The Places of Worship dataset is composed of any type of building or portion of a building
that is used, constructed, designed, or adapted to be used as a place for religious and
spiritual activities. These facilities include, but are not limited to, the following types:
chapels, churches, mosques, shrines, synagogues, and temples.
The license free Large Protestant Churches, Mosques, Jewish Synagogues, and Roman Catholic
Churches in Large Cities datasets were merged together to create the initial data for the
Places of Worship dataset. Additional entities have been added from TGS research.
This dataset contains Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Judaic, and Sikh places of worship.
Unitarian places of worship have been included when a congregation from one of these religions
meets at a church owned by a Unitarian congregation. Some Protestant denominations are not
currently represented in this dataset.
The Places of Worship dataset is not intended to include homes of religious leaders (unless
they also serve as a place of organized worship), religious schools (unless they also serve
as a place of organized worship for people other than those enrolled in the school), Jewish
Mikvahs or Hillel facilities, and buildings that serve a purely administrative purpose.
If a building's primary purpose is something other than worship (e.g., a community center, a
public school), but a religious group uses the building for worship on a regular basis, it
was included in this dataset if it otherwise met the criteria for inclusion.
Convents and monasteries are included in this dataset, regardless of whether or not the
facilities are open to the public, because religious services are regularly held at these locations.
On 08/07/2007, TGS ceased making phone calls to verify information about religious locations.
Therefore, most entities in this dataset were verified using alternative reference sources such
as topographic maps, parcel maps, various sources of imagery, and internet research. The [CONTHOW]
(contact how) value for these entities has been set to "ALT REF".
The website <http://www.gettochurch.org> was used for verification during processing. As of August
2009, this website is no longer active.
Records with "-DOD" appended to the end of the [NAME] value are located on a military base,
as defined by the Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) military installations
and military range boundaries.
"#" and "*" characters were automatically removed from standard fields that TGS populated.
Double spaces were replaced by single spaces in these same fields.
Text fields in this dataset have been set to all upper case to facilitate consistent database
engine search results.
All diacritics (e.g., the German umlaut or the Spanish tilde) have been replaced with their
closest equivalent English character to facilitate use with database systems that may not
support diacritics.
The currentness of this dataset is indicated by the [CONTDATE] field. Based upon the values
in this field, the oldest record dates from 07/20/2007 and the newest record dates from 08/04/2009
Purpose:
Homeland Security
Use Cases: Use cases describe how the data may be used and help to define and clarify requirements.
1. A disaster or health emergency has occurred, or is predicted for a locality. Places of
worship or congregations that may be affected must be identified.
2. An assessment as to the evacuation needs and issues for a given area needs to be made as
part of a disaster mitigation plan. Places of worship that may need to be evacuated must be
identified.
3. Facilities that can serve as shelters must be identified.
4. A threat has been made toward places of worship and other religious institutions. These
locations need to be identified, their leadership contacted, and their buildings protected.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20070720
Ending_Date: 20090804
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.458669
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.755805
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.750502
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.711954
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
LCSH - Library of Congress subject headings (Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging
Distribution Service) <http://authorities.loc.gov/>
Theme_Keyword: Buddhism.
Theme_Keyword: Buddhist centers
Theme_Keyword: Buddhist Churches of America
Theme_Keyword: Catholic
Theme_Keyword: Catholic Church.
Theme_Keyword: Cathedrals.
Theme_Keyword: Chapels
Theme_Keyword: Christian.
Theme_Keyword: Christian shrines
Theme_Keyword: Church.
Theme_Keyword: Convents.
Theme_Keyword: Hindu shrines
Theme_Keyword: Islam.
Theme_Keyword: Jewish Christians.
Theme_Keyword: Jewish community centers
Theme_Keyword: Judaism.
Theme_Keyword: Missions.
Theme_Keyword: Missionary Church
Theme_Keyword: Monasteries
Theme_Keyword: Mosques.
Theme_Keyword: Protestant
Theme_Keyword: Protestant churches
Theme_Keyword: Protestant church buildings
Theme_Keyword: Synagogues.
Theme_Keyword: Synagogues as community centers
Theme_Keyword: Unitarian Universalist churches.
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: society
Theme_Keyword: structure
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
LCSH - Library of Congress subject headings (Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging
Distribution Service) <http://authorities.loc.gov/>
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Not for legal use.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mike Thompson
Contact_Organization: TechniGraphics, Inc.
Contact_Position: Director of Research and Development
Metadata tested for compliance to FGDC-STD-001-1998 and converted to HTML using MP version
2.8.25 by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey) <http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The name, address, city, state, and five (5) digit zip codes were verified to be correct
through alternate resources as of the date indicated by the [CONTDATE] field. The existence
of the entity was also verified, as well as whether or not it met the criteria for inclusion
in this dataset. Four (4) digit zip code extensions were derived from USPS (United States
Postal Service) data and were not verified.
ID Check: The [ID] field is not blank and each of its values is unique.
Coordinate Check: Coordinates are not null or zero and the [X] and [Y] fields match the shape.
Basic Address Check: Physical addresses were verified to be non blank and to not be a "PO Box",
"General Delivery", "Highway Contract", or "Rural Route" address.
Highway Address without Type Check: Physical addresses containing the word "Highway" or "Route"
were verified to also contain a type designator such as "State", "US", or "County", if one
actually exists for the highway or route. These type designators are often missing from
addresses, leading to confusion if more than one "Highway" of the given number exists in an area.
Basic Name Check: Entity name is not blank, is not the same as entity city, and has a minimum
of two (2) characters. Name does not contain punctuation characters that can interfere with
database operations, such as " (quote) and * (asterisk).
City Check: Entity's [CITY] field is not blank, and entity is located within 25 miles of its
tabular city as found in the NAVTEQ Named Places reference file.
State Check: The entity is located within its tabular state.
County Check: The entity is located within its tabular county.
FIPS Check: The tabular FIPS Code matches the entity's tabular county and tabular state.
County in Name vs. Geographic Location Check: If an entity's [NAME] field contains the
word "county" or "co", the same county value should also be in the entity's [COUNTY] field.
Basic Phone Check: All phone numbers (including the area code) are ten (10) numeric digits.
Alphabetic characters have been converted to the corresponding numeric digit.
NPA_NXX Check: Area codes (sometimes called "Number Planning Areas", or NPA's) and central
office codes (sometimes known as exchanges, or NXX's) were validated against data from the
North American Number Planning Administration (NANPA). In some cases, NPA-NXX combinations
did not show up in the NANPA data but were verified to work.
Area Code Distance Check: The entity's area code (NPA) is valid, and the entity is not
more than 25 miles from its area code boundary, as defined by data from the North American
Number Planning Administration (NANPA), unless TGS has previously verified that the
phone number rings to a headquarters location or otherwise does not ring to the entity's location.
Zip Code Check: The entity's zip code is five (5) or nine (9) numeric digits, is listed in
the postal database, is in the same state as indicated by the entity's [STATE] value, and
is not a PO Box only zip code.
Zip City Check: The entity's zip code and its city were verified to match according to
the USPS Address Information System (AIS).
Zip Code Distance Check: The entity is located within 25 miles of its zip code boundary,
as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau's 1999 Zip Code file.
NAICS Code Check: The NAICS field is not blank, the NAICS Code is one of the accepted
codes for this layer, the NAICS Description is an acceptable Index Entry for the NAICS Code,
and certain key words in the entity name do not conflict with the NAICS Code.
Collocation Check: Entities with different addresses must not share the exact same
geospatial location.
Geographic Spell Check: Words that appear in the entity name were checked against a
standard English word list (and Spanish word list for entities in Puerto Rico). Words
not appearing in these standard word lists were then checked against names appearing
in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of geographic features that are
located within 25 miles of the entity. Proper names were manually reviewed for
correct spelling.
Supplied Coordinates Distance Check: Entity is located within 3 miles of coordinates
supplied by the original source.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
See "Attribute_Accuracy_Report". Many of the checks described
in that section check for both attribute accuracy and logical consistency.
Completeness_Report:
This dataset contains Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Judaic, and Sikh places
of worship. Unitarian places of worship have been included when a congregation
from one of these religions meets at a church owned by a Unitarian congregation.
Some Protestant denominations are not currently represented in this dataset.
The Places of Worship dataset is not intended to include homes of religious leaders
(unless they also serve as a place of organized worship), religious schools
(unless they also serve as a place of organized worship for people other than
those enrolled in the school), Jewish Mikvahs or Hillel facilities, and buildings
that serve a purely administrative purpose.
If a building's primary purpose is something other than worship (e.g., a
community center, a public school), but a religious group uses the building
for worship on a regular basis, it was included in this dataset if it otherwise
met the criteria for inclusion.
Convents and monasteries are included in this dataset, regardless of whether or
not the facilities are open to the public, because religious services are
regularly held at these locations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The geographic location of entities was verified to be correct relative to
the street vendor and version indicated by the [ST_VENDOR] and [ST_VERSION]
fields. The horizontal accuracy is indicated by the [GEOPREC] field.
A value of "BLOCKFACE" indicates the entity was geocoded on the correct
street segment (block) and correct side of the street. A value of
"ONENTITY" indicates that the location is on the entity's facility,
as determined by USGS DOQQ imagery, and that it is on the correct
street segment (block) and correct side of the street. Entities that
are part of a larger institution (e.g., University Campus or Military
Base) with "BLOCKFACE" precision may be located at the main entrance
to the larger institution.
Records with "-DOD" appended to the end of the [NAME] value are located
on a military base, as defined by the Defense Installation Spatial Data
Infrastructure (DISDI) military installations and military range boundaries.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: TechniGraphics, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20080404
Title: Places of Worship Q108
Edition: 1st Quarter
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Database File
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20080404
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: POW_Q108
Source_Contribution:
The basic attribution (name, address, city, state, zip code,
and telephone number) came from this dataset unless the entity was updated
by TGS during Q409 processing.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: TechniGraphics, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20070919
Title: Jewish Synagogues
Edition: 3rd Quarter
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Database File
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20070919
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Jewish_Synagogues
Source_Contribution:
This was used as a source for Jewish Synagogues in the United States.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: TechniGraphics, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20071231
Title: Large Protestant Churches D2 of 2
Edition: 2nd
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
This version of NAVTEQ streets was used as a reference for
automatic shifting of entities that were previously manually geocoded and
for the automatic geocoding and manual geolocating of entities during Q409 processing.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
1) On 08/07/2007, TGS ceased making phone calls to verify information
about religious locations. Therefore, most entities in this dataset were
verified using alternative reference sources such as topographic maps,
parcel maps, various sources of imagery, and internet research. The
[CONTHOW] (contact how) value for these entities has been set to "ALT REF".
2) NAICS Codes and NAICS Descriptions were assigned based on the entity
name, web research, and the type of data sources that were used to create the database.
3) Four (4) digit United States Postal Service (USPS) zip code extensions w
ere assigned based on the USPS Address Information System (AIS).
4) County names and FIPS Codes were assigned through a spatial join.
5) All text fields were set to upper case.
6) Leading and trailing spaces were trimmed from all text fields. These spaces
can interfere with some database queries.
7) Non printable and diacritic characters were removed from all text fields.
These values have been found to prevent data from being loaded into some spatial database engines.
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Places of Worship in New Hampshire
Entity_Type_Definition:
The Places of Worship dataset is composed of any type of
building or portion of a building that is used, constructed, designed, or
adapted to be used as a place for religious and spiritual activities. These
facilities include, but are not limited to, the following types: chapels,
churches, mosques, shrines, synagogues, and temples.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
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: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SECCLASS
Attribute_Definition: Security classification of feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNCLASSIFIED
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Entity is unclassified.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of entity.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TELEPHONE
Attribute_Definition:
Ten (10) digit telephone number for entity formatted as nnn-nnn-nnnn.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Phone numbers formatted as nnn-nnn-nnnn. Only numeric digits are used.
The area code and exchange must form a valid combination. A list of valid area code and
exchange combinations can be obtained from <http://www.nanpa.com>
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADDRESS
Attribute_Definition:
Physical street address for entity. "PO Box", "General Delivery",
"Rural Route", and "Highway Contract" addresses are not considered physical addresses
and should not appear in this field. Some areas do not have regular city style
addressing, so entities in those areas may not have a street number. In such
cases, the name of the road on which they are located is listed in this field.
Some rural areas may not have named roads. In these rare cases, this field will be blank.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ADDRESS2
Attribute_Definition:
Location within physical address, e.g., floor, suite, building.
In some instances, the address found per web research did not correspond with
NAVTEQ streets because 911 addressing was taking place in the area. For these entities,
the verified address was moved to [ADDRESS2], and the [ADDRESS] is the NAVTEQ street
to which the entity is linked.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CITY
Attribute_Definition:
The name of the city associated with the entity's physical address. For physical
addresses that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivers to, this should be a "city"
acceptable to the USPS as defined in their Address Information System (AIS).
Sometimes the USPS does not deliver mail to a physical address but recognizes
the location (i.e., they list the location as "undeliverable"). The cities
associated with these locations are acceptable. In some cases, the USPS does
not recognize individual physical addresses in a city, rather, they list the
city as having "General Delivery". In these cases, the city and associated
zip code are acceptable (the entity's [ADDRESS] field will contain a street
address, not "general delivery"). The entity may not actually be located within
the city limits of the "city" specified in its [CITY] field. Instead, it may
actually be located within the city limits of another city. In some cases,
the "city" that appears in this field may not even be a city in an
administrative sense, but it is still an acceptable "city" to the USPS.
An example of this is "Notre Dame, IN". There is no city in Indiana called
"Notre Dame", but this is considered an acceptable city by the USPS for any
delivery going to the University of Notre Dame which is actually located in
the city of South Bend. "Notre Dame", like most USPS cities, is an easily
recognized place, and it gives the user of the data a good general idea
of where the entity is located (if the entity is located in a small municipality,
the USPS "city" may be more recognizable than the name of the municipality), and
it would be part of the address one would use to send a shipment to the
entity's location. Using the USPS acceptable "city" also allows someone
to do a logical consistency check between the zip code and the city by using the USPS AIS.
Sometimes an entity may report a city that is not accepted by the USPS, and although
TGS has tried to replace those cities with an acceptable alternative, some of them
may remain in this dataset.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition:
Two (2) character abbreviation for state associated with the entity's
physical address. In almost all cases, this is the same as the state where the entity has
been depicted geospatially. However, there are cases, particularly where an entity is
part of a larger facility that cuts across state lines, where the entity's location
may be depicted in a state other than the one indicated in this field. Also, the
state in which an entity appears to be located may change depending on the scale
of the state boundary theme being used.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Official USPS Abbreviations - State Abbreviations
Attribute_Definition: Five (5) digit USPS zip code for entity's physical location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
USPS Address Information System - Domain is further restricted by only
allowing physical (non PO Box) zip codes.
Codeset_Source: United States Postal Service
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZIPP4
Attribute_Definition:
Four (4) digit USPS zip code extension. These values are automatically
assigned using the entity's physical address and USPS address information system (AIS) data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: USPS Address Information System (AIS) - ZIP9
Codeset_Source: United States Postal Service
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute_Definition: County name where entity is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Codeset_Source: US Department of the Interior - US Geologic Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPS
Attribute_Definition:
Five (5) digit FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) Code for
the County where entity is located. The first two (2) digits represent the state and the
last three (3) digits identify the county within the state.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
Federal Information Processing Standards Publications - Counties and
Equivalent Entities of the U.S., Its Possessions, and Associated Areas
Directions to entity location, or a description of the entity's location or status.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EMERGTITLE
Attribute_Definition:
Title of person or name of office for emergency point of contact.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EMERGTEL
Attribute_Definition:
Ten (10) digit telephone number of emergency point of contact
formatted as nnn-nnn-nnnn. All alphabetic characters have been translated to the
corresponding numeric digit.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Phone numbers, including area code, formatted as nnn-nnn-nnnn.
A list of valid area code and exchange combinations can be found at <http://www.nanpa.com>
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EMERGEXT
Attribute_Definition: Telephone extension for emergency point of contact.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CONTDATE
Attribute_Definition: Date entity was contacted by TGS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CONTHOW
Attribute_Definition: Method by which entity was contacted.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ALT REF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Geospatial reference information obtained
from local authorities, e.g., downloadable parcel maps, 911 streets, and shape files.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PHONE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Entity was contacted by phone.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEODATE
Attribute_Definition: Date entity was geocoded by TGS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEOHOW
Attribute_Definition: Method by which entity was geocoded.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ADJUSTED
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Entity was shifted by TGS to an updated
set of NAVTEQ streets. This only applies if the entity was manually
geocoded by TGS to a previous version of NAVTEQ streets.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MANUAL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Entity was manually geocoded.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAICSCODE
Attribute_Definition:
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Code
for entity. NAICS Codes (and NAICS Descriptions) have been assigned based
upon the entity's primary function, regardless of if that is the function
that qualified it to be included in this dataset.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2007)
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Description
for entity. The "Index Entries" that appear on the NAICS webpage
(<http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html>) are being used to populate
this attribute as opposed to the "NAICS Title". While there is a one to one
correspondence between NAICS Codes and "NAICS Titles", there is a one to
many relationship between NAICS Codes and the "Index Entries". By using the
"Index Entries", we have placed the entities that make up this layer into
more specific categories; however, the user of this data should be aware
that this was not the intended purpose of these "Index Entries". The
"Index Entries" were intended as a way to search the NAICS database
and as a way of enumerating ways in which establishments falling
under the given NAICS Code may be named. Thus, there are often two or
more "Index Entries" that are synonyms, for example: "Prisons" and
"Penitentiaries". In cases like this, we have standardized on one "Index Entry".
NAICS Descriptions (and NAICS Codes) have been assigned based upon the entity's
primary function, regardless of the function that qualified it to be included
in this dataset.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CHURCHES
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
CHURCHES - [NAICS Code 813110]:
Establishments primarily engaged in administering an organized religion
or promoting religious activities of the Christian religion.
MONASTERIES (EXCEPT SCHOOLS) -
[NAICS Code 813110]: Establishments that primarily serve as a religious
residence for monks.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MOSQUES, RELIGIOUS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
MOSQUES, RELIGIOUS -
[NAICS Code 813110]: Establishments primarily engaged in administering
an organized religion or promoting religious activities of the Muslim religion.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PLACES OF WORSHIP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
PLACES OF WORSHIP - [NAICS Code 813110]:
Establishments primarily engaged in administering an organized religion or
promoting religious activities.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RETREAT HOUSES, RELIGIOUS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
RETREAT HOUSES, RELIGIOUS - [NAICS Code 813110]:
Establishments primarily engaged in administering an organized religion
or promoting religious activities in an informal setting.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SHRINES, RELIGIOUS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
SHRINES, RELIGIOUS - [NAICS Code 813110]:
Locations established for the purpose of veneration or worship of a specific
saint, martyr, or deity.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SYNAGOGUES
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
SYNAGOGUES - [NAICS Code 813110]:
Establishments primarily engaged in administering an organized religion
or promoting religious activities of the Judaic religion.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TEMPLES, RELIGIOUS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
TEMPLES, RELIGIOUS - [NAICS Code 813110]:
Establishments primarily engaged in administering an organized religion
or promoting religious activities of the Buddhist, Hindu, or Sikh religions.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEOLINKID
Attribute_Definition:
Link ID for the street segment to which the entity was
geocoded. Refer to the [ST_VENDOR] and [ST_VERSION] fields for the street vendor
and version that was used to geocode the entity.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: X
Attribute_Definition: Longitude in WGS 84 Decimal Degrees.
Indicates name of vendor providing original street data used for geocoding.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NAVTEQ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NAVTEQ streets were used for geocoding.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TGS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
TGS drew in a new street segment that does not
exist in the file supplied by NAVTEQ.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ST_VERSION
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the year and quarter of streets used for geocoding.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2006Q4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 4th Quarter 2006 NAVTEQ street data was used for geocoding.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2008Q1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1st Quarter 2008 NAVTEQ street data was used for geocoding.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEOPREC
Attribute_Definition: Geocoding precision.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLOCKFACE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Entity is geocoded to correct block and correct side of
street per street data indicated by [ST_VENDOR] and [ST_VERSION].
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ONENTITY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Entity is geocoded on entity rooftop
per aerial imagery (in most cases USGS DOQQs).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHONELOC
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates whether the phone number in the [TELEPHONE] field
rings to the actual location of the entity.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: YES
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Phone number rings to the actual entity location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Phone number does not ring to the actual
entity location. It may ring to an administrative office or central location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: <BLANK>
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Unknown - It is not known if the entity's
phone number rings to the entity's location.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QC_QA
Attribute_Definition:
Organization that performed Quality Control/Quality Assurance
on the record.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TGS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
TGS has performed Quality Control/Quality
Assurance on the entity record.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_ID
Attribute_Definition:
State Places of Worship Data ID. For states that contributed
data, this field is populated with the unique ID used by the state to track
Places of Worship. For data obtained through TGS research, this is sometimes
used for internal purposes.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUBTYPE
Attribute_Definition:
The primary religion practiced at the place of worship.
The values in this field were assigned by TGS based on the source of the entities
gathered in each dataset. TGS added records were populated after processing by
using the [NAME] field.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BUDDHIST
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The primary religion is Buddhism.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CHRISTIAN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The primary religion is Christianity.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HINDU
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The primary religion is Hinduism.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: JUDAIC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The primary religion is Judaism.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MUSLIM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The primary religion is Islam.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: OTHER
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Either the primary religion does not fall
under one of the defined subtypes, or the location is not used by nor belongs
to one particular religion, such as a place of worship on a military base or
at an airport.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DENOM
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the denomination associated with the primary religion practiced at
the place of worship.
Some values in this field were provided by individual sources. Other values
in this field were assigned by TGS, where applicable, based on the source of the
entities gathered in each dataset.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEMBERS
Attribute_Definition:
The number of members, listed either as individuals or as families.
The values for this field were provided by individual sources and TGS did not verify these values.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ATTENDANCE
Attribute_Definition:
The average number of service attendees.
The values for this field were provided by individual sources and TGS did not verify these values.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOC_TYPE
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the type of building used for the place of worship.
The values for this field were provided by individual sources and TGS did not verify these values.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROT
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates whether or not the place of worship holds Protestant religious services.
These values were determined in part by the source data and also by technicians during processing.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The place of worship holds Protestant religious services.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The place of worship does not hold Protestant religious services.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CATH
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates whether or not the place of worship holds Catholic Mass.
These values were determined in part by the source data and also by technicians during processing.
Attribute_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The place of worship holds Catholic Mass.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The place of worship does not hold Catholic Mass.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: TGS
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Contact_Organization: Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager
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Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03824
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1792
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu
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