FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY CONSERVATION AREAS ZONE B

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 19950300
Title: FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY CONSERVATION AREAS ZONE B
Edition: 20010000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile
Online_Linkage: <http://www.fnai.org>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset illustrates areas of conservation interest as categorized by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI).
Purpose:
The FNAI data are designed to provide information about significant natural resources for use by the Regional Planning Councils in preparing their Strategic Policy Plans. The ACIs presented on these maps are preliminary. Areas of Conservation Interest Category B sites are considered to have higher priority than Category C sites based on the quality, size, and rarity of their natural communities. Although reliable information was obtained from aerial photographic interpretation and regional workshops, most of these sites have not been field-surveyed, and information from the FNAI data base and Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission priority wildlife habitat analysis have not been fully incorporated. Verification of the current conditions of Category A and B sites is a major ongoing task of FNAI. FNAI will continue to review and refine the priority rankings of individual sites, based on additional criteria that fully incorporate information from its data base, as the regional ecological analyses continue. This dataset was completed in March 1995; however, FNAI continually revises the data set. For critical decisions relying upon these data, contact FNAI directly for up-to-date information.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19950300
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.663385
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.040266
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.939313
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.422649
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Theme_Keyword: Areas of Conservation Interest
Theme_Keyword: FNAI
Theme_Keyword: Conservation
Theme_Keyword: Planning
Theme_Keyword: Habitat
Theme_Keyword: Land use
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Areas of Conservation Interest
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Temporal_Keyword: 1990's
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING.

Caution: The quantity and quality of data collected by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory are dependent on the research and observations of many individuals and organizations. In most cases, species and natural community occurrences are not the result of comprehensive or site-specific field surveys; many natural areas in Florida have never been thoroughly surveyed. The FNAI data base represents a compilation of information extracted from published and unpublished literature, museums and herbaria, field surveys, personal communications, and other sources.

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale data sets are not suitable for some projects, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.

1:24000 scale data sets 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 data sets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:250000 scale data sets 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 section and 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>

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Country: USA
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Native_Data_Set_Environment: For more information, visit: <http://www.fnai.org>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 19950300
Title: Unavailable
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The occurrence information upon which the sites are based comes from a variety of sources that include field surveys by FNAI staff, published and unpublished materials, herbaria and museum collections, and contacts with knowledgeable persons. Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer. Please note that this point coverage was converted from information obtained from the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly. This process is documented in the Process_Step.) Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates. All internal polygons are tested for closure. Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information. When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s."
Completeness_Report:
Records for new occurrences of plants and animals are continuously being added to the database, and older occurrence records may change as new information is gathered. For these reasons, FNAI cannot provide a definitive statement on the presence, absence, or condition of biological elements in any part of Florida. These maps should never be regarded as final statements on the elements or areas being considered, nor should they be substituted for on-site surveys required for environmental assessments. Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly. This process is documented in the Process_Step.) Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates. All internal polygons are tested for closure. Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information. When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s."
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 19950300
Title: Unavailable
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 123000
Type_of_Source_Media: Map
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19950300
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FNAI
Source_Contribution:
Data representing areas of conservation interest as categorized by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The process step describes, in general, the process used in the production of data sets. The originating agencies created the original spatial coverage. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers (2) Set Precision to DOUBLE (3) Set Tolerances to FGDL Standards (4) Added DESCRIPT item based on SITEALIAS
Process_Date: 20000000
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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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:
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Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000128
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000128
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: fnaicb01
Entity_Type_Definition: Data base file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FNAI record
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of the polygon in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of the polygon in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FNAICB_
Attribute_Definition: ArcInfo internal coverage item
Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FNAICB_ID
Attribute_Definition: ArcInfo internal coverage item
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Label: STATUS
Attribute_Definition:
Four-digit code that designates the Areas of Conservation Interest category.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FNAI record
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Area of Conservation Interest Category A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: OUT P
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not in an ACI
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Acreage of Area of Conservation Interest.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: FNAI's original ID in the records of potential natural areas.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PRIORITY
Attribute_Definition:
site's protection priorities based on the document "Florida Natural Areas Inventory Data Sets." This is an incomplete attribute. FNAI's further ecological analysis will determine the site's protection priorities as P1, P2, P3, and P4.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITECODE
Attribute_Definition: FNAI's site code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITENAME
Attribute_Definition: FNAI's temporary site name, ignore.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITEALIAS
Attribute_Definition: The local name of the site, incomplete.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RPC
Attribute_Definition:
Abbreviation of the Regional Planning District in which the Area of Conservation Interest is located.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Apalachee
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CFL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Central Florida
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ECF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East Central Florida
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NCF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North Central Florida
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North East Florida
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SFL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South Florida
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SWF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South West Florida
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TBY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tampa Bay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Treasure Coast
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WFL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: West Florida
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Based on SITEALIAS item: see SITEALIAS above.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Same
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Operator
Contact_Organization: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Physical
Address:
431 Architecture Building PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
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Please visit the web site, <http://www.fgdl.org>, for all questions or concerns.
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