U.S. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS (USACE) CIVIL WORKS DISTRICT BOUNDARIES IN FLORIDA - 1998

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC)
Publication_Date: 19980000
Title:
U.S. ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS (USACE) CIVIL WORKS DISTRICT BOUNDARIES IN FLORIDA - 1998
Edition: 20010000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: SHAPE
Publication_Information:
Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC)
Online_Linkage: http://www.csc.noaa.gov
Description:
Abstract:
This data set contains the civil district boundaries for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in Florida. The Ocean Planning and Governance Geographic Information System (Ocean GIS) is a prototype online regional marine GIS covering the vast ocean area bounded by the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, the exclusive economic zone, and various maritime boundaries. The Ocean GIS was developed to provide coastal and ocean resource managers in the Southeast access to regional digital geographic mapping information and technologies to facilitate coordinated decision making within and across the multi-layered U.S. ocean management framework. Special emphasis is placed on the federal ocean and coastal management and governance framework, and efforts are ongoing to develop similar data sets for state and local level policy frameworks.
Purpose:
The purpose of these data is to provide a cartographic representation of USACE's jurisdictional boundaries for the Southeast U.S. for use in the Ocean GIS project. The Southeast Ocean GIS is an ongoing project that has and continues to rely on the vision, dedication, helpfulness, and energy of individuals from partner agencies and numerous other organizations. The Ocean GIS partnership includes: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Division of Coastal Management, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Florida Coastal Management Program, Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Resources Division, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, U.S. Department of Interior- Minerals Management Service, Florida Marine Research Institute, and NOAA Coastal Services Center. The Ocean GIS provides marine resource managers with timely and equitable access to downloadable data, cutting-edge online mapping functionality, and guidance on how to use GIS in a meaningful way with respect to ocean management. THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19980000
Ending_Date: 19980000
Currentness_Reference:
The Ocean Planning and Governance Geographic Information System (Ocean GIS) is a prototype online regional marine GIS covering the vast ocean area bounded by the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, the exclusive economic zone, and various maritime boundaries.  These zones are subject to tidal impact and change over time.  As this project is a cooperative effort the data is maintained through interagency cooperation.  For the most up to date and current information, please contact NOAA by visiting the web site.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: utilitiesCommunication
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Southeast United States
Place_Keyword: Southeast U.S.
Place_Keyword: Georgia
Place_Keyword: South Carolina
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
Place_Keyword: coastal ocean
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Temporal_Keyword: 1990s
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING.

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale data sets are not suitable for some projects, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.

1:24000 scale data sets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries.

1:100000 scale data sets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level.  1:250000 scale data sets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
For more information, visit: http://www3.csc.noaa.gov
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC)
Publication_Date: 19980000
Title:
Unavailable
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.  However, during the QA process a new item, DESCRIPT was added.  It is based on CW_DIST attribute information. Likewise, USACE_CIVIL was renamed from the original coverage to CW_DIST set to REQUIRED.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file.  All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly.  This process is documented in the Process_Step.)  Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates.  All internal polygons are tested for closure.  Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information.  When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of 9s; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of 9s.
Completeness_Report:
Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file.  All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly.  This process is documented in the Process_Step.)  Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates.  All internal polygons are tested for closure.  Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information.  When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of 9s; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of 9s.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC)
Publication_Date: 19980000
Title:
Unavailable
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 200000
Type_of_Source_Media: Map
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19980000
Ending_Date: 119980000
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Ground Condition.
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
USACE
Source_Contribution:
Vector data representing a cartographic representation of USACE's jurisdictional boundaries for the Southeast U.S. for use in the Ocean GIS project. The Southeast Ocean GIS is an ongoing project that has and continues to rely on the vision, dedication, helpfulness, and energy of individuals from partner agencies and numerous other organizations. The Ocean GIS partnership includes: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Division of Coastal Management, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Florida Coastal Management Program, Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Resources Division, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, U.S. Department of Interior- Minerals Management Service, Florida Marine Research Institute, and NOAA Coastal Services Center. The Ocean GIS provides marine resource managers with timely and equitable access to downloadable data, cutting-edge online mapping functionality, and guidance on how to use GIS in a meaningful way with respect to ocean management. THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The process step describes, in general, the process used in the production of data sets.  The originating agencies created the original spatial coverage.  GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects:
(1) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers
(2) Set Precision to DOUBLE
(3) Set Tolerances to FGDL Standards
(4) Added DESCRIPT item based on CW_DIST
Process_Date: 2000
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.000000
Standard_Parallel: 31.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000
False_Easting: 400000.00000
False_Northing: 0.00000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048
Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: ACECDB.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition:
Database File
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CC_LINK
Attribute_Definition:
CSC internal html link for mapping application
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Unknown
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CW_DIST
Attribute_Definition:
Name of Civil Works District
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Unknown
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition:
Same as CW_DIST
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Unknown
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Operator
Contact_Organization: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address:
431 Architecture Building
PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352) 3920997, Operator
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdldocs/document/techsupp.htm
Hours_of_Service: 24 Hours / Day
Contact Instructions:
Please visit the web site, http://www.fgdl.org, for all
questions or concerns.
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Florida Geographic Data Library is a product of the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MATERIALS") ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE "DATA PROVIDERS"). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIALS, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19980000
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Operator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address:
2234 South Hobson Avenue
City: Charleston
State_or_Province: SC
Postal_Code: 29405
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (800)789-2234
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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