Philadelphia Evacuation Routes


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:City of Philadelphia - Office of Emergency Management
Publication_Date:201302
Title:
Philadelphia Evacuation Routes
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publisher:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Online_Linkage: https://www.pasda.psu.edu
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publisher:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Description:
Abstract:
This feature class contains line features representing evacuation routes in the City of Philadelphia.  Evacuation routes have been designated for Pedestrians and Mass Transit Only, Pedestrians and All Vehicles, Private Vehicles Only, and Pedestrians Only.  This feature class was compiled as part of the City of Philadelphia's evacuation planning process beginning in 2007.  Data is updated bi-monthly based on changes to the City's street centerline file. Feature Update Date: 12-2012
Purpose:
This feature class is used in the production of evacuation maps designated for public distribution. This version of the data is intended for public distribution in support of emergency preparedness.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:201302
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress:Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:-75.283873
East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.957269
North_Bounding_Coordinate:40.140369
South_Bounding_Coordinate:39.869491
Keywords:
Place:
Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword:Philadelphia
Access_Constraints:City of Philadelphia employees and those granted permission. By accessing this data, the User agrees to disclaimer and use constraints.
Use_Constraints:
The City of Philadelphia makes no warranty or representation, express or implied, with respect to the quality, content, accuracy, completeness, currency, freedom from computer virus, or non-infringement of proprietary rights, of any of the design, information, text, graphics, images, pages, interfaces, links, software, or other materials and items contained in this dataset. All such data, information, items and materials are provided on an "as is" basis, and the User is fully and solely responsible for its use and for any results or consequences of its use. Data and information has been compiled from a variety of sources, including sources beyond the control of the City of Philadelphia and is subject to change without notice from the City of Philadelphia. Commercial use is prohibited without the prior written permission of the City of Philadelphia. In no event shall the City of Philadelphia or their agencies, officers, employees, agents, or representatives be liable for any damages of any kind or nature whatsoever arising from the User accessing, downloading, modifying, sharing, distributing, or using this data or information, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages, even if notified of the possibility of such damages. Nothing contained in or displayed in this data constitutes or is intended to constitute legal advice by the City of Philadelphia or any of their agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives. These terms and conditions and all disputes arising under these terms and conditions shall be governed, construed and decided in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia reserves the right to revise and change these terms and conditions at anytime and without any notice.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:Tracy Tisbo
Contact_Organization:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Contact_Position:GIS Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
240 Spring Garden St
City:Philadelphia
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:19123
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:215-686-2141
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:tracy.tisbo@phila.gov
Hours_of_Service:Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publisher:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publisher:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
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Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publisher:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publisher:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Evacuation routes are maintained as a table of segment IDs with appropriate designations joined to the City's street centerline file.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:Tracy Tisbo
Contact_Organization:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Contact_Position:GIS Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
240 Spring Garden St
City:Philadelphia
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:19123
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:215-686-2141
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:tracy.tisbo@phila.gov
Hours_of_Service:Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Evacuation routes were adjusted due to the closure of the South Street Bridge for construction, expected to last through 2010.  With the removal of the bridge, South St, designated for Pedestrians and Mass Transit Only, stopped east of the Schuylkill River at S 27th St.
Process_Date:March 2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:Tracy Tisbo
Contact_Organization:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Contact_Position:GIS Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
240 Spring Garden St
City:Philadelphia
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:19123
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:215-686-2141
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:tracy.tisbo@phila.gov
Hours_of_Service:Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Evacuation routes were reverted to their original designations with the reopening of the South Street Bridge.  This included adding the South Street Bridge back as an evacuation route for Pedestrians and Mass Transit Only and removing the section of S 27th St between South St and Lombard St, which had served to connect the evacuation routes during the construction.
Process_Date:November 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:Tracy Tisbo
Contact_Organization:City of Philadelphia, Office of Emergency Management
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
240 Spring Garden St
City:Philadelphia
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:19123
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:215-686-2141
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:tracy.tisbo@phila.gov
Hours_of_Service:Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:8006
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name:Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Lambert Conformal Conic
Standard_Parallel:39.933333
Standard_Parallel:40.966667
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:-77.750000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:39.333333
False_Easting:1968500.000000
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:North American Datum of 1983
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:1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label:GIS_OEM.EvacuationRoute
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:RouteName
Attribute_Definition:
Evacuation Route Name
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:RouteType
Attribute_Definition:
Evacuation Route Type
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SEPTAServ
Attribute_Definition:
SEPTA Service
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SEG_ID
Attribute_Definition:
Street Segment ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:ST_CODE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:PRE_DIR
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:ST_NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:ST_TYPE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SUF_DIR
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:STNAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:L_F_ADD
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:L_T_ADD
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:R_F_ADD
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:R_T_ADD
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:L_HUNDRED
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:R_HUNDRED
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:ZIP_LEFT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:ZIP_RIGHT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:ONEWAY
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:CLASS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:RESPONSIBL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:UPDATE_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:NEWSEGDATE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:MULTI_REP
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:Shape.len
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Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description:Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
The City of Philadelphia makes no warranty or representation, express or implied, with respect to the quality, content, accuracy, completeness, currency, freedom from computer virus, or non-infringement of proprietary rights, of any of the design, information, text, graphics, images, pages, interfaces, links, software, or other materials and items contained in this dataset. All such data, information, items and materials are provided on an "as is" basis, and the User is fully and solely responsible for its use and for any results or consequences of its use. Data and information has been compiled from a variety of sources, including sources beyond the control of the City of Philadelphia and is subject to change without notice from the City of Philadelphia. Commercial use is prohibited without the prior written permission of the City of Philadelphia. In no event shall the City of Philadelphia or their agencies, officers, employees, agents, or representatives be liable for any damages of any kind or nature whatsoever arising from the User accessing, downloading, modifying, sharing, distributing, or using this data or information, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages, even if notified of the possibility of such damages. Nothing contained in or displayed in this data constitutes or is intended to constitute legal advice by the City of Philadelphia or any of their agencies, officers, employees, agents or representatives. These terms and conditions and all disputes arising under these terms and conditions shall be governed, construed and decided in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia reserves the right to revise and change these terms and conditions at anytime and without any notice.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address:
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu
Distribution_Liability:
The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:201302
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:City of Philadelphia - Office of Emergency Management
Contact_Person:Tracy Tisbo
Contact_Position:GIS Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
240 Spring Garden St
City:Philadelphia
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:19123
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:215-686-2141
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:tracy.tisbo@phila.gov
Hours_of_Service:8:30 am to 5pm
Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention:local time
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification:Unclassified
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