

	FAIRFAX COUNTY CEMETERIES

Section Index Identification_Information Data_Quality_Information Spatial_Data_Organization_Information Spatial_Reference_Information Entity_and_Attribute_Information Distribution_Information Metadata_Reference_Information Identification Information Section Index Citation: Citation Information: Originator: Fairfax County Government Publication Date: 6/1/2000 Title: Fairfax County Cemeteries Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map Publication Information: Publication Place: Fairfax County, Virginia. USA Publisher: Fairfax County Government Description: Abstract: This map attempts to identify the approximate location of all known (and suspected) burial sites within Fairfax County. It was meant to accompany Cemeteries of Fairfax County, Virginina: A report to the Board of Supervisors by Brian Conley (December 1994). Purpose: The Cemetery map was compiled at the request of the Board of Supervisors. The mandate was to compile a tool that could be used to proactively identify burial locations on parcels proposed for development. Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Multiple Dates/Times: Single Date/Time: Calendar Date: 2002 Time of Day: 00:00:00 Currentness Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed Spatial Domain: Bounding Coordinates: West Bounding Coordinate: -77.54533008 East Bounding Coordinate: -77.03408065 North Bounding Coordinate: 39.0804078 South Bounding Coordinate: 38.61389198 Data Set G-Polygon: Data Set G-Polygon Outer G-Ring: G-Ring Point: G-Ring Latitude: 39.0804078 G-Ring Longitude: -77.54533008 G-Ring Point: G-Ring Latitude: 38.61389198 G-Ring Longitude: -77.54533008 G-Ring Point: G-Ring Latitude: 38.61389198 G-Ring Longitude: -77.54533008 G-Ring Point: G-Ring Latitude: 39.0804078 G-Ring Longitude: -77.03408065 G-Ring Point: G-Ring Latitude: 39.0804078 G-Ring Longitude: -77.54533008 Keywords: Theme: Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None Theme Keyword: Cemetery Theme Keyword: Burial Site Theme Keyword: Graveyard Theme Keyword: Historical Site Theme Keyword: Archeological Site Place: Place Keyword Thesaurus: None Place Keyword: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA Access Constraints: None Use Constraints: Not for use at scales greater than 1:24000. Acknowledgement of the Fairfax County GIS branch would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Point of Contact: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: Fairfax County Public Library (Virginia Room) Contact Position: Fairfax County Historian Contact Address: Address Type: mailing and physical address Address: Virginia Room 3915 Chain Bridge Rd. City: Fairfax State or Province: VA Postal Code: 22030 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: (703)-246-2123 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 711 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (703)-385-1911 Contact Electronic Mail Address: Brian.Conley@fairfaxcounty.gov Hours of Service: 10:00am - 9:00pm Monday - Thursday EST // 10:00am - 6:00pm Friday EST // 10:00 am - 5:00pm Saturday EST 12:00pm - 6:00pm Sunday Contact Instructions: Call, write, or email for hours that the Fairfax County Historian is avaiable. Data Set Credit: Numerous persons have contributed to the compilation of this data. A full listing of credits is furnished in Cemeteries of Fairfax County, Virginia: A report to the Board of Supervisors by Brian Conley (December 1994). Native Data Set Environment: ESRI ArcInfo - IBM AIX - Windows - Coverage distribution layer name = cemeteries Shapefile distribution layer name = cemeteries SDE Layer name: GISMGR.CEMETERIES_POINTS GISMGR.CEMETERIES_NAME_ANNO GISMGR.CEMETERIES_NUMBER_ANNO Data Quality Information Section Index Attribute Accuracy: Attribute Accuracy Report: Variable. Those sites that were located by the field check during 1988 - 2000 should be very accurate. Some sites where placed on the map based on documentary information and/or unverified verbal reports. Most of the source of the information and whether the site has been physically located is detailed in the written summaries in Cemeteries of Fairfax County, Virginina: A report to the Board of Supervisors by Brian Conley (December 1994). Logical Consistency Report: This data set has been built with point topology. Completeness Report: This map represents all of the known burial sites as of November 2000. Over 10 years of historical research have gone into the compilation of this list. Land records printed histories, newspapers. U.S.G.S. maps, and personal inteviews have all been used, however new sites are being discovered at a rate of about 4 per year. Positional Accuracy: Horizontal Positional Accuracy: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Horizontal positional accuracy for the digital data is tested by visual comparison of the source with hard copy plots. Lineage: Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: Fairfax County Government Publication Date: 6/1/2000 Title: Fairfax County Cemeteries Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map Publication Information: Publication Place: Fairfax County, Virginia. USA Publisher: Fairfax County Government Source Scale Denominator: 48000 Type of Source Media: stable-base material Source Time Period of Content: Source Currentness Reference: publication date Source Citation Abbreviation: Cemeteries Wall Map Source Contribution: Cemteries locations and cemtery names and numbers Source Information: Source Citation Abbreviation: Cemeteries coverage Process Step: Process Description: Cemetery locations were digitized from source wall map. Cemetery name and numbers were captured from the wall map. Source Used Citation Abbreviation: Cemeteries Wall Map Process Date: 2002 Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: Cemeteries coverage Process Contact: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: Fairfax County GIS and Mapping Services Contact Position: Database Administrator Contact Address: Address Type: mailing and physical address Address: 12000 Government Center Pw. Suite 117 City: Fairfax State or Province: VA Postal Code: 22035 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: (703)-324-2712 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 711 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (703)-324-3937 Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis.helpq@fairfaxcounty.gov Hours of Service: Monday 8:00am - 4:15pm / Tuesday 9:00am - 4:15pm / Wednesday - Friday 8:00am - 4:15pm (EST) Spatial Data Organization Information Section Index Indirect Spatial Reference: Cemetery locations Direct Spatial Reference Method: Point Spatial Reference Information Section Index Horizontal Coordinate System Definition: Planar: Planar Coordinate Information: Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair Coordinate Representation: Abscissa Resolution: 0.01 Ordinate Resolution: 0.01 Geodetic Model: Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major Axis: 6378206 Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.9786982 Vertical Coordinate System Definition: Altitude System Definition: Altitude Datum Name: National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 Altitude Distance Units: feet Altitude Encoding Method: Attribute values Entity and Attribute Information Section Index Detailed Description: Entity Type: Entity Type Label: GISMGR.CEMETERIES_POINTS Entity Type Definition: point features Attribute: Attribute Label: cemname Attribute Definition: Text 50 Attribute Domain Values: Unrepresentable Domain: the name of the cemetery. Attribute: Attribute Label: cemnum Attribute Definition: Text 5 Attribute Domain Values: Unrepresentable Domain: number of cemetery with preceding text of "FX" Attribute: Attribute Label: cemnum2 Attribute Definition: Text 3 Attribute Domain Values: Unrepresentable Domain: number of the cemetery. Attribute: Attribute Label: maptile Attribute Definition: Text 5 Attribute Domain Values: Unrepresentable Domain: the tax map grid where the cemetery is located. Attribute: Attribute Label: status Attribute Definition: Text 1 Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: D Enumerated Domain Value Definition: DESTROYED Enumerated Domain Value: I Enumerated Domain Value Definition: IN SITU Enumerated Domain Value: M Enumerated Domain Value Definition: MOVED Enumerated Domain Value: U Enumerated Domain Value Definition: UNKNOWN Detailed Description: Entity Type: Entity Type Label: GISMGR.CEMETERIES_NAME_ANNO Entity Type Definition: cemeteries name annotation Detailed Description: Entity Type: Entity Type Label: GISMGR.CEMETERIES_NUMBER_ANNO Entity Type Definition: cemeteries number annotation Overview Description: Entity and Attribute Overview: Cemetery locations include the cemetery number, name, tax map grid location, and status. Distribution Information Section Index Distributor: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: Fairfax County GIS and Mapping Services Contact Position: Database Administrator Contact Address: Address Type: mailing and physical address Address: 12000 Government Center Pw. Suite 117 City: Fairfax State or Province: VA Postal Code: 22035 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: (703)-324-2712 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 711 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (703)-324-3937 Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis.helpq@fairfaxcounty.gov Hours of Service: Monday 8:00am - 4:15pm / Tuesday 9:00am - 4:15pm / Wednesday - Friday 8:00am - 4:15pm (EST) Distribution Liability: User must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purpose. A signed copy of the license agreement must be on file with the Fairfax County GIS and Mapping Services Office. Standard Order Process: Digital Form: Digital Transfer Information: Format Name: ArcInfo coverage Format Version Number: 8.0 File Decompression Technique: No compression Digital Form: Digital Transfer Information: Format Name: ArcView Shapefile Format Version Number: 8.0 File Decompression Technique: No compression Fees: Wall Map Data This data set includes over 30 layers of attributed vector map data that were derived primarily from the Fairfax County 1"= 2000' and 1"= 4000' Wall Map Series. The GIS Wall Map CD in Coverage format sells for $25. The GIS Wall Map CD in Shapefile format sells for $25. A hard copy of our wall maps are available at the Fairfax County Government Publications Center located at the Fairfax County Government Center Building - 12000 Government Center Pw.- Fairfax - VA. - Suite 156 - Phone # 703-324-2974 or 703-324-2975. Prices range from $1.50 to $15.00. Some of our hard copy maps are not for sale to the public or may be out of stock. Contact the Fairfax County Publication Center on the availabilty of which maps can be purchased. Ordering Instructions: CD data can be requested by mail, fax, or in person. Orders will not be processed until payment is received. Acceptable forms of payment include: cash, check, or money order ( credit cards are not accecpted). The order form and license agreement can be downloaded/printed from the Fairfax County GSI Web page (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/maps/forms.htm) and sent to GIS and Mapping Services-12000 Government Center Pw.-Suite 117-Fairfax-VA-22035-0010. Any questions about the GIS Wall Map CD should be directed to the GIS and Mapping Services @ (703)-324-2712. Turnaround: Five (5) working days. Metadata Reference Information Section Index Metadata Date: 3/30/2004 Metadata Review Date: 7/14/2004 Metadata Future Review Date: 1/1/2005 Metadata Contact: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: Fairfax County GIS and Mapping Services Contact Position: Database Administrator Contact Address: Address Type: mailing and physical address Address: 12000 Government Center Pw. Suite 117 City: Fairfax State or Province: VA Postal Code: 22035 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: (703)-324-2712 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: 711 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (703)-324-3937 Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis.helpq@fairfaxcounty.gov Hours of Service: Monday 8:00am - 4:15pm / Tuesday 9:00am - 4:15pm / Wednesday - Friday 8:00am - 4:15pm (EST) Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-06-1994 Metadata Time Convention: local time SMMS Metadata report generated 7/14/2004