FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: SHORT TRAILS AND OVERLOOKS

Geodataset Name:      SHORT_TRL
Geodataset Type:      SHAPE
Geodataset Feature:   POINT

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This dataset contains the location of trails, less than one mile long, in the State of Florida.

DATA SOURCE(S):                   Various Sources
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:    N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE:     2001
GEODATASET EXTENT:                State of Florida
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name:  SHORT_TRL.DBF

ITEM NAME      TYPE	WIDTH    DEC.
COUNTY         CHAR        50       0
TRAILNAME      CHAR       100       0
ADDRESS        CHAR       150       0
PHONE          CHAR        25       0
MANAGEDBY      CHAR       120       0
LENGTH         CHAR        80       0
AMENITIES      CHAR       150       0
ACREAGE        CHAR        10       0

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item		Item Description

COUNTY		County in which the trail or overlook is located

TRAIL_NAME	Name of trail or overlook

ADDRESS		Park Address
PHONE		Park Office Phone Number
MANAGEDBY	Managing Entity
LENGTH		Length of trail or trails, as noted in brochure
ACREAGE		Park acreage, as noted in brochure

USER NOTES:

N/A

FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:

-Projected data to FGDL Albers
-Added DESCRIPT item based on TRAIL_NAME

REFERENCES:

Trail brochures may be viewed online for most or all of the trails represented in this dataset at via FGDL's Florida Mapper. Just select "Recreational Trails" from the "Map Theme" drop-down menu and use the "Identify" tool to access brochures for the trails of interest.

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Points were digitized based on location information provided in trails brochures and
other printed material, using 1:24,000 Major Roads data and USGS 1:24,000 DRGs as
reference layers.

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

PROJECTION ALBERS
DATUM HPGN
UNITS METERS
SPHEROID GRS1980
PARAMETERS
24  0  0.000
31 30  0.000
-84 00  0.000
24  0  0.000
400000.00000
0.00000

DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S):

Name:              UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER
Abbr.name:         GeoPlan
Address:           PO Box 115706
                   Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site:          http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu
Contact Person:    Trails Project Contact
         Email:    trails@fgdl.org

FGDL CONTACT:

Name:                    Florida Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name:              FGDL
Address:                 Florida Geographic Data Library
                         431 Architecture
                         PO Box 115706
                         Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:                http://www.fgdl.org
Contact FGDL:
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