FINAL DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT IN FLORIDA FOR THE AMERICAN CROCODILE - 2005

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:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office

Publication_Date: 20031007

Title:

FINAL DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT IN FLORIDA FOR THE AMERICAN CROCODILE - 2005

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Vero Beach, FL

Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage: <http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>

Description:

Abstract:

This layer identifies designated critical habitat for the American crocodile under the Endangered Species Act.

Purpose:

Geographic Information System (GIS) data for the designation of critical habitat of the American crocodile: These GIS data and their associated coordinates are not the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries for the American crocodile. As noted in the final rule, the textual unit descriptions constitute the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. Users of these GIS data are cautioned to refer to the final textual unit descriptions provided in the final rule as the definitive source in determining critical habitat areas. Additionally, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a definitive finding of whether a location is within critical habitat.

Supplemental_Information:

Description from 42 FR 47843 1977. American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Florida. All land and water within the following boundary: Beginning at the easternmost tip of Turkey Point, Dade County, on the coast of Biscayne Bay; thence southeastward along a straight line to Christmas Point at the southernmost tip of Elliott Key; thence southwestward along a line following the shores of the Atlantic Ocean side of Old Rhodes Key. Palo Alto Key, Angelfish Key, Key Largo. Plantation Key, Windley Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, and Long Key, to the westernmost tip of Long Key; thence northwestward along a straight line to the westernmost tip of Middle Cape: thence northward along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to the north side of the mouth of Little Sable Creek; thence eastward along a straight line to the northernmost point of Nine-Mile Pond; thence northeastward along a straight line to the point of beginning.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2001001

Ending_Date: 20031007

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: American Crocodile

Theme_Keyword: (Crocodylus acutus)

Theme_Keyword: Designated Critical Habitat

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Place:

Place_Keyword: South Florida

Place_Keyword: Everglades

Place_Keyword: Florida Keys

Access_Constraints:

These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>), when available.

Use_Constraints:

These data are final critical habitat areas for the American crocodile. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. NOTE: The legal boundaries are described in the Federal Register language (see supplemental information).

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 772-562-3909

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 772-562-4288

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 ET

Data_Set_Credit:

South Florida Ecological Service Office (SFESO), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: NA

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description:

These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>), when available.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

FFWCC Crocodile Info: <http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/crocodile_index.htm>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Value: Excellent

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

Deductive estimate. Since the attributes were created by a reliable software (XTools 2.2), it can be assumed that they are correct.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The shapefile was exported to an ArcInfo coverage. The coverage was checked using ArcEdit (ArcInfo 8.2). The coverage was checked for dangles, and they were removed if discovered. The lines also had all splits removed. The coverage was then built and exported back to a shapefile.

Completeness_Report:

The topology was checked completely. There were no user-defined attributes for this shapefile. The attributes created by ArcInfo were deleted. XTools 2.2 was used to create and update the attributes "AREA" and "ACRES".

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal accuracy is within the national map accuracy standards for 1:24,000 GIS data.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value:

90% of identifiable points are within 1/50th of an inch (40 feet).

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

This layer was overlayed on a 124,000 Florida county and hydrology polygons data layers to deductively check the accuracy

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: NA

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: NA

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: NA

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Edition: NA

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Publication_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 7/1997

Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USFWS

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Based on descriptions in the 42 FR 47843. The source data layers for county boundaries with shorelines and hydrology were used to create the polygon shapefile.

Process_Date: 9/15/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 ET

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polygon shapefile was converted to an ArcInfo coverage for a logical consistency check.

Process_Date: 9/15/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The polygon ArcInfo coverage was converted back to a shapefile. The field attributes added by ArcInfo were deleted. The Attributes "Area" and "Acres" were created and updated by XTools 2.2. The attribute fields "Area" and "Acres" were then restructured using XTools 2.2 so that "Area" is an integer and "Acres" has only one decimal.

Process_Date: 9/15/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported and then edited using ArcCatalog.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

T:\TEST_DIRECTORY\GISDATA\SPECIES\CAPE_SABLE_SEASIDE_SPARROW\cape_sable_seaside_sparrow-critical_habitat.shp

Process_Date: 9/15/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

GeoPlan downloaded the data in October 2009 via the USFWS Critical Habitat portal in NAD_1983_HARN_Albers projection.
- Renamed dataset from american_crocodile-critical_habitat to crocodile_ch_sep05 - Deleted area fields - Added and calculated acres field - Added species field - Added a DESCRIPT field based on species - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20091104

Cloud_Cover: NA

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

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: CROCODILE_CH_SEP05

Entity_Type_Definition: CROCODILE_CH_SEP05.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FFWCC

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: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACRES

Attribute_Definition: area of polygons in acres

Attribute_Definition_Source: XTools 2.2

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Area of polygons in acres generated by XTools 2.2

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 9/15/2005

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 9/15/2005

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: excellent

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation: created by reliable software

Attribute_Measurement_Frequency: None planned

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIES

Attribute_Definition: The species the dataset describes

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: Based on species

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: The date GeoPlan aquired the data

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA

Attribute_Definition: Area in meters

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN

Attribute_Definition: Length in meters

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Area and Acres are the attribute fields.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: AREA and ACRES calculated by XTools 2.2

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

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_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>

Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA

Distribution_Liability:

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.
Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. 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 data sources. 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 shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.
A note about data scale:
Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.
1:24000 scale datasets 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 datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.
Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our webpage at: <http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html>

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Transfer_Size: 0.030

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: american_crocodile-critical_habitat

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>)

Turnaround: NA

Custom_Order_Process: NA

Technical_Prerequisites:

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

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Time_of_Day: unknown

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100128

Metadata_Review_Date: 9/15/2005

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: NA

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Contact_Person: George Dennis & Barry Wood

Contact_Position: G.D. = Ecologist & B.W. = GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 772-562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 ET

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Security_Information:

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Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: NA

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