FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2005

TITLE: FLORIDA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAILS PLANNING AREA

Geodataset Name:      FNSTPA
Geodataset Type:      Shape
Geodataset Feature:   Polygon

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This dataset contains the planning area for the Florida National Scenic Trails.

DATA SOURCE(S):                   UNITED STATES FOREST
                                  SERVICE
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:    1:900,000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE:     1991
GEODATASET EXTENT:                State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Datafile Name: FNSTPA.DBF

ITEM NAME      WIDTH         TYPE         PRECISION
AREA           12            Decimal      3
PERIMETER      12            Decimal      3
FNSTPA_        11            Decimal      0
FNSTPA_ID      11            Decimal      0
INSIDE         11            Decimal      0
SHADE           3            Decimal      0
DESCRIPT       75            Character    -

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES

Item        Item description
INSIDE      100    Inside the area
            1      Outside the area
SHADE       Shading symbol for areas.
DESCRIPT    Inside Florida National Scenic Trail
            Outside Florida National Scenic Trail

USER NOTES:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling 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.

1:250000 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 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

FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:

-Reprojected data to FGDL Albers
-Set Precision to DOUBLE
-Set Tolerances to FGDL Standards
-Added DESCRIPT item based on whether item is inside or outside the Florida National Scenic Trail

REFERENCES:

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

The information from the U.S. Forest Service was digitized and modified by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center.

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 SOURCE CONTACT(S):

Name:                   UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
Abbr. Name:             USFS
Address:                United States Forest Service
                        National Forests in Florida
                        325 John Knox Rd. Suite F100
                        Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone:                  (850) 942-9300
Fax:                    (850) 942-9305
Contact Person:         GIS Coordinator
         Phone:         (850) 942-9300
       webpage:		http://www.fs.fed.us/

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

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