FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Network in Florida - March 2016

Geodataset Name:       SUNTRAILNETWORK_MAR16
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         803
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset represents the existing, planned and conceptual non-motorized trails that form a land-based trail network of state and regional importance in Florida. This map is a synthesis of trail planning efforts being conducted by cities, counties, transportation planning organizations and other agencies and non-profits throughout Florida. This data does not include all existing, proposed and conceptual trails in Florida, but focuses on linear trails of statewide and regional significance to form a comprehensive connected system. The SUN trail data is the state companion to community greenways and trails, bicycle and pedestrian master plans, It encompasses a combination of multiple and single-use trails to accommodate uses such as: walking, hiking, bicycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, skating and wildlife viewing.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Transportation, Systems Planning Office
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20160324 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 20150720 End Date: 20151204 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SUNTRAILNETWORK_MAR16.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
FID
4 OID ---
Shape
0 Geometry ---
ROADWAY
8 String ---
DIR_TRAVEL
2 String ---
SEG_NAME
75 String ---
FGTS_RANK
15 String ---
FNST_RANK
15 String ---
STATUS
50 String ---
OGTREGION
5 Number ---
DRPDIST
5 Number ---
COUNTY
100 String ---
CST_TO_CST
5 String ---
CAP_TO_SEA
5 String ---
FST_CST
5 String ---
H_OF_FL
5 String ---
NE_FL_LP
5 String ---
SJ_RV_SEA
5 String ---
NE_CST_CON
5 String ---
SW_CST_CON
5 String ---
RV_GRS_GRN
5 String ---
GREAT_NW
5 String ---
ORIG_FL
5 String ---
ECG
3 String ---
FKOHT
5 String ---
CONTACT
125 String ---
OGT_COMMEN
200 String ---
MODIFIEDBY
25 String ---
MODIFIEDON
8 Date ---
BEGIN_POST
19 Number 3
END_POST
19 Number 3
Length
7 Number 3
MapID
254 String ---
DOTDIST
10 Number ---
PAVED
50 String ---
CORRIDOR
100 String ---
DESCRIPT
75 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
FID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

ROADWAY ROADWAY Identification Number

DIR_TRAVEL Direction of Travel

SEG_NAME Trail Segment Name

FGTS_RANK Florida Greenways and Trails System Rank

FNST_RANK Florida National Scenic Trail Rank

STATUS Trail Segment Status
EXISTING = Existing Trail.

GAP NO ACQUISITION = Gap No Acquisition.

GAP REQUIRING ACQUISITION = Gap Requiring Acquisition

PROGRAMMED/FUNDED = Programmed/Funded.


OGTREGION Office of Greenways and Trails Region

DRPDIST Division of Recreation and Parks District

COUNTY County

CST_TO_CST Coast-to-Coast Connector Trail. The Coast-to-Coast Connector will link communities between St. Petersburg and Titusville, providing a safe, scenic and sunsational multi-use trail allowing residents and visitors to explore Central Florida by bicycle and on foot. This connector will be the first of its kind in Florida and has already fueled the economic revitalization of communities along its route such as Dunedin and Winter Garden. The C2C is a major priority within the Florida Greenways and Trails System Plan developed by the Office of Greenways and Trails and has already fueled the economic revitalization of communities along its route such as Dunedin and Winter Garden.

CAP_TO_SEA Capital City to the Sea Trail. The Capital City to the Sea Trails (CC2ST) is envisioned to be a series of trails that will connect various regions of Leon County and Wakulla County and in the future Franklin, Gadsden, and Jefferson Counties. These trails are not defined for specific users but instead will provide transportation options to allow the movement of citizens in these counties by means other than motorized vehicle. Some of the existing Trails that make up this system include the Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail (Leon County and Wakulla County) and the Ochlockonee Bay Bike Trail (Wakulla County).

FST_CST First Coast Connector Trail.

H_OF_FL Heart of Florida Loop Trail.

NE_FL_LP Northeast Florida Loop Trail.

SJ_RV_SEA St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop Trail. The St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop is forming through a five-county upper east-central region bounded north and south by St. Augustine, America s oldest continuous city, and Titusville, gateway to the Kennedy Space Center, although the route itself is chiefly rural. The Loop further historically connects a St. Johns River site once visited by John James Audubon, and country museums with their collections of steamboats, lighthouse keeping, and catch-all Florida memorabilia. Of the route's 260 miles, 51 are currently paved and traffic free and are already popular. One woodland section links springs along its namesake Spring-to-Spring Trail, including Gemini Springs County Park and DeLeon Springs State Park. Connecting to the Spring-to-Spring Trail is the first completed section of the East Central Regional Rail Trail. Passing directly along the beaches is the Flagler County A1A Bike Path. Another section, the Palatka to St. Augustine State Trail, traverses agricultural countryside. Additional highlights of the route include a restaurant in DeLeon Springs where guests prepare their own pancakes at griddles built into their tables, and the main campus of Stetson University in downtown DeLand, which also like Palatka, is a small-town county seat accessible by Amtrak. The route is also wildflower profuse in spring and fall.

NE_CST_CON Northeast Coast Connector Trail

SW_CST_CON Southwest Coast Connector Trail

RV_GRS_GRN River of Grass Greenway Trail

GREAT_NW Greater NW Greenway Trail

ORIG_FL Original Florida Corridor Trail.

ECG East Coast Greenway Trail

FKOHT Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail

CONTACT Contact

OGT_COMMEN Office of Greenways and Trails Comment

MODIFIEDBY Modified By.

MODIFIEDON Modified Date.

BEGIN_POST Begining Mile Post.

END_POST Ending Mile Post.

Length Length of Segment.

MapID Map Identification Acronym

DOTDIST Florida Department of Transportation District.

PAVED Paved Trail.

CORRIDOR Trail Corridor.

DESCRIPT Field added based on SEG_NAME.

FGDLAQDATE The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.LEN Length in meters


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 Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Network is authorized under 
339.81, F.S. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is directed to make 
use of its expertise in efficiently providing transportation projects to develop a 
statewide system of paved non-motorized trails as a component of the Florida 
Greenways and Trails System (FGTS), which is planned by the Florida Department 
of Environmental Protection (FDEP). 

SOURCE: http://floridasuntrail.com/

This draft GIS layer was created by the Office of Greenways of Trails as an update 
to the 2012 Land Trails Opportunity Map in support of the Florida Statewide 
Greenways & Trails System. To read more about the (FGTS) Florida Greenways & 
Trails System plan, please see: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/FGTS_Plan/default.htm.  
The data was queried by the Florida Department of Transportation in January of 2016 to 
only portray the Shared Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Network.

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

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Florida Department of Transportation's Systems Planning Office. However, this 
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REFERENCES:
Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Network
http://floridasuntrail.com/

FGTS Plan and Maps
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/FGTS_Plan/default.htm

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/FGTS_Plan/PDF/FGTS_Plan_2013-17_publication.pdf

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan Center Process Steps:
The GeoPlan Center received the Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Network 
data layer: SUNTrailNetwork.shp from the Florida Department of Transportation, 
Systems Planning Office on March 25th, 2016 via email.

http://floridasuntrail.com/

The SUNTrailNetwork.shp was originally in the following projection:
NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N

The dataset was reprojected to the FGDL Albers projection:
Albers Conical Equal Area [Florida Geographic Data Library]

Next the dataset's attribute table was Uppercased and two fields were added:
DESCRIPT based on the existing field SEG_NAME
FGDLAQDATE based on the data FGDL acquired the data: 20160325

Next the metadata was updated and a thumbnail was added.

Finally the dataset was renamed to suntrailnetwork_mar16.shp
Process Date: 20160325

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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