Description: This GIS dataset represents all active fire stations that provide fire services to residents in North Carolina. This data is collected and maintained as a part of the 9S fire rating program by the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal which is a section of the North Carolina Department of Insurance. A “Fire Station” is defined in 11 NCAC 05A.0901 as a building for the housing of fire department apparatus and personnel. Under the same Administrative code, a “Fire Department” is defined as an organization established or organized under applicable State and local laws, for the purpose of limiting, reducing, or preventing damage or personal injury caused by fire or other emergency. This fire station point feature was established to inventory all the active stations that meet these requirements.
Description: An arc layer for visual representation of statewide road centerlines on publicly-accessible roads segmented by a subset of road characteristics for the state road system. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps. Each arc/record is split where road characteristics change along a route. This dataset supports the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) data requirements for the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS). HPMS is a national level highway information system that includes data on the extent, condition, performance, use, and operating characteristics of the Nation's highways. States are required to submit an HPMS report to FHWA annually. This dataset also contains projected routes, generalized locations of routes that will become part of the National Highway System (NHS) when they are built. The non-system roads are consumed and conflated from authoritative sources, including local (i.e. county), state (i.e. parks) and federal (i.e. Forest Service) entities. Data quality is tracked using the revision document fields (GeoDocType and GeoDocId). Legacy data are coded as not verified in the GeoDocType field. The geometry and spatial location of new data is verified with the most current information available (i.e aerial imagery).
Copyright Text: Spatial Data Management Group - Product creation; Data Conversion Group – System geometry, mileage, events; Local County Government – Non-system geometry, Street Name event; Transportation Asset Analytics - Events; Transportation Planning Branch – Functional Class, National Highway System; Traffic Safety Unit - Speed Limit.