FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LANDS

Geodataset Name:       WMDL_AUG07
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         27544
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set contains water management district owned lands for the state of Florida.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida's Water Management Districts
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20070810
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: WMDL_AUG07.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID
4 OID ---
WMD
7 String ---
NAME
75 String ---
TYPE
40 String ---
MGMT_AREA
40 String ---
COMMENTS
50 String ---
ACRES
19 Float 11
DESCRIPT
75 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
SHAPE
4 Geometry ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double ---
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

WMD Water Management District
NWFWMD = Northwest Florida Water Management District

SFWMD = South Florida Water Management District

SJRWMD = St. Johns River Water Management District

SRWMD = Suwannee River Water Management District

SWFWMD = Southwest Florida Water Management District


NAME Name of district land

TYPE Type of district land
FEE = Water Management District owns outright (FEE Simple)

LTF = Water Management District owns a Conservation Easement (CE).

OUT PARCEL = Undefined by Source

70 = SJRWM District owned

71 = SJRWM District owned less than fee (conservation easement)

72 = SJRWM Joint ownership

73 = Potential acquisition

74 = Potential acquisition full fee only

77 = Undefined by Source

ACCESS ESMT NO PUB = Ingress Egress with no public access allowed

ACCESS ESMT PUB = Ingress Egress with public access allowed

CE QUALITY COMM = Conservation Easement, no public access, Quality Community Acquisition

CONSERVATION ESMT = Conservation Easement, no public access

DEED RESTRICTED = Disposed with some retained interest

DISPOSED = Properties formally owned by the district. District retains no interest

DISPOSED QUALITY COM = Disposed Quality Community

FEE QUALITY COMM = Fee Simple, Quality Community acquisition

FEE W/ ACCESS = Fee with access easement granted to another party

FEE W/ CE = Fee with conservation easement

FEE W/ PUBLIC ROAD = Fee with prescriptive easement

FEE W/ UTILITY = Fee with utility easement

FIX ME = Undefined by Source

0 = Undefined

1 = SWFWMD Fee Acquisition

2 = SWFWMD Less-than-fee Acquisition

3 = Proposed SWFWMD Fee Acquisition

4 = Proposed SWFWMD Less-than-fee Acquisition

5 = SWFWMD Perpetual Easement

ESMT = Easement

ESMT PENDING = Easement Pending

ESMT/PROPESMT DISPOSAL = Fee (Warranty)

ESMT/PROPESMT SURPLUS = Undefined by Source

ESMT/PROPFEE = Easement Proposed Fee Acquisition

EXTERNAL PARTNER - FEE = External Partner Fee (Warranty)

EXTERNAL PARTNER-PROPESMT = External Partner Proposed Easement

EXTERNAL PARTNER-PROPFEE = External Partner Proposed Fee Acquisition

FEE PENDING = Fee (Warranty) Pending

FEE/PROPESMT = Fee Proposed Easement

FEE/PROPFEE DISPOSAL = Undefined by Source

FEE/PROPFEE SURPLUS = Undefined by Source

NONE = Undefined by Source

PROP TRACT USE AGREEMENT = Undefined by Source

PROPESMT = Proposed Easement

PROPFEE = Proposed Fee Acquisition

TRACT USE AGREEMENT = Undefined by Source


MGMT_AREA Post closing name given to the acquired public lands by the managing agency

COMMENTS Comments

ACRES Acreage of polygon

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on NAME

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date received from source

SHAPE Feature geometry.

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.
SJRWMD:
The St. Johns River Water Management District prepares and uses information 
for its own purposes and this information may not be suitable for other purposes.  
This information is provided "as is". Further documentation of this data can be 
obtained by contacting: St. Johns River Water Management District, Division 
of Integrated Application Systems, Post Office Box 1429, Palatka, Florida, 
32178-1429, (386) 329-4500.

SRWMD:
Data portrays all interests, current and past,  within SRWMD District.

SRWMD requests that all reports and maps that utilize this data layer include 
the following text: SRWMD shall not be held liable for any injury or damage 
caused by the use of the data distributed as a public records request regardless 
of their use or application.  SRWMD does not guarantee the quality, accuracy 
or suitability for any use of this data, and no warranty is expressed or implied.

SWFWMD:
This data set were created to show the locations of proposed District 
owned land. It should be used for cartographic and resource management 
purposes only.

Overlay of acquired maps with 1:24000 USGS quadrangle maps and 
comparisons of relatively well-defined features such as roads and rivers 
determined the accuracy to be +/- 13 meters. The above value is estimated 
to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 maps.

SFWMD:
Boundary lines are derived primarily from digital versions of county parcel 
maps. It should be noted that the boundaries contained in this dataset are 
based on the best information available at the time of entry. Although some 
boundaries are based on survey data, this dataset is a graphical representation 
and should be construed as such. In no way should this data be construed 
as survey accurate.

This map is a conceptual tool utilized for project development only.
This map is not self-executing or binding, and does not otherwise
affect the interests of any persons including any vested rights or
existing uses of real property.

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:
Northwest Florida WMD - http://www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us/
Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, 
Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson (western half), Leon, 
Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, 
& Washington  	

81 Water Management Drive
Havana, FL  32333
850/539-5999

Suwannee River WMD - http://www.srwmd.state.fl.us/
Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, 
Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and portions of 
Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Jefferson & Levy

9225 CR 49
Live Oak, FL 32060
386/362-1001

St. Johns River WMD - http://sjr.state.fl.us/
Brevard, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Nassau, 
Seminole, St. Johns, Volusia, and portions of Alachua, 
Baker, Bradford, Lake, Marion, Okeechobee, Orange, 
Osceola & Putnam

P.O. Box 1429
Palatka, FL   32178-1429
386/329-4500

Southwest Florida WMD - http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/
Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, 
Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Sumter, and portions of 
Charlotte, Highlands, Lake, Levy, Marion & Polk

2379 Broad Street
Brooksville, FL  34604-6899
352/796-7211

South Florida WMD - http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/
Broward, Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, 
Monroe, Palm Beach, St. Lucie, and portions of Charlotte, 
Highlands, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola & Polk

3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL  33406
561/686-8800

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
NORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT:

DERIVATION METHOD(S) FOR DATA

	PRE-AUTOMATION COMPILATION:	
	COMPUTER HARDWARE USED:			Sun
	OPERATING SYSTEM:			Solaris 2.5.1
	DATABASE SOFTWARE AND VERSION USED:	ARC/INFO 7.1.1
	GIS/MAPPING SOFTWARE AND VERSION USED:	Digitization
	METHOD OF AUTOMATION:			Digitization
	


	RESOLUTION OF AUTOMATION:		.001
	TOLERANCE OF DEGITIZER, SCANNER, ETC.:	unknown
	INITIAL DATE OF AUTOMATION:		unknown
	UPDATE SCHEDULE:			n/a
	SIZE OF DIGITAL FILE:			unknown
	FORMAT OF DIGITAL FILE:			arc/info
	CONTROL POINTS -			USGS Quads
Process Date: 20020320

GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Northwest Florida Water Management District website (http://www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us/pubsdata/GISdata.html) in August 2007. The data was downloaded as a coverage and was in the following projection: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_16N. The dataset was exported to a shapefile, and projected from NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_16N to FGDL Albers HPGN. There were originally 137 features. 1 sliver feature (Acreage of zero) was removed using the eliminate command in ArcMap leaving 136 features. A new shapefile was exported with only the fields that are now available. Additional table information is available for each water management district through the shapefiles used to compile this dataset. See each individual water management districts download sites for these datasets. - All fields in the table were upcased. - An ACRES field was added and calculated using the ESRI tool calculate geometry. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source Process Date: 20070808
ST. JOHNS WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: The polygons and lines are from various sources including surveys that have been submitted as a requirement for purchase. Users should check the DIG-SOURCE / COGO-SOURCE attributes within the Polygon Attribute Table to determine the integrity of property boundaries. The Lands Acquisition Maps utilize the "acq_sym" attribute; polygons with no attributes or an empty "acq_sym" field are of no consequence (either they are sliver polygons produced during editing, or they are parcels no longer in public ownership and/or not targeted for acquisition.) Process Date: Not complete
GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the St. Johns River Water Management District website http://sjr.state.fl.us/programs/data.html) in August 2007. The data was downloaded in shapefile format and was in the following projection: NAD 1983 HARN UTM Zone 17N. The dataset was projected from NAD 1983 HARN UTM Zone 17N to FGDL Albers HPGN A new shapefile was exported with only the fields that are now available. Additional table information is available for each water management district through the shapefiles used to compile this dataset. See each individual water management districts download sites for these datasets. - Upcased all records in the table. - An ACRES field was added and calculated using the ESRI tool calculate geometry. - Added a DESCRIPT field based on PARCEL_NAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date downloaded from source Process Date: 20070808
SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: GeoPlan received this dataset from the Suwannee River Water Management District via email in August 2007. The data was downloaded as a shapefile and was in the following projection: NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Florida_North_FIPS_0903_Feet. The dataset was projected to FGDL Albers HPGN. There were originally 1107 features. 1 sliver feature (Acreage of zero) was removed using the eliminate command in ArcMap leaving 1106 features. A new shapefile was exported with only the fields that are now available. Additional table information is available for each water management district through the shapefiles used to compile this dataset. See each individual water management districts download sites for these datasets. - All fields in the table were upcased. - An ACRES field was added and calculated using the ESRI tool calculate geometry. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on CA_NAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source Process Date: 20070810
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: PROPOSED Areas targeted for acquisition were delineated on USGS 7.5 quadrangles or paper copies of USGS color infrared (CIR) DOQQ's. Process Date: Unknown
USGS 1:24,000 Quadrangles were tied down with a minimum of four control points. Project boundaries were digitized onscreen using ArcEdit software with the USGS color infrared DOQQ's as a backdrop. Topology was generated using the ArcINFO BUILD command. Attribute items were added to the feature attribute table and the appropriate attribute assigned to each polygon. The method of choice now is to use heads-up digitizing on-screen with the DOQQ's as a backdrop in ArcEdit. Process Date: 20070720
AQUIRED FEE AND LESS-THAN-FEE ACQUISITIONS The ground control surveys used for creating the majority of these data were made by the Survey section of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Some surveys were completed by individual survey firms under contract to the seller, but had to meet the Southwest Florida Water Management District Survey Section's requirements. A Professional Surveyor verified these from the Survey section of the SWFWMD. For large multi-parcel acquisition projects, such as the Green Swamp and Annutteliga Hammock, surveys were not obtained for the small tracts (most are less than 20 acres). Sketches were made based on the legal descriptions. These projects are located in Lake, Polk and Hernando counties. Process Date: 20070720
This layer is derived from the District's Land Parcel layer. The ArcINFO DISSOLVE command was used to eliminate internal parcel lines and leave only the exterior project boundaries. A metadata report for the Parcel layer is available from the District. Each new parcel is combined with the existing coverage and attributed within ArcEdit. Topology is created for the coverage using CLEAN or BUILD. Since 2003, either a shapefile that is created in AutoCAD Map or a DXF file is provided of the parcel boundary. The file's projection is defined and then projected using ArcToolBox. The parcel is then combined with the existing Parcel feature class and attributed within ArcMap. The topology is validated and any errors corrected. Process Date: 20070720
GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Southwest Florida Water Management District website: (http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/data/gis/layer_library/category/land_resources) in August 2007. The data was downloaded as two shapefiles (DISTRICTLANDSACQUIRED and DISTRICTLANDSPROPOSED) and were in the following projection: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N. The datasets were merged and projected to FGDL Albers HPGN. A new shapefile was exported with only the fields that are now available. Additional table information is available for each water management district through the shapefiles used to compile this dataset. See each individual water management districts download sites for these datasets. - All fields in the table were upcased. - An ACRES field was added and calculated using the ESRI tool calculate geometry. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on PROJECTNAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source Process Date: 20070808
SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: Parcels included in this data base are those for which the District has obtained an interest (fee, easement, flow easement, etc) or have been proposed for acquisition. For more information about the selection process see the land acquisition web site at http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/index.php?id=10. The primary source of parcel boundary lines is the digital parcel boundary data derived from county programs. These are transferred or copied from district copies of the county layers. Parcel information maintained in an Oracle data base has been joined to the GIS spatial layers, and additional fields added, to produce the coverage attribute tables. Process Date: Unknown
GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the South Florida Water Management District website (http://spatial1.sfwmd.gov/sfwmdxwebdc/dataview.asp) in August 2007. The data downloaded was in shapefile format and in the following projection: NAD 83 State Plane Florida East FIPS 0901 Feet. The dataset was projected to FGDL Albers HPGN. A new shapefile was exported with only the fields that are now available. Additional table information is available for each water management district through the shapefiles used to compile this dataset. See each individual water management districts download sites for these datasets. - All fields in the table were upcased. - An ACRES field was added and calculated using the ESRI tool calculate geometry. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on PROJECT_NAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source Process Date: 20070808
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's Water Management Districts
WMD
81 Water Management Drive
Havana, FL
32333
850-539-5999

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/watman/

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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