Community Service Areas in King County

Frequently anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• 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?
  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 data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   County, King, 20130310, Community Service Areas in King County: King County, King County, WA.

   Online Links:

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

   Other_Citation_Details: None

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.542130

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.061526

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.782958

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.073933

3. What does it look like?

   <http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/community_service_area.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: 17-Jun-2021

   Currentness_Reference: Date of last update

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):

      • GT-polygon composed of chains (7)

   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 0.0003280833333333334
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0003280833333333334
      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?

   maint.GISC.community_service_area_area_20210617_densifed

   area data table (Source: King County)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   CSA_NAME

   Name of Community Service Area (Source: King County)

   Value	Definition
   Bear Creek/Sammamish Area	Bear Creek/Sammamish CSA
   Four Creeks/Tiger Mountain Area	Four Creeks/Tiger Mountain CSA
   Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River Area	Greater Maple Valley/Cedar River CSA
   SE King County Area	SE King County CSA
   Snoqualmie Valley NE King County Area	Snoqualmie Valley NE King County CSA
   Vashon/Maury Island Area	Vashon/Maury Island CSA
   West King County Areas	West King County CSA

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: King County)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Shape.STArea()

   Shape.STLength()

   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 GIS Center
   Attn: Gavin Gray
   GIS Analyst
   201 S Jackson St, Suite 700
   Seattle, WA 98104
   US
   

   206-263-4493 (voice)
   

Why was the data set created?

The layer was created to define the boundaries of the seven unincorporated Community Service Areas. The CSA boundaries were created as a result of ordinances adopted by the King County Council to improve interaction between representatives of King County and residents of unincorporated King County. The layers will assist representatives of King County and the general public to identify service areas for unincorporated King County. The layers will also inform descriptions of community projects undertaken by King County Departments and Agencies as well as to help identify locations of other projects in the CSAs.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

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

   (process 1 of 3)

   Area moved from Urban to Rural(Four Creeks/Tiger Mountain) near Issaquah.

   Cities annexations removed 3/2017 through 4/2018

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Paul McCombs
   

   Date: 16-Aug-2016 (process 2 of 3)

   Updated West King County Areas to reflect annexations as of the processing date. A geoprocessing model has been created and is stored in TFS.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Paul McCombs
   

   Date: 17-Jun-2021 (process 3 of 3)

   Edited maint.GISC.Community_ServiceArea\maint.GISC.community_service_area_area and densified with offset of 1.001 to produce GISC.Community_ServiceArea\maint.GISC.community_service_area_area_20210617_densifed

   Implemented KCCP2020 LUMA changes that affected Urban Growth Boundary due to requirement for UGA: LUMA 5.a - East Cougar Mountain; LUMA 6 - Maple Valley UGA Changes. These changes had previously been implemented in the layer after the adoption of the 2020 KC Comprehensive Plan, then rolled-back due to changes to the corresponding King County Countywide Planing Policies needing to be ratified, which happened June 1, 2021.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Paul McCombs
   

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:

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 without the express written authorization of King County.

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/admin/shapes/polygon/community_service_area.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: 06-Aug-2021

Metadata author:

King County GIS Center
Attn: Gavin Gray
GIS Analyst
201 S Jackson St, Suite 700
Seattle, WA 98104
US

206-263-4493 (voice)
firstname.lastname@kingcounty.gov

Metadata standard:

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