FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: State Forests

Geodataset Name:       STATE_FORESTS
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         33
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set contains Current Florida State Forest boundary polygons.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Division of Forestry
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     various
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20040430
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: STATE_FORESTS.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
DOF_NAME
50 String
DESCRIPT
50 String
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date
SHAPE
4 Geometry
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

DOF_NAME DOF state forest name

DESCRIPT FGDL added item based on DOF_NAME

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired data from source

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
ESRI feature type: Simple, Geometry: Arc, Topology:
Data set has been visually inspected.  All data produced strives to meet National Mapping Accuracy Standards (NMAS).
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.

Created to maintain current Florida State Forest boundaries down to the parcel level  where possible

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

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

REFERENCES:


DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan received this dataset via email from Department of Forestry 
(taylors@doacs.state.fl.us) in March 2006. The data was received in shapefile 
format and was in the following projection: Albers HPGN.

- Dissolved layer based on DOF_NAME (left layer as multipart)
- All records were upcased.
- Changed original layer name from DOF_CURRENT to STATE_FORESTS.
- A DESCRIPT field was added based on DOF_NAME
- A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date of download.
Process Date: 20061023

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 Division of Forestry
DOF
3125 Conner Blvd
Tallahassee, FL
32399
850-487-3015

taylors@doacs.state.fl.us Scott Taylor

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

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