Montgomery County Government DTS-GIS Keyword List

A list of primary and secondary keywords (bulleted items) are presented below. If your particular data set is listed as a secondary keyword, then assign the primary keyword when completing the on-line metadata form.

Agriculture

• Agricultural Preservation
• Agricultural Demographics
• Agricultural Chemicals / Fertilizers
• Agricultural Plants
• Agricultural Engineering
• Agricultural Aerosols / Pesticides

Airports

Annotation / Text

• Street Text
• Big Streets Text
• County Wide Text
• Place Name Text
• Area Name Text

Aquaculture

• Fish Hatchery
• Fish Ladders

Archeological Sites

• Archeological Survey Areas
• Potential Archeological Survey Areas
• Paleo-ecological sites

Atmospherics

• Precipitation
• Temperature
• Winds
• Radiation Budget
• Clouds
• Weather Stations

Base map

• Planimetric / Topographic
• Buildings
• Contours
• Impervious surfaces
• Steep slopes
• Spot Elevations
• Property boundaries
• Tax assessment data
• Ownership (federal, state, local, private)
• Easements (Conservation)

Business and Economic Development

• Business and/or Industry Locations
• Business and/or Industry Demographics
• Manufacturing Centers
• Technology Centers
• Shopping Centers

Cartographic Elements

• ArcView/ArcInfo Legends
• Fonts
• ArcView/ArcInfo Symbol Palettes

Census / Demographics

• Tracts
• Block groups
• Blocks
• County Census
• State Census
• MOP/MNCPP demographics
• Socio-economic data
• Demographics (population, income, poverty, education, age, etc..)

College / University

• Community College
• 4-Year College / University

Commercial Revitalization

• Silver Spring Redevelopment
• Fenton Street Village
• Four Corners
• Kensington
• Wheaton Redevelopment

Communications

• Telecommunications
• Communication Towers
• Fiber connections

Community Facilities

• Regional Service Centers
• Government Services / Buildings
• Community Centers

Digital Elevation Models

Digital Orthophotos

• Maryland DOQQ's
• Orthophotos
• Scanned and Geo-rectified photos 

Emergency Management

• Hazardous Waste
• SARA Sites
• Natural Disasters

Environmental Monitoring

• Water Quality (Benthic Studies included)
• Air Quality
• Runoff
• Sediment loading
• NPDES
• Brownfields
• Inactive landfills
• Water Treatment
• Wastewater Treatment
• Sludge Disposal Sites
• Land surface application
• Septic Systems
• Ecosystems

Fire and Rescue

• Corporations
• Response Areas
• Station Locations
• Districts
• Rescue Areas
• Fire Boxes

Fish and Wildlife

• Endangered Species
• Fisheries Data
• Wildlife Management Areas

Flood Plains

• 100 - Year Tidal Flood plain
• 100 - Year Non-Tidal Flood Plain
• 500 - Year Flood Plain
• Floodway

Forests

• Riparian Forest Buffers
• Urban Forest Inventories
• Forest Patches / Land Cover Classification
• Forest Management / Regulation
• Timber Surveys

Geodetic Points

• Ground Control

Geographic Base File

• DIME

Geology

Government Boundaries

• County
• State
• Metropolitan Region

Groundwater

• Aquifers
• Well Locations
• Well-head protection
• Aquifer Recharge Areas

Health and Human Services

• Children, Youth, and Family Services
• Adult Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• Aging and Disability Services
• Crisis, Income, and Victim Services
• Public Health Services

Historic Sites

• Historic Register
• Historic Properties
• Historic Districts
• Preservation Easements

Hydrology

• Water Bodies / Lakes and Ponds
• Rivers
• Streams
• Creeks
• Reaches
• Runoff
• Dams
• Precipitation
• Springs
• Shoreline
• Watersheds
• Sub-watersheds

Index Maps

• Map Tile Grid
• Maryland DOQQ Grid
• USGS 7.5 Minute Grid

Land Use and Land Cover

• GIRAS
• Land use classifications
• Land cover classifications
• MRLC

Libraries

Logos

Medical Center

• Hospitals
• Health Centers
• Health Clinics
• Health Care Complexes

Military Facility

Mines/Minerals

• Quarries

Parking

• Lots
• Garages
• On-street parking

Parks

• County Parks
• Regional Parks
• State Parks
• National Parks

Permits

• Road Permit Locations
• Building Construction Permit Locations
• Water Resource Permits
• Well and Septic Permits

Planning and Zoning

• Master Plans
• Planning areas
• Zoning areas
• Sewer and Water Service areas
• Municipal Service areas
• Smart Growth

Police

• Police Beats
• Police Districts
• Reporting Areas
• Police Stations
• Crime Statistics

Public Transportation / Transit

• Transit
• Metro Bus
• Metro Subway Lines
• Ride On Bus Routes
• Metro Stations
• MARC Train Lines

Railroads

• Freight
• Transportation

Recreation

• Athletic Fields / Track / Stadium / Arena
• Boating Facilities / Marina
• Camp ground / site
• Golf Courses
• Picnic Areas
• Swimming Pools
• Recreation Centers
• Trails and Bikeways

Refuse and Recycling

• Solid waste
• Land fills
• Recycling Service Areas
• Refuse Service Areas
• Leaf pickup areas

Roads

• Centerlines
• Major County Roads
• State and US Roads
• Interstates
• Street Address Information
• Street Directional Information
• Highways

Satellite Images

• Landsat
• SPOT
• AVHRR
• Terraserver
• GOES

Schools

• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School
• Special Education
• Technical Training
• Training Centers

Snow Removal

• Snow Routes
• Maintenance Depots

Soils

• State - STATSGO
• County - SSURGO
• Soil databases
• Soil Engineering properties

Traffic

• Camera Locations
• Alternate Routes
• Intersections

Transportation Engineering

• Speed humps
• Signage
• Lighting
• Bridges
• Culverts
• Overpasses

Utilities / Transmission Lines

• Electric - PEPCO Lines
• Sub-station locations

Vegetation

• Herbaceous
• Shrubs
• Saplings
• Moss
• Ferns

Wetlands