NPS Buildings

Last updated on 8/29/2011 12:24:46 PM.

Overview

The National Park Service (NPS) buildings data layer in WFDSS includes all NPS buildings currently populated within the NPS Facilities Management Software System (FMSS) database.

Data Input

The NPS buildings data are collected by individual NPS units and populated in the NPS FMSS database. If a building does not exist in the FMSS database, it does not appear in this layer. If a park did not include spatial data with their tabular data in FMSS, the building is not included in this layer.

The FMSS data are compiled and processed at the NPS Resource Information Services Division (RISD) by joining the FMSS tabular data and the spatial data, and unnecessary attribute fields are reduced by NPS analysts. Attributes have been reduced from the original FMSS layer to include only the following:

• construction type*
• square footage*
• historical status*
• current replacement value*
• park code
• FMSS building name*
• FMSSID - a unique identifier

* These attributes are available in the feature information within WFDSS

Caution: The data displayed in WFDSS are intended for STRATEGIC USE ONLY. Always verify the positional accuracy of the data with local knowledge.

Data Limitations

The NPS has provided clear guidelines for collecting spatial data. FMSS data are collected separately with equally stringent standards for their collection. The data are then joined by GIS specialists at Park Units using a relational enterprise geodatabase template provided by NPS RISD. Additions or corrections to this layer can be made through the FMSS, which is then used to update this layer.

Data Information

Source:	NPS FMSS (NPS Employees Only)
Source Data Currency:	August 5, 2011
Last WFDSS Update:	August 11, 2011
Extent:	National (Not Complete)
Projection/Datum:	GCS, NAD 83
Data Download:	Go to Spatial Data Downloads page

 

Relevant Websites and References

• Director's Order 80: Real Property Asset Management. National Park Service (modified November 20, 2006. Cited September 15, 2009).

  http://www.nps.gov/policy/dorders/dorder80.htm

• Coordinating National Park Management with GIS: Facilities Management GIS

  http://www.nps.gov/gis/odyssey/2006/presentations/thursday/facilities_management.pdf

Contacts

Agency	Contact Name	Phone Number
NPS	David Warren	303-969-2446
	Gladys Crabtree	208-387-5214