FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT CRITICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS - APRIL 2014

Geodataset Name:       SFWMD_BDWMDCRR_APR14
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         10
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Critical Restoration Projects are environmental restoration efforts considered critical in nature. Coordination of the projects is one of the main objectives, and GIS is a key technology to coordinate the work. This coverage is an official map of the boundaries of the Critical Restoration Projects, intended to be used by all researchers and collaborators in the Critical Restoration process. Attribution on the map shows the project names, key contacts, and other critical information for these different projects. The updated version of this coverage is maintained by the Land Resources Program on a program SDE server, in a dataset named SFWBnds and the feature class is CriticalBnd. The official layer name in the GIS library will be 'bdwmdcrr'. This is an update to the FGDL layer SFWMD_BDWMDCRR_JUN11.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    South Florida Water Management District
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 South Florida Water Management District
PUBLICATION DATE: 20140416 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 20040930 End Date: 20140416 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SFWMD_BDWMDCRR_APR14.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
PROJ_NAME
80 String
ATTRLABEL
80 String
REGION
50 String
SOURCE
60 String
WBS_NO
4 Integer
ATTRACCVAL
50 String
DATE_UPDAT
36 Date
CLASS_D
4 Integer
CNTCTPERSN
60 String
CONTACTORG
25 String
CNTCTEMAIL
50 String
CNTCTPER_1
60 String
CONTACTO_1
25 String
CNTCTEMA_1
50 String
DESCRIPT
100 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.

PROJ_NAME Name of Project

ATTRLABEL Attribute Label. Component Name used for labeling

REGION Not applicable to this dataset

SOURCE Source of Project Boundary.
LASD = Land Acquisition Support Division

USACE = US Army Corp of Engineers


WBS_NO Not applicable to this dataset

ATTRACCVAL Level of boundary Accuracy. 1 - 4 (See overview)
1 = location is very general, appropriate for a regional scale only.

2 = project lies within the mapped polygon, but boundaries are not accurate.

3 = Boundary is good but not to parcel level

4 = Parcel Level Detail Boundary;  lines are correct on a large scale map.


DATE_UPDAT The date when the boundary lines were last revised

CLASS_D Not applicable to this dataset

CNTCTPERSN Not applicable to this dataset.

CONTACTORG Not applicable to this dataset.

CNTCTEMAIL Not applicable to this dataset.

CNTCTPER_1 Point of Contact Person 2 - Local Project Sponsor Project Manager.

CONTACTO_1 Contact Person 2 Organization.

CNTCTEMA_1 Point of Person 2 Email Address.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on PROJ_NAME.

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired the data from the source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
An accuracy assessment is not available, and not particularly relevant for this 
layer. The CRP project boundary lines and project attribution are updated 
regularly.  The source and quality of the linework is captured in the attribution, so 
that users are made aware of potential accuracy concerns.
This data of project boundaries is intended to include all known Critical 
Restoration Projects that have a definable spatial extent.  An assessment of 
completeness is not available, but the author is not aware of any errors of 
omission.  This data is continually updated by Land Resources as new information 
becomes available.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
Contacts listed for each project shown in the data base attached to this map (see 
attributes section). The referenced data steward for this spatial layer, and 
associated development staff. The metadata specialist on staff at GIS Services 
Division, SFWMD. The contacts and resources listed on the District's web site at 
www.sfwmd.gov. The USGS compendium of information about the South Florida 
environment at www.sofia.usgs.gov/metadata/index.html.

Maintaining consistency of information sources and products is one of the main 
objectives of the Critical Restoration strategy.  The widespread use of digital 
formats and modern communications makes it possible to proliferate an 
unmanageable number of different versions in a short period of time.  Data 
stewardship, centralized tracking and distribution, and improved documentation 
are some of the preventive measures that data managers will use to insure that 
consistent versions of high quality data are available to all stakeholders.

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

The level of accuracy of the linework is captured in the attribute 'level'.  For more 
detail see attributes section overview. (SFWMD)

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

This data is a conceptual tool utilized for project development only.
This data is not self-executing or binding, and does not otherwise
affect the interests of any persons including any vested rights or
existing uses of real property.

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data
compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from
the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is
collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources)
who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in
FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the
data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees
about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check
with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.

Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'.
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 data sources. 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
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:
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
http://www.evergladesplan.org/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
A number of survey/mapping processes have been used to acquire this data, 
varying with each project.   For more information about how the acquired data is 
prepared and added in to the data set, contact the data stewards in Land 
Acquisition.
Process Date: Unknown

GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the South Florida Water Management District Data Catalog website on April 30th, 2014. http://my.sfwmd.gov/gisapps/sfwmdxwebdc/dataview.asp or ftp://ftp.sfwmd.gov/pub/gisdata/bdwmdcrr.zip. The data downloaded was in shapefile format. The data was originally named: bdwmdcrr.shp The data was in the following projection: NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Florida_East_FIPS_0901 - Reprojected to the FGDL Albers NAD83 HARN projection. - All records were upcased. - Deleted the SHAPE_AREA and SHAPE_LEN field. - Changed original layer name from BDWMDCRR to SFWMD_BDWMDCRR_APR14. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on PROJ_NAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date of download. Please note that the original metadata had no date entered for the publication date and 9/30/2004 for the time period of content and GeoPlan changed both dates to 20140416. This date was chose based on the date the shapefile was last modified. Process Date: 20140513
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:
South Florida Water Management District
SFWMD
3301 Gun Club Rd
West Palm Beach, FL
33406
561.682.2812

http://my.sfwmd.gov/gisapps/sfwmdxwebdc/dataview.asp?query=unq_id=1186 sfrankli@sfwmd.gov Sarah Franklin

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