FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: ATLANTIC SALT MARSH SNAKE CONSULTATION AREA

Geodataset Name:       CA_ASM_SNAKE_SEP03
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This layer identifies the area where consultation on potential impacts to the Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake should be made, if suitable habitat is present, in the South Florida Ecological Services Office Service Area.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 2003 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 2003 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: CA_ASM_SNAKE_SEP03.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
OFFICE
25 String
CON_ADD
50 String
CON_CITY
25 String
CON_ZIP
10 String
CON_PHONE
12 String
ACRES
8 Double
DESCRIPT
50 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

OFFICE Florida ecological services office responsible for consultation area.

CON_ADD Office contact address.

CON_CITY Office contact city.

CON_ZIP Office contact zip.

CON_PHONE Office contact phone.

ACRES Area of polygon in acres.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan Calculated Field "Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake Consultation Area."

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired data.

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.

Geographic Information System (GIS) data for the area where consultation 
with U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake is 
recommended. This boundary is not a sharp demarcation but generally 
describes the area where the species is most likely to be found in the South 
Florida Ecological Services Office Service Area. If an activity might result in 
take of this endangered species the Federal agency or other permitting entity 
should consult with the Service. In the event that the species is found outside 
this area, consultation with the Service is also appropriate.

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

None

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REFERENCES:
Ecological services office areas of responsibility:
http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/documents/USFWS_FL_ES_Office_Service_Areas.pdf

South Florida ESO:
http://www.fws.gov/verobeach/

North Florida ESO:
http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/

Panama City ESO:
http://www.fws.gov/PanamaCity/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
GeoPlan received this dataset from the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service via email on September 7, 2012. The data 
downloaded was in shapefile format and was in the following 
projection: Albers HPGN.

- Added DESCRIPT field
- Added FGDLAQDATE
- Added ACRES
- Added fields OFFICE, CON_ADD, CON_CITY, CON_ZIP, CON_PHONE
- Deleted Area and Perimeter

Ecological services office associated with consultation area was derived
using info provided at:
http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/documents/USFWS_FL_ES_Office_Service_Areas.pdf

Renamed layer ca_asm_snake from atlantic_salt_marsh_snake-consultation_area
Process Date: 20120919

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:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS
South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street, 1339 20th Street
Vero Beach, Florida
32960
772-562-3909

http://www.fws.gov/verobeach/ Steven Glass/Barry Wood

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Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
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