The University needs to be able to clearly and consistently identify and describe locations where relevant activities take place. As a first step towards a real master location data set, work has been done to model and describe locations and buildings across all University of Rochester campuses.
The next step will include information about non-building spaces and locations. We hope that work to model and collect those data will begin later in 2019.
Currently, the following information is available. For more information, contact the Data Governance and Support Office.
Campus
Definition: a collection of buildings and grounds that share a common geographic area. Current observations do not include “Mid campus” as a collection.
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Field |
Definition |
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campus, id |
2-7 character string representing a unique identifier for a campus. Examples:
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campus, full name |
full name description for a campus |
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campus, last edit date |
the last edited date of the campus object in the URSpace system |
Zone
Definition: a grouping of buildings and grounds located within a named campus. This field is not currently used so no data exist.
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Field |
Definition |
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zone, id |
a numerical unique identifier for a zone |
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zone, name |
full name for a zone |
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zone, description |
descriptive text of what buildings and grounds are contained within a zone |
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zone, campus |
the ‘campus, id’ where the zone resides |
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zone, last edit date |
the last edited date of the zone object in the master location system |
Building
Definition: a roofed and walled structure for permanent or temporary shelter of persons, animals, plants, materials, or equipment. A building is:
- attached to a foundation
- roofed
- serviced by a utility, exclusive of lighting, and
- a source of significant repair and maintenance activities
Structures that do not meet this definition are not counted as buildings and will be defined and recorded in the next phase of the project.
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Field |
Definition |
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building, id |
a persistent sequential numerical unique identifier for a building |
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building, number |
a current numerical identifier for a building |
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building, name |
shortened name for a ‘building, official name’ commonly used and culturally adopted in wide use. Examples:
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building, abbreviation |
abbreviated building name. Examples:
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building, official name |
official full building name |
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building, county |
the named U.S. county where the building is located |
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latitude |
The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes |
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longitude |
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. It is also represented in numerical form from Google, (e.g. 74.236789) |
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building, owned or leased |
boolean indicator that denotes whether the building is owned or leased by the University |
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physical address; broken down by individual fields:
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The front door address to locate a building, which allows for way finding to a location. Note that the postal address may be different than the physical address. Contains: street address 1, city, state, zip. May contain street address 2 |
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delivery address; broken down by individual fields:
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The postal address used to deliver physical items to the University delivered by entities other than USPS (UPS, FedEx, etc.) |
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building, active status |
boolean indicator that denotes whether the building exists, or has since been demolished |
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building, last edit date |
the last edited date of the building object in the master location system |
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building, campus |
the ‘campus, id’ where the building resides |
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building, zone |
the ‘zone, id’ where the building resides |
Facility
Definition: a subset of building that may encompass multiple floors and may have an external door, which would be considered a front door address. Examples:
- Carlson Science & Engineering Library
- iZone
- Carol G. Simon Hall
- Gannet Wing in Susan B. Anthony Hall
Data for this field is not currently being captured but we expect them to be available very soon.
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Field |
Definition |
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facility, id |
a unique identifier string for a facility |
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facility, name |
full name of the facility |
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facility, description |
descriptive text of the purpose and included areas are contained within the facility |
Floor
Definition: all the rooms or areas on the same level of a building
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Field |
Definition |
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floor, number |
numerical identifier of a building level. The building, id and/or building number must be specified. |
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floor, description |
descriptive text of what suites, rooms, departments or programs are located on the floor |
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floor, last edit date |
the last edited date of the floor object in the URSpace system |
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floor, campus |
the ‘campus, id’ where the floor resides. The building, id and/or building number must be specified |
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floor, zone |
the ‘zone, id’ where the floor resides. The building, id and/or building number must be specified |
Suite
Definition: a group of rooms occupied as a unit. Currently, we do not identify rooms as a subset of suites.
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Field |
Definition |
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suite, id |
a numerical unique identifier for a suite represented by combining the ‘building, number’ and ‘suite, number’ |
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suite, number |
a number assigned to a suite within a building used for identification and wayfinding purposes |
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suite/room, owned or leased id |
unique identifier string prepended with either a “O” or “L” that denotes whether a suite or room is owned or leased by the University |
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suite/room, last edit date |
the last edited date of the suite or room object in the master location system |
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suite, campus |
the ‘campus, id’ where the suite resides |
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suite, zone |
the ‘zone, id’ where the suite resides |
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suite, building id |
the ‘building, id’ where the suite resides |
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suite, building number |
the ‘building, number’ where the suite resides |
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suite, floor |
the ‘floor, number’ where the suite resides |
Room
Definition: A covered contiguous area enclosed on all sides by walls, or virtual boundary lines (referred to as “phantom walls”) where a wall does not exist; it may consist of one or more spaces. Covered play areas, covered patios, and covered walkways are exceptions to the enclosure criterion.
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Field |
Definition |
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room, id |
a numerical unique identifier for a room represented by combining the ‘building, number’, floor and ‘room, number’ |
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room, number |
a number assigned to a room within a building used for identification and wayfinding purposes |
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room, name |
descriptive designation of a room |
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room, use code |
category used to describe the main purpose of the room |
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room, use code description |
descriptive text of the room, use code, which describes the main purpose of the room |
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room, use sub code |
identifier used to describe the specific purpose of the room within the category ‘room, use code’ |
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room, use sub code description |
descriptive text of the room, use sub code, which describes the main purpose of the room |
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suite/room, owned or leased id |
unique identifier string prepended with either a “O” or “L” that denotes whether a suite or room is owned or leased by the University |
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suite/room, active status |
boolean indicator that denotes whether the room exists, or has since been demolished. |
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instructional capacity |
the maximum number of students that can be accommodated in a room, not including the instructor and possible TA’s. This number may be different than the room capacity to allow for seating configurations |
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suite/room, last edit date |
the last edited date of the suite or room object in the master location system |
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room, campus |
the ‘campus, id’ where the room resides |
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room, zone |
the ‘zone, id’ where the room resides |
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room, building id |
the ‘building, id’ where the room resides |
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room, building number |
the ‘building, number’ where the room resides |
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room, floor |
the ‘floor, number’ where the room resides |
Space
Definition: A covered contiguous area enclosed on all sides by walls or virtual boundary lines (referred to as “phantom walls”) where a wall does not exist, that accommodates a single use; the smallest discrete spatial unit or data element used, tracked and analyzed in an institution’s space inventory. A space may be part of a room, and a room may contain several spaces.
This concept is not yet populated so currently no data exist.