Noise Walls - Built, Washington State Department of Transportation
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information
Identification Information
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Environmental Services Office (ESO) - Air Quality, Acoustics and Energy Program
Publication Date: 20100709
Title: Noise Walls - Built, Washington State Department of Transportation
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
Noise walls are free-standing barriers built parallel to a highway. They are usually found near public areas, such as parks, and residential areas. The walls range in height from 6 to 20 feet, but are normally 12 to 15 feet tall. They can reduce noise levels by 10 to 15 decibels, cutting the loudness of traffic noise in half. Barriers can be formed from earth berms, or constructed of wood, stucco, concrete, masonry, metal, or other materials. This feature class contains Type I and Type II noise walls. This data has been synchronized with the LRS dated December 31, 2009.
Purpose: Spatial data for mapping and analysis purposes.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 7/9/2010
Time of Day: Unknown
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -123.01843
East Bounding Coordinate: -117.140991
North Bounding Coordinate: 49.017255
South Bounding Coordinate: 45.572163
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: Noise Walls
Theme Keyword: Noise Barriers
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: none
Place Keyword: Washington state
Access Constraints: none
Use Constraints: none
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Tim Sexton
Contact Organization: WSDOT ESO
Contact Position: Air Quality, Acoustics and Energy Program Manager
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 15700 Dayton Ave. N.
City: Seattle
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98133
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 206 440-4549
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 206 440-4805
Contact Electronic Mail Address: sextont@wsdot.wa.gov
Data Set Credit: WSDOT ESO - Air Quality, Acoustics and Energy Program
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500
Data Quality Information
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Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: If data came from a plan sheet the accuracy is to 1/100 of a mile or approximately 53 feet. If the data was added from SR View photos the accuracy is approximately 2/100 or a mile or 106 feet.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
Noise wall data was compiled in an Excel spreadsheet. The first step in the conversion to GIS data was to add an unique Id field ("ID") to the current and proposed data sets. Separate files were created for noise walls in the increasing and decreasing directions for later use in ArcMap. Two approaches were used to get the data from Excel to ArcMap. The files for the current noise walls were converted to dbfs. The files for the proposed noise walls were converted to Access tables. The dbfs and Access tables were then added to ArcMap. The "Add Route Events" tool was used with the offset option to create event themes from the current and proposed, increasing and decreasing noise walls. The option "generate a field for locating errors" was used; it's found under "Add Route Events" advanced options. The current noise wall event themes were then converted to shapefiles and merged, and the proposed noise wall event themes were converted to feature classes and merged.
Process Date: 2005
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Kathy Prosser
Contact Organization: Environmental Services
Contact Voice Telephone: 360 705-7478
Cloud Cover: 0
Spatial Data Organization Information
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: String
Point and Vector Object Count: 244
Spatial Reference Information
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Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Map Projection:
Map Projection Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert Conformal Conic:
Standard Parallel: 45.833333
Standard Parallel: 47.333333
Longitude of Central Meridian: -120.5
Latitude of Projection Origin: 45.333333
False Easting: 1640416.666667
False Northing: 0
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0
Ordinate Resolution: 0
Planar Distance Units: survey feet
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical Coordinate System Definition:
Altitude System Definition:
Altitude Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity and Attribute Information
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: TransFeatures.ENVIRO.NoiseBarriersBuilt
Attribute:
Attribute Label: BEG_ARM
Attribute Definition: The beginning Accumulated Route Mileage (ARM) of the wall.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CITYCOUNTY
Attribute Definition: The city or county in which the wall is located.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COST2005
Attribute Definition: In 2005, the original cost of some of the walls built in 2000 and earlier were recalculated to 2005 dollars.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COSTORIG
Attribute Definition: The original cost of the noise wall.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DATE_RETROFIT_STATUS
Attribute Definition: The date the retrofit status was last updated or confirmed.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DIR
Attribute Definition: Indicates the side of the state route where the wall is located.
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: I
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Increasing side of the state route.
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: D
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Decreasing side of the state route.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: END_ARM
Attribute Definition: The ending Accumulated Route Mileage (ARM) of the wall.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ID
Attribute Definition: A unique ID assigned to each wall.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LENGTHFEET
Attribute Definition: Length of the noise wall in feet.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LOCATION
Attribute Definition: A description of the wall's location.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MATERIAL
Attribute Definition: The type of material used to construct the wall, if known.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MaxHeightFt
Attribute Definition: The maximum height of the noise wall, in feet. If the wall height is constant, only MaxHeightFt is filled in.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MinHeightFt
Attribute Definition: The minimum height of the noise wall, in feet. If the wall height is constant, only MaxHeightFt is filled in.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OFFSET
Attribute Definition: Offset distance in feet from the centerline of the state route, if known.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OldID
Attribute Definition: Filled in only for walls which had been in the Proposed feature class. This is the ID of the wall in that feature class.
Attribute:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PLANTITLE
Attribute Definition: Plan title
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PLANWORKDESC
Attribute Definition: Plan work description
Attribute:
Attribute Label: RECORDID
Attribute Definition: Additional ID from the data compilation process.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: RETROFIT_STATUS
Attribute Definition: The status of the wall. Since this feature class contains existing walls, all records are "Fixed".
Attribute:
Attribute Label: RETROFIT_STATUS_NOTES
Attribute Definition: Notes about a particular wall.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape.len
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SOURCE
Attribute Definition: Source of the data.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SPEC_MAT
Attribute Definition: Additional information about the materials used.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SR
Attribute Definition: The state route along which the wall is located (text). Contains RRT and RRQ for ramps.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SRNUM
Attribute Definition: The state route along which the wall is located (integer).
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TYPE_
Attribute Definition: Type of wall, if known.
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: City funded
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: I
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Type I (capacity project)
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: I/S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Type I/State funds only
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: II
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Type II (retrofit list)
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: II/S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Type II/State funds only
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: L/S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Legislatively mandated/State funds only
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: O
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Other
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Private funds
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: State funds only
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: U
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute Label: YEAR_RETROFIT_FIXED
Attribute Definition: The year in which the wall was constructed.
Distribution Information
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Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology
Contact Person: Jordyn Mitchell
Contact Position: GIS Data Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7645
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-705-6817
Contact Electronic Mail Address: mitchejo@wsdot.wa.gov
Resource Description: At WSDOT: ArcSDE Server: Database: TransFeatures; Owner: Enviro; Instance: 5151
Distribution Liability:
The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving this data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Specification: Various formats are used: ESRI coverages and shapefiles, and data tables for placement as ArcView "events."
Format Information Content:
The standard distribution compact disc contains all geospatial data sets created by the Washington State Dept. of Transportation. Refer to the included Geodata.txt text file for a brief description of the directory structure.
Data formats vary--most data are stored as ESRI shape files, but some data models require coverages. There are also dbf-format tables of data located by geographic coordinates or State Route Accumulated Route Mileage.
Digital Transfer Option:
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Call, email or write the Distributor with requests for geo-spatial data sets.
Turnaround: Generally, the standard compact disc containing all distributed data can be sent within one week of receiving a data request.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: self-extracting zip file
Format Version Number: 6.3 SR-1 (926) 32-bit
Format Specification: WinZip
Format Information Content:
Depends on the data set. Arc/Info coverage or shape file; metadata report in html and text files; and, in some cases, a data dictionary text file. Some data sets in the standard distribution are tabular data for placement as ArcView "events."
File Decompression Technique: Run the "exe" file under Windows NT.
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Access Instructions: Use anonymous FTP login or web browser download on the URL specified under Network Address.
Online Computer and Operating System: Unix
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Download individual data sets from http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/geodatacatalog/default.htm
Standard Order Process:
Non-digital Form: The Cartography/GIS Section can plot maps of most geospatial data sets.
Fees: depend on plotting costs.
Ordering Instructions: Contact the Point of Contact listed under the Identification Section to determine the availability of this data set in a non-digital representation.
Metadata Reference Information
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Metadata Date: 7/13/2010
Metadata Review Date:
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: WSDOT Environmental Services
Contact Person: Mark Bruskiewicz
Contact Position: GIS Data Administrator
Contact Voice Telephone: 360 705-7444
Contact Electronic Mail Address: bruskim@wsdot.wa.gov
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none
Metadata Extensions:
Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
