FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION TITLE: FINAL DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT IN FLORIDA FOR THE RICE RAT - 2005 Geodataset Name: RICE_RAT_CH_SEP05 Geodataset Type: SHAPEFILE Geodataset Feature: Polygon Feature Count: 59 |
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
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DATA SOURCE(S): U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: 24000 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: RICE_RAT_CH_SEP05.DBF
ITEM NAME | WIDTH | TYPE |
OBJECTID
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4 | OID |
Shape
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4 | Geometry |
ACRES
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8 | Double |
KEY_NAME
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20 | String |
SPECIES
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9 | String |
DESCRIPT
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18 | String |
FGDLAQDATE
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36 | Date |
AUTOID
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4 | Integer |
SHAPE.AREA
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0 | Double |
SHAPE.LEN
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0 | Double |
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
Item | Item Description | |
OBJECTID |
Internal feature number. |
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Shape |
Feature geometry. |
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ACRES |
Area of Habitats in acres |
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KEY_NAME |
User-Defined |
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SPECIES |
The species the dataset describes |
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DESCRIPT |
Based on KEY_NAME |
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FGDLAQDATE |
The date GeoPlan aquired the data |
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AUTOID |
Unique ID added by GeoPlan |
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SHAPE.AREA |
Area in meters |
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SHAPE.LEN |
Perimeter in meters |
The shapefile was exported to an ArcInfo coverage. The coverage was checked using ArcEdit (ArcInfo 8.2). The coverage was checked for dangles, and they were removed if discovered. The lines also had all splits removed. The coverage was then built and exported back to a shapefile. |
The topology was checked completely. The attributes created by ArcInfo were deleted. XTools 2.2 was used to create and update the attributes "AREA" and "ACRES". The user-defined attribute field "KEY_NAME" was added for including the names of the islands. |
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data. |
Description from 58 FR 46034 1993 Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris natator ( O. argentatus)). Monroe County, Florida: Little Pine Key, Water Keys, Big Torch Key, Middle Torch Key , Summerland Key north of U.S. Highway 1, Cudjoe Key north of U.S. Highway 1, Johnston Key, Raccoon Key, and Lower Saddlebunch Keys, south of U.S. Highway I but not including lands in T. 67 S., R. 27 E., Section 8 and north 1/5 of Section 17. Included are all lands and waters above mean low tide. Within these areas the major constituent elements that are known to require special management considerations or protection are mangrove swamps containing red (Rhizophora mangle), black (Avicennia germinans), and white (Laguncularia racemosa) mangroves, and buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus); salt marshes, swales, and adjacent transitional wetlands containing saltwort (Batis maritima), perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), sea ox-eye (Borrichia frutescens), keygrass (Monanthochloe littoralis), and coastal dropseed (Sporobolus virginicus); and fresh water marshes containing cattails (Typha domingensis), saw-grass (Cladium jamaicense), and cordgrass (Spartina spp.). The original data layer "rice_rat-ch.shp" had an error in it where the area south of US1 was included in the critical habitat area. This was corrected in this file. |
Geographic Information System (GIS) data for the designation of critical habitat of the Rice Rat: These GIS data and their associated coordinates are not the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries for the Rice Rat. As noted in the final rule, the textual unit descriptions constitute the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. Users of these GIS data are cautioned to refer to the final textual unit descriptions provided in the final rule as the definitive source in determining critical habitat areas. Additionally, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a definitive finding of whether a location is within critical habitat. |
Horizontal accuracy is within the national map accuracy standards for 1:24,000 GIS data. |
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These data are final critical habitat areas for the Rice Rat. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. NOTE: The legal boundaries are described in the Federal Register language (see supplemental information). |
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Based on descriptions in the 58 FR 46034. The source data layers for county boundaries, major roads, and the public land surveys were used to create the polygon shapefile. Process Date: 8/20/2005 |
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: |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 772-562-3909 |
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