FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: WATERFRONTS FLORIDA PROGRAM DESIGNATED COMMUNITIES - MARCH 2011

Geodataset Name:       WATERFRONTS_MAR11
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         24
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains areas representing the Waterfronts Florida Program. This program offers help to all coastal local governments in Florida to revitalize their working waterfronts by providing resources for planning. In addition, the Program designates selected communities to receive technical and limited financial assistance through the Waterfronts Florida Partnership Program.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20110322 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 1997 End Date: 2011 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: WATERFRONTS_MAR11.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
COUNTY
20 String
DESCRIPT
50 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.

COUNTY Represents the name of the county that the waterfront data resides in

DESCRIPT Waterfronts Florida Communities Name

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired data from 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
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.

To provide the boundaries for all of the Waterfronts Florida Designated 
Communities.  There are currently 24 such communities.  This product is for 
reference purposes only and is not to be construed as a legal document or survey 
instrument.

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

None

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DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Boundary drawn from maps or files submitted to the Florida Department of 
Community Affairs by each designated community.
Process Date: 2010

GeoPlan received this data via ftp from DCA on April 7, 2010. When received the data was in 23 different shapefiles with varying projections. The data was projected to Albers HPGN and merged together. Names for each waterfront community were taken from the following website: http://www.dca.state.fl.us/fdcp/DCP/waterfronts/communities.cfm -Added COUNTY field based on FGDL county boundaries layer using spatial join command -Added DESCRIPT based on waterfront name -Added FGDLAQDATE based on date data was acquired from source. Process Date: 20100419
Replaced line work for APALACHICOLA waterfront based on new shapefile sent to GeoPlan from Matthew.Muller@dca.state.fl.us. Also changed the DESCRIPT name of "KINGS BAY" to "CRYSTAL RIVER" based off input from Elisabeth Salinas. Process Date: 20100420
GeoPlan received a .pdf map of a new waterfront community area named Fourmile Creek (Freeport - Walton County). A new polygon for this area was digitized using the .pdf document as a reference. The .pdf is online here: http://www.floridajobs.org/fdcp/dcp/waterfronts/Communities/FourmileCreek/WaterfrontsFloridaDesignatedAreaMap.pdf The polygon was then appended to the existing FGDL WATERFRONTS shapefile. The date for the metadata was chosen based on the date found printed on the above map (3/22/11). -COUNTY field for new record uses county name from FGDL county boundaries. -DESCRIPT field for new record uses the waterfront community name from: http://www.floridajobs.org/community-planning-and- development/programs/community-planning-table-of-contents/waterfronts-florida- program. -FGDLAQDATE field for new waterfront community is 4/28/2015, the day the .pdf was downloaded. Process Date: 20150602
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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Abbr. Name:
Address:


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E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
FLDEO
107 East Madison Street,
Tallahassee, Fl
32399
(850) 717-8506

http://www.floridajobs.org/community-planning-and-development/programs/community-planning-table-of-contents/waterfronts-florida-program Richard.Fetchick@deo.myflorida.com Richard Fetchick

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