FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FLORIDA STATE PARK MANAGEMENT ZONES - MARCH 2011

Geodataset Name:       STPARK_MZONES_MAR11
Geodataset Type:       SDE Feature Class
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         6070
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
State Park Management Zones are divisions of land within Florida State Parks based on factors such as natural community types, physical boundaries, land use and geography that are used to reference management activities.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     24000
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20110308 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20110308 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: STPARK_MZONES_MAR11.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
UNIT_ID
7 String
ACREAGE
8 Double
SITE_NAME
80 String
MANAGEMENT
50 String
TOTAL_ACRE
8 Double
ZONE_ID
50 String
DESCRIPT
80 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.

UNIT_ID FPS Park Unit Code

ACREAGE The acreage of the area actively managed within the zone.

SITE_NAME Park Name.

MANAGEMENT The type of management activity for the zone.

TOTAL_ACRE The acreage of the zone.

ZONE_ID Mangement zone code.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added description field based on SITE_NAME.

FGDLAQDATE The 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:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
The dataset comprises all 160 Florida State Parks.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
The first two-time Gold Medal winner honoring the nation's best state park system, 
the Florida Park Service is one of the largest in the country with 160 parks 
spanning 700,000 acres and 100 miles of sandy white beach. From swimming and 
diving in Florida's rivers and springs to birding and fishing or hiking and riding on 
natural scenic trails, Florida's state parks offer year-round outdoor activities for all 
ages. Battle reenactments and Native American festivals celebrate Florida's history, 
while art shows, museums and lighthouses offer a window into Florida's cultural 
heritage.

State Park Management Zones were created to sub-divide park lands 
into areas that best facilitate the management of the park lands for 
conservation and recreation.

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 set is NOT a survey document and should not be utilized as such.

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Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

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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:
FDEP:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/

Florida Park Service:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Dataset was created by digitizing on screen using 2005 -2009 imagery in 
Albers HARN. A separate dataset was created for each park then 
merged together.
Process Date: 20110308

New layer obtained from Div of Parks and inserted as a new layer in DataMiner and MapDirect. Process Date: 20110415
Updated symbology as requested by Div of Parks and changed the display name in DataMiner and MapDirect to - Florida State Parks Management Zones Process Date: 20110531
GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's GeoData Directory website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm) in August 2011. The data was downloaded in shapefile format and was in the following projection: Albers NAD 83 HARN. During the AQ/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 SITE_NAME. - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source. - Renamed file from PARKS_MANAGEMENT_ZONES to stpark_mzones_mar11. Process Date: 20110803
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):

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Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) OTIS/GIS Section
FDEP
2600 Blair Stone Rd MS 6520
Tallahassee, FL
32399-2400


http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/ GIS.Librarian@dep.state.fl.us

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