FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: SOCIAL SERVICE CENTERS 2008

Geodataset Name:       GC_SOCIALSERVICE_MAY08
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         24005
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains locations of social service centers for the State of Florida, current to 2008. This dataset contains fields denoting the physical address, and contact information for social service facilities based on data taken from the Yellow Pages Online and the Super Pages Online. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of social service centers in Florida. This dataset is an update to the September 2005 social service layer.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    University of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20080506
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: GC_SOCIALSERVICE_MAY08.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
STATUS
1 String
SCORE
2 SmallInteger
SIDE
1 String
MATCH_ADDR
45 String
NAME
105 String
ADDRESS
65 String
CITY
40 String
ZIPCODE
4 Integer
PHONE
18 String
COUNTY
30 String
WEBSITE
50 String
TYPE
50 String
SUBTYPE
50 String
OPERATING
80 String
OP_CLASS
12 String
HOURS
40 String
YR_BUILT
2 SmallInteger
COMMON_USE
4 String
USE
50 String
SOURCE
10 String
USNG_FL_1K
10 String
DESCRIPT
50 String
OLD_AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE
4 Geometry
FLAG
5 String
UPDATE_DAY
36 Date
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
LAT_DD
8 Double
LONG_DD
8 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

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).

MATCH_ADDR ESRI item which denotes the full street layer address to which the address was matched.

NAME Facility Name.

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

CITY City of facility's physical location.

ZIPCODE US postal delivery designation of facility's physical location.

PHONE The phone number of the social service facility.

COUNTY County of facility's physical location.

WEBSITE Website of the Social Service Center.

TYPE The general type of social service facility.

SUBTYPE The type of social service facility.

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

OP_CLASS Classification of the operating entity.

HOURS Facility hours.

YR_BUILT The year a structure was built for determining possible historical significance.

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

USE Description of co-located use, if applicable.

SOURCE Source of data.
SP = Super Pages

YP = Yellow Pages

OLD = 2005 Dataset

SPS = See Process Steps


USNG_FL_1K Facility's 1-kilometer United States National Grid (USNG) address. The USNG is an alpha-numeric reference system based on the UTM coordinate system and is similar to the Military Grid Reference System. Use of the USNG ensures a uniform grid mapping and positional reporting system for search and rescue, emergency planning, response, and recovery. How to Read a United States National Grid (USNG) Spatial Address Website - http://www.fgdc.gov/usng/how-to-read-usng/index_html

DESCRIPT FGDL added item based on TYPE.

OLD_AUTOID Autoid number from 2005 dataset.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

FLAG Type of update that occurred
A = Attribute edit

S = Spatial edit

B = Both attribute and spatial edit

N = New

D = Delete

NIN = Not in new (See data lineage for more details - A5)


UPDATE_DAY The last day the file was updated by the Source.

FGDLAQDATE The date FGDL aquired the data from the source.

AUTOID Internal ID # (FID + 1)

LAT_DD Latitude in Decimal Degrees

LONG_DD Longitude in Decimal Degrees


USER NOTES:
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.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
This dataset is a combination of social service oriented addresses from
the Yellow and Super Pages online.

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.

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

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

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.

A note about data scale: 

Scale is an important factor in data usage.  Certain scale datasets
are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling 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

REFERENCES:
Yellow Pages Online: www.yellowpages.com
Super Pages Online:  www.superpages.com
Department of Children and Families: 
www.dcf.state.fl.us/ess/
Veterans Organizations:
www.floridavets.org/organization/where.asp#regional
www.floridavets.org/organization/commanders.asp

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Social Service oriented facility locations were obtained from the 
online Super Pages and Yellow Pages in 2008. GeoPlan
downloaded this data in text file format and converted it to a 
dbf.  The dbf was then geocoded against Teleatlas 
Roads 2007 and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers 
HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below).

Process Steps for Yellow Pages Social Service Oriented Locations:

-Searched for social service oriented addresses in www.yellowpages.com
-Selected social service oriented addresses under following categories:

Child Care
Day Care Centers & Nurseries
Nursery Schools 
Preschool Centers
Adoption Services
Crisis Intervention Centers
Marriage, Child, Family and Indiviudal Counselors
Service Leagues
Social Workers

Process Steps for Super Pages Social Service Oriented Locations:

-Searched for social service oriented addresses in www.superpages.com
-Selected social service oriented addresses under following categories:

Abortion Alternatives Information and Services
Abortion Clinics
Abortion Information and Referral Services
Abuse Information and Treatment
Adolescent Counselors
Adoption Agencies and Services
Adult and Elderly Sitting Service
Adult Care
Adult Centers
Adult Foster Care
Adult Sitting
Assisted Living Facilities
Babysitters
Bereavement Counselors
Biblical Counseling
Birth Control & Family Planning Information
Boys Towns
Child Abuse Information and Services
Child Abuse Treatment Centers
Child and Adolescent Guidance Counseling
Child Care Agencies
Child Care Consultants
Child Care Information and Referral Service
Child Development Centers Montessori Schools
Child Foster Care
Child Support Collection and Enforcement
Child Therapists
Childrens Homes
Childrens Services Organizations
Christian Counselors
Civic Clubs and Organizations
Clinical Social Workers
Community Action Agencies
Community Centers
Community Homes
Community Service Agencies
Community Services
Community Services Information and Referral
Counseling
Counseling Services
County Government Offices
Crisis Centers
Crisis Intervention
Crisis Intervention Services
Disabled and Elderly Home Health Care
Disaster Services
Divorce Counseling
Domestic Violence and Eating Disorders Counseling
Domestic Violence Counseling
Eating Disorder Counseling
Elder Care
Family Service Agencies
Food Banks
Foster Care
Geriatric Residential Facilities
Government Offices
Group Homes
Group Homes and Institutions
Handicapped Services
    Developmental Disabilities
    Handicapped Services
    Persons with Disabilities Organizations
Health Agencies
Health and Welfare Agencies
Helping Hand Services
Home Child Care
Homeless Centers and Housing Assistance
Housing Assistance
Individual and Faimily Service Organizations
Individual Counseling
Marriage and Family Counseling
Maternity Homes
Nannies
Parenting Information and Education
Psychiatric Social Workers
Public Health and Safety
Religious Counseling Services
Residential Care Facilities
Retirement and Life Care Centers
Senior Citizens
Sexual Abuse Counseling
Sexual Harassment Counseling
Shelters
Social and human Information Service Associations
Social and Human Service Information Services
Social and Human Service Organizations
Social Security Services/Social Service Associations
Social Workers
State Government Offices
Stress Management Counseling
Substance Abuse
Women's Crisis Intervention Services
Youth Centers
Youth Service Organizations

Process Steps for FL Dept of Children and Families Customer Service Centers
-Accessed address information from http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/ess/

Process Steps for Veterans Organizations
-Searched for veterans services in www.superpages.com
-Accessed information on Veterans Service Organizations 
 from the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
-http://www.floridavets.org/organization/commanders.asp
-Accessed information on Veterans Service Offices
 from http://www.floridavets.org/organization/where.asp#regional

Process Steps for Geocoding
-All addresses from sections above were copied and pasted into a
 text file, which was then formatted so that it could be imported
 into Excel and converted to a database file format.
-The addresses were geocoded against TeleAtlas 2007 Roads
-Shapefile was created using FGDL Albers HPGN map projection 
 (See "Map Projection Parameters" below).

Process Steps for Deleting Duplicates
-Calculated XY coordinates for all records
-Deleted duplicates where Name and XY coordinates were the same
-Deleted duplicates where Address and XY coordinates were the same
-Deleted duplicates where Address and Name were the same

Some information from the 2005 dataset was retained
-Selected from the 2005 dataset where xys did not match.
-Re-geocoded to TeleAtlas Roads 2007
-Deleted where same name and similar address.
-Marked duplicates where X and Y coordinates matched.
-Deleted records that represented the same location
-Some records with identical XYs were kept if they represented two different establishments

Information from the 2005 geocoded data set was
retained; this data was retained for two 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)

Because facilities in reasons one and two may still exist
in the real world all the 2005 geocoded features that were
not reproduced in the 2008 geocode update were re-geocoded
against the 2007 TeleAtlas 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 Fields
-Added DESCRIPT field based on TYPE
-Added FLAG field to denote records from 2005 dataset
-Added UPDATE_DAY field 
-Added Socio-Cultural specific data fields 
     OPERATING, OP_CLASS, YR_BUILT, COMMON_USE
-Added OLD_AUTOID field based on AUTOID from 2005 dataset
-Added AUTOID field based on FID + 1
-Added FGDLAQDATE based on data of last data aquisition (5/01/08)
-For NIN records from old dataset 9/01/2005 was used as aquisition date
Process Date: 20080520

Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20080522
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)             0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

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GeoPlan
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Gainesville, FL
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