FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: ONSITE SEWAGE LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA - OCTOBER 2010

Geodataset Name:       SEPTIC_OCT10
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         819290
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This shapefile contains the locations of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems inspected by the Department of Health. This is an update to the septic_jun07 layer.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Health
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20101001 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20101001 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SEPTIC_OCT10.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
COUNTYNAME
15 String
ProgramNam
25 String
ProgramSub
25 String
CompanyNam
50 String
CentraxPer
20 String
StateStatu
10 String
CurrentApp
36 Date
CompleteSt
50 String
CITY
25 String
STATE
10 String
ZIP_CODE
10 String
BusinessPh
15 String
Latitude
8 Double
Longitude
8 Double
GeoResult
15 String
DESCRIPT
50 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

COUNTYNAME County Name

ProgramNam Program Name

ProgramSub Program Sub Type

CompanyNam Company Name

CentraxPer Centrax Permit

StateStatu Status

CurrentApp Current Application Date

CompleteSt Street Address

CITY City

STATE State

ZIP_CODE Zip Code

BusinessPh Business Phone

Latitude Latitude

Longitude Longitude

GeoResult Location Accuracy

DESCRIPT Based on CompanyNam.

FGDLAQDATE The date FGDL acquired the data from the source.

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
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.
The Department of Health is charged with protecting the health of the public. 
Basic sanitation is a primary public health function and vitally important to the 
health and safety of all Floridians. Protecting the health of our families and all 
citizens in Florida is the primary, positive result from properly designed, installed, 
and maintained onsite sewage systems. There are 2.67 million systems in 
operation in Florida, serving over one-third of the population. The onsite sewage 
treatment and disposal program requires close coordination with local building 
departments and contractors. County-level offices and staff provide for cost-
effective, convenient, face-to-face service to the public. Florida's program is 
nationally recognized by the US EPA as a leader in onsite sewage program 
management and research.

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

Disclaimer:
This product is for reference purposes only and is not to be construed as a 
legal document. Any reliance on the information contained herein is at the 
user's own risk.  The Florida Department of Health and its agents assume 
no responsibility for any use of the information contained herein or any loss
resulting there from.

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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.
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Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be
considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data
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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:
Bureau of Onsite Sewage:

http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/ostds/index.html

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Department of Health in May of 
2011. The data downloaded was in shapefile format from the following webpage:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/programs/ehgis/EhGisDownload.htm
The data was in the following geographical coordinate system:
WGS 1984 Datum, Units: Degrees. The following QA/QC process steps 
were undertaken:

- Reprojected the data to FGDL Albers HPGN
- Removed 127,714 records due to erroneous/missing spatial information.
- Uppercased all records.
- Added a DESCRIPT based on CompanyNam.
- Added a FGDLAQDATE field  based on date GeoPlan acquired the data
  from the source.
- Renamed the dataset from OnSite to septic_oct10
Process Date: 20110525

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 Health, Division of Environmental Health
FDOH
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # A08
Tallahassee, Florida
32399
850-245-4250

http://www.myfloridaeh.com/programs/EhGis/EhGisDownload.htm Calvin DeSouza

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