TNC ECOLOGICAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AREAS

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY

Publication_Date: 1991

Title: TNC ECOLOGICAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AREAS

Edition: 20010000

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: SHAPE

Online_Linkage: <http://www.fnai.org>

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains priority ecological resource areas as identified by the workshop of January 1991 sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, Florida Audubon Society and the Department of Natural Resources.

Purpose:

This dataset contains priority ecological resource areas as identified by the workshop of January 1991 sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, Florida Audubon Society and the Department of Natural Resources.

This dataset contains priority ecological resource areas as identified by the workshop of January 1991 sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, Florida Audubon Society and the Department of Natural Resources. The workshop consisted of a group of 40 experts in ecology, botany, zoology, geology, hydrology and land planning and management who were asked to identify their priority ecological resource areas on a series of maps. The final map which resulted from extensive debate and revision, identifies three categories of land: existing public land and private conservation areas; recommended P-2000 acquisition areas; and areas of conservation interest where less-than-fee-simple techniques should be used in addition to puchase. The conservation interest areas are not propesed for acquisition, but represent landscapes of mixed land use where compatible activities such as forest land, range land, public land, low intensity agriculture and some urban areas should be integrated properly to allow ecosystems to sustain an adequate level of functional stability and to provide connecting habitat corridors for the movement of species and maintenance of biological diversity.

This dataset was produced only as a tool to be used in identifying ecologically significant areas as determined by this group of individuals. Over time, it is anticipated that other experts will add to, delete or otherwise modify the data to reflect a wider range of perspectives on priority ecological resources.

The user can use either PRIORITY or INTEREST for shading. The reason that there are two attributes for the same purpose is that in some parts of the data there is a slight overlap between the priority ecological resource conservation areas and the conservation interest areas

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY

Theme_Keyword: FNAI

Theme_Keyword: ecological resource areas

Theme_Keyword: conservation

Theme_Keyword: Planning

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Southeast United States

Place_Keyword: Southeast U.S

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Temporal_Keyword: 1990s

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING.

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale data sets are not suitable for some projects, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.

1:24000 scale data sets 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 data sets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:250000 scale data sets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: For more information, visit: <http://www.fnai.org>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY

Publication_Date: 1991

Title: Unavailable

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer. Areas were digitized from hand-annotated boundaries by FNAI. Boundaries should be regarded as approximations for informational purposes only.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly. This process is documented in the Process_Step.) Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates. All internal polygons are tested for closure. Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information. When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s."

Completeness_Report:

Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly. This process is documented in the Process_Step.) Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates. All internal polygons are tested for closure. Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information. When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s."

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: FLORIDA NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY

Publication_Date: 1991

Title: Unavailable

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000

Type_of_Source_Media: Map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FNAI

Source_Contribution: Vector data representing priority ecological resource areas.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The process step describes, in general, the process used in the production of data sets. The originating agencies created the original spatial coverage. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers (2) Set Precision to DOUBLE (3) Set Tolerances to FGDL Standards.

Process_Date: 20000000

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.000000

Standard_Parallel: 31.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000

False_Easting: 400000.00000

False_Northing: 0.00000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

Planar_Distance_Units: METERS

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: TNCERC.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition: Database File

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INTEREST

Attribute_Definition:

Idicates whether or not the polygon is part of the conservation interest areas, where:

Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: INT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygon is part of the conservation interest areas

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OUT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Polygon is not part of the conservation interest areas, i.e is part of the priority ecological resource conservation areas

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRIORITY

Attribute_Definition:

Indicates whether or not the polygon is part of the priority ecological resource conservation areas

Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PRI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Polygon is part of the priority ecological resource conservation areas

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OUT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Polygon is not part the priority ecological resource conservation areas i.e is part of the conseravation interest areas

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Same

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Operator

Contact_Organization: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical

Address:

431 Architecture Building PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352) 3920997, Operator

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdldocs/document/techsupp.htm>

Hours_of_Service: 24 Hours / Day

Contact_Instructions:

Please visit the web site, <http://www.fgdl.org>, for all questions or concerns.

Distribution_Liability:

Florida Geographic Data Library is a product of the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MATERIALS") ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE "DATA PROVIDERS"). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIALS, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. 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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 2001

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Operator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical

Address: 1018 Thomasville Road

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32303

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (850) 224-8207

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998