Street Directional Zones - County and City-Specific

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Street Directional Zones - County and City-Specific
Abstract:
Polygons defining the directional prefix and suffix combinations according to the county address grid. Some cities have street names and directional components that differ from the county standard. An attempt has been made to include these by reviewing available materials.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    County, King, 20130803, Street Directional Zones - County and City-Specific: King County, King County, WA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: None
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.555723
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.063186
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.788854
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.073170
  3. What does it look like?
    http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/street_direction_zones.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-Aug-2013
    Currentness_Reference:
    Currency of data
  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 (53)
    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?
    maint.GISC.street_direction_zones_area_EDIT
    area data table (Source: King County)
    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number. (Source: Esri) Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Juris_Code
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
    AU 
    CA 
    EN 
    IS 
    KC 
    KE 
    KI 
    NB 
    RN 
    SK 
    st_prefix
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
     
     
    E 
    N 
    NE 
    NW 
    S 
    SE 
    SW 
    W 
    ave_suffix
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
     
     
    E 
    N 
    NE 
    NW 
    S 
    SE 
    SW 
    W 
    Juris_DESC
    (Source: King County)
    ValueDefinition
     
    Auburn 
    Carnation 
    Enumclaw 
    Issaquah 
    Kent 
    King County 
    Kirkland 
    North Bend 
    Renton 
    ST_PX_DESC
    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: King County) Coordinates defining the features.
    AVE_SX_DESC
    Shape.STArea()
    Shape.STLength()
    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)
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    King County GIS Center
    Attn: Paul McCombs
    Master GIS Analyst
    201 S. Jackson St. Suite 706
    Seattle, WA
    US

    206-477-4514 (voice)
    paul.mccombs@kingcounty.gov

Why was the data set created?

Most often used as an index map on street maps to help readers orient themselves.

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: 02-Aug-2013 (process 1 of 2)
    Copied strzones_area to street_direction_zones_area. Add fields "JURIS_CODE", "ST_PREFIX", "AVE_SUFFIX", "JURIS_DESC", "ST_PR_DESC", "AVE_S_DESC". Updated direction polygons for Renton, Carnation and Skykomish. Person who carried out this activity:
    Victor High

    Date: 25-Feb-2021 (process 2 of 2)
    Corrected some incorrect values and populated some blank jurisdiction description, prefix, and suffix fields. Replaced an obsolete phone number with my current phone number where it occured the data, because it has been reassigned to someone else. Person who carried out this activity:
    King County GIS Center
    Attn: Paul McCombs
    Master GIS Analyst
    201 S. Jackson St. Suite 706
    Seattle, WA
    US

    206-477-4514 (voice)
    paul.mccombs@kingcounty.gov
  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 706
    Seattle, WA
    US

    206-263-5220 (voice)
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? /plibrary2/transportation/shapes/polygon/street_direction_zones.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?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 25-Feb-2021
Metadata author:
King County GIS Center
Attn: Paul McCombs
Master GIS Analyst
201 S. Jackson St. Suite 706
Seattle, WA
US

206-477-4514 (voice)
paul.mccombs@kingcounty.gov
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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