Description: Homeland Security Use Cases: Use cases describe how the data may be used and help to define and clarify requirements. 1) A disaster has overwhelmed local medical facilities and capacity must be found in the surrounding area. 2) A threat against hospitals has been identified and measures must be taken to protect the hospital. 3) An assessment as to the adequacy of the total capacity to handle emergency medical care in a given area needs to be made as part of a disaster mitigation plan. 4) A disaster has occurred, or is in the process of occurring, and facilities in the vicinity with people needing evacuation assistance must be identified.
Description: This dataset contains locational information on local, state, and federal law enforcement facilities in Polk County, FL. Facilities such as police departments, sheriff's offices, highway patrol stations, Florida Department of Law Enforcement substations and offices, and various Federal offices and stations are included in this dataset. This dataset is a combination of 32 sources including county specific point datasets, and Law Enforcement addresses from (1) the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, (2) the Florida Highway Patrol, (3) the Yellow Pages online, and (4) Super Pages online. The data contains selected fields denoting the physical address, number, regions, and contact information for Law Enforcement Facilities and Agencies located in Florida. This dataset is an update of the gc_lawenforece_sep05.shp layer, which previously included correctional facilities. Correctional facilities are now included in the gc_correctional_mar08.shp layer. The dataset was downloaded in its original form from the Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) website: ftp://ftp1.fgdl.org/pub/state/, reprojected to the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum, and clipped to the Polk County, FL boundary by a Polk County GIS Analyst. The dataset was downloaded 2010-09.
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Copyright Text: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL).
Description: This dataset contain points representing County Fire Stations of Polk County, FL. It was created by Polk County Public Safety, E 911 Section. This dataset contain fields denoting the Address, Station Type, Station Name, Manning Hours, Hours, etc..This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only.The dataset was created in the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum and was copied 'as is' from the former Polk County SDE into the Polk County BoCC current SDE by a Polk County GIS Analyst 2010-08. The original source of this layer is unknown but is believed to have been edited many times for correctness over the years.This layer is updated as regularly as new information is made availiable.
Description: This dataset contain points representing the E 911 Fire Stations for Municipalities within Polk County, FL. It was created by Polk County Public Safety, E 911 Section. This dataset contain fields denoting the Address, Station Type, Station Name, etc.This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only.The dataset was created in the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum and was copied 'as is' from the Polk County Public Safety, E 911 Section FTP website: ftp://psftp.polkfl.com/, into the Polk County BoCC SDE by a Polk County GIS Analyst 2010-08.This layer is updated as regularly as E 911 updates its layer and is made public.
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Copyright Text: Polk County Public Safety (E 911 Section).
Description: This dataset contains all school point locations for Polk County, FL current to 2011-03. All school locations were derived by geocoding addresses provided by the Polk County School Board and further correction of position using the Polk County 2011 aerial; created and attributed by Polk County GIS; and proofed by the Polk County School Board.This dataset contains fields denoting the physical addresses of schools, school name, school phase, parcel number, school grade, school type, and shelter status. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of all schools. The dataset was created in the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum. The data was updated on 8-2012.
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Copyright Text: Polk County, Florida - GIS Staff & Polk County School Board.
Description: This layer represents point locations of Libraries within Polk County, FL. The 2010-06-30 U.S. Institutions layer, from which this layer was derived, represents point locations within the United States for common institution landmark types including hospitals, educational institutions, places of worship, government offices, cemeteries, museums, and libraries. Libraries were selected from the U.S. Institutions layer and exported to a single layer and updated by additional library points based on address and knowledge of Polk County GIS staff using the Polk County 2009 aerial image provided by South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). The dataset was downloaded in its original form from the ArcGIS Online website: http://www.arcgis.com/home/, reprojected to the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum, and clipped to the Polk County, FL boundary by a Polk County GIS Analyst. The data was created 2010-12.
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Copyright Text: Polk County GIS, Florida - BoCC staff, Tele Atlas North America, Inc. & ESRI Data & Maps.
Description: This dataset contains 2008 Community Center and Fraternal Association Facility Information for Polk County, FL. This dataset contains fields denoting the physical address, and contact information for community and related community oriented association facilities based on data taken from the Yellow and Super Pages Online. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of community centers in Florida. This dataset is an update to the 2005 community center layer. PLEASE NOTE: Homeowner's (HOA) and Condominium Association information can now be found in the new gc_hoa_sep08.shp layer. The dataset was downloaded in its original form from the Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) website: ftp://ftp1.fgdl.org/pub/state/, reprojected to the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum, and clipped to the Polk County, FL boundary by a Polk County GIS Analyst. The dataset was downloaded 2010-09.
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Copyright Text: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL).
Description: This dataset contains locations of post offices in Polk County, FL. It was extracted from the dataset of locations of Local, State, and Federal Government Buildings within the State of Florida, current to 2009; the State of Florida FTP Site. This dataset contains fields denoting the physical address, facility type, and contact information for post offices. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of post offices in Polk County. This dataset is an update to the FGDL layer GC_GOVBUILD_SEP05. The dataset was downloaded in its original form from the Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) website: ftp://ftp1.fgdl.org/pub/state/, reprojected to the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum, and clipped to the Polk County, FL boundary by a Polk County GIS Analyst. The dataset was downloaded 2010-09.
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Copyright Text: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL).
Description: This layer represent point locations of Polk County, FL Public Shelters.This layer is a modified layer originating from the All Schools layer for Polk County, FL. It was created in conjunction with the Polk County School Board with the editing of the attribute data of the original layer. An additional fields Shelter Type was added and attributed.The original dataset contains all school point locations for Polk County, FL current to 2010-08. All school locations were derived by geocoding addresses provided by the Polk County School Board; created and attributed by Polk County GIS; and proofed by the Polk County School Board.This dataset contains fields denoting the physical addresses of schools, school name, school phase, parcel number, school grade, school type, and shelter status. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of all schools.The dataset was created in the NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum.The data was created 2010-08.
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Copyright Text: Polk County, FL - BoCC Staff & Polk County School Board.
Description: This dataset contains locations of Mosquito Traps for Polk County, FL current to 2009. Mosquito Trap Locations were derived by converting latitude/longitude positions to point locations in NAD 1983 Florida StatePlane West FIPS 0902 (Feet) coordinate system and datum. Latitude/longitude positions were provided by the Polk County Mosquito Control Division of the Natural Resource Department.The conversion process and layer creation was conducted by a Polk County GIS Analyst. This dataset contains fields denoting latitude/longitude positions, whole or partial addresses of traps, trapper names, schedule of Ultra Low Volume (ULV) Zones spray application of pesticides spraying exercises, and trap numbers.This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of Mosquito Trap Locations. The data was created in 2009.
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Copyright Text: Polk County, FL - BoCC Staff & Polk County Mosquito Control Division of the Natural Resource Department of the BoCC.
Description: This dataset contains locations of Mosquito ULV Zones for Polk County, FL current to 2009. Mosquito ULV Zone areas were derived by the Polk County Mosquito Control Division of the Natural Resource Department of Polk County BoCC in conjunction with Polk County GIS.The creation date is unknown.This dataset contains fields denoting areas of Mosquito ULV Zones, zone names, area #, and square footage.This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of Mosquito ULV Zones. Adulticiding is the act of killing adult mosquitoes. Using trucks and aircraft, a condensed plume of ultra low volume (ULV) insecticide is released into the air, which spreads out with the prevailing wind and adheres to the wings of the mosquitoes and kills them.The amount of chemical used is designed to be target specific, in that it kills mosquitoes without harming anything else. The data was revised in 2011 by Polk County Mosquito Control.
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Copyright Text: Polk County Mosquito Control Division of the Natural Resource Department of Polk County BoCC and Polk County, FL - BoCC Staff.
Description: The Polk County Commissioner Districts layer was developed within the Polk County GIS based on the 2010 Census data and in conformity with the Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) redistricting process. This layer has been approved and adopted by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners in 2011. Legal descriptions for each area extent for each district has been written by the Polk County Surveyer. The layer provides information such as the commissioner name and district represented, total population for each district, population of different races for each district, and number of occupied/unoccupied housing units for each district. This layer is updated whenever there is a changer in commissioner for a district and/or whenever the census deems a change due to population changes.