FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: POINTS OF INTEREST

Geodataset Name:      PTSINT
Geodataset Type:      Shape
Geodataset Feature:   Points

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This dataset contains points of interest for the entire state of Florida. It contains 25 different categories of sites including recreational areas, cultural areas, schools, and transportation stations.

DATA SOURCE(S):                         UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:          Varied
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE:           Sources vary, Compiled 1994
GEODATASET EXTENT:                      State of  Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Datafile Name: PTSINT.DBF

ITEM NAME            WIDTH         TYPE         PRECISION
AREA                 12            Decimal      3
PERIMETER            12            Decimal      3
PTSINT_              11            Decimal      0
PTSINT_ID            11            Decimal      0
TYPE                  5            Character    -
NAME                 45            Character    -
OWNERSHIP            12            Character    -
COUNTY               15            Character    -
SOURCE                3            Character    -
UNIQUE_ID            11            Decimal      0
HIKE_VALUE            5            Character    -
BIKE_VALUE            5            Character    -
EQST_VALUE            5            Character    -
URBRUR_VAL            5            Character    -
DESCRIPT             50            Character    -

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES

Item            Item description
TYPE            point of interest type
      VALUE            DESCRIPTION
      20000            MRA      Multi-Use Recreational Areas in
                                Regional, State, and National
                                Conservation Lands
      21000            SRA      Single-Use Recreational Area in
                                Regional, State, and National
                                Conservation Lands
      22000            CC       Commercial Campground
      23000            FMSF     1st Magnitude Springs with Facilities
      24000            FMS      1st Magnitude Springs without Facilities
      25000            OSF      Other Springs with Facilities
      25500            OS       Other Springs without Facilities
      26000            BR       Boat Ramp
      27000            LPRB     Local Park - Resource Based
      28000            LPUB     Local Park - User Based
      30000            RCC      Recreation / Community Center
      32000            SPTF     Sports Facility
      34000            STAD     Stadium
      40000            MSM      Museum
      41000            TMSM     Thematic Museum (Cartoon, Drag racing,
                                Elvis)
      50000            BTF      Battlefield
      51000            INM      Indian Mound
      53000            HTS      Historic Site
      54000            CULS     Cultural Center
      60000            ES       Elementary School
      62000            MS       Middle School
      64000            HS       High School
      66000            COLL     College
      66500            UNIV     University
      70000            CPI      Commercial Point of Interest
      72000            ZBPI     Zoo / Botanical Park
      68000            URC      University Research Center
      90000            AIR      Airport
      90300            BUS      Bus Station
      90600            RAIL     Rail Station
      96000            RR       Railroad
NAME            Name of area which is a point of interest
OWNERSHIP       Public, Private, or Unknown
COUNTY          Florida county which contains the particular point of
                interest
SOURCE          Source of information for a particular point of interest
      VALUE        DESCRIPTION
      1            Florida Gazetteer
      2            AAA Map
      3            Delph Map
      4            Universal Map
      5            Camper's Guide
      6            AAA Guidebook
      7            Gousha Map
      8            Trakker Map
      9            County Map
      10           Personal Communication
      11           County Atlas
      12           Site Brochure
      13           Rand McNally
      14           Address Location
      UNK          Unknown
UNIQUE_ID       5-digit unique identification number for each point of
                interest; First 2 digits correspond with the type
                (see TYPE); last 3 digits are the identification
                number for the point of interest.
The results of a survey conducted by a UF graduate student were used to 
determine the attractiveness of each point of interest type to each of 
the following  four existing trail user groups.  The attractiveness rankings are:
                   
                   LOW
                   MODERATE
                   HIGH
HIKE_VALUE
BIKE_VALUE
EQST_VALUE
URBRUR_VAL
DESCRIPT        Same as NAME above.

USER NOTES:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are 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 section and 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

FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:

-Added DESCRIPT item based on NAME

REFERENCES:

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                       ALBERS
Units                            METERS
Datum                            HPGN
Spheroid                         GRS1980
1st standard parallel            24   0  0.000
2nd standard parallel            31  30  0.000
central meridian                -84   0  0.000
latitude of projection's origin  24   0  0.000
false easting (meters)           400000.00000
false northing (meters)          0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT:

Name:              UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER
Abbr.name:         GeoPlan
Address:           PO Box 115706
                   Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site:          www.geoplan.ufl.edu                
Contact Person:    Greenways Project Contact
         Email:    greenways@geoplan.ufl.edu                

FGDL CONTACT:

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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