Places of worship (PlacesOfWorshipPt)

Keywords
About: Religion, Worship, God, society
Taking place at: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, DC, DC GIS, DCGIS

Abstract

Places of Worship. The dataset contains locations and attributes of Places of Worship, created as part of the DC Geographic Information System (DC GIS) for the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and participating D.C. government agencies.

Information provided by various sources identified Places of Worship and DC GIS staff geo-processed the data.

All DC GIS data is stored and exported in Maryland State Plane coordinates NAD 83 meters.

METADATA CONTENT IS IN PROCESS OF VALIDATION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Purpose

This data is used for the planning and management of Washington, D.C. by local government agencies.

Access constraints

Contact OCTO GIS. Any data obtained outside of OCTO GIS are unauthorized copies.

Use constraints

Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Point of contact

GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm

Credits

Various sources

Data accuracy

Accuracy
Data believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change. Digital version compared with original source data for accuracy and completeness. Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Logical consistency
In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Completeness
Data believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change. Digital version compared with original source data for accuracy and completeness. Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Horizontal positional accuracy
In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Vertical positional accuracy
N/A

Lineage / Sources

• Business directory
  publication, locations and attributes
  Business Directory
  by InfoUSA Inc., 1997
• Metro Washington DC
  atlas, location
  ADC - Washington DC Metro
  by Alexandria Mapping Company, 2002
• Various websites
  web sites, http://www.aaagw.org/Washington/mosques_and_islamic_centers.htm
  Various
  by various, 2002

Distribution

Most DC GIS datasets can be downloaded from "http://dcgis.dc.gov" on the data center page. Orders can also be made by contacting OCTO GIS at "dcgis@dc.gov", especially for datasets not available for download.

Distribution liability
Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Distributed by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm

Entity

DCGIS.PlacesOfWorshipPt

Attributes

• AddrID
  Master Address Repository Identifier
• SHAPE / ESRI
  Feature geometry.
• RELIGION
  Place of Worship Religion
• Shape / ESRI
  Feature geometry.
• GIS_ID
  Sequential OCTO GIS identifier
• OBJECTID / ESRI
  Internal feature number.
• NAME
  Place of Worship Name
• ADDRESS
  Place of Worship address
• WEB_URL
  Place of Worship Web URL link
• ADDRID
  

Metadata

Provided by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm