FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2005
TITLE: FLORIDA NATURAL ELEMENT OCCURRENCE BY QUAD
Geodataset Name: EOBYQUAD Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POLYGON
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This is a polygon data layer locating, by USGS quadrangle, the occurrences of endangered or rare plants and animals, high quality natural communities and other occurrences of natural resource interest in the FNAI database.
DATA SOURCE(S): Florida Natural Areas Inventory SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: 1:24000 DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: July 2001 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida 
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: EOBYQUAD.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION SHAPE 8 Shapepoly 0 SNAME 37 Character - SCOMNAME 37 Character - GRANK 9 Character - SRANK 9 Character - FEDERAL 9 Character - SPROT 9 Character - QUADNAME 26 Character - USGS_QNUM 9 Decimal - DEP_QNUM 9 Decimal - DESCRIPT 37 Character - 
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION SHAPE Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon. SNAME The scientific name of an element. SCOMNAME The common name of an element. GRANK Global Rank - The rank which best characterizes the relative rarity or endangerment of the species or community worldwide. See the attached rank explanation sheet for a list and explanation of the possible ranks. SRANK State Rank - The rank which best characterizes the relative rarity or endangerment of the species or community statewide. See the attached rank explanation sheet for a list and explanation of the possible ranks. FEDERAL US Endangered Species Act Classification - For plant and animal species; the appropriate standard abbreviation for the U.S. Federal Register category for the species, subspecies, or variety as proposed or determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (marine species). If the species has no published status under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, this field is left blank. See the attached rank explanation sheet for a list and explanation of the possible classifications. SPROT State Protection Status - For plant and animal species only; an abbreviation of the official endangerment status or level of legal protection the state assigns to this species. See the attached rank explanation sheet for a list and explanation of the possible status. QUADNAME Name of the USGS quadrangle in which the element is found. USGS_QNUM Quad ID number used by US Geological Survey. DEP_QNUM Quad ID number used by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. DESCRIPT FGDL added item based on SCOMNAME
USER NOTES:
ELEMENT OCCURRENCE BY QUAD POLYGON SHAPEFILE (shapefile name EOBYQUAD) - This is a polygon data layer locating, by USGS quadrangle, the occurrences of endangered or rare plants and animals, high quality natural communities and other occurrences of natural resource interest in the FNAI database. An "Element" is any exemplary or rare component of the natural environment, such as a species, plant community, bird rookery, spring, sinkhole, cave or other ecological features. An "Element Occurrence" (EO) represents the locational records of an element and is a single extant habitat which sustains or otherwise contributes to the survival of a population or a distinct, self-sustaining example or a particular natural community. FNAI maintains precise point locations for all EOs. NOTE: This shapefile was created by intersecting EO point locations with Quad polygons. Wide ranging species may be found in additional quads near the quad containing the element occurrence.
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-ADDED DESCRIPT ITEM BASED ON SCOMNAME -Upcased all character records
REFERENCES:
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Data was acquired by the GeoPlan Center from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory 2002 as a coverage. Lowercase characters within the attribute table were upcased and DESCRIPT item was added based on SCOMNAME.
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:
Projection ALBERS Units METERS Datum HPGN Spheroid GRS1980 1st standard parallel 24 0 0.000 2nd standard parallel 31 30 0.000 central meridian -84 0 0.000 latitude of projection's origin 24 0 0.000 false easting (meters) 400000.00000 false northing (meters) 0.00000
DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S):
Name: Florida Natural Areas Inventory Abbr.name: FNAI Address: Florida Natural Areas Inventory 1018 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, FL 32303 Phone: (850) 224-8207 Web site: http://www.fnai.org
FGDL CONTACT:
Name: Florida Geographic Data Library Abbr. Name: FGDL Address: Florida Geographic Data Library 431 Architecture PO Box 115706 Gainesville, FL 32611-5706 Web site: http://www.fgdl.org Contact FGDL: Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html