WADING BIRD ROOKERY SURVEYS

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Publication_Date: 20070705
Title: WADING BIRD ROOKERY SURVEYS
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://wildflorida.org/waders/>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset includes wading bird colony observations made by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, as of 1999.
Purpose:
The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1999
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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: Wading birds
Theme_Keyword: Rookeries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Place:
Place_Keyword: Florida
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
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.

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Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Other_Citation_Details:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: <http://wildflorida.org/waders/>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology
Completeness_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FFWCC
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
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.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan
Process_Date: 20070704

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1139

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: 400000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
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: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: WBROOK99
Entity_Type_Definition: WBROOK99.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FFWCC
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ATLASNUM
Attribute_Definition: Colony atlas number - unique ID.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATECH
Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_
Attribute_Definition: Observation date.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBSERVER
Attribute_Definition: Observer's initials.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBSMODE
Attribute_Definition: Observation mode (aeiral/ground).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute_Definition: County in which observation was made.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CONUM
Attribute_Definition: County number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGDM
Attribute_Definition: Colony location longitude in degrees and minutes.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATDM
Attribute_Definition: Colony location latitude in degrees and minutes.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWNSHIP
Attribute_Definition: Township.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RANGE
Attribute_Definition: Range.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SECTION
Attribute_Definition: Section.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GAZPAGE
Attribute_Definition:
Florida Atlas & Gazetteer page number on which map of location may be found.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ERA
Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NEW90
Attribute_Definition: Colony found during the 90's (Yes/No).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATUS90
Attribute_Definition: Colony status determined during the 90' survey.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATUS80
Attribute_Definition: Colony status determined during the 80's survey.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATUS70
Attribute_Definition: Colony status determined during the 70's survey.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SUBSTRAT
Attribute_Definition: Substrate at the colony site (tree/shrub/herbaceous).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CANOPY
Attribute_Definition: Canopy at the colony site (closed/open).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOCATION
Attribute_Definition: Colony location (coastal/inland).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ISLAND
Attribute_Definition: Was the colony on an island or key? (Yes/No)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SIZE_
Attribute_Definition: Estimated number of nesting pairs at the colony.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SIZECONF
Attribute_Definition: Confidence level of the colony size estimate.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SPECCONF
Attribute_Definition: Confidence level of the colony species identifications.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BRPE
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by brown pelicans.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DCCO
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by double-crested cormorants.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ANHI
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by anhingas.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GBHE
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by great blue herons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GWHE
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by great white herons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GREG
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by great egrets.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SNEG
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by snowy egrets.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LBHE
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by little blue herons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TCHE
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by tricolored herons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REEG
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by reddish egrets.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CAEG
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by cattle egrets.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRHE
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by green herons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BCNH
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by black-crowned night herons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YCNH
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by yellow-crowned night herons.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHIB
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by white ibis.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GLIB
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by glossy ibis.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ROSP
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by roseate spoonbills.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WOST
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by wood storks.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SMWT
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by small white species.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LGWT
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by large white species.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SMDK
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by small dark species.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LGDK
Attribute_Definition: Percent of nests occupied by large dark species.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGDEC
Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATDEC
Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGALB
Attribute_Definition: X-coordinate in albers.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATALB
Attribute_Definition: Y-coordinate in albers.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Description field based on ATLASNUM.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan Center
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE
Attribute_Definition: Date FGDL acquired data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan Center
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AUTOID
Attribute_Definition: Unique ID added by GeoPlan
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32611-5706
Country: United States
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailing list for FGDL: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>
Resource_Description: DOWNLOADABLE DATA
Distribution_Liability:
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.031
Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070718
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 620 S. Meridian St.
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32399
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (850) 488-4676
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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