5 Y 12 DECIMAL 5 ZIP 6 DECIMAL 0 CAPACITY 10 DECIMAL 0 COUNTY 14 CHARACTER 0 STREET 37 CHARACTER 0 CITY 24 CHARACTER 0 PROG_TYP 36 CHARACTER 0 FACILITY 46 CHARACTER 0 DESCRIPT 50 CHARACTER 0
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION SHAPE Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon. STATUS ESRI item which denotes the status of the geocoded address (whether it was matched or not). SCORE ESRI item which denotes the score with which the address was matched to a feature in the reference data. 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). X ESRI item which denotes the X coordinate of the geocoded feature. Y ESRI item which denotes the Y coordinate of the geocoded feature. ZIP The five digit Zip code for the golf course facility. CAPACITY The maximun number of children allow at the facility. COUNTY The county the daycare is located in. STREET The physical street address of the golf course facility. CITY The city the daycare is located in. PROG_TYP The type of daycare facility. FACILITY The name of the daycare facility. DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on the field FACILITY.
USER NOTES:
The following dataset was Geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads. Address information was obtained via the FDCF website. The data was reformatted using a text editor in order to create data that could be imported into excel. From this data, dbfs were created that could then be used for Geocoding/Address Matching. 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 datasets are 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 multicounty 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 section and 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
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Downloaded textfile of daycare locations from FDCF website: http://www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida2/healthhuman/childcare/programform.html -Converted text file format to database file format -Geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads -Shapefile created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection (See "Map Projection Parameters" below).REFERENCES:
Florida Department of Children and Families website:
http://www.state.fl.us/cf_web/DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This data was originally released by the Florida Department of Children and Families (FDCF)in 2003. GeoPlan downloaded the data in text file format from the FDCF website http://www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida2/healthhuman/childcare/programform.html. The textfile was first converted to dbf format, then geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads, and finally converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below).
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) 0.00000DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S):
Name: Florida Department of Children and Families Web site: http://www.state.fl.us/cf_web/ Download site: http://www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida2/healthhuman/childcare/programform.html Contact Person: Michael Boland Phone: (850) 921-8228 Email: Mike_Boland@dcf.state.fl.usFGDL CONTACT:
Name: Florida Geographic Data Library Abbr. Name: FGDL Address: Florida Geographic Data Library 431 Architecture PO Box 115706 Gainesville, FL 32611-5706 Web site: http://www.fgdl.org Contact FGDL: Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html