FGDL Documentation

FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: ALACHUA COUNTY SCHOOL ZONES

Geodataset Name:       C01_SCHOOLZNS
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POLYGON

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

School Zones are mapped as polygons that represent the populated area assigned to each school or set of schools. These maps are maintained by county school boards. In some areas the boundaries change frequently. This GIS layer was produced by the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council (NCFRPC) under contract with FDOT District 2 in early 2005. This is one of many layers that fall into the general category of "sociocultural" GIS data. Specifications and oversight were provided by FDOT and by the Geoplan Center at the University of Florida.

DATA SOURCE(S):                    North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      2005
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 ALACHUA COUNTY

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: C01_SCHOOLZNS.DBF

ITEM NAME	WIDTH	TYPE
FID	4	OID
Shape	0	Geometry
NAME	100	String
ZONE	75	String
ADDRESS	65	String
CITY	30	String
ZIPCODE	9	Number
FUNCTION	40	String
DESCRIPT	100	String
SOURCE	20	String
FLAG	5	String
UPDATE_DAY	8	Date
FGDLAQDATE	8	Date
AUTOID	6	Number

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description

FID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

NAME School designation

ZONE Zone designation

ADDRESS Location of school zone.

CITY City of association.

ZIPCODE School zip code.

FUNCTION Type of school.

DESCRIPT Based on 'NAME'

SOURCE The source from which FGDL acquired the data.

FLAG Type of update that occurred

A = Attribute edit.
S = Spatial edit
B = Both spatial and attribute edit.
N = New
D = Delete
NIN = Not in the new

UPDATE_DAY The last day the file was updated by the source

FGDLAQDATE Date FGDL obtained data from source.

AUTOID GeoPlan Center internal feature number.

USER NOTES:

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

This data is intended for use in the Efficient Transporation Decision Making Process (ETDM), which includes the development of an on-line application called the Environmental Screening Tool. The primary objective of the program include: Effective/timely decision making without compromising environmental quality Integrating review and permitting processe.Early NEPA reviews and approvals Full and early participation, Meaningful dispute resolution For more information about these initiatives an on-line search using keyword 'ETDM' will provide a number of resources. A listing of relevant documents and resources is included under: http://fdotenvironmentalstreamlining.urs-tally.com/Library/default.htm.

A note concerning data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasetsare 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. 1:250000 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 analyses. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our web pages at: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:

NCFRPC http://ncfrpc.org

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Merged school_zone_elementary.shp, school_zones_middle.shp, and school_zones_high.shp into one shapefile named AC_schoolzones.shp. Process Date: April 29, 2005
Data set development. Process Date: February, 2005 to June, 2005
GeoPlan received this data, via CDROM, and performed the following: -Reprojected to the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. -Restructured the attribute table to fit the SCE Data Specification Document Standards. -Added FGDLAQDATE field based on the date FGDL acquired the data from the source. -Added DESCRIPT field based on 'NAME' Process Date: 20050927

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):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:

North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
NCFRPC
2009 N.W. 67th Place, Suite A,
Gainesville, FL
32653-1603
(352)955-2200


http://ncfrpc.org/

Senior Transportation Planner

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