Roads Anti-Ice Routes

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• What does this data set describe?
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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   County, King, 20111001, Roads Anti-Ice Routes: King County, King County, WA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://www5.kingcounty.gov/gisdataportal/Default.aspx>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.538665

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.159078

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.787911

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.153785

3. What does it look like?

   <http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/antiicer_route.jpg> (JPG)

   JPG File of layer overlain on base of WA counties or local cities

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

   Calendar_Date: 03-Jan-2012

   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):

      • String (233)

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

      The map projection used is NAD 1983 HARN StatePlane Washington North FIPS 4601 Feet.

      Projection parameters:

      Standard_Parallel: 47.5

      Standard_Parallel: 48.73333333333333

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.8333333333333

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 47.0

      False_Easting: 1640416.666666667

      False_Northing: 0.0

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00025
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00025
      Planar coordinates are specified in foot_us

      The horizontal datum used is D North American 1983 HARN.
      The ellipsoid used is GRS 1980.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222101.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   ROADSGIS.RSDMAINT.ANTIICER_ROUTE_VIEW

   line data table (Source: King County)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   RouteID

   Route ID (Source: King County)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	11000.0
   Maximum:	44061.0

   RouteName

   Name of Route (Source: King County)

   FromRoute

   Route Start (Source: King County)

   ToRoute

   Route End (Source: King County)

   Division

   Roads Maintenance Division (Source: King County)

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: King County)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Shape.len

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: King County

Who produced the data set?

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

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   King County Department of Transportation - Road Services Division
   Attn: Tamara Davis
   GIS and IT Project Manager
   201 S Jackson St
   Seattle, WA 98104
   US
   

   206-684-2118 (voice)
   

Why was the data set created?

The King County Department of Transportation, Road Services Division maintains roads within unincorporated King County and contract cities to increase the public's safety. As part of its mission, the Division conducts sanding and anti-ice operations to mitigate hazardous driving conditions during snow and ice events.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

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

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

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

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:

King County data are made available with the understanding that they shall be used exclusively by the obtainer or his/her authorized agents. Digital products may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form or by any means withoutthe express written authorization of King County. Users are encouraged to appropriately evaluate and display the margin of error when analyzing and mapping this data

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   KCGIS Center
   Attn: Cheryl Wilder
   Data Sales Coordinator
   201 S Jackson St, Suite 706
   Seattle, WA 98104
   US
   

   206-263-5220 (voice)
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   /plibrary2/transportation/shapes/arc/antiicer_route.shp

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   King County disclaims any warranty of use of any digital product or data beyond that for which it was designed.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	featureclass and shapefile

   • Cost to order the data:

     Contact KCGIS Client Services for the cost of reproduction - <http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/GISData/GISDataDistribution.aspx>

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 22-Oct-2012

Metadata author:

King County Department of Transportation - Road Services Division
Attn: Tamara Davis
GIS and IT Project Manager
201 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98104
US

206-684-2118 (voice)
firstname.lastname@kingcounty.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)