Washington State Department of Ecology

Dairy Farms of Washington

Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Washington State Department of Agriculture

Publication_Date: 20120321

Publication_Time: 000000

Title: Dairy

Edition: 2012

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Dairy Farm Locations

Other_Citation_Details:

Data is published biannually. This dataset represents the 2012 dairy registration as required by RCW 90.64.

Online_Linkage: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/data.htm#d

Online_Linkage: http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/Livestock-Nutrient

Description:

Abstract:: Dairies are differentiated by size: Small(1-199 mature animals), Medium (200-699), and Large(700+).
Purpose:: This dataset provides the point location of the milking parlor for dairies in Washington.
Supplemental_Information:: The Dairies GIS layer is maintained by the Department of Agriculture and distributed on the Department of Ecology's GIS website.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20120321

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Biannually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.834030
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.101718
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.017290
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.588213

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Dairy locations
Theme_Keyword: size

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: farming

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Disclaimer: This data is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use.The Dairy Nutrient Management Program of the Washington State Department of Agriculture will not be liable to the user of this data for any activity involving the data with respect to the following: (a) lost profits, lost savings, or any other consequential damages; (b) the fitness of the data for a particular purpose; or (c) use of the data or results obtained from the use of the data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Agriculture
Contact_Person: Nora Mena

Contact_Position: Program Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 42560
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98504
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 902-2894

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nmena@agr.wa.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/ag/dairy.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Simple image
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Dairy Nutrient Management Program, Washington State Department of Agriculture.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Dairy animal numbers are provided by the producer, thus considered accarate.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Lat/Lon attributes are determined using a GPS with horizontal accuracy of 9 meters.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: The data is collected through routine site visits. A lat/lon is taken of the milking parlor. The animal numbers are collected from a biannual registration. Producer names, addresses are collected during the milking parlor registration process.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:: M:\ADSGIS\iss_sandbox\WSDA\dairy\Dairies2010_xslttransformati1.xml
Process_Date: 20120321
Process_Time: 11014400

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 445

Spatial_Reference_Information:

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: -120.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.333333
False_Easting: 1640416.666667
False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000328
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000328

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100
Altitude_Encoding_Method:: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Dairy

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: AGID
Attribute_Definition:: An unique identification number assigned by WSDA's Food Safety Division to the dairy. It represents their milk license.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SiteCity
Attribute_Definition: City closest to the dairy.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FacilityNa
Attribute_Definition: The official business name of the dairy.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SiteAddres
Attribute_Definition: Street address of the dairy.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of the milking parlor.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of the milking parlor.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DairySizeC

Attribute_Definition: The size of the dairy in terms of number of mature animals.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: Small = (1-199 mature animals) Medium = (200-699 mature animals) Large = (700+ mature animals)

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Ecology
Contact_Person: Rich Kim

Contact_Position: Spatial Database Administrator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47600
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98504-7600
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 407-6121

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (360) 407-6493

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rich.kim@ecy.wa.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability: See access and use constraints information.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile or personal geodatabase
Transfer_Size: 0.012

Ordering_Instructions:

Download data from Ecology's GIS Webpage: <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/data.htm#d>.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120726

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Agriculture
Contact_Person: Virginia Prest

Contact_Position: Dairy Nutrient Management

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 42560
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98504

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360) 902-1928

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vprest@agr.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_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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