FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: BALD EAGLE NESTING TERRITORIES - 2006

Geodataset Name:       EAGLE_NESTS_2006
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         1928
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Known bald eagle nesting territories within the state of Florida were surveyed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) during the 2006 nesting season with fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft beginning in late November 2005 and extending through mid-April 2006. Nest locations were determined with the use of aircraft-based Global Positioning System (GPS) units. Accuracy of locations is estimated to be within 0.1 miles of the true location. Locations are given in longitude and latitude to hundredths of a minute. The Township, Range, and Section of each nest location are also provided. Township, Range, and Section were determined from the Public Land Survey System grid that includes Land Grant parcels. Yearly nest activity status is listed for the 2002 through 2006 nesting seasons. "Y" denotes an active nest, "N" denotes an inactive nest, and "-" denotes an unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Habitat and Species Management
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20070401
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: EAGLE_NEST_2006.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID
4 OID ---
NESTID
5 String ---
COUNTY
12 String ---
TOWNSHIP
8 String ---
RANGE
8 String ---
SECTION
8 String ---
GAZ_PAGE
8 Number ---
LATDM
8 String ---
LONGDM
8 String ---
ACTIVE02
1 String ---
ACTIVE03
1 String ---
ACTIVE04
1 String ---
ACTIVE05
1 String ---
ACTIVE06
1 String ---
LASTACT
4 Number ---
LONGDEC
10 Number 6
LATDEC
10 Number 6
LONGALB
10 Number 2
LATALB
10 Number 2
DESCRIPT
7 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
SHAPE
4 Geometry ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

NESTID Bald eagle nesting territory identifier.

COUNTY County in which the nesting territory is located.

TOWNSHIP Florida PLSS Township.

RANGE Florida PLSS Range.

SECTION Florida PLSS Section.

GAZ_PAGE Page # of the DeLorme Florida Atlas & Gazetteer where the nest location can be found.

LATDM Nest location latitude in degrees and minutes.

LONGDM Nest location longitude in degrees and minutes.

ACTIVE02 Was the nesting territory active in 2002? (Y/N)
Y = Active nest during the 2002 nesting season.

N = Inactive nest during the 2002 nesting season.

- or U = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.


ACTIVE03 Was the nesting territory active in 2003? (Y/N)
Y = Active nest during the 2003 nesting season.

N = Inactive nest during the 2003 nesting season.

- or U = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.


ACTIVE04 Was the nesting territory active in 2004? (Y/N)
Y = Active nest during the 2004 nesting season.

N = Inactive nest during the 2004 nesting season.

- or U = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.


ACTIVE05 Was the nesting territory active in 2005? (Y/N)
Y = Active nest during the 2005 nesting season.

N = Inactive nest during the 2005 nesting season.

- or U = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.


ACTIVE06 Was the nesting territory active in 2006? (Y/N)
Y = Active nest during the 2006 nesting season.

N = Inactive nest during the 2006 nesting season.

- or U = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.


LASTACT Most recent year nest was known by FWC to be active.

LONGDEC Longitude in decimal degrees.

LATDEC Latitude in decimal degrees.

LONGALB X-coordinate (E-W) in Florida Modified Albers.

LATALB Y-coordinate (N-S) in Florida Modified Albers.

DESCRIPT Description based on NESTID field.

FGDLAQDATE Date FGDL acquired the dataset.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known 
as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been 
changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida 
Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to 
ongoing research, new research, and contact information.

Monitor bald eagle nesting activity in Florida

Nest locations were determined with the use of aircraft-based Global Positioning 
System (GPS) units. Accuracy of locations is estimated to be within 0.1 miles of the
true location.

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

THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED
AS LEGALLY BINDING. 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

REFERENCES:


DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan received the data via CD-ROM in the 
Florida Modified Albers, D_North_American_1983_HARN
- Reprojected to the FGDL Albers HPGN Projection.
- Added a DESCRIPT field based on NESTID.
- Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data.
- Upcased fields.
Process Date: 20071218

Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20071231
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

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FFWCC
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
St. Petersburg, Florida
33701
727-896-8626

http://research.myfwc.com/ GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com

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                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
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