Metadata for Montana COVID-19 Community Levels Metadata for Montana COVID-19 Community Levels

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Data.CDC.gov
Publication date: 05/13/2022
Title: Montana COVID-19 Community Levels
Online linkage: https://montana.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=80005eedcc034f39a4ea59031e7e31b6

Abstract:

The Montana COVID-19 Community Levels Table web service hosts a data table showing Montana COVID-19 CDC Community Levels data. This public use dataset has 11 data elements reflecting Montana COVID-19 community levels for all available counties.

CDC looks at the combination of three metrics — new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population in the past 7 days, the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, and total new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past 7 days — to determine the COVID-19 community level. The COVID-19 community level is determined by the higher of the new admissions and inpatient beds metrics, based on the current level of new cases per 100,000 population in the past 7 days. New COVID-19 admissions and the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied represent the current potential for strain on the health system. Data on new cases acts as an early warning indicator of potential increases in health system strain in the event of a COVID-19 surge.

COVID-19 Community Levels can help communities and individuals make decisions based on their local context and their unique needs. Community vaccination coverage and other local information, like early alerts from surveillance, such as through wastewater or the number of emergency department visits for COVID-19, when available, can also inform decision making for health officials and individuals.

This feature service is no longer maintained and the final update to this data was made on 05/05/2023.

Time period of content:

Beginning date: 05/13/2022
Ending date: 05/05/2023
Currentness reference: Date Published

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: None planned

Access constraints: None

Use constraints:

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Point of contact:

DPHHS Public Information Office
Helena, Montana 59601
Telephone: 406-444-0936
E-Mail: jebelt@mt.gov

Data Quality Information:

Completeness report:

Updated weekly starting 05/13/2022. Final update provided 05/05/2023.

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Source information:

Originator: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Data.CDC.gov
Title: Montana COVID-19 Community Levels
Online linkage: https://montana.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=80005eedcc034f39a4ea59031e7e31b6
Type of source media: online
Source contribution:: This is the source where summary case data is published weekly.

Process step:

The data is provided by the CDC via the Socrata Open Data API (SODA). The Montana State Library pulls weekly data for counties in Montana from the SODA API to publish through this web service. Source API is located at: https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/United-States-COVID-19-Community-Levels-by-County/3nnm-4jni


Process date: 05/13/2022

Process step: Final data and service updates made on 05/5/2023


Process date: 05/05/2023

Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:

SDTS object type: GT-polygon composed of chains

SDTS object count: 56

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Map projection:

Map projection name: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
Map projection parameters:

Planar distance units: meter

Geodetic model:

Horizontal datum name: D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid name: WGS 1984
Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257223563

Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: COVID_CommunityLevels

Attribute label: OBJECTID

Attribute definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute domain:: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute label: Shape

Attribute definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute label: NAME

Attribute definition: All caps county name.

Attribute label: NAMELABEL

Attribute definition: Name of the MT county used for cartographic labeling.

Attribute label: NAMEABBR

Attribute definition: Two-letter abbreviation of county name.

Attribute label: COUNTYNUMBER

Attribute definition: The DOR assigned county's license plate number.

Attribute label: PKEY

Attribute definition: Persistant unique ID for MSDI county boundary layer.

Attribute label: SQMILES

Attribute definition:: Calculated land mass, in square miles, for every county in Montana.

Attribute label: PERIMETER

Attribute definition:: Calculated perimeter length of each county boundary, in miles.

Attribute label: ACRES

Attribute definition: Calculated land mass, in acres, for every county in Montana.

Attribute label: ALLFIPS

Attribute definition:: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code - five-digit unique identifier for US Counties assigned by Federal Government.

Attribute label: FIPS