FLORIDA WOOD STORK NESTING COLONIES - 2017

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: 20180425
Title:
FLORIDA WOOD STORK NESTING COLONIES - 2017
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Jacksonville, FL
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Other_Citation_Details:
State of Florida
Online_Linkage: https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/WoodStorks/wood-storks.htm
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset contains wood stork nesting colonies active in Florida from 2008 to 2017. This dataset includes activity and counts. This is an update to the woodstork_nests_2014 layer.
Purpose:
This dataset was developed for use by US Fish and Wildlife Service staff to
construct a graphic representation of wood stork nesting colony locations in
the State of Florida active from 2008 to 2017 as recorded in surveys.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20180425
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: biota
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: biota
Access_Constraints: NONE
Use_Constraints:
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable
for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary
accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service
gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or
completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the
data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and
these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully
on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made
regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific
purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This
applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and
information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service - North Florida Ecological Services Office
Contact_Person: Jane Cooke
Contact_Position: GIS Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200
City: Jacksonville
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32256-7517
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 904-731-3336
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 904-731-3045
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jane_cooke@fws.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
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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
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
USFWS
Source_Contribution:
Spatial and Attribute Information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The GeoPlan Center took the following steps during the QA/QC process:
- Downloaded the dataset from USFWS on 6/18/2018 using this link:
  https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/WoodStorks/wood-storks.htm
  (original dataset in shapefile format and in the GCS North American
  1983  geographic coordinate system).
- Dataset projected into the FGDL Albers HPGN projection using
  NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida.
- NOTE: when projecting, spatial changes were seen in point locations
  ranging from about 0.01 meters to 0.5 meters.
- DESCRIPT field added based on the NAME field. Any records with no
  data in the NAME field had their DESCRIPT field calculated as
  'NO DESCRIPT AVAILABLE'.
- FGDLAQDATE field added based on the date the dataset was downloaded
  from source.
- The longest record for each field was found and field character lengths
  were shortened to the appropriate shortest length possible.
- Uppercased fields and appropriate records in the dataset.
- Layer name changed from WOST_ColoniesActive_2008_2017_FL.shp
  to woodstork_nests_2017.shp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
GeoPlan
Process_Date: 20180618
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Server=wopr.fla-etat.org; Service=5151; User=etat; Version=SDE.DEFAULT
Process_Date: 20180712
Process_Time: 20140400
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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: 101
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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
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: WOODSTORK_NESTS_2017
Entity_Type_Definition:
WOODSTORK_NESTS_2017.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
USFWS
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: Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute_Definition:
County
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USFWS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FORAGBUF
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ATLASNUM
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition:
Name of wood stork nesting colony
Attribute_Definition_Source:
USFWS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATY
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGX
Attribute_Definition:
Longitude
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LASTACTIVE
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2017
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2016
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2015
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2014
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2013
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2012
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2011
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2010
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2009
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNT2008
Attribute_Definition:
Undefined by source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition:
GeoPlan added field based on NAME field
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGDLAQDATE
Attribute_Definition:
Date GeoPlan acquired data from source
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AUTOID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique ID added by GeoPlan
Attribute_Definition_Source:
GeoPlan
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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:
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compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from
the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is
collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources)
who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in
FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the
data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees
about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check
with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.

Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'.
The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties
or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data
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makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability
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modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.

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Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.003
Technical_Prerequisites:
This data is intended for use with a Geographic Information Systems or Remote Sensing software package.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20180712
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - North Florida Ecological Services Office
Contact_Person: Jane Cooke
Contact_Position: GIS Technician
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200
City: Jacksonville
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32256-7517
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 904-731-3336
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 904-731-3045
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jane_cooke@fws.gov
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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