FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION TITLE: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPA) INVENTORY SITES IN FLORIDA - 2010 Geodataset Name: MPA_MAR10 Geodataset Type: SHAPEFILE Geodataset Feature: Polygon Feature Count: 369 |
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
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DATA SOURCE(S): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Protected Areas Center SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: N/A GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: MPA_MAR10.DBF
ITEM NAME | WIDTH | TYPE |
OBJECTID
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4 | OID |
Shape
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4 | Geometry |
Site_ID
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10 | String |
Area_KM
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8 | Double |
Site_Name
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254 | String |
Gov_Level
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254 | String |
NS_Full
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254 | String |
Prot_Lvl
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254 | String |
Mgmt_Plan
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254 | String |
Mgmt_Agen
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254 | String |
Fish_Rstr
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254 | String |
Pri_Con_Fo
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254 | String |
Prot_Focus
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254 | String |
Permanence
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254 | String |
Constancy
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254 | String |
Estab_Yr
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254 | String |
URL
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254 | String |
Site_Label
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50 | String |
Vessel
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12 | String |
Anchor
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15 | String |
DESCRIPT
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95 | String |
FGDLAQDATE
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36 | Date |
AUTOID
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4 | Integer |
SHAPE.AREA
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0 | Double |
SHAPE.LEN
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0 | Double |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
Item | Item Description | |
OBJECTID |
Internal feature number. |
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Shape |
Feature geometry. |
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Site_ID |
Unique site identifier assigned by MPAC |
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Area_KM |
Area of the protected area in square kilometers, including any terrestrial portions where applicable |
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Site_Name |
Official name of the MPA |
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Gov_Level |
Level of government responsible for designating and managing the site
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NS_Full |
Status of the site with respect to the National System of MPAs
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Prot_Lvl |
Level of legal protection afforded to the site's natural and cultural resources and ecological processes
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Mgmt_Plan |
The type of management plan developed for the site
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Mgmt_Agen |
Agency responsible for managing the site |
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Fish_Rstr |
Level of restrictions on commercial and/or recreational fishing
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Pri_Con_Fo |
Defines the primary characteristics of the area that the MPA was established to conserve.
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Prot_Focus |
Ecological scale of site conservation targets
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Permanence |
Classification of the permanence of the site
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Constancy |
Classification of the constancy of the site throughout the year
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Estab_Yr |
The year the site was officially designated or established |
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URL |
Website for the MPA created by the managing agency. |
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Site_Label |
Abbreviated site name |
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Vessel |
Describes if vessel access is allowed within the MPA.
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Anchor |
Describes whether anchoring in the site is permitted.
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DESCRIPT |
Based on the field Site_Name. |
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FGDLAQDATE |
Date FGDL downloaded data from the Source. |
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AUTOID |
Unique ID added by GeoPlan |
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SHAPE.AREA |
Area in meters |
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SHAPE.LEN |
Perimeter in meters |
Inventory data were collected from various sources at various spatial scales. The datasets collected were not resampled and are presented in their original form as provided from the contributing agencies, with the exception for a variety of sites that were digitized from coordinates provided by governing agencies. |
This version of the MPA Inventory contains geospatial boundaries for 1,452 of the 1,619 identified marine protected areas, and is considered complete as of March 2010. New and/or altered sites that are not currently present in the database will be added annually, as data are made available. Please note that site inclusion into the MPA inventory required that the site meet specific definition and conservation criteria that are thoroughly detailed on the www.mpa.gov website. |
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data. |
This dataset consists of original boundaries as represented by the managing agencies, including any terrestrial components of the protected areas. Only the sub-tidal components of the areas meet the definition of an MPA. Version Notes: This version contains boundaries for all sites from authoritative sources as updated between 6/2009-12/2009. New data have been added for multiple states and territories, including Alaska, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, US Virgin Islands and Wisconsin. Numerous shipwreck sites represented as latitude/longitude coordinate points were converted to polygons using a 300-meter radius buffer. NMFS sites have been verified against US Code of Federal Regulations. ------------------------------------- Executive Order 13158 Presidential Documents Executive Order 13158 of May 26, 2000 Marine Protected Areas Section 1. Purpose. This Executive Order will help protect the significant natural and cultural resources within the marine environment for the benefit of present and future generations by strengthening and expanding the Nation's system of marine protected areas (MPAs). An expanded and strengthened comprehensive system of marine protected areas throughout the marine environment would enhance the conservation of our Nation's natural and cultural marine heritage and the ecologically and economically sustainable use of the marine environment for future generations. To this end, the purpose of this order is to, consistent with domestic and international law: (a) strengthen the management, protection, and conservation of existing marine protected areas and establish new or expanded MPAs; (b) develop a scientifically based, comprehensive national system of MPAs representing diverse U.S. marine ecosystems, and the Nation's natural and cultural resources; and (c) avoid causing harm to MPAs through federally conducted, approved, or funded activities. (http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/eos/eo13158.html) ------------------------------------- |
The inventory represents a collection of data compiled from various federal, state, tribal and territorial entities to provide a publicly available source of comprehensive information on place-based marine conservation efforts under U.S. federal, state, territorial, local, and tribal jurisdiction. |
MPA - Data were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy |
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan |
The data are not to be used for navigation. For more information, see the accuracy section. |
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 |
The National System of Marine Protected Areas http://mpa.gov/ The National System of Marine Protected Areas - Data & Analysis http://mpa.gov/dataanalysis/ Executive Order 13158 Presidential Documents Executive Order 13158 of May 26, 2000 Marine Protected Areas http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/eos/eo13158.html |
GIS data for all sites were collected from authoritative sources. Data were either downloaded from public websites, requested directly from MPA managers or digitized based on legal definitions (eg US Code of Federal Regulations). Process Date: 200912 |
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: |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Protected Areas Center NOAA MPAC 99 Pacific Street, Suite 100G Monterey, CA 93940 831-242-2050 |
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