FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: SITE LOCATIONS ALONG THE GREAT FLORIDA BIRDING AND WILDLIFE TRAIL 2009

Geodataset Name:       GFBT_2009
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         493
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset represents locations along the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail (GFBWT) in Florida. The GFBWT is a program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. At its core is a network of nearly 500 sites throughout Florida selected for their excellent bird watching, wildlife viewing or educational opportunities.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: Unpublished Material TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 2009 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: GFBT_2009.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
LATITUDE
8 Double
LONGITUDE
8 Double
SECTION
254 String
SITENAME
254 String
COUNTY
254 String
DESCRIPT
83 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

LATITUDE in Decimal Degrees

LONGITUDE in Decimal Degrees

SECTION Region of Florida (East/Panhandle/South/West)

SITENAME Name of observation point.

COUNTY Name of County containing site.

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on SITENAME

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date received from source

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


USER NOTES:
Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values
Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges.
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 2,000-mile, self-guided highway trail is designed to conserve and 
enhance Florida's wildlife habitats by promoting bird watching and wildlife 
viewing activities, conservation education and economic opportunity.

Most of the coordinates were provided by a volunteer for the GFBWT.  As 
the coordinates have not been field verified, there could be additional errors. 
The GFBWT coordinator made corrections when visually observed.

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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REFERENCES:
GFBT Site:
http://floridabirdingtrail.com/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Point features were generated from positional coordinates in an MS Excel 
2007 spreadsheet provided by FWC biologists.
Process Date: 
GeoPlan received this data set in shapefile format via email from Rebecca Telesco (Rebecca.Telesco@MyFWC.com) on February 14, 2012. When received the data was in Geographic projection FGDL Albers HARN. - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on SITENAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Upcased all records in the attribute table Process Date: 20120216
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
FWC-FWRI
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg, Florida
33701
727-896-8626

http://floridabirdingtrail.com/index.php/trip/trails/ GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com GISLibrarian

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