This dataset contains 2019 cemetery boundary location information for the State of Florida. It is a combination of cemeteries and other types of burial ground locations from approximately 24 different data sources including; Florida counties, parcels, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS), Florida Division of Historical Resources (SHPO) cemetery features, SuperPage cemetery address locations, and more. This dataset contains fields denoting the location, and other information for cemeteries located in Florida. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of cemeteries in Florida. Cemetery locations that have been verified are marked with the letter V in the FLAG field. Please Note: Boundary information is often generalized and not exact. This layer is a replacement for the previously released FGDL layer GC_CEMETERYBND_NOV15.shp
The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.
Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Archaeology, Human Remains: Chapter 872, Florida Statutes makes it is illegal to willfully and knowingly disturb human remains. Under these provisions, the State Archaeologist may take jurisdiction over and control of human remains from individuals who have been dead for at least 75 years. Below are a set of guidelines for what to do if you encounter human remains. Please visit the cemetery laws page for more information on statutes and rules related to historic and abandoned cemeteries and unmarked human remains. Please treat all human remains and burial items with the utmost respect. Note: Chapter 872 of the Florida Statutes applies to all land in Florida, including private, state, and federal property. SOURCE: https://dos.myflorida.com/historical/archaeology/human-remains/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.
This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Spatial and Attribute Information
The GeoPlan Center performed the following steps in order to create the November 2015 statewide cemetery boundaries data layer. GeoPlan used the available 2014 parcel tax data records, gathered by PANDA Consulting from the 67-County Property Appraisers and the State Department of Revenue (DOR), to create the GC_CEMETERYBND_NOV15 shapefile. Parcels that intersected the GC_CEMETERY_NOV15.shp were selected and exported to a new facilities boundary layer and given the point layers same unique GCID number. Each location was reviewed and abutting parcels that contained cemetery property were appended to the existing facility boundary. All GC_CEMETERY_NOV15 attribute table information was joined over based on the corresponding unique GCID number. The GC_CEMETERYBND_NOV15.shp PARCELID and OWNER fields information was shared back to the GC_CEMETERY_NOV15 point layer based on the GCID.
The GeoPlan Center performed the following steps in order to create the May 2019 statewide cemetery data layer. GeoPlan added 61 cemetery features. Some of the features added were discovered through SHPO. Other features were acquired via the 2018 Parcel dataset and county website textual information. Cemetery locations were checked using imagery and Google Street View and either marked as Verified or Not Verified in the FLAG field, please see the FLAG field Attribute Definition for more information. During the Spatial and Tabular QAQC updates were made. Next GeoPlan Center performed the following attribute table adjustments. -Socio-Cultural Effect data fields were updated. -Upper cased all records. -Added DESCRIPT field based on NAME. -Added FGDLAQDATE field and populated it.
Dataset copied.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
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Parcel Identification Number, derived from the 2014 or 2018 statewide parcel layer.
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Facility name.
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Facility alternate name.
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A description of a facility's physical location providing direction for delivery and provision of emergency services.
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City of facility's physical location.
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US postal delivery designation of facility's physical location.
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County of facility's physical location.
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The Type of facility.
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Entity owner of the facility.
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The responsible organization for management and operation of a facility (e.g., public, private, quasi-public).
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Classification of the operating entity.
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This is the official state site number assigned by the Florida Master Site File. The state site number is an eight character string containing a two character county code, a five character numeric code, and an optional single letter character suffix (suffix letter is generally used to indicate sites that are functionally or spatially related).
Bureau of Archaeological Research
If known, the actual date the cemetery was established.
Bureau of Archaeological Research
Current status of cemetery.
Bureau of Archaeological Research
Feature Spatial Source.
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Feature Data/Tabular Source.
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Latitude in decimal degrees.
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Longitude in decimal degrees.
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Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinate of the Facility. The MGRS is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on the earth. The MGRS provides a means to represent any location on the surface of the Earth using an alphanumeric string. Hierarchical references are based on the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system. The MGRS is used for the entire earth. http://mgrs-data.org/
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Webpage hyperlink to location in Google Maps.
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The GeoPlan Center identification number that links this polygon feature layer with its corresponding point feature layer.
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Facility acreage.
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Field added by FGDL based on NAME.
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Describes if the facility was visually verified or not.
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Not Verified
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Verified, in most cases this NAME field verification was based on ESRI/Google Imagery and Google Street View. The exact cemetery boundaries are not verified and in many cases only based on parcel boundaries.
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The date the data was last updated by the Source.
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The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.
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Unique ID added by GeoPlan
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Area in meters
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Perimeter in meters
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Cemetery Types: CEMETERY / COMMUNITY CEMETERY / COMPANY TOWN CEMETERY / EPIDEMIC CEMETERY / FAMILY CEMETERY / FAMILY/MILITARY CEMETERY / FRATERNAL ORDER CEMETERY / GRAVE SITE CEMETERY / MEMORIAL CEMETERY / MILITARY CEMETERY / MUNICIPAL CEMETERY / NATIONAL CEMETERY / OTHER CEMETERY / PET CEMETERY CEMETERY / PRISON CEMETERY / PUBLIC CEMETERY / RELIGIOUS CEMETERY / RURAL MOVEMENT CEMETERY / UNSPECIFIED Value: CEMETERY / COMMUNITY Value Definition: A cemetery established by a group of families or residents of small villages which do not have an organized political structure. Value: CEMETERY / COMPANY TOWN Value Definition: A cemetery associated with a community established for individual workers by a specific company mining, textile, iron working, cigar manufacturing, etc. Value: CEMETERY / EPIDEMIC Value Definition: A cemetery that was established to bury victims of an epidemic disease such as cholera, yellow fever, or influenza. Value: CEMETERY / FAMILY Value Definition: A small, private burial place for members of the immediate or extended family. Value: CEMETERY / FRATERNAL ORDER Value Definition: A burial ground established for a fraternity or other social organization. Value: CEMETERY / MEMORIAL PARK Value Definition: A cemetery established as a component part of a memorial park. Value: CEMETERY / MILITARY NOT NATIONAL Value Definition: A burial ground established for war casualties, veterans, and eligible dependents. Value: CEMETERY / MUNICIPAL Value Definition: A cemetery established by an agency of local government. Value: CEMETERY / NATIONAL Value Definition: One of 130 burial grounds established by the Congress of the United States since 862 for interment of armed forces servicemen and women whose last service ended honorably. Value: CEMETERY / POTTER'S FIELD Value Definition: A place for the burial of indigent or anonymous persons. Value: CEMETERY / PRISON Value Definition: A cemetery associated with a state or federal prison that is used for burial of inmates who died while incarcerated. Value: CEMETERY / RELIGIOUS Value Definition: A cemetery or graveyard associated with an organized religion. Value: CEMETERY / RURAL MOVEMENT Value Definition: A burial place characterized by spacious landscaped grounds and romantic commemorative monuments established in a rural setting in the period of the young republic and at the dawn of the Victorian era. Value: CEMETERY / OTHER Value Definition: If the cemetery type does not fall into one of the categories listed above it may be listed as other. Value: CEMETERY / UNSPECIFIED Value Definition: If the cemetery type is not specified or listed.
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