Green Site and Resources

Keywords
About: environment, green, conservation, aquatic, bird, wildlife, garden, building, structure, farmers market, geothermal, trail, hiking, culture, society, kayak, boating, recycling, scenery, solar, tree, wetlands, nature, car share, wind, energy
Taking place at: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, DC, DC GIS, DCGIS

Abstract

Green location, amenities, attraction, and sites. The dataset contains locations and attributes of green features in the District, created as part of the DC Geographic Information System (DC GIS) for the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and participating D.C. government agencies.

A database provided by the District Department of the Environment identified green locations. This dataset comprises the greenmap of DC and used to map and promote green amenities in the District. These include:

- Aquatic Habitat
- Bird and Wildlife Viewing
- Community Garden
- Ecological Action Zone
- EcoInformation Site
- Ecological Restoration Site
- Energy Star
- Environmental Art
- Farmers Market
- Geothermal Site
- Good Walking Paths
- Green Building
- Green Cultural Site
- Green Roof
- Kayak and Canoe Site
- Marina and Boat Ramp
- Recycling
- River Smart Home
- Scenic View
- School Yard Site
- Solar Site
- Special Garden
- Special Tree
- Tree Planting Site
- Wetland
- Wildlife and Nature Center
- Wind Energy
- Zip Car Share Site

All DC GIS data is stored and exported in Maryland State Plane coordinates NAD 83 meters.

METADATA CONTENT IS IN PROCESS OF VALIDATION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Purpose

This data is used for the planning and management of Washington, D.C. by local government agencies.

Use constraints

Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Point of contact

Stella Tarnay
in District Department of the Environment

51 N Street, NE, 5th Floor
Washington DC, 20002, USA

phone: (202) 535-2460
fax: (202) 481-3771
hours: 9am - 5pm

Credits

District Department of the Environment

Data accuracy

Accuracy
Dataset believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change.

Logical consistency
Validated by source and/or responsible agency.

Completeness
Data complete to best of source and/or responsible agency's knowledge.

Horizontal positional accuracy
Most locations are in the general vicinity of the attraction. Those geocode to the mar (having a ADDRID value) are generally located in the centroid of the building.

Vertical positional accuracy
N/A

Lineage / Sources

• Green Site Points
  physical model, location and attributes
  Green Amenities in DC
  by District Department of the Environment, 20091107

Distribution

Most DC GIS datasets can be downloaded from "http://dcgis.dc.gov" on the data center page. Orders can also be made by contacting OCTO GIS at "dcgis@dc.gov", especially for datasets not available for download.

Distribution liability
Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Distributed by
GIS Data Coordinator
in DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm

Entity

GreenSitePt

Attributes

• Shape / ESRI
  Feature geometry
• SHAPE / ESRI
  Feature geometry.
• LAYER / ESRI
  Green Site Type
• THEME / ESRI
  Green Site Theme Name
• ADDRESS / ESRI
  Green Site Address or Location
• PHONE / ESRI
  Green Site Phone Number
• WEB_URL / ESRI
  Green Site Web Link
• STEWARD / ESRI
  Green Site Steward
• Y / ESRI
  Y coordinate of Green Site
• WEB_URL2 / ESRI
  Green Site Link #2
• AddrID
  MAR id
• SOURCE / ESRI
  Green Site Source
• MatchAddr
  MAR address
• PRIORITY / ESRI
  Green Site Priority, used to emphasize certain sites
• X / ESRI
  X coordinate of Green Site
• NAME
  Green Site Name
• MATCHADDR / ESRI
  Internal feature number.
• ADDRID / ESRI
  Internal feature number.
• IMAGE_NAME
  
• LAST_UPDAT / ESRI
  Internal feature number.

Metadata

Provided by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm