Evacuation Routes for Green River Valley

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   County, King, 20091217, Evacuation Routes for Green River Valley: 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: -122.322832
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.038324
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.518076
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.239632
   

3. What does it look like?

   http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/evacuationroutes.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: 29-Dec-2011

   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 (0)
   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?

   PLIBRARY.TRANSPORTATION.xxxx242737

   (Source: ESRI)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   ROUTEID

   Unique id for each evacuation route.

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	84
   Resolution:	1

   ROUTENAME

   Street name or names in each route.

   Value	Definition
   (no value)
   55th Ave S / S 288th St
   132nd Ave SE/ Lake Youngs Way / 140 Ave SE
   212th Ave SE / SE 384th St / 160th Pl SE / SE 380th Pl
   218th Ave SE / Auburn Black Diamond Rd
   218th Ave SE / Auburn Black Diamond Rd / 192 Ave SE / Kent Black Diamond Rd
   Auburn Black Diamond Rd / 192nd Ave SE / Auburn Black Diamond Rd
   Auburn Black Diamond Rd / Kent Black Diamond Rd
   Orillia Rd S
   Peasley Canyon Rd S / S 320th St
   S 212th Way / S 208 St / SE 208th St
   S 272nd Way / S 272nd St
   SE Petrovitsky Rd

   JURISDICTION

   Jurisdiction responsible for managing route.

   Value	Definition
   Auburn
   Kent
   King County
   Renton
   Tukwilla
   WSDOT
   WSDOT/Auburn
   WSDOT/Kent
   WSDOT/Tuikwila

   LENGTHMILES

   Route length in miles.

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0.13
   Maximum:	14.31

   ROUTE_RETIRED

   DEF_START_DATE

   DEF_END_DATE

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI) Coordinates defining the features.

   Shape.len

   Shape length of each route.

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
   

   US

   206-684-2118 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

Evacuation routes were planned by Road Services, local cities and WSDOT to assist citizens who need to evacuate due to possible flooding of the Green River Valley area to follow the best route out of the valley and on to higher ground.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   (source 1 of 1)

   Type_of_Source_Media: None
   

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 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 700

   Seattle, WA
   

   US

   206-263-5220 (voice)
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? /plibrary2/transportation/shapes/arc/evacuationroutes.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:	ESRI 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: 08-Jan-2013

Metadata author:

King County Dept. of Transportation, Road Services Division

Attn: Tamara Davis

GIS and IT Project Manager

201 S Jackson St

Seattle, WA

US

206-684-2118 (voice)

firstname.lastname@kingcounty.gov

Metadata standard:

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