Private Schools - Points

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Private Schools - Points
Abstract:
Private Schools in San Francisco, as points. Derived from spreadsheet provided by Police Department. Addresses were geocoded to corresponding lot polygons. This a point spatial layer version.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    DTIS, and SFPD, August 2003, Private Schools - Points.

    Online Links:

    • Server=tisent20; Service=5151; User=sfgis; Version=SDE.DEFAULT

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.507283
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.395562
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.801627
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.708216

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: 1908
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Entity point (99)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.

      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 37.066667
      Standard_Parallel: 38.433333
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.500000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 36.500000
      False_Easting: 6561666.666667
      False_Northing: 1640416.666667

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.002048
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.002048
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
      Altitude_Encoding_Method:
      Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    SDE.SFGIS.SCHOOLS_PRIVATE_PTS
    Private Schools - Points (Source: DTIS)

    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    ID
    School ID (Source: SFPD)

    SCHOOL_NAME
    School Name (Source: SFPD)

    ADDRESS
    Street Address (Source: SFPD)

    PHONE
    Phone Number (Source: SFPD)

    GRADES
    Grade range attending school. (Source: SFPD)

    INFO
    General Information (Source: SFPD)

    SHAPE
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    DTIS,SFPD

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
    875 Stevenson Street
    San Francisco, CA 94103
    USA

    415-554-0800 (voice)
    415-554-0886 (FAX)
    gis@sfgov.org

    Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm

Why was the data set created?

For use in spatial analysis and map display.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    SFPrivSch.xls (source 1 of 1)
    Source_Contribution: Lt Bruton, via Rod Castillo DTIS 7/11/2003 email to J Johnson.

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 1908 (process 1 of 2)
    Excel Spreadsheet provided by Lt. Bruton of SFPD listed private school addresses. This set of records was geocoded against City Lots layer. Remaining unmatched records were researched and assigned location.

    (process 2 of 2)
    Metadata imported.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • C:\Documents and Settings\jjohnson\Desktop\metadata\sfgis_metadata_schools_private.xml

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints: None.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
    875 Stevenson Street
    San Francisco, CA 94606
    USA

    415-554-0800 (voice)
    415-554-0886 (FAX)
    gis@sfgov.org

    Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 23-Mar-2005
Metadata author:
Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
875 Stevenson St
San Francisco, CA 94606
USA

415-554-0800 (voice)
415-554-0886 (FAX)
gis@sfgov.org

Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:

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