FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: RURAL AND FAMILY LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM (RFLPP) IN FLORIDA - 2019

Geodataset Name:       RURAL_FAM_LANDS_FEB19
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         74
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contained property that is protected under the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP) in the State of Florida. The Rural and Family Lands Protection Program is an agricultural land preservation program designed to protect important agricultural lands through the acquisition of permanent agricultural land conservation easements. Originally created in 2001 with the passage of the Rural and Family Lands Protection Act, the program has successfully acquired the development rights of seven active agricultural operations, accepted the donation of an active silvicultural operation and the Florida Forest Service is currently in the process of acquiring easements over additional agricultural operations. The program is designed to meet three needs: (1) Protect valuable agricultural lands. (2) Create easement documents that work together with agricultural production to ensure sustainable agricultural practices and reasonable protection of the environment without interfering with agricultural operations in such a way that could put the continued economic viability of these operations at risk. (3) Protect natural resources, not as the primary purpose, but in conjunction with the economically viable agricultural operations.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20190201 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20190201 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: RURAL_FAM_LANDS_FEB19.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
NAME
50 String
TRACT_NAME
37 String
NUMBR
8 Double
TIER
50 String
ACRES
8 Double
DESCRIPT
50 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

NAME Name

TRACT_NAME Tract Name

NUMBR Number

TIER Tier

ACRES Acres

DESCRIPT Field added by FGDL based on NAME.

FGDLAQDATE The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
During the 2013 Legislative Session, the department expressed the need for 
additional funding for the program to help ensure the future of agriculture in the 
state. The Legislature listened and provided additional funding for the program and 
the Governor signed the bill that will help ensure that future generations of Floridians
will have fresh agricultural products available to them. Partnering with other 
governmental agencies and nongovernmental agencies is a high priority and will 
enable the funding and protections to go further.

The Rural and Family Lands Protection Program is much different from Florida's 
Preservation 2000 and Florida Forever programs. While those programs focus on 
protecting and preserving the natural environment and providing nature-based 
recreational opportunities, the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program focuses 
on maintaining the agricultural land base in Florida. The program recognizes that a 
thriving rural economy with a strong agricultural base and viable rural communities is 
essential to Florida's future. Easements for this program will work together with 
agricultural production to ensure sustainable agricultural practices and reasonable 
protection of our natural resources. This program will protect agricultural lands in the
path of development so that Florida will continue to maintain a viable agricultural 
sector in our state's economic base, so the citizens of Florida can continue to enjoy 
rural landscapes and open space, and in so doing provide simultaneous protection 
of environmentally significant areas.

The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for
a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

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

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

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REFERENCES:
Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Protect-Our-Environment/Rural-and-Family-Lands-Protection-Program

Agriculture and Resource Conservation Assessment of the Rural and Family Lands Protection Act report
https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/26182/file/RFLPP_assessment.pdf

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
The GeoPlan Center received via email the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
dataset on November 20th, 2019 from the RFLPP Land Program Coordinator.

Hank Vinson
Land Program Coordinator
(850) 681-5828
(850) 681-5801 Fax
Hank.Vinson@FDACS.gov

Florida Forest Service
3125 Conner Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650

https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Protect-Our-Environment/Rural-and-Family-Lands-Protection-Program

RFLPP_Acquired_FEB_2019.zip
RFLPP_Acquired_FEB_2019.shp

The data was received in a custom projection, see below.
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Projection: Transverse_Mercator
False_Easting: 656166.667
False_Northing: 0.0
Central_Meridian: -81.0
Scale_Factor: 0.999941176471
Latitude_Of_Origin: 24.33333333333333
Linear Unit: Foot_US (0.3048006096012192)

Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN
Angular Unit: Degree (0.0174532925199433)
Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.0)
Datum: D_North_American_1983_HARN
  Spheroid: GRS_1980
    Semimajor Axis: 6378137.0
    Semiminor Axis: 6356752.314140356
    Inverse Flattening: 298.257222101
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It was determined that the custom projection matched the following State Plane East projection, see below.
The dataset was redefined to this projection.

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NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Florida_East_FIPS_0901_Feet
WKID: 2881 Authority: EPSG

Projection: Transverse_Mercator
False_Easting: 656166.6666666665
False_Northing: 0.0
Central_Meridian: -81.0
Scale_Factor: 0.9999411764705882
Latitude_Of_Origin: 24.33333333333333
Linear Unit: Foot_US (0.3048006096012192)

Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN
Angular Unit: Degree (0.0174532925199433)
Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.0)
Datum: D_North_American_1983_HARN
  Spheroid: GRS_1980
    Semimajor Axis: 6378137.0
    Semiminor Axis: 6356752.314140356
    Inverse Flattening: 298.257222101
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Next the dataset's projection was reprojected to FGDL Albers.

During the QA/QC process the following tasks were undertaken:
- Deleted the OBJECTID field.
- Uppercased all records in the table.
- A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME.
- A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source.
- Renamed file to RURAL_FAM_LANDS_FEB19.
Process Date: 20191120

Dataset copied. Process Date: 20191218
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:
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
FDACS
Florida Forest Service, 3125 Conner Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL
32399-1650
(850) 681-5828

www.fgdl.org Hank.Vinson@FDACS.gov Hank Vinson

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