FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION REGIONAL BOUNDARIES - 2003

Geodataset Name:       FWCREG_2003
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         5
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset represents the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's five regional districts.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20010104 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 2003 End Date: 20101005 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: FWCREG_2003.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
REGION
2 String
DESCRIPT
15 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

REGION Code by region
NW = Northwest

NC = North Central

NE = Northeast

SW = Southwest

S = South


DESCRIPT Based on REGION

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date acquired from source

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
Data are topologically and logically consistent.
Unknown
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 data set visually represents the five FWC regional boundaries.

This data set is as accurate as the source data layers.

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.

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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:
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DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
FWRI merged the source layers to create single counties layer with shoreline.  
This counties layer was then given a REGION attribute representing the FWC 
district boundary.  FWRI DISSOLVEd the layer based on this attribute.
Process Date: 200308

GeoPlan received the data in September 2010 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via CD-ROM. The data was projected in the North American Datum of 1983. - Reprojected to FGDL Albers HPGN Projection. - Renamed the dataset from FWC_districts_fl_poly to FWCREG_2003 - Removed SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN fields. - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date GeoPlan acquired the data. - Added a DESCRIPT field based on Region. Process Date: 20101005
Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile Process Date: 20101014
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):

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Phone:

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Contact Person:
         Phone:
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
FFWCC
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg, Florida
33701
727-896-8626

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