FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MANAGEMENT AREAS

Geodataset Name:       FWCMAS_AUG07
Geodataset Type:       Shapefile 
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         512
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This GIS data set represents the 2007-2008 Wildlife Management Areas administered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and other associated public use areas. These data are intended as a general reference map only.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis (CSA)
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      200708
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: FWCMAS_AUG07.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
NAME
50 String
ALTNAME
50 String
TYPE
20 String
COUNTY
50 String
SOURCE
50 String
REGION
50 String
LOCATIONID
10 String
OBJECTID
4 OID
AUTOID
4 Integer
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
SHAPE
4 Geometry
DESCRIPT
50 String
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
NAME Formal name of managed area

ALTNAME Alternate name of managed area, or name of sub-area within managed area

TYPE Type of managed area
WMA = Wildlife Management Area

WEA = Wildlife and Environmental Area

PUA = Public Use Area

SGA = Small Game Area

STA = Stormwater Treatment Area

PWA = Public Waterfowl Area

NWR = National Wildlife Refuge

AFB = Air Force Base

AFR = Air Force Range


COUNTY County name or names within which managed area lies

SOURCE producer/supplier of data

REGION Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) administrative region that area falls within

LOCATIONID Undefined by Source

OBJECTID Internal feature number.

AUTOID GeoPlan unique identifier for each feature

FGDLAQDATE Date the data acquired by GeoPlan

SHAPE Feature geometry.

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on NAME

SHAPE.AREA No description

SHAPE.LEN No description


USER NOTES:
These data are logically consistent.
These data are complete for the state of Florida
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was 
known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name 
has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed 
by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed 
in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.

This GIS data set was created to represent a comprehensive statewide 
data set of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Wildlife 
Management Areas.

Positional accuracy has not been determined and varies according to 
linework source. Some data have been edited to align with major roads 
and other landmarks that were

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 
Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be 
appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment 
as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by 
users of this data.  Please cite the original metadata when using portions of 
the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. 
If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with 
FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same 
area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting 
from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes 
over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These 
data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.  This is not a survey 
data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.

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:
Florida's Wildlife Management Area System:
http://myfwc.com/recreation/WhatAreWMAs.html

More information on activities permitted in individual areas can be
found from the links on FWC's Web site:
http://myfwc.com/hunting/wma/WMA_RegionMaps0708.htm

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Wildlife Management Area boundaries were produced by "heads-up" 
digitizing from 1999 USGS infrared imagery (DOQQ).  In specified cases, 
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) boundaries were used and modified 
based on the DOQQs (see SOURCE attribute). All boundaries are based 
on information from PDF maps of the Wildlife Management Areas from the 
FWC Outdoor Recreation Web site: http://myfwc.com/recreation/list.html 
and http://www.wildflorida.org/hunting/default.asp.
Process Date: 2005

Updated data Fall 2005 Process Date: 2005
Updated data August 2006. Process Date: 8/2006
Updated data August 2007. Process Date: 2007
GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute FTP site (ftp://ftp.floridamarine.org/) on June 12, 2008. When received, the data was in Geographic projection Albers NAD 83, Spheroid: GRS 80. The file was projected to FGDL Albers HARN. - Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on NAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Renamed shapefile from wildlife_mgt_areas_fl_poly to FWCMAS_AUG07 - Deleted fields SHAPE.LEN and SHAPE.AREA - Upcased all records in the attribute table Process Date: 20080618
Metadata imported. Process Date:
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:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
FFWCC-FWRI
Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg, Florida
33701-5095
727-896-8626

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Abbr. Name:             FGDL
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                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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