This dataset contains 2005 Private and Public School Information for the State of Florida. The data contains selected fields denoting the physical address, school number, district, and contact information for schools located in Florida.
The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes."
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GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
The following dataset was Geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads. Address information was obtained via a website or through a spreadsheet gained from an agency. 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.
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
NCES public school data is gathered by CCD (Common Core of Data), Public school data is from the 2003-2004 school year. NCES private school data is gathered by PSS (Private School Universe Survey), Private school data is from the 2003-2004 school year. NCES college data is gathered by IPEDS, College data is from the 2004-2005 school year. Step -1: NCES Public and Private School Data were down loaded from: http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/ The database files were geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads, and finally converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. Step - 2: 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 Obtained Higher Education information; Private College, Public College, Jr. College, and Vo-Tech School address information from the Department of Environmental Protection GIS Dept. From these websites, GeoPlan copied school information into a text file format and then converted it to a database file. The database file was geocoded against ARC Logistics Route GDT Roads, and finally converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. Step - 3: A select by location function was used to remove the duplicated spatial information that occurred from Step - 2. Step - 4: Once this duplicate information was removed the shapefile created in Step - 3 was then joined to the shapefile created in Step - 1. (A5) Some Information from the 2004 geocoded data set was retained; this data was retained for three reasons: 1. The Yellow Pages and Super Pages Online are paid advertising sites, some facilities may wish to discontinue their advertising with those companies but they may still exist at that address/location (i.e. Churches etc). 2. The address might have changed slightly (i.e. suite number, building number, or zip code) which may have affected the addresses ability to be geocoded with the 2005 GDT roads dataset. 3. The facility no longer exists. Because facilities in reasons one and two may still exist in the real world all the 2004 geocoded features that were not reproduced in the 2005 geocode update were re-geocoded against the 2005 GDT roads dataset. These facilities were then added to the 2005 geocoded dataset. Facilities that are part of this scenario are represented with a value of 'NIN' (Not In New) in the field called FLAG. -Added DESCRIPT field based on NAME -Socio-Cultural Effect data fields and definitions were added. FLAG, UPDATE_DAY, AUTOID, ID, NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIPCODE, OPERATING, OP_CLASS, ENROLLMENT, PROGRAMS, COMMON_USE, USE, YR_BUILT, FGDLAQDATE. -For facilities that previously existed the permanent auto identification number [auto id] was carried over from the 2004 SCE base data to the 2005 SCE updates. For new facilities autoids were created. -Total records = 6751
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
ESRI
ESRI item which denotes the status of the geocoded address whether it was matched or not).
ESRI item which denotes the score with which the address was matched to a feature in the reference data.
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).
Unique identifier number of the School as recorded in the School table
School designation
A description of a facility's physical location providing direction for delivery and provision of emergency services
City of facility's physical location
US postal delivery designation of facility's physical location
The phone number of the school facility.
The responsible organization for management and operation of a facility (e.g., public, private, quasi-public)
Classification of the operating entity
Total number of students attending a school
A program that is distinguishable from the typical program offered by a data entity
Location of two or more uses in one facility or on common grounds so as to share common facilities
Description of co-located use, if applicable
The year a structure was built for determining possible historical significance
Educational grade ranges by category (e.g., elementary, middle, high, etc.)
The NCES school ID number
The lowest grade level at the school
The highest grade level at the school
Designation of the school as a title 1 school
Number of teachers
Number of students receiving free lunch
Number of students receiving reduced lunch
FGDL added item based on NAME
Type of update that occurred
Attribute edit
Spatial edit
Both attribute and spatial edit
New
Delete
Not in new (See data lineage for more details - A5)
The last day the file was updated
Internal ID #
The date FGDL aquired the data from the source.
GeoPlan
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