No Shooting Areas

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   County, King, 20051123, No Shooting Areas: King County, King County, WA.

   Online Links:

   • None

   Other_Citation_Details: None
   

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.406886
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.631458
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.779868
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.145546
   

3. What does it look like?

   http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/NSA.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: 14-Nov-2005

   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 (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.PUBSAFE.xxxx248390

   Polygon feature attribute table (Source: ESRI)

   Shape

   Feature Geometry (Source: ESRI) Coordinates defining the features

   OBJECTID

   ESRI generated (Source: ESRI)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	2881
   Resolution:	1

   ORD_NUM

   King County Ordinance number (Source: King County) Sequential number of ordinance expressed as integer - zero value means ordinance not used to create no shooting area

   RES_NUM

   King County Resolution number (Source: King County) Sequential number of resolution expressed as integer - zero value means a resolution was not used to create no shooting area

   ORD_LANG

   Simplfied version of language in King County Code (Source: King County) Simplfied version of language in King County Code

   AREA_NAME

   Area named on King County Sheriffs Office Maps (Source: King County Sheriffs Office) Area named on King County Sheriffs Office Maps

   KCC_SEC

   Section of King County Code that enacted No Shooting Area (Source: King County) Section of King County Code that enacted No Shooting Area

   ORD_DATE

   Date of Ordinance or Resolution authorizing No Shooting Area (Source: King County) Date of Ordinance or Resolution - YYYYMMDD. MMDD = 0101 means month and day not known

   KCC_DESC

   Description of area covered by No Shooting Area from the King County Code (Source: King County) Description of area covered by No Shooting Area from the King County Code

   KSO_MAPNUM

   King County Sheriff Office No-Shooting-Area map number (Source: King County Sheriffs Office) Maps 1 through 74. Zero means no Sheriff map available

   NOTES

   Notes on special circumstances or problems with the particular No Shooting Area (Source: King County) Notes on special circumstances or problems with the particular No Shooting Area

   QUALIFIERS

   Exceptions to standard no shooting area (Source: King County)

   Value	Definition
   (no value)	No exceptions to standard no shooting area described in Sections 12.68.010 through 12.68.070 of King County Code
   Any portion owned or leased by the Cascade Rifle Club and the Georgetown Rod and Gun Club.	Any portion owned or leased by the Cascade Rifle Club and the Georgetown Rod and Gun Club.
   Any portion within the corporate limits of Issaquah. Any portion owned or leased by the Issaquah Gun Club.	Any portion within the corporate limits of Issaquah. Any portion owned or leased by the Issaquah Gun Club.
   Cases involving the protection of persons and property.	Cases involving the protection of persons and property.
   During legally designated dates set for hunting by the State Game Commission	During legally designated dates set for hunting by the State Game Commission
   Licensed sportsmen during hunting season	Licensed sportsmen during hunting season
   Months of the year other than: June, July, August and September	Months of the year other than: June, July, August and September
   Owners may shoot rodents on their own property.	Owners may shoot rodents on their own property.
   Property owners or their designated representative may discharge weapons using blank round ammunition as part of the process of training hunting dogs.	Property owners or their designated representative may discharge weapons using blank round ammunition as part of the process of training hunting dogs.
   Protection of persons and property. Herding and scaring of waterfowl, out of season, by permit from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Protection of persons and property. Herding and scaring of waterfowl, out of season, by permit from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
   Shooting of rodents and coyotes by owners on their own property to prevent damage to their property or the killing of their livestock or pets.	Shooting of rodents and coyotes by owners on their own property to prevent damage to their property or the killing of their livestock or pets.
   Shotguns during legal hunting season in the State of Washington	Shotguns during legal hunting season in the State of Washington
   Shotguns during regular hunting seasons as set by the State Department of Game	Shotguns during regular hunting seasons as set by the State Department of Game
   Shotguns for hunting purposes shall be permitted not less that 200 yards from any house, building or county right of way	Shotguns for hunting purposes shall be permitted not less that 200 yards from any house, building or county right of way

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Shape.area

   Shape.len

   SHAPE

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	2881
   Resolution:	1

   SHAPE.area

   ESRI generated (Source: ESRI)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	2881
   Resolution:	1

   SHAPE.len

   ESRI generated (Source: ESRI)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	2881
   Resolution:	1

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Polygons labelled by King County Code Section, best available date of enactment, area as described by King County Code if available, area described by King Couny Sherriffs office, if available. Most other fields are descriptions.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: King County Code
   

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 Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks

   Attn: Gavin Gray

   GIS Analyst

   500 Fourth Ave, Suite 553

   Seattle, WA
   

   US

   206-263-4493 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

To assist the public and King County Sheriff Office to know where firearms may legally be discharged

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: 05-Sep-2005 (process 1 of 3)

   Gather legal descriptions of No Shooting Areas from King County Code Section 12.68

   Date: 28-Oct-2005 (process 2 of 3)

   Create No Shooting Areas polygons using Road layer, Quarter Section layer and Voting Precinct layer

   Date: 14-Nov-2005 (process 3 of 3)

   Check for errors - quality control

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?
   Date of enactment of No Shooting Area (ORD_DATE) is accurate only to the year in most cases. Some No Shooting Areas can only be estimated from unclear legal descriptions in code
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   Boundaries are conflated to multiple layers one or more of the following: plss, plss_qtr, votdst, st_address, wtrbdy and parcel
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   Contains all no shooting areas describe in King County Code Section 12.68 as of October 2005
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   Polygons may overlap - this is not an error

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/pubsafe/shapes/polygon/nsa.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.metrokc.gov/gis/services/index.htm

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 11-Jan-2013

Metadata author:

King County GIS Center

Attn: Gavin Gray

GIS Analyst

201 S Jackson St, Suite 700

Seattle, WA

US

206-263-4493 (voice)

206-263-3145 (FAX)

firstname.lastname@metrokc.gov

Metadata standard:

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