FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2005
TITLE: TIDE STATIONS
Geodataset Name: TIDEST Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the locations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) tide stations.
DATA SOURCE(S): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: N/A DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: 01/26/99 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: TIDEST.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION SHAPE 6 SHAPEPOINT - STATION 9 CHARACTER - STATION_NA 43 CHARACTER - LATITUDE 12 CHARACTER - LONGITUDE 12 CHARACTER -
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
Item Item description SHAPE Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon. STATION NOAA/NOS Station ID number STATION_NA NOAA/NOS Station Name LATITUDE Latitude LONGITUDE Longitude
USER NOTES:
The original coverage contained data for the SE United States region and was clipped to those areas in and around Florida to conform to FGDL standards. The dataset was retrieved from the following website: http://www3.csc.noaa.gov Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. NOT INTENDED FOR LEGAL PURPOSES. The Ocean Planning and Governance Geographic Information System (Ocean GIS) is a prototype online regional marine GIS covering the vast ocean area bounded by the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, the exclusive economic zone, and various maritime boundaries. The Ocean GIS was developed to provide coastal and ocean resource managers in the Southeast access to regional digital geographic mapping information and technologies to facilitate coordinated decision making within and across the multi- layered U.S. ocean management framework. Special emphasis is placed on the federal ocean and coastal management and governance framework, and efforts are ongoing to develop similar data sets for state and local level policy frameworks. The Southeast Ocean GIS is an ongoing project that has and continues to rely on the vision, dedication, helpfulness, and energy of individuals from partner agencies and numerous other organizations. The Ocean GIS partnership includes: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Division of Coastal Management, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Florida Coastal Management Program, Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Coastal Resources Division, NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, U.S. Department of Interior- Minerals Management Service, Florida Marine Research Institute, and NOAA Coastal Services Center. The Ocean GIS provides marine resource managers with timely and equitable access to downloadable data, cutting-edge online mapping functionality, and guidance on how to use GIS in a meaningful way with respect to ocean management. THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. The purpose of these data is to provide a cartographic representation of USACE's jurisdictional boundaries for the Southeast U.S. for use in the Ocean GIS project.
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Reprojected into FGDL Albers -Tolerance set to FGDL standards -Renmed from TIDESTA to TIDEST
REFERENCES:
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 SOURCES CONTACT(S):
Name: National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center Abbr.name: NOAA (CSC) Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave. Charelston, SC. 29405 Phone: (800)789-2234 Fax: (843)740-1224 Web site: www3.csc.noaa.gov Hours of Service: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, Eastern Standard Time Email: metadata@csc.noaa.gov Contact Person: Clearinghouse Manager Phone: (800)789-2234 Email: clearinghouse@csc.noaa.gov
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 Contact FGDL: Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html