Identification Information

Title HSIP Fire Stations in New Mexico

Date 2010-02-04

Date Type Publication

Cited Responsible Party

Organization Name TechniGraphics, Inc.

Role identify

Presentation Form vector digital data

Abstract Fire Stations in New Mexico Any location where fire fighters are stationed or based out of, or where equipment that such personnel use in carrying out their jobs is stored for ready use. Fire Departments not having a permanent location are included, in which case their location has been depicted at the city/town hall or at the center of their service area if a city/town hall does not exist. This dataset includes those locations primarily engaged in forest or grasslands fire fighting, including fire lookout towers if the towers are in current use for fire protection purposes. This dataset includes both private and governmental entities. Fire fighting training academies are also included. This dataset is comprised completely of license free data. The Fire Station dataset and the EMS dataset were merged into one working file. TGS processed as one file and then separated for delivery purposes. Records with "-DOD" appended to the end of the [NAME] value are located on a military base, as defined by the Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) military installations and military range boundaries. Text fields in this dataset have been set to all upper case to facilitate consistent database engine search results. All diacritics (e.g., the German umlaut or the Spanish tilde) have been replaced with their closest equivalent English character to facilitate use with database systems that may not support diacritics. The currentness of this dataset is indicated by the [CONTDATE] field. Based upon this field, the oldest record dates from 01/31/2005 and the newest record dates from 07/17/2008.

Purpose Homeland Security Use Cases: Use cases describe how the data may be used and help to define and clarify requirements. 1. An assessment of whether or not the total fire fighting capability in a given area is adequate. 2. A list of resources to draw upon by surrounding areas when local resources have temporarily been overwhelmed by a disaster - route analysis can determine those entities that are able to respond the quickest. 3. A resource for Emergency Management planning purposes. 4. A resource for catastrophe response to aid in the retrieval of equipment by outside responders in order to deal with the disaster. 5. A resource for situational awareness planning and response for Federal Government events.

Status Complete

Point of Contact

Individual Name Mike Thompson

Organization Name

Position Name Director of Geospatial Datasets

Role Point of contact

Voice 970-224-4996

Facsimile 970-224-3001

Address

Delivery Point 3351 Eastbrook Drive
City Fort Collins
Administrative Area CO
Postal Code 80525
Country USA

Electronic Mail Address mthompson@tgstech.com

Maintenance and Update Frequency Unknown

Descriptive Keywords Airplane ambulances, Ambulances, Ambulance service., Emergency medical services., Emergency medical personnel., Fire departments., Fire stations., Helicopter ambulances, Search and rescue operations.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Language English

Topic Category health

Extent

Geographic Bounding Box

West Bound -109.038198553461
East Bound -103.017908400494
North Bound 36.9739549995951
South Bound 31.7958055901661

Temporal Extent

Beginning Position 2005-01-31
Ending Position 2008-07-17

Data Quality Information

Attribute Accuracy Report

Report For entities that were contacted, the name, address, city, state, and five (5) digit zip codes were verified to be correct as of the date indicated by the [CONTDATE] field. The existence of the entity was also verified, as well as whether or not it met the criteria for inclusion in this dataset. Four (4) digit zip code extensions were derived from USPS (United States Postal Service) data and were not verified. ID Check: The [ID] field is not blank and each of its values is unique. Coordinate Check: Coordinates are not null or zero and the x and y fields match the shape. Basic Address Check: Physical addresses were verified to be non blank and to not be a "PO Box", "General Delivery", "Highway Contract", or "Rural Route" address. There is one (1) entity that TGS has designated with "MOBILE UNIT" in the [ADDRESS] field. TGS verified that this entity has no physical address or fixed location. This entity has been placed at the town/city hall, or if a city/town hall is not applicable, at either the center of the city boundary or the center of the service area. The [DIRECTIONS] field contains which option was used. Highway Address without Type Check: Physical addresses containing the word "Highway" or "Route" were verified to also contain a type designator such as "State", "US", or "County", if one actually exists for the highway or route. These type designators are often missing from addresses, leading to confusion if more than one "Highway" of the given number exists in an area. Basic Name Check: Entity name is not blank, is not the same as entity city, and has a minimum of 2 characters. Name does not contain punctuation characters that can interfere with database operations, such as " (quote) and * (asterisk). City Check: Entity's [CITY] field is not blank, and entity is located within 25 miles of its tabular city as found in the NAVTEQ Named Places reference file. State Check: The entity is located within its tabular state. County FIPS to State Compare Check: The county represented by the tabular FIPS Code is actually in the state specified in the [STATE] field. County Name to State Compare Check: The county represented by the tabular county name is actually in the state specified in the [STATE] field. Basic Phone Check: All phone numbers (including the area code) are ten (10) numeric digits. Alphabetic characters have been converted to the corresponding numeric digit. NPA_NXX Check: Area codes (sometimes called "Number Planning Areas", or NPA's) and central office codes (sometimes known as exchanges, or NXX's) were validated against data from the North American Number Planning Administration (NANPA). In some cases, NPA-NXX combinations did not show up in the NANPA data but were verified to work. Area Code Distance Check: The entity's area code (NPA) is valid, and the entity is not more than 25 miles from its area code boundary, as defined by data from the North American Number Planning Administration (NANPA), unless TGS has previously verified that the phone number rings to a headquarters location or otherwise does not ring to the entity's location. Zip Code Check: The zip code is five (5) or nine (9) numeric digits, is listed in the postal database, is in the same state as indicated by the entity's [STATE] value, and is not a PO Box only zip code. Zip City Check: The entity's zip code and its city were verified to match according to the USPS Address Information System (AIS). Zip Code Distance Check: The entity is located within 25 miles of its zip code boundary, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau's 1999 Zip Code file. NAICS Code Check: The NAICS field is not blank, the NAICS Code is one of the accepted codes for this layer, the NAICS Description is an acceptable Index Entry for the NAICS Code, and certain key words in the entity name do not conflict with the NAICS Code. Collocation Check: Entities with different addresses must not share the exact same geospatial location. Geographic Spell Check: Words that appear in the entity name were checked against a standard English word list (and Spanish word list for entities in Puerto Rico). Words not appearing in these standard word lists were then checked against names appearing in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of geographic features that are located within 25 miles of the entity. Proper names were manually reviewed for correct spelling.

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment

Attribute Accuracy Value
Attribute Accuracy Explanation

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report

Report The geographic location of entities was verified to be correct relative to the street data and version indicated by the [ST_VENDOR] and [ST_VERSION] fields. The horizontal accuracy is indicated by the [GEOPREC] field. A value of "BLOCKFACE" indicates the entity was geocoded on the correct street segment (block) and correct side of the street. A value of "ONENTITY" indicates that the location is on the entity's facility, as determined by USGS DOQQ imagery, and that it is on the correct street segment (block) and correct side of the street. Entities that are part of a larger institution (e.g., University Campus or Military Base) with "BLOCKFACE" precision may be located at the main entrance to the larger institution. Records with "-DOD" appended to the end of the [NAME] value are located on a military base, as defined by the Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) military installations and military range boundaries. Fire Departments not having a permanent location are depicted at the city/town hall or at the center of the town or service area if a city/town hall does not exist.

Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation

Logical Consistency Report See "Attribute_Accuracy_Report". Many of the checks described in that section check for both attribute accuracy and logical consistency.

Completeness Report Administrative Locations: Locations that serve only an administrative function (e.g., a business office) are intended to be excluded from this dataset. Locations that serve both an administrative function as well as an operational function are included in the dataset.

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Source Information

Source Citation

Source Scale Denominator

Type of Source Media Digital Database File

Source Time Period of Content

Beginning Position 2005-01-03
Ending Position 2008-05-01
Source Currentness Reference ground condition

Source Citation Abbreviation FireStations_2008_Q2

Source Contribution The basic attribution (name, address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number) came from this dataset, unless the entity was updated by TGS during Q408 processing.

Source Information

Source Citation

Source Scale Denominator

Type of Source Media File Transfer Protocol

Source Time Period of Content

DateTime 2007-08-06
Source Currentness Reference publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation NM_FireStations_1

Source Contribution This was used as a source for fire stations in New Mexico.

Source Information

Source Citation

Source Scale Denominator

Type of Source Media Electronic Mail Service

Source Time Period of Content

DateTime 2008-02-28
Source Currentness Reference publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation NM_FireStations_2

Source Contribution This was used as a source for fire stations in New Mexico.

Source Information

Source Citation

Source Scale Denominator

Type of Source Media CD-ROM

Source Time Period of Content

DateTime 2006-12-01
Source Currentness Reference publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation NFDC_1

Source Contribution This was used as a source for fire stations in the United States.

Source Information

Source Citation

Source Scale Denominator

Type of Source Media CD-ROM

Source Time Period of Content

DateTime 2007-11-28
Source Currentness Reference publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation NFDC_2

Source Contribution This was used as a source for fire stations in the United States.

Source Information

Source Citation

Source Scale Denominator

Type of Source Media CD-ROM

Source Time Period of Content

DateTime 2007
Source Currentness Reference publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation NAVTEQ_Streets_2007_Q2

Source Contribution This version of NAVTEQ streets was used as a reference for automatic shifting of entities that were previously manually geocoded and for the automatic geocoding and manual geolocating of entities.

Process Step

Process Description 1) The Fire Station dataset and the EMS dataset were merged into one working file. TGS processed as one file and then separated for delivery purposes. > 2) Entities were processed to determine or verify their name, physical address, city, state, five (5) digit zip code, phone number, and geospatial location. Entities that were contacted were also asked if they provided fire protection services, EMS services, or both. Entities not located on military bases were contacted and asked to describe their location relative to landmarks in reference data (mainly streets) and features visible in ortho imagery. A phone number was not available for some entities, so their information was verified using other verbal contacts made through a telephone call. > 3) Due to a request made by the Department of Defense, TGS made every effort to not contact military bases starting 03/27/2007 and ending 05/28/2008. During this time, entities located on military bases were verified through alternate resources, such as maps and ortho imagery. These records have not been contacted by TGS, and therefore, do not have directions. > 4) All text fields were set to all upper case. > 5) Leading and trailing spaces were trimmed from all text fields. > 6) Non printable and diacritic characters were removed from all text fields. >

Source Used Citation Abbreviation FireStations_2008_Q2

Source Used Citation Abbreviation NM_FireStations_1

Source Used Citation Abbreviation NM_FireStations_2

Source Used Citation Abbreviation NFDC_1

Source Used Citation Abbreviation NFDC_2

Source Used Citation Abbreviation NAVTEQ_Streets_2007_Q2

Process Date 2008-09-19

Process Time

Process Contact

Individual Name Nicole Hackworth

Organization Name

Position Name Project Manager

Role Point of contact

Voice 330-263-6222

Facsimile

Address

Delivery Point 2000 Noble Drive
City Wooster
Administrative Area Ohio
Postal Code 44691
Country USA

Electronic Mail Address nhackworth@tgstech.com

HSIP Fire Stations in New Mexico

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