Water Name (50k) Annotation Feature Class

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Frequently anticipated questions:

What does this data set describe?

Title: Water Name (50k) Annotation Feature Class
Abstract:
This is an annotation feature class created for water features to be used at 1:50,000 mapping scale: freshwater lakes, streams, rivers, salt water area, harbors
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    King County DOT - Road Services, 20090501, Water Name (50k) Annotation Feature Class.

    Online Links:

    • None

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.481975
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.088381
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.144247
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.791727
  3. What does it look like?
    http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/roadlog_water_50k.jpg (JPEG)
    JPG image of representative portion of layer
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Calendar_Date: 01-May-2009
    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 (3555)
    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?
    RoadsGIS.RSDMAINT.Roadlog_Water_50k_Anno
    Annotation feature class (Source: King County)
    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    FeatureID
    For feature-linked annotation contains the ObjectID of the linked feature (Source: ESRI)
    ZOrder
    Unused at this time (Source: ESRI)
    AnnotationClassID
    The annotation class the annotation belongs to (Source: ESRI)
    Element
    BLOB field that stores symbology and text geometry (Source: ESRI)
    SymbolID
    The symbol in the symbol table (Source: ESRI)
    Status
    Whether the feature is placed or unplaced (Source: ESRI)
    TextString
    The text string for the feature (Source: ESRI)
    FontName
    The name of the font, e.g., Arial (Source: ESRI)
    FontSize
    The size of the font (Source: ESRI)
    Bold
    Boolean whether fond is bold (Source: ESRI)
    Italic
    Boolean whether font is italic (Source: ESRI)
    Underline
    Boolean whether font is underlined (Source: ESRI)
    VerticalAlignment
    Vertical alignment of the text - top, center,baseline, bottom (Source: ESRI)
    HorizontalAlignment
    Horizontal alignment of the text - left,right,center,full (Source: ESRI)
    XOffset
    Shifts the text position right or left (Source: ESRI)
    YOffset
    Shifts the text position up or down (Source: ESRI)
    Angle
    Rotates the text angle (Source: ESRI)
    FontLeading
    Adjusts the spacing between line (Source: ESRI)
    WordSpacing
    Adjusts the spacing between words (Source: ESRI)
    CharacterWidth
    Adjusts the character width (Source: ESRI)
    CharacterSpacing
    Adjusts the spacing between characters (Source: ESRI)
    FlipAngle
    Adjusts the angle at which point rotated text is flipped in place (Source: ESRI)
    Override
    Non-editable field maintained by ArcGIS (Source: ESRI)
    SHAPE
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI) Coordinates defining the features.
    SHAPE.area
    Area of feature (Source: ESRI)
    SHAPE.len
    Length of feature (Source: ESRI)

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
  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
    Seattle, WA
    US

    (206) 684-2118 (voice)
    (206) 296-0566 (FAX)
    tamara.davis@kingcounty.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Why was the data set created?

To provide annotation (text) for the creation of the King County Road Index Maps

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    (source 1 of 1)
    Type_of_Source_Media: None
    Source_Contribution:
    Suchatri Yesuwan - King County DOT - Road Services, Jeffery Gregg- King County DOT - Road Services, Toni Carpenter - KCGIS Center,
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 01-Dec-2008 (process 1 of 3)
    Posted to King County enterprise GIS database Person who carried out this activity:
    King County DOT - Road Services
    Attn: Jeffery Gregg
    Engineer III
    201 S Jackson St
    Seattle, WA
    US

    206-296-3715 (voice)
    206-296-0567 (FAX)
    jeffery.gregg@kingcounty.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Date: 01-Dec-2008 (process 2 of 3)
    This data was created by converting labels from attribute information (non feature linked) into an annotation feature class. Person who carried out this activity:
    King County DOT - Road Services
    Attn: Jeffery Gregg
    Engineer III
    201 S Jackson St
    Seattle, WA
    US

    206-296-3715 (voice)
    206-296-0567 (FAX)
    jeffery.gregg@kingcounty.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Data sources used in this process:
    • water
    Date: 01-Dec-2008 (process 3 of 3)
    Preformed extensive quality control check. Person who carried out this activity:
    King County DOT - Road Services
    Attn: Jeffery Gregg
    Engineer III
    201 S Jackson St
    Seattle, WA
    US

    206-296-3715 (voice)
    206-296-0567 (FAX)
    jeffery.gregg@kingcounty.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
  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? /plibrary/transportation/roadlog_water_50k.lyr
  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?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 26-Nov-2012
Metadata author:
King County Dept of Transportation - Road Services
Attn: Tamara Davis
GIS and IT Project Manager
201 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA
US

(206) 684-2118 (voice)
(206) 296-0566 (FAX)
tamara.davis@kingcounty.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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