Medic Units in 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?
  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?
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  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   County, King, 20110301, Medic Units in King County.

   Online Links:

   • None

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.472661
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.769747
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.768993
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.242337
   

3. What does it look like?

   http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/medic_units.jpg (JPG)

   General appearance of layer overlain on geographical reference information

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

   Calendar_Date: 07-Feb-2023

   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):
      • Entity point (26)
   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 0.0003280833333333333
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0003280833333333333
      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.DPH.medic_units_point

   Point attribute table (Source: King County)

   OBJECTID

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

   FEATURE_ID

   Unique feature identifier (Source: King County) Integer

   ESITE

   Unique address database identifier for cross-reference (Source: King County) 1 to 7 digit number as text

   CODE

   Feature class (domain) code (Source: King County)

   Value	Definition
   67	Medic Units

   NAME

   Name (Source: Full name of feature) Mixed case text

   ABB_NAME

   Abbreviated name for feature name (Source: King County) Mixed case text

   ADDRESS

   Full street address for feature (Source: King County) Mixed case text

   ZIPCODE

   Five digit zipcode (Source: King County) Text

   PLACE

   Location of feature (Source: King County)

   Value	Definition
   SKC	South King County
   Bellevue	Bellevue
   Shoreline	Shoreline
   Seattle	Seattle
   Redmond	Redmond

   CITY

   Service area city (Source: King County)

   Value	Definition
   Auburn	Auburn
   Bellevue	Bellevue
   Bothell	Bothell
   Des Moines	Des Moines
   Enumclaw	Enumclaw
   Federal Way	Federal Way
   Issaquah	Issaquah
   Kent	Kent
   Kirkland	Kirkland
   North Bend	North Bend
   Redmond	Redmond
   Renton	Renton
   SeaTac	SeaTac
   Seattle	Seattle
   Shoreline	Shoreline
   Woodinville	Woodinville

   AGENCY

   Agency (Source: King County) Two digit number as text

   Shape

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

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?
   Department of Public Health

   Attn: Dmitry Sharkov

   EMS Planner

   401 5th Ave, Ste 1200

   Seattle, WA
   

   US

   206-205-0708 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

Locations of paramedic medic units, some co-located with fire stations.

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 1)

   Shapefile from DPH was formatted to CommonInterest structure. Business table components structured. Insert module added to workflow. Data inserted to COMMON_INTEREST and COMMON_INTEREST_MU tables. Child featureclass created.

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?
   Represents King County Dept of Health inventory for TIME CURRENCY of CONTENT date
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   Each feature represents the centroid location of Medic Unit. Conflation with ADDRESS_POINT location has not been confirmed

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_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.

Use_Constraints:

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

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/pubsafe/shapes/point/medic_units.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: 07-Feb-2023

Metadata author:

KCGIS Center

Attn: Mike Leathers

GIS Data Coordinator

201 S Jackson St; Ste 700

Seattle, WA

US

206-263-4867 (voice)

Metadata standard:

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