This dataset contains locations of facilities in Florida that have lasers on site for 2016. This dataset is based on information received from the Florida Department of Health's Bureau of Radiation Control, current up to May 2016. This dataset contains fields denoting the physical address and the specific laser information for that site. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of laser facilities in Florida. Laser facility locations that have been verified are marked with the letter V in the FLAG field. This dataset is an update to the GC_LASERS_NOV10 layer.
The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.
Florida Department of Health's Bureau of Radiation Control works to reduce radiation exposure to the public. ******************************************************************************** Please Note: The following point data represents only Geocoded features, these points HAVE NOT been validated via QAQC methods such as aerials or Google Street View. Records that have been marked with a FLAG = V are locations that have a geocoded match result of 100%. ******************************************************************************** Please Note: Duplicate address points may exist where more than one laser occurs. ******************************************************************************** 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.
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GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
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.
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
Spatial and Attribute Information
GeoPlan 2011 Process Steps: Laser locations and information were obtained from the Department of Health's Bureau of Radiation Control via email in Microsoft Access format from James Futch. James_Futch@doh.state.fl.us James Futch Administrator Radiologic Technologist Certification Program Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1741 Phone: (850) 245-4540, ext. 0 FAX: (850) 921-6365 Internet: www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/radiation There were two separate tables; one detailing the laser attributes and the second detailing the facility's name and location. These tables were joined based on the common laser registration number attribute. There were 7,924 records in the original table. The facility to laser relationship is one to many therefore duplicate locations do exist. The joined table was converted to a general database file (.dbf). Once converted, 146 records were removed due to their location outside the state of Florida. Another 813 records were removed that had a 0 in the QUANTITY field. Zeros show that the laser was removed from registration at some point after initially being registered. The dbf was then geocoded against a statewide 2009 NAVTEQ street dataset and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below). After geocoding the following tasks were undertaken. - Unmatched locations or locations receiving a score below 80 (aprox 1420) 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. - 83 records were unable to be matched and removed from the database. - Added and calculated the USNG_FL_1K, LAT_DD, and, LONG_DD fields. - Changed the field name "COMPANY" to "NAME" - Changed the field name "STREET" to "ADDRESS" - Changed the field name "ZIP" to "ZIPCODE" - Added FLAG and UPDATE_DAY fields. - Added FGDLAQDATE based on the date GeoPlan acquired the data from the Source. - Added the DESCRIPT field based on COMPANY.
GeoPlan 2016 Process Steps:
Laser locations and information were obtained from the
Department of Health's Bureau of Radiation Control via
email from James Futch on 20160511.
James_Futch@doh.state.fl.us
James Futch
Administrator
Radiologic Technologist Certification Program Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C21
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1741
Phone: (850) 245-4540, ext. 0 FAX: (850) 921-6365
Internet: http://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/radiation-control/index.html
-Two tables; one detailing laser attribute information and the second
detailing facility owner and location were obtained from the Department
of Health
-The owner table was geocoded against the GeoPlan locator and
converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers projection
-After geocoding, the following tasks were undertaken:
1. unmatched locations or locations receiving a score below 100
were reevaluated using Google Maps
2. Added a FLAG field. All records that were unable to be matched
or matched at below 100 were marked as not verified (NV). All other
records were marked as verified (V).
3. Added and calculated the LONG_DD and LAT_DD fields
-The geocoded lasers shapefile was then joined with the laser attribute table
using the REG_NUM field. When joining the geocoded shapefile with the laser
attribute table, the record count went up from 3,580 to 11,400. This occurred
because multiple locations contained more than one laser, resulting in a one-to-many
relationship.
-The newly joined table was converted into a shapefile using the LONG_DD and
LAT_DD fields and projected into FGDL Albers
-152 records were deleted for not being within Florida. Another 78 lasers from
19 locations were deleted from the shapefile for being closed. The records deleted
include:
1. Clearwater Community Hospital
REG_NUM: 890020
2. General Electric Company Robotics Plant
REG_NUM: 890092
3. General Electric Neutron Devices Dept.
REG_NUM: 890153
4. Lykes Pasco, Inc.
REG_NUM: 890247
5. Mediq PRN (Surgical Laser Technologies)
REG_NUM: 890753
6. Electrolysis Center of Sebastian
REG_NUM: 891106
7. Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center
REG_NUM: 892164
8. Triana Institute
REG_NUM: 891945
9. Spa on the Boulevard
REG_NUM: 892004
10. Roozies Night Club
REG_NUM: 890263
11. Pasco Surgery Center
REG_NUM: 890787
12. Body Indulgence
REG_NUM: 891125
13. Aesthetic Laser Hair Solutions
REG_NUM: 891270
14. Nova Medical SPA
REG_NUM: 891392
15. Strax Rejuvenating Aesthetics
REG_NUM: 891551
16. Visage Medical SkinCare
REG_NUM: 891763
17. Eva Taub European Skin Care Clinic
REG_NUM: 891207
18. National Podiatric Network
REG_NUM: 893179
19. St. Luke's Cataract and Laser Institute
REG_NUM: 891131
-Ran a spatial join between parcels_2015 and lasers. The laser points that didn't
join were individually verified and moved to ensure proper placement and parcel
compatibility. Re-ran the spatial join between parcels_2015 and lasers. All lasers
joined to a parcel.
-Used parcels_2015 to fill in PARCELID, ACRES, and OWNER
-Populated the NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, ZIPCODE, and COUNTY fields using the
facility owner table provided by DOH
-Added TYPE field based on a combination of the MAKE and MODEL fields
-Added OPERATING, OP_CLASS, FSOURCE, DATASOURCE, MGRS, DESCRIPT,
UPDATE_DAY, and FGDLAQDATE fields
-Calculated MGRS and rearranged the attribute table to follow current GC_layer syntax
-Uppercased all records
Dataset copied.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
ESRI
ESRI item which denotes the status of the geocoded address (whether it was matched or not).
ESRI
ESRI item which denotes the score with which the address was matched to a feature in the reference data.
ESRI
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).
ESRI
ESRI item which denotes the full street layer address to which the address was matched.
ESRI
Parcel Identification Number, derived from either the 2014 or 2015 statewide parcel layers.
GeoPlan
Facility designation, facility name.
GeoPlan
A description of a facility's physical location providing direction for delivery and provision of emergency services.
GeoPlan
City of facility's physical location.
GeoPlan
County of facility's physical location.
GeoPlan
The phone number of the facility.
GeoPlan
The Type of facility.
GeoPlan
Entity owner of the facility.
GeoPlan
The responsible organization for management and operation of a facility (e.g., FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, PRIVATE, WMD, etc).
GeoPlan
Classification of the operating entity. (e.g., public, private, quasi-public).
GeoPlan
The quantity of lasers at the facility. The quantity field should always have a positive integer in it, or a zero. If you see zero, it means that laser was removed from registration at some point after initially being registered.
GeoPlan
The medium of the laser at the facility (See below for code descriptions)
GeoPlan
FDA's Laser Hazard Class
FDA
Considered non-hazardous. Hazard increases if viewed with optical aids, including magnifiers, binoculars, or telescopes
FDA
Hazard increases when viewed directly for long periods of time. Hazard increases if viewed with optical aids.
FDA
Depending on power and beam area, can be momentarily hazardous when directly viewed or when staring directly at the beam with an unaided eye. Risk of injury increases when viewed with optical aids.
FDA
Immediate skin hazard from direct beam and immediate eye hazard when viewed directly
FDA
Immediate skin hazard and eye hazard from exposure to either the direct or reflected beam; may also present a fire hazard.
FDA
Not defined by source.
GeoPlan
Duration describes pulse attributes of the laser.
GeoPlan
Pulsed laser
FDOH
Continuous laser
FDOH
Both pulsed and continuous
FDOH
Entity owner of the facility.
GeoPlan
Used with PWR_UNITS to describe the maximum energy in joules or millijoules, or maximum power in watts or milliwats
GeoPlan
Used with PWR_ENERGY to describe the maximum energy in joules or millijoules, or maximum power in watts or milliwats
GeoPlan
The make of the laser at the facility.
GeoPlan
The model of the laser at the facility.
GeoPlan
The serial number of the laser at the facility
GeoPlan
Additional serial information.
GeoPlan
The designated kind of use for which the laser is intended.
GeoPlan
Medicine
FDOH
Entertainment
FDOH
Construction
FDOH
Industry
FDOH
Research
FDOH
Other
FDOH
Registration number of the laser.
GeoPlan
Not defined by source.
FDA
Not defined by source.
FDA
The mobility of the laser.
GeoPlan
Mobile
FDOH
Fixed
FDOH
Additional Location information for the facility.
GeoPlan
Not defined by source.
GeoPlan
Wavelength of the laser in nanometers.
GeoPlan
Not defined by source.
FDA
Not defined by source.
FDA
Not defined by source.
GeoPlan
Not defined by source.
FDA
The date the laser was first registered.
GeoPlan
Miscellaneous comments regarding the laser.
GeoPlan
Feature Spatial Source.
GeoPlan
Feature Data/Tabular Source.
GeoPlan
Latitude in Decimal Degrees.
GeoPlan
Longitude in Decimal Degrees.
GeoPlan
Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinate of the Facility. The MGRS is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on the Earth. The MGRS provides a means to represent any location on the surface of the Earth using an alphanumeric string. Hierarchical references are based on the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system. The MGRS is used for the entire earth. http://mgrs-data.org/
GeoPlan
The GeoPlan Center identification number that links this point feature layer with its corresponding polygon feature layer.
GeoPlan
Facility acreage.
GeoPlan
Field added by FGDL based on name.
GeoPlan
Type of update that occured. Please Note: The following point data represents only Geocoded features, these points HAVE NOT been validated via QAQC methods such as aerials or Google Street View. Records that have been marked with a FLAG = V are locations that have a geocoded match result of 100%.
GeoPlan
Not verified
GeoPlan
Verified
GeoPlan
The date the data was last updated by the Source.
GeoPlan
The date GeoPlan acquired the data from the Source.
GeoPlan
Unique ID added by GeoPlan
GeoPlan
Medium code definitions: Medium Code Medium Description A Argon AB Argon/Beryllium Oxide AD Argon Dye AF Argon Fluoride AH Argon Helium Neon AK Argon Krypton AKD Argon Krypton Dye AL Alexandrite ALY Alexandrite Neodymium YAG AN Argon Nitrogen AY Argon Neodynium YAG B Beryllium Oxide C Carbon Dioxide CH Carbon Dioxide/Helium Neon CNH Carbon Dioxide/Nitrogen/Helium Neon D Dye E Erbium YAG EC Erbium Carbon Dioxide EG Erbium: Glass ET Erbium KTP F Hydrogen Fluoride G Gallium Aluminum Arsenide H Helium Neon I Diode IPL Intense Pulsed Light Source J Helium Cadmium K Krypton KF Krypton Hydrogen Flouride L Neodymium Glass M Indium Gallium Arsenide N Nitrogen NQ Nitrogen/Neon O Other P Copper Q Neon R Ruby RY Ruby YAG S Gallium Arsenide T KTP U Erbium Chromium: Yttrium Scandium Gallium Garnet V Ti:Sapphire W Holmium YAG WT Holmium YAG KTP X Excimer XZ Excimer Xenon Chloride Y Neodymium YAG YH Neodymium YAG/Helium Neon Z Xenon Chloride
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