A note about 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 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>
School Board of Alachua County: <http://www.sbac.edu/>
Florida Department of Environmental Protection: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/>
-Obtained public school information from Alachua County School Board website: <http://www.sbac.edu/~ir/dists.html> -Obtained non-public school information from the Non-Public Schools Directory listed on the Florida Department of Education website: <http://www.firn.edu/doe/choice/ndirect.htm> -Copied all school information into textfile -Converted text file to database file format -Obtained Private College, Public College, Jr. College, and Vo Tech School Address Information from the Department of Environmental Protection GIS Dept. -Geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads -Joined NCES data to Shapefile based on school address and zip code. -Shapefile created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. -Added DESCRIPT field based on NAME