FLORIDA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 9, Information Technology Management, Branch of Data and Systems Services
Publication_Date: 200110
Title: FLORIDA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://www.fws.gov/data/NWRdata.htm>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset contains the approved acquisition boundaries of the National Wildlife Refuges, National Fish Hatcheries and USFWS administrative sites in Florida.
Purpose:
The intended application of the data is to serve as a spatial reference of facility boundaries for other data layers in GIS and mapping applications. It is specifically not intended to be used as a land survey or representation of land for conveyance or tax purposes. This data set in particular has been generalized even more than the individual refuges data sets and is intended solely as an overview or locator map.
Supplemental_Information:
Refuge boundary data were compiled for resource applications. It is inappropriate to use this data in legal situations, or other applications where spatial error cannot exceed the USGS 7.5' mapping standards.

The boundaries included in this coverage will be updated as more information is received. Please check the dates on the web page for update information.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200110
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: National Wildlife Refuge
Theme_Keyword: Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: NWR
Theme_Keyword: NWR Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: National Fish Hatcheries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Place:
Place_Keyword: Florida
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
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>

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Other_Citation_Details:
USFWS: <http://www.fws.gov/>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology
Completeness_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
USFWS, Region 9, Information Technology Management, Branch of Data and Systems Services
Publication_Date: 200110
Title: USFWS, Revised Refuge Boundaries (r4bnd_ims.shp)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.fws.gov/data/NWRdata.htm>
Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Currentness_Reference: conditional, varies by refuge or facility
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USFWS
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
*Downloaded the Region 4 Refuge boundaries from <http://gis.sds.fws.gov/website/fwsbndry/CustomHelp.htm>.

*The data was reprojected to the Albers Conical Equal Area Projection. *All boundaries that intersected Florida were selected and exported as a layer. *All fields were upcased. *Created a PHONE field and combined the AREACODE field and the seven digit TELEPHONE field. Deleted the AREACODE and TELEPHONE fields in favor of the combined 10 digit phone number in the PHONE field. *A DESCRIPT field was added and filled with ORGNAME. *A FGDLAQDATE was added based on date downloaded from source. *An AUTOID field was added and filled with [FID] +1.

There were 475 features in the existing nwrfla dataset on FGDL, there are 343 features in the Region_4_NWR_Approved_Aq_Boundaries that were downloaded. The difference was due to the fact that the existing layer contained property specific information, i.e. outparcels that were part of the wildlife refuges. The new layer contains only the approved boundary of the refuges.

Process_Date: 200710
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Loaded to SDE and exported to shapefile
Process_Date: 20071217

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 343

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.000000
Standard_Parallel: 31.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000
False_Easting: 400000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: NWRFLA_OCT07
Entity_Type_Definition: NWRFLA_OCT07.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: IFWSNO
Attribute_Definition: The administrative number assigned to each refuge.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LIT
Attribute_Definition: The three letter abbreviation of the full refuge name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Service Lands Digital Boundary SOP 97-01
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ORGCODE
Attribute_Definition:
Five digit organization code that uniquely identifies a Service organization that is staffed and funded.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for organization code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ORGNAME
Attribute_Definition: The full, official name of the refuge.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for organization name
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAILADD1
Attribute_Definition: First line of the mailing address for the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for mailing address
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAILADD2
Attribute_Definition: Second line, if needed, of the mailing address for the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for mailing address
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAILCITY
Attribute_Definition: City in the mailing address for the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for mailing address
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAILSTATE
Attribute_Definition:
Two letter state abbreviation from the official postal codes for the mailing address for the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for mailing address
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAILZIP
Attribute_Definition: Five Digit postal code for the mailing address for the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for mailing address
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MAILZIP4
Attribute_Definition:
Additional 4 digit code that can be added to the zip code of the mailing address for the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS, national data standard for mailing address
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHONE
Attribute_Definition: 3 digit area code and station phone number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Refuge Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE
Attribute_Definition: Data Acquisition Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AUTOID
Attribute_Definition: Internal Feature ID (FID + 1)
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Country: United States
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>
Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA
Distribution_Liability:
THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE 'MATERIALS') ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE 'DATA PROVIDERS'). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS'. 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 MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.853
Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20071226
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USFWS, Region 9, Information Resources Management
Contact_Person: Deb Green
Contact_Position: National GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Address: ITM - NCC
Address: PO Box 25207 - DFC
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225-0207
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-274-3574
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: deb_green@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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