The following metadata was taken from http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gis3/data/sed.schools.html. The data showing point locations of public schools (K-12) in New York State was downloaded as a dbase file from http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/inventories/edu.htm and brought into ArcView as an event theme. It was converted from an event theme into a shapefile, then to an ArcInfo point coverage and projected from decimal degrees into UTM Zone 18. The data was converted back to a shapefile and clipped to the 10-mile buffer of the Adirondack Park boundary.

Public Schools (K-12) in New York State

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: New York State Education Department

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Public Schools (K-12) in New York State

Edition: 2.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Albany, NY
Publisher: New York State Education Department

Online_Linkage: <http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gis9/schools.zip>

Description:

Abstract:: GIS coverage containing points representing public schools throughout New York State. Attributes include BEDS code, street address, city, zip code, latitude and longitude.
Purpose:: The database was created by the NYS Education Department. It was originally geocoded by the NYS Office of Real Property Services.
Supplemental_Information:: This data set is in a database format (.dbf). Scale:

Time_Period_of_Content:

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Beginning_Date:
Ending_Date:

Currentness_Reference:

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.75
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.75
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.00
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.5

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NYS GIS Clearinghouse categories
Theme_Keyword: economic development

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword:: education, public schools, K-12 schools, elementary schools, middle schools, junior high schools, high schools

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: New York State

Access_Constraints: Available to the general public.

Use_Constraints:

Browse_Graphic:

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Native_Data_Set_Environment: Geocoded in Arc/INFO

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Completeness_Report: All K-12 public schools in New York State.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

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Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: N/A

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: N/A

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:
Process_Date: 1999

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 18

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000.0
False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: .61
Ordinate_Resolution: .61

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: New York State Education Department/New York State Library

Contact_Position: Sharon Oskam

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 6th Floor, Cultural Education Center, ESP
City: Albany
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 12230
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (518)474-6280

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (518)474-5786

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: soskam@www.nysgis.state.ny.us

Resource_Description: schools.dbf

Distribution_Liability:

While every effort has been made to insure the integrity of this digital data, the New York State Education Department ("NYSED") makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to its accuracy, completeness, or usefulness for any particular purpose or scale. NYSED assumes no liability for damages resulting from the use of any information, apparatus, method or process disclosed in this dataset, map or text, and urges independent site-specific verification of the information contained herein. Any use of trade, product or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by NYSED.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gis9/schools.zip>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19991020

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Gerhard

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Cultural Education Center
City: Albany
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 12230
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 518-474-5818

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 518-474-5786

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dgerhard@mail.nysed.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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