FLORIDA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVES

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Apalachicola NERR, Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, Rookery Bay NERR

Publication_Date: 20060713

Title: FLORIDA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVES

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Varies

Publisher:

Apalachicola NERR, Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR, Rookery Bay NERR

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage: <http://nerrs.noaa.gov/>

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains the official boundaries for the three National Estuarine Research Reserves that lie within the boundaries of Florida.

Purpose:

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

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20060713

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: NERR

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Place:

Place_Keyword: Florida

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.

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>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

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>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

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_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:

The source contact for this dataset is listed as the Estuarine Reserves Division, N/ORM5 Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. However, each individual NERR was obtained directly from Florida NERR sources. Contact for each source can be found in the data lineage summary.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

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

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_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLNERR

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20060713

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: FLNERR_JUL06

Entity_Type_Definition: FLNERR_JUL06.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FLNERR

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: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of National Estuarine Research Reserve

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REGION

Attribute_Definition:

Water region associated with the National Estuarine Research Reserve

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: FGDL added field based on NAME

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: FGDL added field based on date of download from source

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

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

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_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>

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:

Transfer_Size: 0.317

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20061229

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Estuarine Reserves Division Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: NOAA Ocean Service 1305 East West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-3155

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-4367

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: erica.seiden@noaa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile