The Unified Reef Map is a regional map of benthic habitats that occur throughout the Florida reef tract. The Unified Reef Map consists of individual maps and monitoring data provided by our numerous partners. The purpose of the Unified Reef Map is to provide a comprehensive view of habitats from Martin County through the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The Unified Reef Map supports the larger effort to coordinate scientific research and promote a reef-wide approach for protecting Florida s reef tract. To create the URM, individual maps are integrated, data are edited where overlapping or neighboring maps disagree, and habitat classes are cross-walked to allow comparisons between maps. The URM symbolizes benthic habitats, or bottom types, using the Unified Classification (UC) system. The UC framework allows translation between different classification schemes while retaining the original detailed information provided by our mapping partners. There are five hierarchical UC classes starting at UC Level 0 which represents broad habitat classes and can be consistently translated between individual maps. At the most detailed UC Level 4, benthic habitats are described differently between map providers and may differ throughout the Unified Reef Map. The UC system is also cross-walked to the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS). Un-edited source maps provided by URM map partners are also available. The Unified Reef Map is a living map and will be updated as new data become available. Version 2.0 released January 2017. For more information visit: http://ocean.floridamarine.org/IntegratedReefMap/UnifiedReefTract.htm
The purpose of the Unified Reef Map (URM) is to provide a seamless spatial representation of benthic habitats occurring in the Florida Reef Tract from Martin County through the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The primary goal of the URM project is to integrate individual maps throughout the Reef Tract using a GIS framework that allows translation between the various classification schemes while retaining original information provide the mapping source. The Unified Reef Map also supports the larger effort to coordinate scientific research and promote a reef-wide approach for protecting Florida s reef tract.
This project was made possible by the contribution of data and expertise from partners and funded by NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Coastal Management Program. See project metadata for individual source map credits.
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Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.
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This project was made possible by the contribution of data and expertise from partners and funded by NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Coastal Management Program. See project metadata for individual source map credits.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
The data were verified for logical consistency between field values.
The Unified Reef Map is a living map and will be updated as new data become available. See source metadata for completeness and publication dates.
This data set is as accurate as the source data layers. See metadata for individual source maps for accuracy, completeness, and publication dates. Additional accuracy information is available at http://ocean.floridamarine.org/IntegratedReefMap/UnifiedReefTract.htm
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Spatial and Attribute Information
Version 1.0 published
Version 1.1 - Data addition: Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve. Seams integrated with Biscayne Bay NPS data and SE Florida Data (at inlets). Edits have not yet be accuracy assessed. Zone information added for SE Florida and Marquesas.
Version 1.2 Gaps in the Hawk Channel and Boca Grande Channel were filled by FWRI from aerial, satellite, LiDAR, and side scan data. Geometry edits at seams with neighboring maps were made to ensure consistency between maps.
Version 1.3 Gaps in the Northern Marquesas and Backcountry Areas were filled by FWRI from aerial, satellite, and LiDAR data. Geometry edits at seams with neighboring maps were made to ensure consistency between maps. Topology errors throughout the Unified Reef Map were corrected.
Version 2.0 The Unified Florida Patch Reef dataset (from v1.3) was integrated into the larger Unified Reef Map. New map data for Southeast Florida (SEFL) provided by Nova Southeastern were integrated and geometry edits at seams were made where necessary. The portion of the SEFL map that overlapped the existing Biscayne Bay NPS map was omitted not integrated with the Unified Reef Map.
GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute FTP site on October 26, 2017. The data was received as a shapefile in projection: NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers. The dataset was then projected from NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers to FGDL Albers HARN using NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation. This is the first time we've received this dataset in NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers. Previously it came in a custom PCS Albers projection. Projecting using the following transformation: nad_1983_harn_to_nad_1983_2011 has introduced a shift between 0.5 and 1 meter. - Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HARN - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on ClassLv0 (This is the coarsest. (most general) thematic level) - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Changed name from UnifiedFloridaReefTract_poly to reeftract_jan17 - Upcased all records in the attribute table
Dataset copied.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Unified Classification Level 4. This is the most detailed thematic classification level.
FWC
Biological Cover Detail - This field retains the original source data classification values
Orginal source layer
Undefined by Source
Geoform Detail: This field retains the original source data classification values
Orginal source layer
Original mapping project reference
FWC
Unified Classification Level 3
FWC
CMECS Biological Cover cross-walk
FWC
Biological Cover - This field retains the original source data classification values
Orginal source layer
Unified Classification Level 0. This is the coarsest (most general) thematic level.
FWC
Percent Biological Cover - This field retains the original source data classification values
Orginal source layer
GeoForm - This field retains the original source data classification values
Orginal source layer
GeoForm Detail
Orginal source layer
Unified Classification Level 2
FWC
CMECS Geoform cross-walk
FWC
Unified Classification Level 1
FWC
Percent Coral Cover - No distinction is made between soft and stony coral. This field retains the original source data classification values
Orginal source layer
FGDL added field based on CLASSLV0
GeoPlan
FGDL added field based on date received from source
GeoPlan
Unique ID added by GeoPlan
GeoPlan
Area in meters
GeoPlan
Perimeter in meters
GeoPlan
As specified in the attribute definitions, some attribute fields represent the original source data classification information. Not all features will have information for these original source data fields.
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