National Shelter System Facilities


ISO-19139 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata language: eng
Metadata character set: utf8
Last update: 2017-12-12
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Scope of the data described by the metadata: dataset
Scope name: dataset
Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Version of the metadata standard: 2007
Metadata identifier: bcaf5fdb3db24c78afee52d4c8a02748

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:
Title: National Shelter System Facilities
Date:
Presentation format: mapDigital
Descriptive keywords:
Keyword type not provided
Keywords: Downloadable Data
Keyword thesaurus:
Citation reference: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Descriptive keywords:
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Keywords: Emergency Services, National Shelter Facilities, Shelter, FEMA
Abstract: This map layer turns on all shelter status types at the same time.The National Shelter System feature layer contains facilities that can house individuals in the event of an issued evacuation for the facilities area. This layer's attribution contains physical, demographic, and capacity information for facilities in the continental United States and some of its territories. The purpose of this layer is to provide accurate locations for a potential shelter in the event of a disaster. The facilities included have been designated as a Shelter by either the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the American Red Cross (ARC). THIS LAYER SHOULD NOT BE USED TO DETERMINE THE OPERATIONAL STATUS OF A FACILITY DURING AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY
Purpose: This layer contains shelter facilities for the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) database https://gii.dhs.gov/HIFLD.
Dataset language:eng
Dataset character set: utf8
Resource constraints:
General constraints:
Limitations of use: None (Public Use). Users are advised to read the data set's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations.
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints: otherRestrictions
Other constraints: Other Constraints
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints: otherRestrictions
Other constraints: Other Constraints
Spatial representation type: vector
Processing environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -168.3870521452777
East longitude: -59.10389999978605
North latitude: 71.80258039160577
South latitude: 13.61127544168874
Credits: FEMA

Spatial Representation

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type: point
Object count: 70560

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:
Value: 4326
Code space: EPSG
Version: 8.6.2

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class
Format version:
Transfer options:
Online distribution information:
Online location: https://gis.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NSS/FEMA_NSS/FeatureServer/5