Emergency Service Zones

This page last updated: 01/18/2008
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines



Metadata Summary

Originator Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
Abstract This is a compilation of Emergency Service Zones for all 8 metro counties. This dataset will help identify which public safety entity (PSAP, Fire, EMS, or Law Enforcement) response area.
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Time Period of Content Date 2008
Currentness Reference This is dataset is fluid and is subject to change as annexations and consolidations occur
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or provides the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user.

We recommend that other interested parties download this dataset from the Data Finder web site (www.datafinder.org) to ensure that the most current data is obtained.
Distributor Organization Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
Ordering Instructions
Online Linkage Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" in Section 6 of this metadata.


Full Metadata

Emergency Service Zones

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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information

 
Section 1 Identification Information   Top of page
Originator Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
Title Emergency Service Zones
Abstract This is a compilation of Emergency Service Zones for all 8 metro counties. This dataset will help identify which public safety entity (PSAP, Fire, EMS, or Law Enforcement) response area.
Purpose For identifying and allocating public safety entities for emergency response
Time Period of Content Date 2008
Currentness Reference This is dataset is fluid and is subject to change as annexations and consolidations occur
Progress In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Spatial Extent of Data 8 County metro area (Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington)
Bounding Coordinates -94.028579
-92.645203
45.730976
44.466892
Place Keywords Twin Cities, Mpls, St Paul,
Theme Keywords Emergency Service Zones, ESZ, Emergency Service Numbers, ESN, PSAP Boundaries, Fire Department Boundaries, Police Boundaries, EMS Boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or provides the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user.

We recommend that other interested parties download this dataset from the Data Finder web site (www.datafinder.org) to ensure that the most current data is obtained.
Contact Person Information Gordon Chinander, Regional GIS Coordinator
Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
2099 University Ave W
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651.643.8379
FAX: 651.603.0101
E-mail: gchinander@mn-mesb.org
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description Shows example of Emergency Zone Data catagorized with PSAP data field.
Associated Data Sets

 
Section 2 Data Quality Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Attribute Accuracy Attribute Accuracy is good, however work is in progress to ensure the data is of the highest accuracy
Logical Consistency Logical Consistency is very High, however there may be miniscule gaps between ESZ polygons. Future work will eliminate these...if they exisit.
Completeness Data is complete but consolidations of PSAPs and annexations by municpal and county entities make this a fluid dataset. Update occur as needed.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy This dataset boundaries have been drawn according to PSAP suggestion and work is being done at this time to ensure the boundaries are in accordance to the Master Street Address File
Lineage This dataset is a compliation of data provided by existing PSAPs and some county GIS offices.
Source Scale Denominator
 
Section 3 Spatial Data Organization Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Native Data Set Environment Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data
Spatial Object Type Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types Polygon
Tiling Scheme
 
Section 4 Spatial Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme UTM
Ellipsoid Geodetic Reference System 80
Horizontal Datum
Horizontal Units Meters
Distance Resolution
UTM Zone Number 15
 
Section 5 Entity and Attribute Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Entity and Attribute Overview
Contains the following; 

PSAP - Public Safety Answering Point (911 office)

Fire - Fire Department

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

LawEnforc - Law Enforcement (police or Sheriff)
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation
 
Section 6 Distribution Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Publisher Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
Publication Date Periodically revised
Contact Person Information Gordon Chinander
Regional GIS Coordinator
Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
2099 University Ave W
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651.643.8379
FAX: 651.603.0101
E-mail: gchinander@mn-mesb.org
Distributor's Data Set Identifier ESZ_BND
Distribution Liability Distributor is NOT Liable for any inaccuracies in this dataset.
Transfer Format Name Arc/INFO, Geodatabase, Shapefile or graphic Image
Transfer Format Version Number
Transfer Size 1.462 mb
Ordering Instructions
Online Linkage Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above.
 
Section 7 Metadata Reference Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Metadata Date 01/18/2008
Contact Person Information Gordon Chinander, Regional GIS Coordinator
Metropolitan Emergency Services Board
2099 University Ave W
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651.643.8379
FAX: 651.603.0101
E-mail: gchinander@mn-mesb.org
Metadata Standard Name Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version 1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm


This page last updated: 01/18/2008