LODGING FACILITIES IN FLORIDA - JUNE 2011

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: University of Florida GeoPlan Center

Publication_Date: 20110613

Title: LODGING FACILITIES IN FLORIDA - JUNE 2011

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Gainesville, FL

Publisher: University of Florida GeoPlan Center

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage: <http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp>

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains registered lodging facilities (hotels, motels, and bed & breakfasts) in the state of Florida. Please note that previous versions of this dataset included records obtained from Yellow Pages Online. Due to an increase in difficulty of converting the information obtained from Yellow Pages Online into a format conducive to geocoding, this version only includes facilities registered with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR). This dataset contains fields denoting the physical address, number of units/rooms, and contact information for lodging facilities located in Florida. This data is meant to be used for planning purposes only and is not intended to represent a 100% inventory of lodging facilities in Florida. This dataset is an update to the gc_hotels_jul08 layer.

Purpose:

The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

Supplemental_Information:

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation oversee licensing and regulation of a wide range of commercial activities in the state of Florida pursuant to Chapter 20.165, Florida Statutes.

What is Geocoding? Geocoding is term used to describe the act of address matching. Geocoding is the process of finding a geographic location (x, y point) for an address (such as street number and name, city, state, and ZIP Code) on a map. Geocoding is based off the typical address scheme for the US, in which one side of the street contains even house numbers while the other side of the street contains odd house numbers.
The geocoding process uses an algorithm to find the geographic location of addresses. First, a street segment is identified using the zip code and street name. Next, the geographic location of the address is matched using the building number to determine how far down the street and on which side of the street the building is located. Geocoding Accuracy
The locational accuracy of geocoded addresses may vary from urban to rural areas due to the algorithm used to generate the geographic locations of addresses. The algorithm assumes that the size of parcels are equivalent along a road route. This assumption tends to be more consistent in urban areas, where the size of parcels vary less than in rural areas. Consequently, the results of geocoded addresses in urban areas are usually more reliable than those in rural areas.
For example, the locational accuracy of rural addresses can be slightly off because some parcels along a rural route may be 15 acres while others may be 2.5 acres, but the geocoding algorithm assumes that the addresses are distributed evenly along the route.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20110613

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Lodging

Theme_Keyword: Hotels

Theme_Keyword: Motels

Theme_Keyword: Bed & Breakfast

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: structure

Theme_Keyword: economy

Place:

Place_Keyword: Florida

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

Under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is required to make available for inspection and copying any public record regardless of physical format, which is not otherwise exempted from public access by general law. To fulfill this obligation, the DBPR provides copies of electronic records to the public through free download.
DBPR is only required to provide data in the format in which it is maintained and, as a result, does not provide paper copies of this information. In addition, the DBPR is not required to reformat its records to meet a requestor's particular needs.
Section 119.01(2)(b), F.S., requires only that the agency provide electronic data in some common format such as, but not limited to, the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text format. As, the download files provided by DBPR are formatted as ASCII text, quote/comma delimited. Due to this, it is important that requestors know the following information before downloading a file:
DBPR does not offer technical support during or after the download process. If you require assistance, please refer to your computer manuals or contact your Corporate Help Desk or Internet Service Provider.
File sizes may be larger than the space available on your computer. If that is the case, free up additional space before attempting the download.
Some features such as tabs, font selection, and graphics may be lost when converting a file to ASCII text. The department is not responsible for damages sustained to existing user data, software and/or hardware from data obtained through the download process.
Although data is refreshed weekly, system maintenance may delay the updating of files. To determine the timeliness of the data, please refer to the date posted. For up-to-the-minute license verification, please call our Customer Contact Center at 850.487.1395 or access the DBPR's license search feature at https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 131 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: data@fgdl.org

Contact_Instructions: www.fgdl.org

Data_Set_Credit: Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation Website: <http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/index.html>
Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation Lodging License Files: <http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/sto/file_download/hr_lodging.shtml>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

Completeness_Report:

This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: Varies

Type_of_Source_Media: Online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20110613

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

GeoPlan Center Process Steps:
Lodging information was obtained from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation via their Lodging License files public records download website (see below)
<http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/sto/file_download/hr_lodging.shtml>
Seven separate tables were downloaded representing different licensing and inspection districts across the state of Florida in CSV format.
The tables were converted to DBF format, formatted, and merged together.
There were 37,457 records in the merged table. The merged table contained timeshares representing condominiums, apartments, and rooming houses that were of no interest to this dataset.
Motels, condominiums, and bed & breakfasts were exported to a new .dbf table that consisted of 4,697 records.
This dbf was then geocoded against a statewide 2010 NAVTEQ street dataset and converted into a shapefile with the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. (See "Map Projection Parameters" below).
After geocoding the following steps were applied.
- Unmatched locations or locations receiving a score below 80 were reevaluated using Google Maps. Locations' addresses that were successfully located were modified to reflect the correct address using the geocode rematch tool in ArcGIS. - 19 records were unable to be matched after reevaluation and therefore removed from the database. - Capitalized all fields. - Removed the "Filler", "Location Address Line 2", and "Location Address Line 3" fields. - Added and calculated the USNG_FL_1K, LONG_DD, and, LAT_DD fields. - Added FLAG and UPDATE_DAY fields. - Added FGDLAQDATE based on the date GeoPlan acquired the data from the Source. - Added the DESCRIPT field based on NAME

The original tables downloaded on 6/13/2011:
District File Name Records 1 hrlodge1.csv 7,196 2 hrlodge2.csv 4,954 3 hrlodge3.csv 7,391 4 hrlodge4.csv 10,658 5 hrlodge5.csv 2,477 6 hrlodge6.csv 2,562 7 hrlodge7.csv 2,219

Original table structure:
Board Code (200 identifies HR within the department) License Type Code (see tables below) Licensee Name Rank Code (see tables below) Modifier Code (see tables below) Mailing Name (if different from Licensee Name) Mailing Street Address Line 1 Mailing Address Line 2 Mailing Address Line 3 Mailing City Mailing State Mailing Zip Code Mailing County Code (see table below) Primary Telephone Number Business Name (Location) Filler Location Street Address Line 1 Location Address Line 2 Location Address Line 3 Location City Location State Location Zip Code Location County Code (see table below) Secondary Telephone Number District Region License Number Primary Status Code (see table below) Secondary Status Code (see table below) Expiry Date Last Inspection Date Number of Seats (food service) or Rental Units (lodging)

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20110630

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4672

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

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:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

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

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: GC_HOTELS_JUN11

Entity_Type_Definition: GC_HOTELS_JUN11.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Status

Attribute_Definition:

ESRI item which denotes the status of the geocoded address (whether it was matched or not)

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Matched

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tie

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Score

Attribute_Definition:

ESRI item which denotes the score with which the address was matched to a feature in the reference data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Match_type

Attribute_Definition:

ESRI item which donates a code showing how an address was matched.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Automatically matched or rematched.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Manually matched or unmatched using the Interactive Rematch dialog box.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pick by Point - The address was matched to the click point using the Pick Address from Map tool in the Interactive Rematch dialog box.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pick by Address - The address was matched to an address using the Pick Address from Map tool in the Interactive Rematch dialog box.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Side

Attribute_Definition:

ESRI item which donates the side of the street to which an address was matched, if the address locator that was used to match the table contains address information for both sides of the street. This attribute has values of "L" for the left side of the street, "R" for the right side of the street, or nothing if the address locator could not determine the side of the street.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Match_addr

Attribute_Definition:

ESRI item which donates the address that the matched location actually resides based on the information of the matched candidate. For example, an input address "123 Main St N" is matched to a candidate with the suffix direction "NW" and all other components matched correctly. The Match_addr field will contain "123 Main St NW" as the actual address that was matched.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of the lodging facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADDRESS

Attribute_Definition: Address of the lodging facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CITY

Attribute_Definition: City of the lodging facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZIPCODE

Attribute_Definition: Zipcode of the lodging facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE

Attribute_Definition: State of the lodging facility.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY_COD

Attribute_Definition: County code of the lodging facility (see below).

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHONE

Attribute_Definition: Primary Telephone Number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHONE2

Attribute_Definition: Secondary Telephone Number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BOARD_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Board Code (200 identifies HR within the department).

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LIC_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: License Type Code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hotel

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2002

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Motel

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2005

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bed & Breakfast

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LIC_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Licensee Name.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RANK_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Rank Code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HOTL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hotel

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MOTL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Motel

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BNB

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bed & Breakfast

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MNAME

Attribute_Definition: Mailing Name (if different from Licensee Name).

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MADDRESS

Attribute_Definition: Mailing Street Address Line 1.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MADDRESS2

Attribute_Definition: Mailing Address Line 2.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MADDRESS3

Attribute_Definition: Mailing Address Line 3.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MCITY

Attribute_Definition: Mailing City.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MSTATE

Attribute_Definition: Mailing State.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MZIPCODE

Attribute_Definition: Mailing Zip Code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MCNT_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Mailing County Code (see table below).

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DISTRICT

Attribute_Definition: District.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REGION

Attribute_Definition: Region.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LIC_NUM

Attribute_Definition: License Number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRI_STATUS

Attribute_Definition: Primary Status Code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Current

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 45

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Delinquent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEC_STATUS

Attribute_Definition: Secondary Status Code.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Active

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Active

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EXPIRE

Attribute_Definition: Expiry Date.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INSPECT

Attribute_Definition: Last Inspection Date.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEATS

Attribute_Definition: Number of rental units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FDBPR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LAT_DD

Attribute_Definition: Latitude in Decimal Degrees.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONG_DD

Attribute_Definition: Longitude in Decimal Degrees.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: USNG_FL_1K

Attribute_Definition:

Facility's 1-kilometer United States National Grid (USNG) address. The USNG is an alpha-numeric reference system based on the UTM coordinate system and is similar to the Military Grid Reference System. Use of the USNG ensures a uniform grid mapping and positional reporting system for search and rescue, emergency planning, response, and recovery.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SOURCE

Attribute_Definition: Source of the tabular information.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: Based on NAME.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FLAG

Attribute_Definition:

This field is reserved for post FGDL field verification purposes. A blank value in this field indicates that verification edits have not taken place. Users that edit the location and/or attribute of a record are asked to mark this field with one of the following values

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Attribute Edit

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Spatial Edit

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both Attribute and Spatial Edit

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: New

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Delete

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NIN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not in new

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UPDATE_DAY

Attribute_Definition: The last day the record was updated.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: The date FGDL acquired the data from the source.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

County Codes by Region:
REGION 1 - Dade (23), Monroe (54)
REGION 2 - Broward (16), Martin (53), Palm Beach (60)
REGION 3 - Citrus (19), Hernando (37), Hillsborough (39), Pasco (61), Pinellas (62), Polk (63), Sumter (70)
REGION 4 - Brevard (15), Indian River (41), Lake (45), Orange (58), Osceola (59), St. Lucie (66), Seminole (69), Volusia (74)
REGION 5 - Alachua (11), Baker (12), Bradford (14), Clay (20), Columbia (22), Dixie (25), Duval (26), Flagler (28), Gilchrist (31), Hamilton (34), Lafayette (44), Levy (48), Marion (52), Nassau (55), Putnam (64), St. Johns (65), Suwannee (71), Union (73)
REGION 6 - Bay (13), Calhoun (17), Escambia (27), Franklin (29), Gadsden (30), Gulf (33), Holmes (40), Jackson (42), Jefferson (43), Leon (47), Liberty (49), Madison (50), Okaloosa (56), Santa Rosa (67), Taylor (72), Wakulla (75), Walton (76), Washington (77)
REGION 7 - Charlotte (18), Collier (21), Desoto (24), Glades (32), Hardee (35), Hendry (36), Highlands (38), Lee (46), Manatee (51), Okeechobee (57), Sarasota (68)

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Person:

Contact_Position:

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Hours_of_Service:

Contact_Instructions:

Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA

Distribution_Liability:

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.
Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. 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>

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.125

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20111013

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Florida GeoPlan Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 131 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: data@fgdl.org

Contact_Instructions: www.fgdl.org

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile