FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: ENTERPRISE ZONES - 2006

Geodataset Name:       ENTERPRISE_ZONES_2006
Geodataset Type:       Shapefile
Geodataset Feature:    POLYGON
Feature Count:         104
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
An Enterprise Zone is a specific geographic area targeted for economic revitalizing. Enterprise Zones encourage economic growth and investment in distressed areas by offering tax advantages and incentives to businesses located within the zone boundaries. The Florida Enterprise Zones Program was established in 1994 following legislation that repealed the existing federal government's Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Community Zones and established a new application and designation process. The program operates at both the state and federal levels, providing incentives that accommodate both rural and urban areas. Under the new application process, local governments are required to establish a strategic plan, form a local Enterprise Zone Development Agency, and submit a specific map showing the boundaries of the zone. The application process and zone activities are administered by the Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development (OTTED), which also provides technical assistance and information.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    HUD / State of FL Office of Tourism, Trade & Economic Development
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20060502
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: ENTERPRISE_ZONES_2006.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
FID
4 OID ---
Shape
0 Geometry ---
ZONE_ID
7 String ---
ZONE_NAME
55 String ---
CLASS
10 String ---
COUNTYNAME
30 String ---
FIRST_NAME
30 String ---
LAST_NAME
25 String ---
PHONE
15 String ---
EXT
5 String ---
EMAIL
50 String ---
WEBSITE
80 String ---
ORGANIZATI
60 String ---
ADDRESS
50 String ---
CITY
30 String ---
ZIP5
5 String ---
ZIP4
4 String ---
FAX
15 String ---
ACREAGE
19 Number 9
SOURCE
50 String ---
TYPE
30 String ---
DESCRIPT
55 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
AUTOID
4 Number ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
FID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

ZONE_ID Florida Enterprise Zones Program ID number

ZONE_NAME Name of the Enterprise Zone assigned by Enterprise Florida

CLASS Does the zone lie in Rural or Urban area?

COUNTYNAME Florida county in which the Enterprise Zone lies

FIRST_NAME Local Zone Contact First Name

LAST_NAME Local Zone Contact Last Name

PHONE Local Zone Contact Primary Phone Number

EXT Local Zone Contact Telephone Extension number

EMAIL Local Zone Contact E-mail address

WEBSITE Local Governemnt Website for additional information about this zone

ORGANIZATI The name of the Organization in charge of the Local Zone

ADDRESS Organization Address

CITY Organization City

ZIP5 Organization Zip Code (5 digits)

ZIP4 Organization Zip Code (4 digits)

FAX Organization Fax Number

ACREAGE Approximate size in ACRES of the Enterprise Zone

SOURCE Source of information and/or data for each feature

TYPE The type of enterprise zone.

DESCRIPT Based on ZONE_NAME.

FGDLAQDATE The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.

AUTOID GeoPlan Center Feature Identification Number.


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

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer

An Enterprise Zone is a specific geographic area targeted for 
economic revitalizing.  Enterprise Zones encourage economic 
growth and investment in distressed areas by offering tax 
advantages and incentives to businesses locating within the 
zone boundaries. 

Currently there are 55 state Enterprise Zones.  
Included within that total are:

    * 3 Federal Enterprise Communities
    * 2 Federal Empowerment Zones
    * 27 Rural Enterprise Zones
    * 28 Urban Enterprise Zones


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



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



A note concerning data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale 
datasetsare 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.

1:250000 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 analyses. Every 
effort has been made to supply the user with data 
documentation. For additional information, see the 
References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of 
this documentation. For more information regarding scale 
and accuracy, see our web pages at:

http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.asp

Florida Enterprise Zones:
http://www.floridaenterprisezones.com

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/systems/mapping/rcezec/
-- Urban Round III Empowerment Zones
---- FL - Jacksonville
-- Urban Round II Empowerment Zones
---- FL - Miami-Dade County
-- Urban Round I Enterprise Communities
---- FL - Miami-Dade County
---- FL - Tampa
-- Rural Round II Enterprise Communities
---- FL - Empowerment Alliance of Southwest Florida
-- Rural Round Round I Enterprise Communities
---- FL - Jackson County
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/rc/about/ezecinit.cfm

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
The original list of Enterprise Zones, their contact information, and respective local 
Enterprise Zones Development Agency web pages were obtained from the Florida 
Enterprise Zones Program. Polygons were created from detailed maps or legal 
descriptions provided by local governments.
 	
Boundaries from paper maps were digitized over the 2003 Cadastral property parcels 
with various other existing layers for reference, such as TIGER Roads, USGS Railroads (24k), 
FDOT Local Roads, and Public Land Survey System (24k) using ArcGIS Desktop 9.0.0.535.

Graphics and attributes of the original 25 Enterprise Zones current at the time of data 
development were created and visually verified by Camisha Clarke and Lindsay Horton.

Locational quality information was maintained throughout data development by 
recording the USERNAME, DATESTAMP, and SOURCE for each feature.  See 
METHOD field to determine which process was used to develop each feature.

Finally, useful fields from the original list were joined to the polygons.

More information about Enterprise Zones and statewide incentives can be obtained 
from the Enterprise Florida website at http://www.floridaenterprisezones.com.
Process Date: 20050406

Inserted updated dataset acquired by BIS/GIS Section from Lindsay Horton and Camisha Clarke into ArcSDE. Three new Enterprize Zones added to the dataset to make the total number of completed zones 30. Process Date: 20050624
Inserted updated shapefile sent by Linday Horton and inserted into ArcSDE.12 new Enterprize Zones were added to the dataset to make the completed zones 42. Process Date: 20060307
Inserted updated shapefile sent by Linday Horton and inserted into ArcSDE.2 new Enterprize Zones were added to the dataset to make the completed zones 44. Process Date: 20060404
Inserted updated shapefile sent by Linday Horton and inserted into ArcSDE.2 new Enterprize Zones (Miami/Dade County and Taylor County) were added to the dataset to make the completed zones 46. Process Date: 20060502
In 2006, this data was downloaded in shapefile format by the GeoPlan Center from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.asp When received, the data was in the FDEP Albers Projection. Additionally data was also downloaded in shapefile format by the GeoPlan Center from HUD: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/systems/mapping/rcezec/ When received, the data was in the NAD83 Decimal Degrees Geographic Coordinate System. These shapefiles contain the 1990 census tracts that make up the Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. These shapefiles are based on the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 Cartographic Boundary Files. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) Reprojected data to FGDL HPGN. (2) Restructured the HUD data's Attribute table to match that of the FDEP's. (3) Merged the two datasets together. (4) Added DESCRIPT item based on ZONE_NAME. (5) Added FGDLAQDATE based on GeoPlans acquisition date. (6) Added AUTOID. Process Date: 20060531
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):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
FDEP
2600 Blair Stone Rd
Twin Towers MS 6520
Tallahassee, FL
32399-2400
850/245-8238

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.asp GIS Section

FGDL CONTACT:
Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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