Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Geological Survey (USGS) (data creator) Originator: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates (BLA) (data creator and compiler) Publication_Date: 20070823 Title: RELIGIOUS_CENTERS_USGS_BLA_IN: Religious Centers in Indiana (United States Geological Survey and Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates, 1:24,000, Point Shapefile) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Evansville, Indiana Publisher: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Other_Citation_Details: This data set was compiled by personnel of Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates (BLA) from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), USGS topographic map review, and locating addresses found on various religious listing web sites. To find out more about the USGS, GNIS visit http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html. Web sites used to obtain address listings for additional listings include - Dharma Web , Jewish Finder , and The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints . Online_Linkage: http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html Description: Abstract: A data set showing the locations of religious centers and places of worship in Indiana. The base file for this effort was the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) data for churches current to 20070125. In 2001, BLA ground truthed churches in the current GNIS data for a large area in southern Indiana. Many locations were added. These locations were checked against the new 2007 GNIS data for duplicates, and were added to the dataset. In order to find additional locations and locations for facilities for non-Christian religions, the internet was searched for lists of locations for various religions. Addresses found were located using Google Maps and plotted in GIS using aerials. Purpose: To provide the locations of religious centers and places of worship in Indiana as a GIS layer. While the base file is 2007 GNIS data, it has been expanded with locations obtained by ground truthing and locations of facilities for non-Christian religions. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1974 Ending_Date: Present Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.033556 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.741701 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.761201 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.788399 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geography Network Keyword Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Society Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: church Theme_Keyword: chapel Theme_Keyword: congregation Theme_Keyword: synagogue Theme_Keyword: mosque Theme_Keyword: Islamic center Theme_Keyword: temple Theme_Keyword: religion Theme_Keyword: worship Theme_Keyword: culture Theme_Keyword: tabernacle Theme_Keyword: United States Geologic Survey (USGS) Theme_Keyword: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates (BLA) Theme_Keyword: Geographic Name Informaton System (GNIS) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Indiana Place_Keyword: Adams County Place_Keyword: Allen County Place_Keyword: Bartholomew County Place_Keyword: Benton County Place_Keyword: Blackford County Place_Keyword: Boone County Place_Keyword: Brown County Place_Keyword: Carroll County Place_Keyword: Cass County Place_Keyword: Clark County Place_Keyword: Clay County Place_Keyword: Clinton County Place_Keyword: Crawford County Place_Keyword: Daviess County Place_Keyword: Dearborn County Place_Keyword: Decatur County Place_Keyword: DeKalb County Place_Keyword: Delaware County Place_Keyword: Dubois County Place_Keyword: Elkhart County Place_Keyword: Fayette County Place_Keyword: Floyd County Place_Keyword: Fountain County Place_Keyword: Franklin County Place_Keyword: Fulton County Place_Keyword: Gibson County Place_Keyword: Grant County Place_Keyword: Greene County Place_Keyword: Hamilton County Place_Keyword: Hancock County Place_Keyword: Harrison County Place_Keyword: Hendricks County Place_Keyword: Henry County Place_Keyword: Howard County Place_Keyword: Huntington County Place_Keyword: Jackson County Place_Keyword: Jay County Place_Keyword: Jefferson County Place_Keyword: Jennings County Place_Keyword: Johnson County Place_Keyword: Knox County Place_Keyword: Kosciusko County Place_Keyword: Lagrange County Place_Keyword: Lake County Place_Keyword: LaPorte County Place_Keyword: Lawrence County Place_Keyword: Madison County Place_Keyword: Marion County Place_Keyword: Marshall County Place_Keyword: Martin County Place_Keyword: Miami County Place_Keyword: Monroe County Place_Keyword: Montgomery County Place_Keyword: Morgan County Place_Keyword: Newton County Place_Keyword: Noble County Place_Keyword: Orange County Place_Keyword: Owen County Place_Keyword: Parke County Place_Keyword: Perry County Place_Keyword: Pike County Place_Keyword: Porter County Place_Keyword: Posey County Place_Keyword: Pulaski County Place_Keyword: Putnam County Place_Keyword: Randolph County Place_Keyword: Ripley County Place_Keyword: Rush County Place_Keyword: Scott County Place_Keyword: Shelby County Place_Keyword: Spencer County Place_Keyword: Starke County Place_Keyword: Steuben County Place_Keyword: St Joseph County Place_Keyword: Sullivan County Place_Keyword: Switzerland County Place_Keyword: Tippecanoe County Place_Keyword: Union County Place_Keyword: Vanderburgh County Place_Keyword: Vermillion County Place_Keyword: Vigo County Place_Keyword: Wabash County Place_Keyword: Warren County Place_Keyword: Warrick County Place_Keyword: Washington County Place_Keyword: Wayne County Place_Keyword: Wells County Place_Keyword: Whitley County Access_Constraints: Public Access Use_Constraints: DATA DISCLAIMER This data set was compiled by Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates, using data believed to be accurate; however, a degree of error is inherent in all data. This product is distributed "AS-IS" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of suitability of a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the designed format or production of these data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state, or local government. These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey instrument. A detailed on-the-ground survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Position: Environmental GIS Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm CST Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcGIS 9.2 shapefile format, approximately 1.43 Mb Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Data attributes are accurate to the information source. The following was excerpted from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) metadata - "During Phase I data compilation, a random sample of 10% of the entries in the system were visually verified against the compilation source data (large-scale USGS topographic maps) to ensure an accuracy rate of at least 95%. Subsequent data compilation and input processes ensure accuracy with programmed validation checks for format and content, visual examination, and spot checks of data." BLA 2001 ground truthing data is believed to be very accurate. Points were marked on aerial printouts in the field and placed on digital aerials in the GIS. BLA 2007 internet locations relies on Google Maps to locate listed addresses. No confidence level is provided by Google Maps, but as each point was digitzed, the location was checked with GIS files for roads and county and others. Becasue of this cross checking and individual point placement by an analyst, the locatitons are beleived to be accurate, although no testing has been performed. Logical_Consistency_Report: Some sites may be duplicated with position differences. The following was excerpted from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) metadata - "During Phase I data compilation, a random sample of 10% of the entries in the system were visually verified against the compilation source data (large-scale USGS topographic maps) to ensure an accuracy rate of at least 95%. Subsequent data compilation and input processes ensure accuracy with programmed validation checks for format and content, visual examination, and spot checks of data." Completeness_Report: This data set contains the records from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and is further supplemented by locating address found on web site listings for churches and other religious centers. Additional records in southwestern Indiana were located by field review and topographic map review in areas associated with Interstate 69 studies. The following was excerpted from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) metadata - "Subsequent to the original data compilation process, which was taken primarily from Federal maps, the GNIS has become dependent on input from Federal, State, county, and local government agencies and other approved sources. The completeness, currency, and accuracy of the data varies by area depending on the quality and timeliness of that input. Accordingly, the Geographic Names Project actively seeks to expand partnerships with Government agencies at all levels and other interested organizations. The latest tools and methodologies are being applied, including web map and feature services, and joint or linked web applications, to ensure that local data are properly represented in the GNIS and through the GNIS to all Federal agencies and to the public. Feature additions or corrections are accepted for consideration from any source, and when validated by appropriate agencies, will be entered into the database. Local and State agencies are encouraged to submit data and to participate in the GNIS partnership program. Non-government organizations with valuable data are considered on a case basis. Data entered into the GNIS immediately is available to all web services and applications dependent on it. For additional information or to request user accounts for entry and edit of production data and web seminar training, contact gnis_manager@usgs.gov." BLA field review locations were limited to areas associated with a proposed Interstate, which will be located in Southern Indiana. More additions are present in southern Indiana counties. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal accuracy is dependant on the USGS data source and supplemental data was positioned using Google Maps . Large scale use and precision applications are not recommended. The following was excerpted from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) metadata - "Accuracy of these digital data are based upon the use of printed or electronic source graphics which are compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards. Comparison to the graphic source is used as control to assess digital positional accuracy." Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 20070125 Title: IN_DECI.SHP, Geographic Names Information system, Indiana Feature Names Edition: Phase II Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000 Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1974 Ending_Date: Present Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS Source_Contribution: Names, attributes, and coordinate information Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Originator: United States Geological Survey Publication_Date: 20021101 Title: CHURCHES_USGS_BLA_IN: Church Locations in Indiana (United States Geological Survey, 1:24000, Point Shapefile) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Evansville, Indiana Publisher: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Online_Linkage: http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000 Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20021101 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CHURCHES_USGS_BLA_IN.SHP Source_Contribution: Names, attributes, and coordinate information of additional churches Process_Step: Process_Description: The internet was used perform Google searches to locate directories of address of non-Christian religions, Mormon (CJCLDS) facilities, Jehovah's Witness facilities, Amish churches, Mennonite Churches, and Quaker Churches. Web sites used included - Dharma Web , Jewish Finder , and The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints . The web site , was used to locate additional Christian church addresses in select counties. The counties were - Bartholomew, Benton, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Perry, Pike, Posey, Ripley, Scott, Sullivan, Switzerland, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Warrick, and Washington. Addresses were located using Google Map , then located in the GIS using an aerial and Tiger Line files for the roads. The locations were made into a temporary shapefile. Process_Date: 20070531 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CHURCHES_BLAADDED_2007.SHP Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Person: Neal Schroeder Contact_Position: Environmental Planner Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 CST Process_Step: Process_Description: GNIS feature data for Indiana was downloaded from the USGS, GNIS web site, . Data tables were converted to a shapefile using the primary latitude and primary longitude as reference. Churches in Indiana were extracted by attribute/location query from all features. The file was transformed from geographic to UTM 16, NAD83. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS Process_Date: 20070801 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS_20070125.SHP Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 CST Process_Step: Process_Description: All features in the file "CHURCHES_USGS_BLA_IN.SHP" that were noted as being "Added" in the "Edits" field were extracted from the dataset and saved as a temporary file called "CHURCHES_BLA_I69.shp". Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CHURCHES_USGS_BLA_IN.SHP Process_Date: 20070815 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CHURCHES_BLA_I69.SHP Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 CST Process_Step: Process_Description: Each temporary file was compared using location queries and "intersect" to locate any points between files within 3 meters of each other. A few duplicates were found and resolved. A location query was used to find any points falling outside the Indiana boundary. One was located and deleted. The three temporary shapefiles, CHURCHES_BLAADDED_2007.SHP, GNIS_20070125.SHP, and CHURCHES_BLA_I69.SHP were merged together. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CHURCHES_BLAADDED_2007.SHP, GNIS_20070125.SHP, CHURCHES_BLA_I69.SHP Process_Date: 20070820 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: RELIGIOUS_CENTERS_USGS_BLA_IN.shp Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 CST Process_Step: Process_Description: This metadata file was pre-parsed and parsed using CNS (Chew and Spit, v.2.6.1) and MP (Metadata Parser, v.2.7.1) software written by Peter N. Schwitzer (U.S. Geological Survey). Process_Date: 20071212 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 CST 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: 5172 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 16 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000 False_Easting: 500000.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: RELIGIOUS_CENTERS_USGS_BLA_IN.DBF Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attributes table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are software generated Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE Attribute_Definition: Feature Geometry Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Feature Geometry Attribute: Attribute_Label: FEATURE_ID Attribute_Definition: USGS GNIS ID number Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS GNIS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Attribute: Attribute_Label: FEAT_NAME Attribute_Definition: Name of the religious center Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS GNIS and Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of the religious center (CJCLDS - stands for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Attribute: Attribute_Label: SOURCE Attribute_Definition: Source of the data point Attribute_Definition_Source: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLA I69 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Data added in 2001 as part of I-69 Corridor studies Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLA 2007 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Data added in 2007 from addresses found on web sites Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS GNIS 20070125 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Data downloaded from the GNIS web site current to 20070125 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Position: Environmental Division Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715-4006 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-423-7411 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm CST Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: No claims to accuracy are made on these data. 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Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20070829 Metadata_Review_Date: 20071212 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 6200 Vogel Road City: Evansville State_or_Province: Indiana Postal_Code: 47715-4006 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-423-7411 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bla@blainc.com Contact_Website: www.blainc.com Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm CST Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: This metadata file is intended to accompany the data set identified and received from the BLA. It should not to be altered or summarized. BLA does not support secondary distribution. If this data set was received from anyone besides the BLA, this metadata file and the data set it describes may lack integrity.