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Data Layer GraphicTitle: "Colleges and Universities" (2007)
 
Description: Colleges and Universities in North Carolina The Colleges and Universities dataset is composed of any type of Post Secondary Education such as: colleges, universities, technical schools, trade schools, business schools, satellite (branch) campuses, etc. that grant First Professional, Associate, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees. Text fields in this dataset have been set to all upper case to facilitate consistent database engine search results. All diacritics (e.g. the German umlaut or the Spanish tilde) have been replaced with their closest equivalent English character to facilitate use with database systems that may not support diacritics. The currentness of this dataset is indicated by the [CONTDATE] attribute. Based upon this attribute, the oldest record dates from 07/09/2007 and the newest record dates from 07/26/2007. Homeland Security Use Cases: Use cases help define and clarify requirements, and describe how the data may be used. 1) Identification of populations that may need to be evacuated in the event of an emergency. 2) Notification of groups of people who may be at risk from a contagious disease outbreak.
 
Keywords and Themes: Art Study and Teaching, Aviation, Business Schools, Colleges, Community Colleges, Conservatories of Music, Cooking Schools, Dental Schools, Education, Junior Colleges, Law Schools, Medical Colleges, Military Education, Sports Camps, Trade Schools,
 
Filename Prefix: colluniv
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Mapped Drive Folder: /cgia83/ncom200911/
Total size of data files: 0.4 MB
 
Data Type: Shapefile
Feature Type: Point
Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_North_Carolina_FIPS_3200
Datum: North American Datum of 1983Map Units: Meters

Spatial Extent: North Carolina

Created by: TechniGraphics, Inc.
Released by: NC Center for Geographic Information & Analysis
Content Date: varies - see metadata
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Collection Name: NC OneMap - 11/30/2009
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Acquired Date: Downloaded Nov 30, 2009
Distribution Restrictions: Public Domain

Note: Public download and possible updated data are available from NC OneMap

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Record ID: 3343_NCOM

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