FLORIDA FIRE STATIONS 2005

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S Fire Administration / Yellow Pages Online / Department of Health

Publication_Date: 20050000

Title: FLORIDA FIRE STATIONS 2005

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage: www.YellowPages.com

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details: 2005

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains 2005 Fire Station and EMS Information for the State of Florida. It is a combination of fire station addresses from (1) the National Fire Department Census (source - US Fire Administration), (2) the Yellow Pages online, and the department of health. This dataset contains fields denoting the physical address, and contact information for fire stations and EMS facilities located in Florida.

Purpose:

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

Supplemental_Information: POINT

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20050000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Fire Stations

Place:

Place_Keyword: Florida

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. 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

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

US Fire Administration website: <http://www.usfa.fema.gov/index.shtm> About the National Fire Department Census: <http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/fdonline/about.cfm> Yellow Pages website: www.YellowPages.com Department of Health: <http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

This dataset is a combination of fire station and EMS facility addresses from (1) the National Fire Department Census (source - US Fire Administration), (2) The Department of Health, and (3) the Yellow Pages online. Since only censused fire stations are included in the National Fire Census database, addresses were also obtained from the Yellow Pages to insure a complete spatial representation of fire station locations.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: About the National Fire Department Census:

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

(from USFA website: <http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/fdonline/about.cfm>)

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

USFA has completed the first phase of the National Fire Department Census. During October 2001 through the spring of 2002 over 36,000 census forms were mailed to fire departments across the United States. Approximately 16,000 fire departments initially registered with the census which is about half of the fire departments estimated to be in the United States.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

The online census database provides a current directory of the fire departments registered with the census as well as some basic information about each one. The USFA is working to encourage more fire departments to participate in the census. In September 2002, additional census forms were mailed to fire departments that have not already responded to the census.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

The purpose of the census is to create a national database for use by USFA, our colleagues in the fire protection and prevention communities, allied professions and the general public. USFA will use the database to conduct special studies to guide program decision-making and to improve direct communication with individual fire departments.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

In addition to collecting the names and addresses of fire departments across the country, the survey queried fire departments about their capabilities, population and area protected, number of personnel, and specialized services. In the future, the USFA plans to release summaries of this information but in order to increase the validity of the consolidated data more fire department participation is needed.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

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.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

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.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

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.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

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.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

Completeness_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S Fire Administration / Yellow Pages Online / Department of Health

Publication_Date: 20050000

Title: FLORIDA FIRE STATIONS 2005

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: www.YellowPages.com

Source_Scale_Denominator: N/A

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20050000

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The National Fire Department Census data was originally released by the U.S.Fire Administration (USFA) in 2005. GeoPlan downloaded this data in textfile format and converted it to a dbf. Additional fire station locations were obtained from the online Yellow Pages in 2005. Addresses were manually selected and entered into a dbf. Both dbf's were checked for duplicate addresses and then combined into one dbf. The combined dbf was then geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection.

Process Steps for US Fire Administration Data: -Downloaded National Fire Department Census data (registered fire station locations) in textfile format from the US Fire Administration website: <http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/fdonline/states.cfm> -Converted the station locations text file to database file format

Process Steps for Yellow Pages Fire Station Locations: -Searched for fire station addresses in www.yellowpages.com -Selected fire station addresses under following categories:

Fire Department (538) Fire Department Volunteer (107) Fire Protection Local Government (115)

-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.

Process Steps for Both USFA and Yellow Pages data: -Both database files of station locations were weeded to remove duplicate addresses. -Both database files were combined -The addresses were geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads -Shapefile created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection

Process Steps for Department of Health (DOH) EMS Facility Locations: Inserted Hardcopy data received from DOH into .DBF

Process Steps for USFA, DOH, and Yellow Pages data: -All three database files of fire stations and EMS Facility locations were weeded to remove duplicate addresses. -All three database files were combined -The addresses were geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads -Shapefile created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection

-Added DESCRIPT field based on NAME

-This update consists of changes made to Volusia County, Florida in 2005. The old geocoded data was removed from the statewide layer and the newly acquired data was appended. The AUTOID was calculated for records containing no old AUTOID number.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 2005

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20050601

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 706

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.000000

Standard_Parallel: 31.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000

False_Easting: 400000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: GC_FIRESTAT_JUN05

Entity_Type_Definition: GC_FIRESTAT_JUN05.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Status

Attribute_Definition:

ESRI item which denotes the status of the geocoded address whether it was matched or not).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Score

Attribute_Definition:

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Side

Attribute_Definition:

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).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Designation of fire department

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADDRESS

Attribute_Definition:

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CITY

Attribute_Definition: City of facility's physical location

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZIPCODE

Attribute_Definition: US postal delivery designation of facility's physical location

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHONE

Attribute_Definition: The phone number of the fire station

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPERATING

Attribute_Definition:

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OP_CLASS

Attribute_Definition: Classification of the operating entity

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SERVICES

Attribute_Definition: Services rendered not typical to the entity

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMON_USE

Attribute_Definition:

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

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: USE

Attribute_Definition: Description of co-located use, if applicable

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YR_BUILT

Attribute_Definition:

The year a structure was built for determining possible historical significance

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: FGDL added item based on Name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FLAG

Attribute_Definition: Type of update that occurred

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Attribute edit

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Spatial edit

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both attribute and spatial edit

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: New

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Delete

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UPDATE_DAY

Attribute_Definition: The last day the file was updated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Internal ID #

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: United States

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Resource_Description: shape file name goes here, FGDL Version 2005

Distribution_Liability:

THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE 'MATERIALS') ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE 'DATA PROVIDERS'). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS'. 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 MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. 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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.019

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051022

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fire Administration

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 16825 S. Seton Ave.

City: Emmitsburg

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 21727

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 447-1000

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 447-1346

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile