BEACH WATER MONITORING LOCATIONS - FEBRUARY 2008

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Florida Department of Health

Publication_Date: 20080215

Title: BEACH WATER MONITORING LOCATIONS - FEBRUARY 2008

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: Florida Department of Health

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/programs/ehgis/EhGisDownload.htm>

Description:

Abstract:

This shapefile contains beach water monitoring sample locations.

Purpose:

Beginning with a 1998 pilot program, 11 Florida coastal counties began conducting beach water sampling every two weeks and reporting the results here and in local news media. In August 2000, the beach water sampling program was expanded to include the 34 Florida counties shown on the map below. In August 2002, the coastal counties began collecting weekly samples.

The coastal beach water samples collected by the county health departments are analyzed for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria. High concentrations of these bacteria may indicate the presence of microorganisms that could cause disease, infections, or rashes. County health departments will issue health advisories or warnings when these conditions are confirmed.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20080215

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Beach Water Monitoring

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Department of Health

Contact_Person: David Polk

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way , Bin # A00

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-245-4444 x2459

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

<http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/programs/ehgis/EhGisDownload.htm>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

Completeness_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee

Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FDOH

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Department of Health in March 2008. The data downloaded was in shapefile format from the following webpage: <http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/programs/ehgis/EhGisDownload.htm> The data was in the following projection: Albers, Datum North American 1983, Units: Meters

- All records were upcased. - Changed original layer name from BeachWaterMonitoring to beachwtr_feb08. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date GeoPlan downloaded the data - Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20080312

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20080904

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 307

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: 400000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

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: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BEACHWTR_FEB08

Entity_Type_Definition: BEACHWTR_FEB08.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FDOH

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY_NUM

Attribute_Definition: County number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY_NAM

Attribute_Definition: County name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SP

Attribute_Definition: Definition not provided by source

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BEACHNAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of the Beach

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UNIQUEID

Attribute_Definition: Definition not provided by source

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: GeoPlan added field based on NAME

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: Date GeoPlan acquired data from source

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Person:

Contact_Position:

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Hours_of_Service:

Contact_Instructions:

Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA

Distribution_Liability:

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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.008

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080429

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Department of Health

Contact_Person: Calvin DeSouza

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way , Bin # A00

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-245-4250

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile