FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: AM TOWER STRUCTURES

Geodataset Name:       AMTOW_NOV07
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         240
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the spatial extent of AM tower structures in the state of Florida. AM stands for "Amplitude Modulation", which refers to the means of encoding the audio signal on the carrier frequency. In many countries, AM radio stations are known as "medium wave"(MW) stations. AM stations are also sometimes referred to as "standard broadcast stations", since AM was the first form used to transmit broadcast radio signals to the public.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Federal Communications Commission
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20071123
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: AMTOW_NOV07.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID
4 OID ---
CALLSIGN
6 String ---
FREQUENCY
9 String ---
SERVICE
2 String ---
CLASS
1 String ---
STATUS
3 String ---
CITY
20 String ---
STATE
2 String ---
COUNTRY
2 String ---
FILENUM
20 String ---
FACID
11 Number ---
LAT
9 String ---
LON
10 String ---
LICENSEE
60 String ---
LATDD
19 Number 4
LONDD
19 Number 4
DESCRIPT
60 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
SHAPE
4 Geometry ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

CALLSIGN Callsign of facility or station (W = East of the Misssissippi)

FREQUENCY AM station frequncy. AM stations occupy the frequencies of 540 kHz to 1700 kHz. These stations are allocated on a non-interference basis.

SERVICE Service type. AM for all.

CLASS FCC given code. The AM band frequencies are divided into three categories: Clear, Regional, and Local channels. The allowable classes depend on a station's frequency, in addition to other variables. On the Clear channels certain stations are specifically classified as Class A stations or as Class B stations. The other stations have their class determined by the frequency.
A = Class A station is an unlimited time station (that is, it can broadcast 24 hours per day) that operates on a clear channel. The operating power shall not be less than 10 kilowatts (kW) or more than 50 kW.

B = Class B station is an unlimited time station. Class B stations are authorized to operate with a minimum power of 0.250 kW (250 watts) and a maximum power of 50 kW. (If a Class B station operates with less than 0.250 kW, the RMS must be equal to or greater than 141 mV/m at 1 km for the actual power.) If the station is authorized to operate in the expanded band (1610 to 1700 kHz), the maximum power is 10 kW.

C = Class C station is an unlimited time station that operates on a local channel. The power shall not be less than 0.25 kW nor more than 1 kW. Class C stations that are licensed to operate with 0.100 kW may continue to operate as licensed.

D = Class D station operates either daytime, limited time, or unlimited time with a nighttime power less than 0.250 kW and an equivalent RMS antenna field less than 141 mV/m at 1 km for the actual power. Class D stations shall operate with daytime powers not less than 0.250 kW nor more than 50 kW. NOTE: If a station is an existing daytime-only station, its class will be Class D.


STATUS Undefined by Source.

CITY City location of "LICENSEE"

STATE State location of "LICENSEE"

COUNTRY Country location of "LICENSEE"

FILENUM The FCC-assigned file number of the application.

FACID Facility ID

LAT Latitude

LON Longitude

LICENSEE Company or organization that holds the legal license from the Federal Communications Commission.

LATDD Latitude in decimal degrees

LONDD Longitude in decimal degrees

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on LICENSEE

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date downloaded from source

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


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.

For research analysis to depict the location of AM structures in the State of Florida.

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.

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Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

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1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such
as property parcel boundaries.
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multi-county or regional level.
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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:
Federal Communications Commission:
http://www.fcc.gov/

FCC Radio Service Code List:
http://www.perconcorp.com/documents/rscode.pdf

Universal Licensing System Glossary:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=glossary

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Data was downloaded by GeoPlan in shapefile format from the FCC website 
(http://wireless.fcc.gov/geographic/index.htm?job=licensing_database_extracts) 
in February 2008. When received the data was in the following projection: Geographic,  
Datum: NAD 27, Spheroid: Clarke1866, Units: Decimal Degrees. Points for only the 
State of Florida were exported using the selection "STATE" = 'FL' and the data was
projected to FGDL Albers HPGN.

- Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN
- Changed original file name from AM to amtow_nov07
- DESCRIPT item was added based on the item LICENSEE
- FGDLAQDATE was added based on date downloaded from source
Process Date: 20080207

Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20080303
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

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