FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: STORET STATIONS IN FLORIDA - JANUARY 2018

Geodataset Name:       STORET_STATIONS_JAN18
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         86232
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains statewide coverage of Storage Retrieval (STORET) sampling stations in Florida. STORET is an acronym for STORage and RETrieval database, and is currently used for the storage of biological, chemical, and physical data for ground and surface waters. While the United States Environmental Protection Agency designed STORET as a national water quality database, Florida's STORET database design is dictated by a state regulation called the Impaired Waters Rule (Chapter 62-303, Florida Administrative Code). Many organizations provide data to STORET.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20180104 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 20131219 End Date: 20180104 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: STORET_STATIONS_JAN18.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
STATIONKEY
20 String
STATIONNBR
8 Double
ORG_ID
8 String
STATION_ID
15 String
STATION_NM
60 String
WBID
6 String
COORD_M_ID
4 String
PRI_TYPE
30 String
SEC_TYPE
30 String
COUNTYNAME
20 String
HYDRO_UNIT
8 String
DATUM_ID
10 String
REPORTS
125 String
LAT_DD
8 Double
LONG_DD
8 Double
MGRS
15 String
GOOGLEMAP
100 String
DESCRIPT
75 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

STATIONKEY Station key.

STATIONNBR Station number.

ORG_ID Organization ID

STATION_ID Station ID

STATION_NM Station name.

WBID Waterbody ID.

COORD_M_ID Coordinate method ID.

PRI_TYPE Primary type.

SEC_TYPE Secondary type.

COUNTYNAME County name.

HYDRO_UNIT Hydrologic unit.

DATUM_ID Datum ID (original collection).

REPORTS Link to station reports page

LAT_DD Latitude in decimal degrees.

LONG_DD Longitude in decimal degrees.

MGRS Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinate of the Facility. The MGRS is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on the earth. The MGRS provides a means to represent any location on the surface of the Earth using an alphanumeric string. Hierarchical references are based on the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system. The MGRS is used for the entire earth. http://mgrs-data.org/

GOOGLEMAP Webpage hyperlink to location in Google Maps.

DESCRIPT Based on STATION_NM and WBID.

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 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

Though numerous efforts are made regarding the positional accuracy of STORET 
stations, many locations may not have been verified.

FDEP:
This data is intended to be used for general informational and planning purposes, 
and is not appropriate for legal and/or cadastral purposes.

FDEP:
The data set is NOT a survey document and should not be utilized as such.
FDEP GIS data is provided as a public service. FDEP makes every effort to provide
accurate and complete data. Metadata is provided for all datasets and no data should
be used without first reading and understanding the limitations of the data. The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) provides NO WARRANTY as to the
accuracy of this data or any corresponding attributes or metadata. Data is provided
in an as is condition, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied,
including any assurance that the data is fit for a particular purpose. FDEP shall
have no liability, in any case, to the use of provided data (including
redistribution and reproduction). Full liability, responsibility and consequence
relating to the use of provided data rest with the user.

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compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support 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.
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:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geospatial Open Data
http://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/datasets/storet-stations

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Script used for the nightly refresh layer was updated to pull the 'WATERBODY_ID'
from the Waterbody Ids (WBIDs) DataMiner (DEP.WBIDS_SP_VW) layer instead 
of the IWR Stations (DEP.IWR_STATIONS) layer. This update was approved 
by Vilma Quant - STORET Coordinator.
Process Date: 20130508

Added new field REPORTS - containing station reports. Process Date: 20180104
The GeoPlan Center downloaded the STORET Stations dataset on August 1st, 2018 from the FDEP Data Portal: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Geospatial Open Data: http://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/ http://geodata.dep.state.fl.us/datasets/storet-stations Please Note: Data is also available via the FTP website: http://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/otis/gis/data/storet_stations_sp.zip STORET_STATIONS_SP.zip STORET_STATIONS_SP.gdb The GDB layer was exported to shapefile. The dataset's projection was redefined to FGDL Albers. During the QA/QC process the following tasks were undertaken: - Redefined the dataset's projection from FDEP Albers to FGDL Albers. - Deleted the OBJECTID field. - Uppercased all records in the table. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on STATION_NM and WBID. - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source. - Renamed file from STORET_STATIONS_SP to STORET_STATIONS_JAN18. Process Date: 20180808
Metadata imported. Process Date: 20180828
Dataset copied. Process Date: 20180828
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

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Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) OTIS/GIS Section
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Tallahassee, FL
32399-2400


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