FLORIDA SEA GRASS BED SCAR DAMAGE

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

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: 1994

Title: FLORIDA SEA GRASS BED SCAR DAMAGE

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 GIS data set depicts the spatial distribution of propeller scars in shallow sea grass areas. Aerial photo interpretation and aerial surveys were conducted from 1991-1994 for the area from New Smyrna Beach, on Florida's northeast coast to Perdido Beach, near the Florida-Alabama border. The project culminated in a publication: Scarring of Florida's seagrasses: assessment and management options, FWRI Technical Report 1.

Purpose:

This data set depicts the statewide spatial distribution of boating impacts to seagrasses in shallow water.

Supplemental_Information:

Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.

The damage polygons may not coincide with seagrass data, which were mapped in different years and seasons. Thus, a seagrass bed that was present in one year may not have existed when the scars were mapped.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19940530

Time_of_Day: unknown

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:

human impact (boating, pollution, oil spills, dredging, runoff, coastal build up)

Theme_Keyword: marine vegetation (mangroves, seagrasses, seaweeds, sea oats)

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: boating

Theme_Keyword: mapping

Theme_Keyword: coastal

Theme_Keyword: benthic

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme_Keyword: environment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRIplace

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: statewide

Place_Keyword: south Florida

Place_Keyword: northeast Florida

Place_Keyword: northwest Florida

Place_Keyword: southwest Florida

Place_Keyword: southeast Florida

Place_Keyword: north Florida

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Florida Waterbodies

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place_Keyword: Florida Bay

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Region

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-North Central

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Northeast

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Northwest

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-South

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Southwest

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Water Management Districts

Place_Keyword: Northwest Florida Water Management District

Place_Keyword: South Florida Water Management District

Place_Keyword: Southwest Florida Water Management District

Place_Keyword: St. Johns River Water Management District

Place_Keyword: Suwannee River Water Management District

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.

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>

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

Country: USA

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: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Data_Set_Credit: Frank J. Sargent, Bill Sargent, Henry Norris

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC

Security_Classification: Available without restriction

Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: <http://research.myfwc.com/>

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 data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:40,000-scale maps.

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:

Sargent, Frank J., Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida Leary, T. J., Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida Crewz, David W., Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL Kruer, C. R., Consulting Biologist, Summerland Key, FL

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

Scarring of Florida's seagrasses: assessment and management options

Edition: FMRI Technical Report TR-1

Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FWRI

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Aerial photos were interpreted and delineated for prop scar damage, and the information was recorded onto NOAA nautical charts. These same charts were used in aerial surveys to redefine and/or add additional information on the charts. Then the charts were digitized into ARC/INFO.

Classification is based on percent cover of scars within a seagrass bed.

Process_Date: 1994

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:

Scarring of Florida's seagrasses: assessment and management options

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GISLibrarian

Contact_Organization:

FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)

Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In 2005 FWRI staff conducted a comparison of this data set to the data shown in the graphics in FMRI Technical Report TR-1. These graphics appear more generalized than the features in the data set. This may have been due to the conversion of the maps to PDF form.

The data in the Mosquito Lagoon and Sarasota Bay areas appear partially pixellated. This is because, while scarred area delineations were derived from aerial photos, the seagrass data in those areas was derived from LandSat imagery. For the final report and acreage estimates, the scar delineations were CLIPped to the boundaries of the existing seagrass coverage. The resulting data appear partially pixellated, i.e. a polygon may have a stairstep boundary on one edge, while the opposite edge appears smooth. For more information on the procedures used to create these data, refer to TR-1.

No data were altered during this internal review of data consistency. This information is added to the metadata solely for clarification purposes.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FWRI

Process_Date: 1994

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GISLibrarian

Contact_Organization:

FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)

Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 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

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The process step describes, in general, the process used in the production of data sets. The originating agencies created the original spatial coverage. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects:

(1) Coverage was reprojected to FGDL albers (2) Set tolerances to FGDL standards (3) Renamed coverage from fl_scars to sgscar (4) Added DESCRIPT item based on DAMTEXT

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 2000

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Q:\data_output\danny\FWRI\Metadata_Fix_20061026\sgscar

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Q:\finaldata\state\pre_load\fwri_meta_fix\sgscar.shp.xml

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: 6805

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: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

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: SGSCAR

Entity_Type_Definition: SGSCAR.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FWRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: FGDL added field based on DAMTEXT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon (meters)

Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DAMTEXT

Attribute_Definition: Textual description of DAMCODE attribute

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Light

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: <5% damage

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Moderate

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 5-20% damage

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Severe

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: >20% damage

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DAMCODE

Attribute_Definition:

Code corresponds to the amount of damage sustained by a given extent of seagrass

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Not defined, possibly land or unvegetated areas surrounded by seagrass.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Light

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Moderate

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Severe

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition:

Florida county in which the damaged seagrass occurs: Bay Brevard Broward Charlotte Citrus Collier Dade Dixie Escambia Franklin Gulf Hernando Hillsborough Indian River Jefferson Lee Levy Manatee Martin Monroe Okaloosa Palm Beach Pinellas Santa Rosa Sarasota St. Lucie Taylor Volusia Wakulla Walton

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Undefined by Source

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FRQ_

Attribute_Definition: Undefined by Source

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REGION

Attribute_Definition: Code corresponds to region in which the damage occurs.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BEND

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Big Bend

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CHAR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Charlotte Harbor

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East coast of Florida

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PAN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida Panhandle

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South Florida

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: TBAY

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tampa Bay

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ETAT.SGSCAR.AREA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AUTOID

Attribute_Definition: FGDL Unique ID

Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE_FID

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: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN

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>

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Distribution_Liability:

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Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP

Transfer_Size: 4.497

Technical_Prerequisites:

This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010430

Metadata_Review_Date: 20060503

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Contact_Person: GISLibrarian

Contact_Position: 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_Access_Constraints: No restrictions on metadata.

Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: FWRI-MC

Metadata_Security_Classification: Available

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile