Voting Districts of King County

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• What does this data set describe?
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  3. What does it look like?
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  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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• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
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  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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  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   County, King, 20050919, Voting Districts of King County: King County, King County, WA.

   Online Links:

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   Other_Citation_Details: None

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.542574

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.061526

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.788424

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.073882

3. What does it look like?

   <http://www5.kingcounty.gov/sdc/DataImages/votdst.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: unknown

   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.

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0003280833333333334
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0003280833333333334
      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?

   votdst

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: Esri)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   votdst

   SUM_VOTERS

   Voters (Source: King County)

   NAME

   Shape

   Feature Geometry (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features

   Shape_area

   Area of feature in internal units squared. (Source: Esri)

   Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape_len

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 Elections
   c/o Dave Wilson
   GIS Analyst
   919 SW Grady Way
   Renton, WA 98057
   US
   

   206-477-4115 (voice)
   dave.wilson@kingcounty.gov
   

Why was the data set created?

This data layer was created for precinct analysis and display.

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?

   , Voting Districts of King County.

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
   c/o Cheryl Wilder
   Data Sales Coordinator
   201 S Jackson St, Suite 700
   Seattle, WA 98104
   US
   

   206-263-5220 (voice)
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   /plibrary2/district/shapes/polygon/votdst.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 Size: 13.914

   • 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: 27-Jun-2012

Metadata author:

King County Elections
c/o Dave Wilson
GIS Analyst
919 SW Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
US

206-477-4115 (voice)
dave.wilson@kingcounty.gov

Metadata standard:

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