FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION VERSION 2006 TITLE: USGS GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION Geodataset Name: GNIS_JUL06 Geodataset Type: SHAPEFILE Geodataset Feature: Point Feature Count: 36097 |
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
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DATA SOURCE(S): United States Geological Survey SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: N/A DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE: 20060719 GEODATASET EXTENT: STATE OF FLORIDA |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: GNIS_JUL.DBF
ITEM NAME | WIDTH | TYPE | N. DECIMAL DEGREES |
OBJECTID
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4 | OID | --- |
FEATURE_ID
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10 | Number | --- |
FEATURE_NA
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71 | String | --- |
CLASS
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16 | String | --- |
ST_ALPHA
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8 | String | --- |
ST_NUM
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8 | Number | --- |
COUNTY
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11 | String | --- |
COUNTY_NUM
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11 | Number | --- |
PRI_LATDMS
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16 | String | --- |
PRI_LONDMS
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16 | String | --- |
PRI_LATDEC
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19 | Number | 7 |
PRI_LONDEC
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19 | Number | 7 |
SOU_LATDMS
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15 | String | --- |
SOU_LONDMS
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15 | String | --- |
SOU_LATDEC
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14 | String | --- |
SOU_LONDEC
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14 | String | --- |
ELEV_METER
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11 | Number | --- |
MAP_NAME
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27 | String | --- |
DESCRIPT
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71 | String | --- |
FGDLAQDATE
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8 | Date | --- |
SHAPE
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4 | Geometry | --- |
AUTOID
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4 | Integer | --- |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
Item | Item Description | |
OBJECTID |
Internal feature number. |
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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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CLASS |
Feature Class. A feature class is a designation for a group of features in a broadly defined descriptive category.
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ST_ALPHA |
The state containing the geographic feature. |
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ST_NUM |
The FIPS number representing the state the feature is located within. |
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COUNTY |
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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ELEV_METER |
The elevation above sea level of the feature at the primary point (positive number) or depth of a feature at the lowest point below sea level (negative number). |
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MAP_NAME |
The name of the standard USGS 7.5 x 7.5 degree quadrangle map(s) containing the representation of the feature. |
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DESCRIPT |
GeoPlan added field based on FEATURE_NA
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FGDLAQDATE |
Date FGDL acquired the data. |
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SHAPE |
Feature geometry. |
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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. |
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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 |
THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. 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 |
Data was downloaded from the United States Geological Survey: U.S. Board on Geographic Names website in text format to GeoPlan in September 2006. The original data extent was limited to the State of Florida. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) The original dataset name was FL_DECI.txt (2) The text file was converted to .DBF format. The .DBF file was then converted to a shapefile using the Add XY tool in ArcMap. (3) The original points were recorded in NAD83. GeoPlan projected the entire dataset to FGDL Albers. (4) The following points plotted outside the State of Florida or were located incorrectly. The corresponding Feature ID's of the deleted points are: 296517, 296521, 296523, 296814, 297009, 297717, 298049, 298165, 298211, 298325, 298736, 298979, 299184, 300608, 301010, 301041, 301312, 301880, 301889, 302374, 302376, 302384, 302456, 302754, 302829, 302904, 302930, 302963, 303008, 303059, 303372, 303382, 303751, 303753, 304298, 304641, 307146, 308181, 308609, 309281, 310263, 308529, 298711, 302991, and 300536. (5) Deleted points which plotted outside of the physical State of Florida. (6) Added the FGDLAQDATE field. (7) Added DESCRIPT item based on FEATURE_NA. Process Date: 20061016 |
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 |
Name: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY Abbr. Name: FGDL Address: Florida Geographic Data Library 431 Architecture Building PO Box 115706 Gainesville, FL 32611-5706 Web site: http://www.fgdl.org Contact FGDL: Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html