FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2005

TITLE: FLORIDA MARINE FACILITIES

Geodataset Name:       MARFAC
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains point locations of marine facilities within the state of Florida. This data layer is an update of MARFAC released with FGDL Version 2003.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI)
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     1:40000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      2000
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: MARFAC.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
FID
4 OID ---
SHAPE
0 Geometry ---
FACILITY
37 String ---
ADDRESS
50 String ---
CITY
20 String ---
COUNTY
14 String ---
ZIP
9 String ---
PHONE
14 String ---
DEC_LAT
19 Number 8
DEC_LON
19 Number 8
SITETYPE
9 String ---
SITE_DESCR
50 String ---
BANKBRIDGE
5 String ---
BOATRAMP
5 String ---
FISHCAMP
5 String ---
JETTY
5 String ---
MARINA
5 String ---
OTHER
5 String ---
PARK
5 String ---
PIER
5 String ---
DESCRIPT
50 String ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
FID Internal feature number.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

FACILITY Facility name

ADDRESS Street address of marina, if available

CITY City where marina is located

COUNTY County where marina is located

ZIP Zip code for marina

PHONE Phone number for marina

DEC_LAT Latitude of facility location

DEC_LON Longitude of facility location

SITETYPE Can consist of any combination of the following:
M = marina

A = boat ramp

O = other (hotel, resort)

P = park

B = bank or bridge

J = jetty

S = pier

F = fishcamp


SITE_DESCR Verbal Description of site consisting of combinations of the SITETYPE categories
M = marina

A = boat ramp

O = other (hotel, resort)

P = park

B = bank or bridge

J = jetty

S = pier

F = fishcamp


BANKBRIDGE "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "bank or bridge"

BOATRAMP "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "boat ramp"

FISHCAMP "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "fish camp"

JETTY "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "jetty"

MARINA "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "marina"

OTHER "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "other (hotel, resort, etc.)"

PARK "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "park"

PIER "Yes" or "No" field indicating if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "pier"

DESCRIPT Based on Facility field

USER NOTES:
Attribute accuracy is relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the originl data layer

This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-Florida Marine Research Institute produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Florida Marine Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.

A note concerning data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale 
datasetsare not suitable for some project, analysis, or
modelling 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.

1:250000 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 analyses. Every 
effort has been made to supply the user with data 
documentation. For additional information, see the 
References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of 
this documentation. For more information regarding scale 
and accuracy, see our web pages at:

http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html
REFERENCES:
FMRI
For more information contact the FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish 
and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research 
Institute) GIS data librarian at gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/viewer.htm
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

The dataset's prior history from FMRI is as follows:

The initial selection of marinas being included was based on the ABI SICCOD Value of 
449306 (marinas) and additionally all those ABI marinas which contained the value 'marina*' 
in their name item. Marinas found in the waterways guides were also included. Locations of 
the marinas were determined first by map location on the waterways guides, and alternatively 
by an address provided by ABI and road maps (map expert 2.0 for Windows 95). The locations 
were placed as close as possible to the addresses on the map (1:40000 scale).
Process Date: 20000000

GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the FMRI FTP site: ftp.floridamarine.org/users/ism/datareq/ and projected to FGDL Albers HPGN. When received, the data was in Geographic projection, Datum: NAD 83, Spheroid: GRS1980. -Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN -Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on FACILITY -Deleted FACIL_SW_G and FACIL_SW_1 fields from attribute table -Renamed shapefile from marine_facilities to MARFAC Process Date: 20030000
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):

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Florida Marine Research Institute
FMRI
100 8th Ave SE
St. Petersburg, FL
33701-5095
(727) 896-8626

http://www.floridamarine.org/ gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us GIS Data Librarian
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