Geodataset Name:       GC_VETERANS_JUL13
Geodataset Type:       SDE Feature Class
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         924

DATA SOURCE(S):                    University of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20130717
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            20130717
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: GC_VETERANS_JUL13.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
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). Records marked with an "*" have not been GeoCoded, these records have another type of spatial reference source.
MATCH_ADDR	ESRI item which denotes the full street layer address to which the address was matched.
FEDERAL_ID	Federal Identification Number
NAME	The name of the veterans facility.
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 veterans facility.
COUNTY	County of facility's physical location.
TYPE	The type of veterans 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	The hours in which a facility conducts business
SPECIAL	A program that is distinguishable from the typical program offered.
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.
GCID	GC layer Identification Number which links the GC_VETERANS_JUL13.shp point layer with the GC_VETERANSBND_JUL13.shp boundary layer.
SOURCE	Source of the data.
LAT_DD	Latitude in Decimal Degrees
LONG_DD	Longitude in Decimal Degrees
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 NAME field.
FLAG	Type of update that occurred. V = Verified NV = Not verified
UPDATE_DAY	The last day the file was updated.
FGDLAQDATE	The Date FGDL acquired the data from the source.
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.

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

None

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist. Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. 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 American Legion Department of Florida http://www.floridalegion.org/ VFW Department of Florida http://myfloridavfw.org/ AMVETS Department of Florida http://amvetsdof.com/ Disabled American Veterans https://www.davmembers.org Vietnam Veterans of America http://www.vva.org/ Marine Corps League National Headquarters http://www.mcleague.com/ Navy League Councils/Regions: http://www.navyleague.org/councils/council_locator.html#FL Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society http://www.nmcrs.org/locations Paralyzed Veterans of America http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6463495/k.C5D5/Florida.htm County Veteran Service Officers (CVSO) Directory July 1st, 2013 http://floridavets.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CVSO_Directory_1-July-20131.pdf Marine Corps League http://www.mcleague.com/mdp/index.php?module=locator&DivisionID=11&DepartmentID=11 Disabled America Veterans (DAV) https://www.davmembers.org/Membership/Wayspring/ExternalHelpFrame.aspx?/membership/ %28i5acka45qbhtg255jyt3jy55%29/maintainmember/external/chapterproximitymapexternal.aspx VA Facilities in Florida http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/fac_list_by_state.cfm?State=FL http://www.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?dnum=ALL&STATE=FL Vietnam Veterans of America Florida State Council http://www.vvafsc.org/organization/florida-vva-chapters Locate Your Local VVA Chapter http://www.vva.org/chapters.html Veterans of Foreign Wars: FIND A VFW POST https://www.vfw.org/oms/findpost.aspx Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Directory http://myfloridavfw.org/postdirectory/ The American Legion Department of Florida http://www.floridalegion.org/ http://post_119_gulfport_ms.tripod.com/fl.html http://members.floridalegion.org/resources/post-locator http://members.floridalegion.org/content/Post%20Locator/Posts%20by%20District.pdf

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GeoPlan Center Process Steps - January 2010 data collection: Veteran oriented facility locations were obtained from the online Yellow Pages website in 2009. GeoPlan downloaded this data in text file format and converted it to a dbf. The dbf was then geocoded against a 2009 Tel Atlas Roads data layer and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. Duplicate spatial records were then removed. Process Steps for Yellow Pages Civic Oriented Locations: -Searched for veterans oriented addresses in http://yellowpages.superpages.com -Selected veterans oriented addresses under following categories: Military & Veterans Organizations (499) Federal Government Offices (485) Veterans' Affairs (16) Government Offices (614) Clinics & Medical Centers (32) Hospitals (8) -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 then geocoded against a 2009 Tel Atlas Roads data layer and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. -Due to the large discrepancies between the locations of American Legions within the current and previous versions of the gc_veterans dataset, American Legion locations were also obtained from The American Legion Department of Florida website (http://www.floridalegion.org/). Process Steps for American Legion Data: -GeoPlan obtained the data in HTML format and converted it to a dbf. The dbf was then geocoded against a 2009 Tel Atlas Roads data layer and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. - Geocoded locations were then compared to the Yellow Page locations. Locations not included in the Yellow Pages geocoded locations were added to the final file. Process steps for geocoded locations: -Addresses with unmatched and or tied results were verified using Google maps. Locations found in Google were adjusted appropriately using the geocode rematch interface in ArcMap. Locations that could not be verified or that had a match score of less than 60 were removed from the database. -The following Socio-Cultural Effect data fields and definitions were added to the geocoded database; TYPE, OPERATING, OP_CLASS, HOURS, SPECIAL, YR_BUILT, COMMON_USE, USE, LAT_DD, LONG_DD, USNG_FL_1K, FLAG, UPDATE_DAY, and FGDLAQDATE. - Added a DESCRIPT field based on NAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE based on the date GeoPlan acquired the data - Calculated the latitude and longitude locations using the calculate geometry function in ArcMap. -Intersected the geocoded locations with the 1-kilometer United States National Grid (usng_fl_1k) to obtain USNG_FL_1K attribute - Intersected geocoded locations with the county boundary file (cntbnd) to obtain the COUNTY attribute. Process Date: 20100115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GeoPlan Center Process Steps - May 2013 data collection: GeoPlan updated the gc_veterans_dec09 layer using the following online websites (see below); Yellow Pages Online, Super Pages Online, the American Legion Department of Florida, VFW Department of Florida, AMVETS Department of Florida, Disabled American Veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Marine Corps League National Headquarters. These websites provided lists of current facilities. Each record in the layer was scrutinized and verified to be in its proper location. Once its location was verified, appropriate attributes were updated. Facilities no longer deemed operational were removed from the layer. Some facilities that have been opened since the last update were manually added. Some minor table restructuring was done to reflect the current table syntax used by GeoPlan. Yellow Pages Online www.Yellowpages.com Super Pages Online www.Superpages.com American Legion Department of Florida http://www.floridalegion.org/ VFW Department of Florida http://myfloridavfw.org/ AMVETS Department of Florida http://amvetsdof.com/ Disabled American Veterans https://www.davmembers.org Vietnam Veterans of America http://www.vva.org/ Marine Corps League National Headquarters http://www.mcleague.com/ Navy League Councils/Regions: http://www.navyleague.org/councils/council_locator.html#FL Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society http://www.nmcrs.org/locations Paralyzed Veterans of America http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.6463495/k.C5D5/Florida.htm County Veteran Service Officers (CVSO) Directory July 1st, 2013 http://floridavets.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CVSO_Directory_1-July-20131.pdf Marine Corps League http://www.mcleague.com/mdp/index.php?module=locator&DivisionID=11&DepartmentID=11 Disabled America Veterans (DAV) https://www.davmembers.org/Membership/Wayspring/ExternalHelpFrame.aspx?/membership/ %28i5acka45qbhtg255jyt3jy55%29/maintainmember/external/chapterproximitymapexternal.aspx VA Facilities in Florida http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/fac_list_by_state.cfm?State=FL http://www.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?dnum=ALL&STATE=FL Vietnam Veterans of America Florida State Council http://www.vvafsc.org/organization/florida-vva-chapters Locate Your Local VVA Chapter http://www.vva.org/chapters.html Veterans of Foreign Wars: FIND A VFW POST https://www.vfw.org/oms/findpost.aspx Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Directory http://myfloridavfw.org/postdirectory/ The American Legion Department of Florida http://www.floridalegion.org/ http://post_119_gulfport_ms.tripod.com/fl.html http://members.floridalegion.org/resources/post-locator http://members.floridalegion.org/content/Post%20Locator/Posts%20by%20District.pdf Process Date: 20130524 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GeoPlan Center Process Steps - July 2013 data collection: During this process GeoPlan used imagery, parcels, and Google Street View in order to verify as many facility locations as possible. Once the facility location was verified the point was moved to the roof of the building and the FLAG field was marked with a "V", non-verified facilities have been marked with a "NV" in the FLAG field. During the update process several facilities were added while several facilities were moved or deleted. Next GeoPlan reviewed the table for attribute errors and updated the USNG_FL_1K, LAT_DD, LONG_DD field. Next GeoPlan added and populated the GCID field. Process Date: 20130717

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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