FLORIDA PANTHER FOCUS AREA

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: 20061215
Title: FLORIDA PANTHER FOCUS AREA
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://www.fws.gov/verobeach/>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset contains the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Florida Panther Focus Area
Purpose:
If a project falls within the focus area impacts to the Florida Panther should be assessed and consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service should be initiated.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 12/13/2006
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: Florida Panther
Theme_Keyword: Focus Area
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Place:
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: South Florida
Place_Keyword: Everglades
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
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.

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Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Country: USA
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: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>
Data_Set_Credit:
South Florida Ecological Services Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: NA
Security_Classification: Unclassified
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_Explanation: Values for the added fields generated by reliable software
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Visual checked by SFESO GIS Specialist

GeoPlan received this dataset from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service via download in March 2007. The data downloaded was in shapefile format and was in the following projection: Albers HPGN.

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
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1:24000
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: base layers at 1:24000
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:
Originator: USFWS by Thatcher et. al
Publication_Date: 6/30/2006
Title: Panther Habitat Value
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
An Assessment of Habitat North of the Caloosahatchee River for Florida Panther
Issue_Identification: Final Report
Other_Citation_Details: ArcInfo Grid assigned P-values
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Thatcher et. al.
Publication_Date: 6/30/2006
Title:
An Assessment of Habitat North of the Caloosahatchee River for Florida Panther
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:24000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 6/2006
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: DOQQs
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Other_Citation_Details: various Digital Ortho Quarter Quads
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Florida Panther Consultation Area north of the Caloosahatchee River was redefined as the Fisheating Creek-Babcock/Webb and eastern Fisheating Creek patches identified in Thatcher et all (2006) In addition, the two dispersal corridors to the next nearest patches. Avon Park and Myakka State Forest, were include to provide connectivity. Habitat value categories 1 and 2 were used to define the dispersal corridors. The corridors were extended north to arbitrary end points that would insure good connectivity to adjacent patches.
Process_Date: 20061211
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: George Dennis
Contact_Organization: South Florida Ecological Services Office
Contact_Position: Biologist
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
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 772.562.4288
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: george_dennis@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Calculated the attribute fields "AREA" and "ACRES" with XTools
Process_Date: 20061211
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Barry Wood
Contact_Organization: SFESO
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
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 772.562-4288
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: barry_wood@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
-Changed file name from panther-focus_area.shp to fa_panther.shp -Renamed consultation area to focus area in metadata -Added Descript based on Panther Focus Area -Recalculated Acres with XTools -Deleted Area
Process_Date: 20070327
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: GeoPlan
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352) 392-8686
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: 4
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: FA_PANTHER
Entity_Type_Definition: Panther Focus Area
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS, SFESO
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: ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon in acres
Attribute_Definition_Source: XTools 4.0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ZONE
Attribute_Definition: Focus area zones
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Field based on focus area
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE
Attribute_Definition: Date GeoPlan acquired data
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
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Generated by reliable software and assumed accurate
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Area in meters, and Acres
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
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: 772.562.3909
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 772.562.4288
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: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA
Distribution_Liability:
THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE 'MATERIALS') ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE 'DATA PROVIDERS'). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS'. 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 MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Shapefile
Transfer_Size: 0.195
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: www.fws.gov/filedownloads/ftp_gis/SFESO/PANTHER_DATA
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
Download from FWS FTP site at www.fws.gov/filedownloads/ftp_gis/SFESO/PANTHER_DATA, or Contact GIS Specialist at SFESO
Custom_Order_Process: NA
Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070517
Metadata_Review_Date: 12/14/2006
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Barry Wood
Contact_Organization: South Florida Ecological Services Office
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
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 772.562.4288
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: barry_wood@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: TU-F 6:30am-5:30pm
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:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: NA
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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