FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: 2006 RED KNOT LOCATIONS

Geodataset Name:       REKN_2006_NW_FL
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         7
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set shows the locations where red knots were observed in Florida during January 2006.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    US Fish & Wildlife Service
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20060128
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 NW Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: REKN_2006_NW_FL.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
SITE_NUM
4 Integer
SURVEYOR
30 String
COUNTY
15 String
STATE
7 String
SITE_NAME
24 String
LATITUDE
8 Double
LONGITUDE
8 Double
RK
2 SmallInteger
NOTES
6 String
SURVEYDATE
36 Date
DESCRIPT
60 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
SHAPE
4 Geometry
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

SITE_NUM Survey site ID number

SURVEYOR Name of observer(s)

COUNTY County name

STATE State name

SITE_NAME Descriptive name of survey site

LATITUDE Y-coordinate of red knot location

LONGITUDE X-coordinate of red knot observation

RK Number of red knotss observed

NOTES Any additional comments

SURVEYDATE Date of census

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on SITE_NAME

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired data from source.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan.


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
Points were plotted by latitude and longitude of the red
knot 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.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
To create this GIS layer, data was taken from the "2006
International Piping Plover Winter Census:
Individual Census Reports" that were submitted to the US
FWS from individuals throughout the state.

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

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.

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

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

REFERENCES:
"2006 International Piping Plover Winter Census: Individual Census Reports"

US Fish & Wildlife Services:
http://www.fws.gov/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This data set was created using ArcGIS 9.0
Process Date: 20060406

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 Process Date:
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

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
US Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS
1601 Balboa Ave.
Panama City, FL
32405
850-769-0552 x247

http://www.fws.gov/ wendy_gierhart@fws.gov Wendy Gierhart

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