Table MD_GeographicLocation

Card of table MD_GeographicLocation

Name

MD_GeographicLocation

Dimensional Type

Dimension

Comment

For storing geographical information about alums, events, etc.

GeographicLocation is general, and is not intended to be used for campus-specific space allocation/usage analysis (e.g., classrooms, labs, buildings).

GeographicLocation is also not intended to facilitate detailed address and location analysis or data exploration, which should be done using dumps directly from transactional systems.


Check constraint name of the table MD_GeographicLocation

CKT_MD_GEOGRAPHICLOCATION


List of diagrams containing the table MD_GeographicLocation

Name

DimsLocationDiagram


List of columns of the table MD_GeographicLocation

Name

Comment

Domain

Data Type

Length

MD_GeoLoc_SurrogateKey

 

<None>

numeric

 

MD_GeoLoc_Latitude

 

<None>

float

 

MD_GeoLoc_Longitude

 

<None>

float

 

MD_GeoLoc_Elevation

Elevation above sea level (in meters), i.e., mASL.

Typically this number will default to zero, which doubles for "Unknown."

<None>

float

 

MD_GeoLoc_KilometersFromCampus

Great circle distance in kilometers from Carleton's main campus.

<None>

float

 

MD_GeoLoc_Country

 

DW_Addr_Country

nvarchar(64)

64

MD_GeoLoc_NonUSProvince

 

DW_Addr_StateOrProvince

nvarchar(64)

64

MD_GeoLoc_USCounty

 

DW_CodeDescLong

varchar(64)

64

MD_GeoLoc_USZipcode

 

DW_Addr_5DigitUSZipcode

char(5)

5

MD_GeoLoc_USStateName

 

DW_Addr_USState

varchar(24)

24

MD_GeoLoc_CensusYear

Year in which the census whose information is used to populate census-related attributes in this table was taken. Tracts, blocks, etc., may shift according to the operational needs of the Census Bureau, and in order to make use of values for these attributes, we have to know the census that the data is based on.

<None>

int

 

MD_GeoLoc_CensusDivision

 

<None>

int

 

MD_GeoLoc_CensusRegion

 

<None>

int

 

MD_GeoLoc_FIPSUSStateCode

Don't ask me why, but the Census Bureau records both FIPS and "Census" US state codes, so presumably these differ.

<None>

char(2)

2

MD_GeoLoc_CensusUSStateCode

Two-digit FIPS US state code used by US Census Bureau.

<None>

char(2)

2

MD_GeoLoc_CensusUSCountyCode

Three-digit FIPS US county code used by the US Census Bureau.

<None>

char(3)

3

MD_GeoLoc_CensusUSCountySubdiv

County subdivision is one of the basic geographical areas used by the census bureau. It fits between county and census tract in their hierarchy.

<None>

char(5)

5

MD_GeoLoc_CensusTract

 

DW_CensusTract

char(6)

6

MD_GeoLoc_CensusBlockGroup

 

<None>

char(4)

4

MD_GeoLoc_CensusBlock

 

DW_CensusBlock

char(4)

4

MD_GeoLoc_CensusBlockFullCode

 

DW_CensusBlockFull

char(15)

15

MD_GeoLoc_CensusPlaceFIPS

"Place" is one of the members of the US Census Bureau's geographical hierarchy.

<None>

nvarchar(128)

128

MD_GeoLoc_CensusPlaceClassCode

 

<None>

char(2)

2

MD_GeoLoc_CensusPlaceClassDesc

 

<None>

varchar(64)

64

MD_GeoLoc_CensusCitySize

 

<None>

varchar(64)

64

MD_GeoLoc_CensusCityFIPS

Consolidated city (FIPS) code used by Census Bureau (CONCIT).

<None>

char(5)

5

MD_GeoLoc_AuditKey

 

DW_AuditKey

bigint

 

MD_GeoLoc_Timestamp

 

<None>

timestamp

 


List of indexes of the table MD_GeographicLocation

Name

Unique

Cluster

Primary

Foreign Key

Alternate Key

Table

MD_GEOGRAPHICLOCATION_PK

TRUE

TRUE

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE

MD_GeographicLocation

MD_GEOGRAPHICLOCATION_AK

TRUE

FALSE

FALSE

FALSE

TRUE

MD_GeographicLocation


List of keys of the table MD_GeographicLocation

Name

Identifier_1

AltKey