Polling Place Locations of Loudoun County, VA (2015)

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:

Publication_Date: 20130729

Title: Polling Place Locations of Loudoun County, VA (2015)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

This data set identifies all of the polling locations for the Loudoun County voting precincts. Each voting precinct has one polling location. Polling places are typically located at sites such as schools, community centers, and church buildings.

Purpose:

This polling location layer is used to identify all of the voting locations in Loudoun County. It provides the name of the polling place (i.e Emerick Elementary School) and the precinct code (i.e. 301). The precinct code identifies the voting precinct that the polling place is associated with.

Status:

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.789258

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.345622

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.290677

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.893182

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none: Employee generated

Theme_Keyword: polling, location, election, district, voting

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: location

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none: Employee generated

Place_Keyword: Virginia, Loudoun, County

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

These data were generated for use by Loudoun County and are available to the public. These data are intended for use at 1:2400 scale or smaller. Acknowledgement of Loudoun County would be appreciated in products derived from this data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, General Registrar

Contact_Position: Public Information Counter

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: MS 04

Address: 750 Miller Drive, S.E., Suite C

City: Leesburg

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20175

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vote@loudoun.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media: None

Source_Contribution:

Loudoun County, VA Office of Management & Finanical Services & Registrar's Office works together to locate new Polling Places during yearly updates

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media: None

Source_Contribution:

Polling Place Locations layer edited to correspond with Spring 2013 Election Precinct edits & splits.
Two new Polling Locations added to layer to reflect new Election District layer. New Polling Locations: 618 (

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polling Place Locations layer edited to correspond with Election District 2000 Precinct edits & splits. Five new Polling Locations added to layer to reflect new Election District layer. New Polling Locations: Briar Woods High School (Briar Woods, 111), Freedom High School (Freedom, 112), John W. Tolbert, Jr. Elementary School (Tolbert, 152), Newton Lee Elementary School (Newton-Lee, 814), & Belmont Ridge Middle School (Belmont Ridge, 815)

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, OMAGI

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polling Place Locations layer created to work in coordination with Election Districts layer

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polling Locations layer edited to correspond with latest Election District 2000 Precinct splits. Five new Polling Locations added to layer to reflect new Election District Precincts. New Polling Locations: Countryside Elementary School (Countryside, 213), Lovettsville Elementary School (East Lovettsville, 411), Heritage High School (Heritage, 412), Loudoun County High School (Brandon Park, 506), & Potomac Baptist Church (South Bank, 609)

Process_Date: 20070604

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, OMAGI

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Pollling Place Locations layer edited to reflect a May 2008 Place Location change for the West Leesburg Election District Precinct. The Location was moved from the Leesburg Fire House to the Ida Lee Park and Recreation Center.

Process_Date: 20080505

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, OMAGI

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polling Locations layer edited to correspond with latest Election District 2000 Precinct splits. There were eight new Polling Locations added to the layer to reflect new Election District Precincts. An existing Polling Location was also renamed at this time, with Purcellville becoming Purcellville One (301). New Polling Locations: Mill Run Elementary School (Mill Run, 113), Dulles South Multipurpose Center (Dulles South, 114), Pinebrook Elementary School (Pinebrook, 115), Legacy Elementary School (Legacy, 116), Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School (Carter, 117), Mountain View Elementary School (Purcellville Two, 310), Round Hill Elementary School (Woodgrove, 311), Steuart W. Weller Elementary School (Weller, 816)

Process_Date: 20090406

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, OMAGI

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

New Polling Place locations added to layer for new Election Precincts created during 2010 County Re-districting Process. A total of 6 new polling places were added to the layer, as 6 existing precincts were split during the Re-districting process. The new Polling places located in new precincts from splits are: Balls Bluff Elementary School (508), John W. Tolbert Elementary School (414), Heritage High School (509), Ridgetop Circle Government Center (619), Eagle Ridge Middle School (616), & Heritage High School (510).

Process_Date: 20110404

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, OMAGI

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polling Locations layer edited to correspond with latest Election District 2000 Precinct splits. There were eleveen new Polling Locations added & four discontinued to the layer to reflect new Election District Precincts. Two existing Polling Locations were also moved at this time (118 & 414). New Polling Locations: Arcola (119), Lunsford (120), Town Hall (121), Galilee Church (219), Firehouse (315), Creighton's Corner (316), Rehau (418), J.L. Simpson (419), Sterling (710), Belmont Station (820), Heritage Church (819). Discontinued polling locations: Hutchison (119), Simpson (415), Guilford (704), & Buchanon (706)

Process_Date: 20110808

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, OMAGI

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polling place for Hillsboro precinct moved from Hillsboro Elementary School to Old Stone School in Hillsboro in June 2012 & then approved by Justice Department in September. Also, a new attribute field for the polling location's address was added to the layer and populated for a Polling Place web application.

Process_Date: 20120927

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polling Locations layer edited to correspond with latest Election District 2000 Precinct splits (Spring 2013). There were two new Polling Locations added, one discontinued, and one moved to reflect new Election District Precincts from two splits and single merge.
The moved Polling Place was Lucketts (403). New Polling Locations: Mill Run (624), Lansdowne (821),
Discontinued polling location: Rehau (418)

Process_Date: 20130806

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

New Polling Place locations added to layer from latest Election Precinct updates. A total of 6 new polling places were added to the layer, as 11existing precincts were split during the Re-districting process. The new Polling places located in new precincts from splits are: Cardinal Ridge (123), Liberty (124), Rock RIdge (125), Old Arcola VFD (317), River Creek (420), Mill Run (625), Ashby Ponds (626), Ashbrook (627), Moorefield Station (628), Discovery (629), Riverside (822)

Process_Date: 20150209

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

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: 0

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 HARN StatePlane Virginia North FIPS 4501 Feet

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 38.03333333333333

Standard_Parallel: 39.2

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -78.5

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 37.66666666666666

False_Easting: 11482916.66666666

False_Northing: 6561666.666666666

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00020833333333333297

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00020833333333333297

Planar_Distance_Units: foot_us

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: GISDBB.GISBROW.POLLPLACE_POINT

Entity_Type_Definition: Point feature class

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of the building for each Polling Place Location

Attribute_Definition_Source: Loudoun County

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: User generated text

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: LC_UPD_SOURCE

Attribute_Definition: Source that created or modified feature class

Attribute_Definition_Source: Loudoun County

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undetermined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Legacy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: County

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Contract

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADDRESS

Attribute_Definition: Address of polling place location

Attribute_Definition_Source: Loudoun County

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: User generated text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRECINCT

Attribute_Definition: Precinct number for each Polling Location

Attribute_Definition_Source: Loudoun County

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

8 different series of numbers (100's, 200's, etc.) to identify corresponding Election District location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LC_UPD_USER

Attribute_Definition:

Not for public distribution. Internal User ID of editor who created or edited feature class.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Loudoun County

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LC_UPD_DATE

Attribute_Definition: Date feature class is updated

Attribute_Definition_Source: Loudoun County

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: User generated text

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, VA, OMAGI

Contact_Position: Public Information Counter

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: MS 65

Address: 1 Harrison Street SE, 2nd Floor

City: Leesburg

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20175

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (703)771-5778

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (703)771-5075

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mapping@loudoun.gov

Distribution_Liability: See access and use constraints information.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: GDB

Format_Specification: ESRI Personal Geodatabase Feature Class

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: dvd

Fees:

Loudoun County distributes spatial data in ArcGIS database or shapefile & DXF format for the cost of reproduction. Countywide spatial datasets may be purchased for $22 per DVD for up to 4.5 GB of data. There is a $100 surcharge to purchase countywide topography, and a $3 charge if the item is to be mailed. If the customer wants the data in DXF format and/or would like OMAGI to custom select specific geographic areas of the County, there is an additional $7 per 15 minute increment labor charge. Select aerial imagery is also available.

Ordering_Instructions:

Size limit: 4.5 GB. Visit our website at: <http://www.loudoun.gov/omagi/index.htm>, click on "OMAGI Documents and Information." Our "Products & Services" link will lead you to order forms and lists of available data. Hardcopy maps may also be available; please contact the Mapping Office Public Information Counter for more information

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20150716

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Loudoun County, Virginia, OMAGI

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

This metadata reflects the source Geodatabase format and specific elements may not apply if your data is exported to SHP or DXF products. User must be aware that changes to data schema occur during data export that may not be reflected in this metadata, which represents Loudoun County's corporate geodatabase. Acknowledgement of Loudoun County would be appreciated in the use of this metadata.