Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designations for King County

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How might 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?
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  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?
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• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   County, King, 20160901, Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designations for King County: King County, King County, WA.

   Online Links:

   • None

   Other_Citation_Details: None
   

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.543697
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.061523
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.822491
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.073189
   

3. What does it look like?

   http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/landuse_kc_detail.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: 02-Sep-2016

   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):
      • GT-polygon composed of chains (610)
   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 0.00004479674541050135
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00004479674541050135
      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.landuse_kc_detail_area

   area data table (Source: King County)

   OBJECTID

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

   JURIS

   Two letter jurisdiction (city or King County) from King County City layer. (Source: King County)

   PLAN_LU_CODE

   Land Use Code (Source: King County) Approximately 600 land use types sourced from many agencies.

   PLAN_LU_DESCRIPTION

   Planned Land Use Description (Source: King County) Sourced from many agencies.

   SHAPE

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

   SHAPE.STArea()

   SHAPE.STLength()

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   City Jurisidiction from King County City layer, abbreviated land use code and description.

   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: Greg Stought

   Enterprise Services Manager

   201 S Jackson St

   Seattle, WA
   

   US

   206-477-4409 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

Comprehensive plan land use for King County jurisdictions.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 01-Sep-2016 (process 1 of 1)

   Agency data layers compiled if available in GIS format, created from land use maps if no GIS data available. Land use codes and descriptions field names standardized. Data clipped by relevant jurisdiction and then edgematched. Overlapping polygons ignored, but polygon gaps filled, and coded as 'Undesignated'.

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?
   Compilation of data from various agencies GIS data, with minimal changes, Quantitative Attribute Accuracy unknown in most cases. In cases where GIS data was not available, the most recent land use planning map used as source data.
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   Where data was generated by an agencies land use map, if boundaries were concurrent with the county wide zoning layer, the zoning boundaries take precedence, if no zoning boundaries are relevant, boundaries were aligned to digital land use maps, and the King County parcel layer in that order. Where the source is an agencies GIS data, positional accuracy is unknown.
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   Contains planned land use for all jurisdictions in King County in their area of responsibility. All areas in the county are assigned a land use code, save for the major water bodies (Puget Sound, Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish). In areas where the responsible jurisdiction is silent, polygons are coded as 'Undesignated'.
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   Compilation of data from various agencies GIS data, Conceptual Consistency unknown in most cases. Some polygons overlap - errors from source data. In cases where GIS data was not available, the most recent land use planning map used as source data. In all cases, in areas where the responsible jurisdiction is silent, polygons are coded as 'Undesignated'.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_Constraints:

Access Constraint: Data is not available on GIS Data Portal, it may be available via a custom data request

Use_Constraints:

Use Constraint: 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
   

   US

   206-477-4421 (voice)
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? /plibrary2/plannning/shapes/polygon/landuse_kc_detail.shp
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Distribution Liability: 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
     Network links:	http://www5.kingcounty.gov/gisdataportal/Default.aspx

   • 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: 03-Oct-2024

Metadata author:

King County GIS Center

Attn: Gavin Gray

GIS Analyst

201 S Jackson St, Suite 700

Seattle, WA

US

206-477-4416 (voice)

firstname.lastname@kingcounty.gov

Metadata standard:

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