FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FLORIDA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION BOUNDARIES - SEPTEMBER 2011

Geodataset Name:       MPOBND_SEP11
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         26
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization political boundaries. The original data came from the Federal Highway administration Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. GeoPlan then updates this data with changes to MPO boundaries that have been approved by the Florida Governor's Office.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    University of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20110922 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20110922 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: MPOBND_SEP11.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
MPO_ID
10 String
MPO_NAME
70 String
MPO_ACRONY
13 String
STAFFAGENC
70 String
STAFFAGEN1
13 String
MPOCITY
20 String
MPOSTATE
20 String
MPO_WEBSIT
50 String
DESIGNATIO
5 String
MPO_POPULA
8 Double
TMA
5 String
NO_OF__STA
4 Integer
PRIMARYMPO
8 String
STATE2
8 String
STATE3
8 String
NO_OF_UAS
4 Integer
PRIMARY_UA
5 String
PRIMARY_UR
55 String
PRIMARY_U1
8 Double
INCLUDED_U
55 String
INCLUDED_1
55 String
INCLUDED_2
55 String
INCLUDED_3
40 String
INCLUDED_4
40 String
INCLUDED_5
40 String
INCLUDED_6
40 String
INCLUDED_7
40 String
INCLUDED_8
40 String
INCLUDED_9
25 String
INCLUDED10
25 String
INCLUDED11
25 String
INCLUDED12
25 String
INCLUDED13
25 String
INCLUDED14
25 String
STFIPS
2 String
VERSION
2 String
DESCRIPT
70 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
FK_ORG
2 SmallInteger
AUTOID
8 Double
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

MPO_ID Unique numerical identifier.

MPO_NAME Official MPO name.

MPO_ACRONY Official MPO acronym.

STAFFAGENC Lead staffing agency for MPO.

STAFFAGEN1 Additional staffing agency for MPO.

MPOCITY Physical address city.

MPOSTATE State Postal abbreviation

MPO_WEBSIT URL for MPO internet site.

DESIGNATIO Year MPO was designated and created.

MPO_POPULA Population of MPO area. (Please note: for polygons updated by GeoPlan, the population has been updated based on 2000 population from the FGDL layer CNTPOP_2009. For more information on which polygons have been updated by GeoPlan please see the process steps)

TMA Indicated whether the MPO serves a transportation management areas (TMA).
Yes = MPO is part of a Transportation Management Area

<null> = MPO is not part of a Transportation Management Area


NO_OF__STA Undefined by Source

PRIMARYMPO Undefined by Source

STATE2 Undefined by Source

STATE3 Undefined by Source

NO_OF_UAS The number of urbanized areas served by the MPO.

PRIMARY_UA Undefined by Source

PRIMARY_UR The primary urbanized area served by the MPO. The most populous UZA served was identified as the primary UZA.

PRIMARY_U1 Population of the primary UA served by the MPO.

INCLUDED_U Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_1 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_2 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_3 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_4 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_5 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_6 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_7 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_8 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED_9 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED10 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED11 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED12 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED13 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

INCLUDED14 Urbanized area contained within MPO area.

STFIPS Primary State FIPS Code

VERSION Version of the database

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on MPO_NAME

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date received from source

FK_ORG ETDM internal datbase field

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
All node-link and polygon topological relationships were created and verified 
using ESRI ArcGIS 9.1
Complete.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.

The data provides users with information about the locations, names 
and sizes of Metropolitan Planning Organizations and is intended for 
use primarily with national planning applications.

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 Research and Innovative Technology Administration's 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) National Transportation Atlas 
Databases (NTAD) 2009 would be appreciated in products derived from these 
data.

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
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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

REFERENCES:
Bureau Transportation Statistics:
http://www.bts.gov/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Data for individual MPOs were collected from the MPOs, state DOTs, and 
other government agencies.  Data were received in a variety of geospatial 
data formats. The Federal Highway Administration and BTS collected the 
individual MPO files, digitized raster images where necessary and reformatted 
geospatial data files to fit into a national database.  Data collected from the 
above-listed agencies was not edited or altered in any way.  If you have 
questions about the process steps for particular MPOs or regions, please 
contact BTS.
Process Date: 2009

GeoPlan received this dataset on DVD in August of 2009. When received the dataset was country wide and in the following projection: GCS_WGS_1984. Records were selected where "MPOSTATE" = 'FL' to select only features in Florida and exported. The dataset was then projected to GCS_North_American_1983_HARN. - All records in the table were upcased. - Added DESCRIPT based on MPO_NAME - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date received from source - Renamed file mpobnd_2009 from mpo Process Date: 20090902
Received updated mpo boundary from sis in June 2010. Modified mpobnd_2009 to match the sis boundary. There were 4 polygons that needed to be modified (st. lucie, martin, north central, fl/al). Renamed from MPOBND_2009 to MPOBND_JUN10 Process Date: 20100614
The LAKE-SUMTER MPO boundary was modified by GeoPlan to include all of Sumter and Lake counties. The Sumter County linework was added based on geometry from the FGDL layer CNTBND. This edit was made based on the suggestion of yvonne.arens@dot.state.fl.us - Statewide MPO Liaison. Process Date: 20101029
The CRTP MPO boundary was modified by GeoPlan to include all of all of Wakulla, Leon, Jefferson and Gadsden counties. This edit was made based on the suggestion of yvonne.arens@dot.state.fl.us - Statewide MPO Liaison. Updated population field based on 2000 population taken from the CNTPOP_2009 FGDL layer for the following two MPO's: lake/sumter = 263872 crtp = 320304 Process Date: 20110322
The North Florida TPO boundary was modified by GeoPlan to include all of all of Nassau, Duval, Clay, and St Johns counties. This edit was made based on the suggestion of yvonne.arens@dot.state.fl.us - Statewide MPO Liaison. Linework for these counties was taken from FGDL Layer CNTBND. Process Date: 20110922
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

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