WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Publication_Date: 20040130
Title: WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Shapefile
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Other_Citation_Details: 2004
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset contains the Florida Water Management District boundaries.
Purpose:
The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes
Supplemental_Information: POLYGON
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
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: Water Management Districts
Theme_Keyword: WMD
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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These data are based on interpretation of available information and should not be construed as legally binding."

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:
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:
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Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.2.671
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Other_Citation_Details:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attribute accuracy is relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
This data was provided to the Water Management Districts and they accepted the layer, via no objection.

Later, SWFWMD filed two objections. One objection was reviewed and found to be a mistake on the part of SWFWMD. The other objection has not been reviewed. Islands along wmd boundaries were arbitrarily assigned a wmd name.

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:
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
This data is provided "as is" and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Publication_Date: 20040130
Title: WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Downloaded online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20040130
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FDEP
Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The line data was interperted from Florida State Statute and digitized on the fly from 1;24,000 USGS Mylars. The original projection was UTM. The Data was later projected to DER Lambert and even later to Florida Albers. The coverage was then EXPORTed, FTPed to a DEC/ALPHA running UNIX, and inserted into the quad library.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Coverage was PROJECTed from NAD27 to HPGN.
Process_Date: 1997
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The WMD line coverage was combined with the 1:2m USGS polygon boundary coverage. Dangles and labelerrors and attribution were corrected and a the column NAME was added.
Process_Date: 1998
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Shapefile of this dataset was inserted into Spatial Database Engine.
Process_Date: 1999
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Linework was adjusted along boundary in Jefferson County between NWFWMD and SRWMD.
Process_Date: 20030429
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The boundary between SJRWMD and SWFWMD was changed during the 2003 Florida Legislative Session. The linework was edited to reflect the change that SJRWMD no longer extends into Polk County.
Process_Date: 20040130
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the FDEP website (<http://www.dep.state.fl.us/>) in June 2004. The data was downloaded in shapefile format in the following projection: Albers HPGN.

-Added perimeter field to attribute table. -Added descript field based on full description of the name field.

Process_Date: 20040614

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 211

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: WMDBND
Entity_Type_Definition: WMDBND.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FDEP
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
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: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation of the name of the water management district.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SJRWMD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: St. Johns Water Management District
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NWFWMD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NorthWest Florida Water Management District
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SWFWMD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: SouthWest Florida Water Management District
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SRWMD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Suwannee River Water Management District
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SFWMD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South Florida Water Management District
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of the polygon (meters)
Attribute_Definition_Source: FDEP
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon (meters)
Attribute_Definition_Source: GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Based on full description of name field
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: 0.371
Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040624
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2600 Blair Stone Rd, Twin Towers MS 6520
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32399-2400
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-245-8238
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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