FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION TITLE: USGS GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS) IN FLORIDA Geodataset Name: GNIS_AUG09 Geodataset Type: SHAPEFILE Geodataset Feature: Point Feature Count: 51929 |
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
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DATA SOURCE(S): United States Geological Survey SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: N/A GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: GNIS_AUG09.DBF
ITEM NAME | WIDTH | TYPE |
OBJECTID
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4 | OID |
Shape
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4 | Geometry |
FEATURE_ID
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8 | Double |
FEATURE_NA
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105 | String |
FEATURE_CL
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16 | String |
STATE_ALPH
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8 | String |
STATE_NUME
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4 | Integer |
COUNTY_NAM
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15 | String |
COUNTY_NUM
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4 | Integer |
PRI_LATDMS
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16 | String |
PRI_LONDMS
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16 | String |
PRI_LATDEC
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8 | Double |
PRI_LONDEC
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8 | Double |
SOU_LATDMS
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19 | String |
SOU_LONDMS
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19 | String |
SOU_LATDEC
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19 | String |
SOU_LONDEC
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19 | String |
ELEVATION
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4 | Integer |
MAP_NAME
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30 | String |
DATE_CREAT
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36 | Date |
DATE_EDITE
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12 | String |
DESCRIPT
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105 | String |
FGDLAQDATE
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36 | Date |
AUTOID
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4 | Integer |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
Item | Item Description | |
OBJECTID |
Internal feature number. |
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Shape |
Feature geometry. |
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FEATURE_ID |
Feature Identifier. A permanent, unique identifying number for a geographic feature record. |
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FEATURE_NA |
Feature Name. Recognized as the official name of the US Board on Geographic Names for use throughout the Federal Government. The official name is established either by policy of by decision of the Board on Geographic Names. |
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FEATURE_CL |
Feature Class. A feature class is a designation for a group of features in a broadly defined descriptive category.
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STATE_ALPH |
The state containing the geographic feature. |
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STATE_NUME |
The FIPS number representing the state the feature is located within. |
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COUNTY_NAM |
The county containing the geographic feature. |
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COUNTY_NUM |
The FIPS number representing the county the feature is located within. |
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PRI_LATDMS |
Official feature latitude location, NAD 83 DMS-degrees/minutes/seconds |
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PRI_LONDMS |
Official feature longitude location, NAD 83 DMS-degrees/minutes/seconds |
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PRI_LATDEC |
Official feature latitude location, NAD 83 DEC-decimal degrees. |
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PRI_LONDEC |
Official feature longitude location, NAD 83 DEC-decimal degrees. |
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SOU_LATDMS |
Source latitude coordinates of linear feature only (Class = Stream, Valley, Arroyo), NAD 83; DMS-degrees/minutes/seconds. |
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SOU_LONDMS |
Source longitude coordinates of linear feature only (Class = Stream, Valley, Arroyo), NAD 83; DMS-degrees/minutes/seconds. |
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SOU_LATDEC |
Source latitude coordinates of linear feature only (Class = Stream, Valley, Arroyo), NAD 83; DEC-decimal degrees. |
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SOU_LONDEC |
Source longitude coordinates of linear feature only (Class = Stream, Valley, Arroyo), NAD 83; DEC-decimal degrees. |
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ELEVATION |
Elevation in meters above (-below) sea level of the surface at the primary coordinates from National Elevation Dataset |
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MAP_NAME |
Name of USGS base series topographic map containing the primary coordinates. |
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DATE_CREAT |
The date the feature was initially committed to the database. |
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DATE_EDITE |
The date any attribute of an existing feature was last edited. |
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DESCRIPT |
Description field based on FEATURE_NA |
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FGDLAQDATE |
Date that GeoPlan aquired the data |
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AUTOID |
Unique ID added by GeoPlan |
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. |
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data. |
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names was created in 1890 and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947 to establish and maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government. The Board serves all government agencies and the public as the central authority to which name inquiries, name issues, and new name proposals can be directed. It is comprised of representatives of Federal agencies associated with land management and cartography. Sharing its responsibilities with the Secretary of the Interior, the Board develops principles, policies, and procedures governing the use of both domestic and foreign geographic names as well as undersea and Antarctic feature names. |
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS for the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data; the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government; and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products. The GNIS contains information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways. The database holds the Federally recognized name of each feature and defines the feature location by state, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. Other attributes include names or spellings other than the official name, feature designations, feature classification, historical and descriptive information, and for some categories the geometric boundaries. |
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 |
Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data. 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 |
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 |
U.S. Board on Geographic Names Definition list http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/feature_class.htm |
NIS Phase I data compilation and edit - Feature name and attribute data were collected from the largest-scale USGS topographic maps available. These data are compared to the records of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Process Date: 19810501 |
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: |
U.S. Board on Geographic Names, USGS USGS 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 523 Reston, Virginia 20192-0523 703-648-4544 |
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