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Location Use Data

USFA NERIS - RELEASE 1.0.1, November 4th 2024

The NERIS data framework provides fields and definitions for the data.

Shared Location Use.
   

Grouped Fields

location

Attribute Type Definition / Comment Mandatory
use_type Text Location type. -
use_subtype Text Specific use type of the location type selection for the incident. -
use_status Boolean Whether the location is in use. -
use_intended Boolean Whether the location is being used as intended. -
use_vacancy Text Apparent reason the location is not in use. -
use_secondary Boolean Whether the location had an additional use type that impacted the incident response. -
use_type_secondary Text Location type. -
use_subtype_secondary Text Specific use type of the location type selection for the incident. -
 
 

 

Individual Fields

Group of Fields: ‘location’

Field ‘use_type’

Attribute Value
Key use_type
Type Text
Overview Location type.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
Reference
 
 

Field ‘use_subtype’

Attribute Value
Key use_subtype
Type Text
Overview Specific use type of the location type selection for the incident.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
Reference
 
 

Field ‘use_status’

Attribute Value
Key use_status
Type Boolean
Overview Whether the location is in use.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘use_intended’

Attribute Value
Key use_intended
Type Boolean
Overview Whether the location is being used as intended.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘use_vacancy’

Attribute Value
Key use_vacancy
Type Text
Overview Apparent reason the location is not in use.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
Reference
 
 

Field ‘use_secondary’

Attribute Value
Key use_secondary
Type Boolean
Overview Whether the location had an additional use type that impacted the incident response.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘use_type_secondary’

Attribute Value
Key use_type_secondary
Type Text
Overview Location type.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
Reference
 
 

Field ‘use_subtype_secondary’

Attribute Value
Key use_subtype_secondary
Type Text
Overview Specific use type of the location type selection for the incident.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
Reference
 
 

Alternative Views

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Examples Data dictionary details on the data, types.
Overview Overview of the data.
   
 

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