FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: FLORIDA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVES

Geodataset Name:       FLNERR_JUL06
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         4
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the official boundaries for the three National Estuarine Research Reserves that lie within the boundaries of Florida.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Apalachicola NERR, Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, Rookery Bay NERR
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20060713
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: FLNERR_JUL06.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
NAME
60 String
REGION
25 String
DESCRIPT
60 String
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date
SHAPE
4 Geometry
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

NAME Name of National Estuarine Research Reserve

REGION Water region associated with the National Estuarine Research Reserve

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on NAME

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date of download from source

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


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.

The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS
systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

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

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:
Apalachicola NERR:
http://nerrs.noaa.gov/Apalachicola/welcome.html

Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR:
http://nerrs.noaa.gov/GTM/welcome.html

Rookery Bay NERR:
http://nerrs.noaa.gov/RookeryBay/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan received each Florida reserve area individually from its 
respective NERR by email.

Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
Nicole Selly  
350 Carroll Street 
Eastpoint FL 32328 
850.670.4783 ext. 108 
nicole.selly@dep.state.fl.us

When received the Apalachicola NERR data was in the 
following projection: NAD83 UTM, Zone 16 North. The 
data was projected to FGDL Albers HARN.

Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Sheila Balsdon, GIS Analyst
9741 Ocean Shore Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32080
Town of Marineland
904-461-4054; SunCom: 856-4054
FAX: 904-461-4056; SC Fax: 856-4056
sheilabalsdon@bellsouth.net

The Guana Tolomato Matanzas shapefile was received in the 
following projection: UTM zone 17, NAD83. The data was 
projected to FGDL Albers HARN.

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
GIS Specialist - Jill Schmid
Rookery Bay NERR
300 Tower Road
Naples, FL  34113
(239) 417-6310 ext 406
www.rookerybay.org

The Rookery Bay shapefile was received in the following 
projection: UTM zone 17, NAD83. The data was projected 
to FGDL Albers HARN.

The individual polygons were merged to create FLNERR.

- Area and Perimeter fields were added with X-tools
- A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME
- A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on the date 
  received from source
Process Date: 20060713

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:
Estuarine Reserves Division Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
FLNERR
NOAA Ocean Service 1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD
20910
301-713-3155

http://nerrs.noaa.gov/ erica.seiden@noaa.gov

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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