PIPING PLOVER LOCATIONS 2006

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Publication_Date: 20060128

Title: PIPING PLOVER LOCATIONS 2006

Edition: 2006 Survey

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Panama City, FL

Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Other_Citation_Details: NW Florida

Online_Linkage: <http://www.fws.gov/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Publication_Information:

Description:

Abstract:

This data set shows the locations where piping plovers were observed in Florida during January 2006.

Purpose:

This observation data shows the general locations of the birds during the 2006 census.

Supplemental_Information:

To create this GIS layer, data was taken from the "2006 International Piping and Snowy Plover Winter Census: Individual Census Reports" that were submitted to the US FWS from individuals throughout the state.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20060126

Ending_Date: 20060128

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: Piping plover

Theme_Keyword: Charadrius melodus

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Southeast

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: coastal

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.

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Person: Patty Kelly

Contact_Position: Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-769-0552 x228

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-763-2177

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm (CST)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format d:\data\birds\internatl_census\2006\PIPL_2006_nw_FL.shp

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

2006 International Piping and Snowy Plover Winter Census: Individual Census Reports

US Fish & Wildlife Service: <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:

Points were plotted by latitude and longitude of the piping plover location taken from the "Individual Census Reports". If no coordinates were given for the specific location of the birds, then the coordinates of the survey site were used to plot the point. If no coordinates were provided, the point was plotted using the accompanying field maps. All points were then verified for spatial accuracy within ArcView.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Plover locations in the panhandle of Florida were checked against DOQQ's (from FL DEP, 2004, 1m resolution) and county boundaries (TIGER/Census data, 2000, 1:100K) and appear to line up correctly.

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

Title: Individual Census Report

Edition: 2006 Census

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

Individuals from several federal, state, local, and private agencies conducted the 2006 Plover Census. A complete listing of census participants can be obtained from Patty Kelly, USFWS, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL, 32405; (850) 769-0552 x228.

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USFWS

Publication_Date:

Title: 2006 International Piping and Snowy Plover Winter Census

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Publisher:

Online_Linkage:

Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20060126

Ending_Date: 20060128

Source_Currentness_Reference: 20060128

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USFWS

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description: This data set was created using ArcGIS 9.0

Process_Date: 20060406

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Meghan Langley

Contact_Organization: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: Conservation Associate/FWS Intern

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1601 Balboa Ave.

City: Panama City

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32405

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-769-0552

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-763-2177

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: langley_meghan@yahoo.com

Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8 am - 4 pm (CST)

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data was received via email from Wendy_Gierhart@fws.gov in shapefile format on January 11, 2007. When received data was in Albers HPGN projection.

GeoPlan performed the following QAQC steps: -Upcased all records -Added a DESCRIPT field based on SITE_NAME -Added FGDAQDATE based on date GeoPlan acquired data

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20070201

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 19

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: HPGN

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26

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: PIPL_2006_NW_FL

Entity_Type_Definition: PIPL_2006_NW_FL.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: SITE_NUM

Attribute_Definition: Survey site ID number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURVEYOR

Attribute_Definition:

Character Field - for address and additional contact information, please call the USFWS at (850) 769-0552 x228

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition: County name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE

Attribute_Definition: State name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Descriptive name of survey site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Y-coordinate of piping plover location

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: X-coordinate of piping plover observation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PIPL

Attribute_Definition: Number of piping plovers observed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOTES

Attribute_Definition: Any additional comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURVEYDATE

Attribute_Definition: Date of census

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: GeoPlan added field based on SITE_NAME

Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE

Attribute_Definition: Date GeoPlan Acquired Data from source.

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: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan

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>

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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>

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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.001

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070110

Metadata_Review_Date: 20070110

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Contact_Person: Wendy Gierhart

Contact_Position: Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1601 Balboa Ave.

City: Panama City

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32405

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-769-0552 x247

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-763-2177

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wendy_gierhart@fws.gov

Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8 am ? 5 pm (CST)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

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