FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: MAJOR HIGHWAYS

Geodataset Name:       MAJHWYS_JUL07
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         1919
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains Major Highways from the July 2007 version of the Florida Department of Transportation Roads Characteristics inventory (RCI) dataset. The dataset has been updated from the previous versions of FGDL.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Transportation
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     24,000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20070704
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: MAJHWYS_JUL07.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID
4 OID ---
ROADWAY
8 String ---
BEGIN_POST
19 Float 11
END_POST
19 Float 11
NAME
20 String ---
FUNCLASS
8 String ---
USROUTE
8 String ---
STROUTE
25 String ---
RD_STATUS
19 Number 11
LENGTH
2 String ---
DESCRIPT
80 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
SHAPE
4 Geometry ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

ROADWAY Road system designation used by RCI as the roadway identifier.

BEGIN_POST Start measure of the route in miles from RCI.

END_POST End measure of the route in miles from RCI.

NAME Name Posted or known local street name

FUNCLASS Federal Functional Classification code characterizing the service provided
00 = Roadway Features

01 = Principal Arterial-Interstate RURAL

02 = Principal Arterial-Other RURAL

06 = Minor Arterial RURAL

07 = Major Collector RURAL

08 = Minor Collector RURAL

09 = Local RURAL

11 = Principal Arterial-Interstate URBAN

12 = Principal Arterial-Freeways and Expressways

14 = Other Principal Arterial URBAN

16 = Minor Arterial URBAN

17 = Collector URBAN

19 = Local URBAN


USROUTE Lowest numerical posted US Route number

STROUTE Lowest numerical posted State Road number. FDOT roads are categorized as Interstate, U.S Route, State and County roads and are collectively called the "State Highway System" (SHS). All SHS roads have a state road number, indicated with a prefix of SR. County roads are also included in this characteristic, with a prefix of CR. If a road transfers from the SHS, the State Road Number is changed to a County Road Number in the database by changing the SR prefix to OS (Old State Road Number). After one year, the OS is changed to CR.

RD_STATUS Status of the roadway or section or roadway. Pending (new construction anticipated to be added to the SHS). Active (route owned and maintained by FDOT)-Inactive (route kept for historic purposes). Active/Exclusive (ramps,frontage roads, etc.). Active/Off System (NOT part of the SHS and NOT maintained by FDOT). Active with Combination (roadway segment with two or more status values).

LENGTH Length in meters

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added item based on FUNCLASS

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired data from source.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.LEN Length in meters


USER NOTES:
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 RCI is a computerized database of physical and administrative data
related to the roadway networks that are either maintained by or are of
special interest to the Department. In addition to data required by the
Department, the RCI contains other data as required for special Federal and
State reporting obligations. The RCI is maintained by District and Central
Office personnel. While there are many other important databases
maintained by the Department (several that contain more highly technical
data such as bridge specifications, highway design, or pavement) the RCI
remains the largest database with over 1 million records.
(Chapter 1   Page 1 RCI Office Handbook)

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

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

REFERENCES:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/gis/default.htm#roads

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
The data set was taken from the Florida Department of 
Transportation StatisticsOffice from the following webpage:  
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/gis
The data set was originally downloaded as the 
RCI basemap.  Specific instructions, created by URS 
Corporation and the GeoPlan Center, were carried out. The 
data set is then to be updated on a regular basis. The data 
was originally in UTM Zone 17, Nad83, units meters.  The data 
was projected to Albers HPGN.

-Select all DESCRIPTS containing the word "arterial" from MAJRDS
-For more information please see MAJRDS metadata
Process Date: 20070704

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:
FDOT Transportation Statistics Office
FDOT
Transportation Statistics Office, 605 Suwannee Street, MS 27
Tallahassee, Florida
32399-0450
(850) 414-4848/Toll Free: (800) 399-5503

www.dot.state.fl.us co-transtatgis@dot.state.fl.us GIS Section Manager

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                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
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