FLORIDA'S STATEWIDE SEAGRASS

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: FLORIDA'S STATEWIDE SEAGRASS
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fl
Publisher:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/viewer.htm>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset represents a compilation of statewide sea grass data.
Purpose:
This data set is an update to include 1999 data in the statewide sea grass data set.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19870000
Ending_Date: 19990000
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: Sea Grass
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: environment
Place:
Place_Keyword: Florida
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_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Other_Citation_Details:
For more information contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Division of Marine Fisheries Management (DMFM) GIS data librarian at gislibrarian@myfwc.com <http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/viewer.htm>
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:
This polygon GIS data set represents a compilation of statewide sea grass data from various source agencies and scales. The data sources were mapped from photography ranging in date from 1987 to 1999. The original source data sets were not all classified in the same manner; some used the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) codes 9113 for discontinuous sea grass and 9116 for continuous sea grass; some defined only presence and absence of sea grass, and some defined varying degrees of sea grass percent cover. In order to merge all of these data sources into one compilation data set, FWRI reclassified the various source data attribute schemes into two categories: "continuous" and "discontinuous" sea grass.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
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:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC), Dade County
Publication_Date: 1994-1995, 2001
Title: camra_mrgis_benthic_south_fl
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details: has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Source_Scale_Denominator: Various
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FWRI
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: AGRA Baymont Inc.
Publication_Date: 20010530
Title: camra_mrgis_seagrass_esterobay_1999
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Clearwater, FL
Publisher: AGRA Baymont
Other_Citation_Details:
Agra Baymont is now called Avineon. has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: AGRA Baymont Inc.
Publication_Date: 20010530
Title: camra_mrgis_seagrass_esterobay_1999
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Clearwater, FL
Publisher: AGRA Baymont
Other_Citation_Details:
Agra Baymont is now called Avineon. has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS), Biological Resources Division (BRD), at the National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC).
Publication_Date: 19920000
Title: camra_mrgis_seagrass_nw_fl_1992
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: USGS, BRD
Other_Citation_Details: has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Palm Beach County
Publication_Date: 19900000
Title: camra_mrgis_seagrass_palmbchcnty1990_H
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details: has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20010302
Title: camra_mrgis_seagrass_sjrwmd_1999
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: SJRWMD
Other_Citation_Details:
Avineon was formerly Agra Baymont, which was formerly Geonex. has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Publication_Date: 19870000
Title: camra_mrgis_seagrass_swcoast_fl_1987
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details: has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
Publication_Date: 20001100
Title: camra_mrgis_seagrass_swfwmd_1999_H
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Brooksville, FL
Publisher: SWFWMD
Other_Citation_Details: has record - parent_ID null - SRParent_ID = 99999
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: South Florida Benthic Habitats 1992
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Estero 1999 seagrass
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Northwest Florida seagrass 1992
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Palm Beach County seagrass 1990
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SJRWMD 1999 seagrass
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MMS 1987 seagrass
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SWFWMD 1999 Seagrass
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
FWC-FWRI staff MAPJOINed seven regional sea grass data sets using ArcInfo Workstation. The source data sets had different attribute schemes, that FWC-FWRI staff consolidated into two categories for this data set: "Continuous" and "Discontinuous" sea grass. In areas of overlap between source data sets, the more recent source was used. No edgematching was performed between data sets of differing source dates. FWC-FWRI converted these data to shapefile and geodatabase format for additional analyses. Data have been UNIONed with county boundaries extended beyond Florida state waters.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FWRI
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute website (<http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/viewer.htm>) and projected to FGDL Albers HPGN. When received, the data was in Geographic projection, Datum: NAD 83, Spheroid: GRS1980.

- Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN - Deleted OBJECTID field from attribute table - Deleted SEAGRASS field (See DESCRIPT) - Added DESCRIPT field based on SEAGRASS field - Renamed shapefile from fl_sgrass to seagrs_2003 - Upcased all fields - Verified area and perimeter fields using X-tools

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan
Process_Date: 20060525
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 24705
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: D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
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: SEAGRS_2003
Entity_Type_Definition: SEAGRS_2003.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FWRI
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: FGDLAQDATE
Attribute_Definition: FGDL added field based on date downloaded from source.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition:
FGDL added field based on SEAGRASS field (which was removed). Seagrass classification type
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CONTINUOUS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Continuous may range from 85% ground cover to 100%. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of sea grass information and classification systems were used to create this dataset
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DISCONTINUOUS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Discontinuous may range from 0 to 90% ground cover. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of sea grass information and classification systems were used to create this dataset
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:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter
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>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>
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>
Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA
Distribution_Liability:
THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE 'MATERIALS') ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE 'DATA PROVIDERS'). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS'. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIALS, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 57.908
Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20061117
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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
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