FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: WADING BIRD ROOKERY SURVEYS

Geodataset Name:       WBROOK99
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         1139
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Wading bird colony observations made by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, as of 1999.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20070705
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: WBROOK99.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID
4 OID ---
ATLASNUM
8 String ---
DATECH
10 String ---
DATE_
8 Date ---
OBSERVER
2 String ---
OBSMODE
11 String ---
COUNTY
12 String ---
CONUM
8 String ---
LONGDM
8 String ---
LATDM
8 String ---
TOWNSHIP
3 String ---
RANGE
3 String ---
SECTION
6 String ---
GAZPAGE
3 Number ---
ERA
2 Number ---
NEW90
3 String ---
STATUS90
18 String ---
STATUS80
18 String ---
STATUS70
18 String ---
SUBSTRAT
12 String ---
CANOPY
12 String ---
LOCATION
7 String ---
ISLAND
3 String ---
SIZE_
12 String ---
SIZECONF
6 String ---
SPECCONF
6 String ---
BRPE
3 Number ---
DCCO
3 Number ---
ANHI
3 Number ---
GBHE
3 Number ---
GWHE
3 Number ---
GREG
3 Number ---
SNEG
3 Number ---
LBHE
3 Number ---
TCHE
3 Number ---
REEG
3 Number ---
CAEG
3 Number ---
GRHE
3 Number ---
BCNH
3 Number ---
YCNH
3 Number ---
WHIB
3 Number ---
GLIB
3 Number ---
ROSP
3 Number ---
WOST
3 Number ---
SMWT
3 Number ---
LGWT
3 Number ---
SMDK
3 Number ---
LGDK
3 Number ---
LONGDEC
16 Number 6
LATDEC
16 Number 6
LONGALB
12 Number 2
LATALB
12 Number 2
DESCRIPT
7 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
SHAPE
4 Geometry ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

ATLASNUM Colony atlas number - unique ID.

DATECH Undefined by source.

DATE_ Observation date.

OBSERVER Observer's initials.

OBSMODE Observation mode (aeiral/ground).

COUNTY County in which observation was made.

CONUM County number.

LONGDM Colony location longitude in degrees and minutes.

LATDM Colony location latitude in degrees and minutes.

TOWNSHIP Township.

RANGE Range.

SECTION Section.

GAZPAGE Florida Atlas & Gazetteer page number on which map of location may be found.

ERA Undefined by source.

NEW90 Colony found during the 90's (Yes/No).

STATUS90 Colony status determined during the 90' survey.

STATUS80 Colony status determined during the 80's survey.

STATUS70 Colony status determined during the 70's survey.

SUBSTRAT Substrate at the colony site (tree/shrub/herbaceous).

CANOPY Canopy at the colony site (closed/open).

LOCATION Colony location (coastal/inland).

ISLAND Was the colony on an island or key? (Yes/No)

SIZE_ Estimated number of nesting pairs at the colony.

SIZECONF Confidence level of the colony size estimate.

SPECCONF Confidence level of the colony species identifications.

BRPE Percent of nests occupied by brown pelicans.

DCCO Percent of nests occupied by double-crested cormorants.

ANHI Percent of nests occupied by anhingas.

GBHE Percent of nests occupied by great blue herons.

GWHE Percent of nests occupied by great white herons.

GREG Percent of nests occupied by great egrets.

SNEG Percent of nests occupied by snowy egrets.

LBHE Percent of nests occupied by little blue herons.

TCHE Percent of nests occupied by tricolored herons.

REEG Percent of nests occupied by reddish egrets.

CAEG Percent of nests occupied by cattle egrets.

GRHE Percent of nests occupied by green herons.

BCNH Percent of nests occupied by black-crowned night herons.

YCNH Percent of nests occupied by yellow-crowned night herons.

WHIB Percent of nests occupied by white ibis.

GLIB Percent of nests occupied by glossy ibis.

ROSP Percent of nests occupied by roseate spoonbills.

WOST Percent of nests occupied by wood storks.

SMWT Percent of nests occupied by small white species.

LGWT Percent of nests occupied by large white species.

SMDK Percent of nests occupied by small dark species.

LGDK Percent of nests occupied by large dark species.

LONGDEC Longitude in decimal degrees.

LATDEC Latitude in decimal degrees.

LONGALB X-coordinate in albers.

LATALB Y-coordinate in albers.

DESCRIPT Description field based on ATLASNUM.

FGDLAQDATE Date FGDL acquired data.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


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 data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems
for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

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 INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED
AS LEGALLY BINDING. 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.

A note about data scale: 

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

1:24000 scale datasets 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 datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
multi-county or regional level.
1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be
considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data
before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been
made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional
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:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:
http://wildflorida.org/waders/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan Received the data via CDROM in the Florida Modified Albers,
D_North_American_1983_HARN 

- Added DESCRIPT, a description field based on ATLASNUM.
- Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data.
- Upcased fields.
Process Date: 20070704

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):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
FFWCC
620 S. Meridian St.
Tallahassee, Florida
32399
(850) 488-4676

http://wildflorida.org/waders/

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

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