Geodataset Name:       ARTREF_OCT15
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         3098

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20151028
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            20151028
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: ARTREF_OCT15.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
DeployID	A unique six digit alphanumeric identifier for each deployment record, assigned by FWC.
County	The Florida County nearest to the artificial reef project.
DeployDate	The date of deployment (MM/DD/YYYY). Double zeros indicate estimates based on the best available historic information.
Deployment	The common name for the deployment site.
Descriptio	Brief text description of artificial reef.
Primary_Ma	The type of reef material that makes up the majority of the deployment, prefixed by six general categories (CONCRETE, METAL, MODULE, OTHER, ROCK, and VESSEL). Pre-fabricated reef modules and marine vessels are labelled as MODULE or VESSEL regardless of material composition. All marine vessels have a metal hull unless otherwise noted in this field. The quantity of materials from the original deployment is indicated in parenthesis if known.
Tons	Dry weight of the reef material. Use this field to judge the approximate overall size of the reef.
Relief	Height (in feet) of the reef materials off the bottom.
Jurisdicti	Level of government jurisdiction over the waters where the artificial reef is located. Federal = Reef is in federal waters State = Reef is in state waters
Coast	Coast where the reef is located. Atlantic = Atlantic ocean coast Gulf = Gulf of Mexico coast
Lat__DM_	Latitude in degrees decimal minutes (DD MM.mmm).
Long__DM_	Longitude in degrees decimal minutes (DD MM.mmm).
Lat__DD_	Latitude in decimal degrees (DD.ddddd).
Long__DD_	Longitude in decimal degrees (DD.ddddd).
Location_A	A value of High, Medium, or Low assigned based on the method of how the deployment coordinates were acquired. The FWC Artificial Reef Program continuously strives to improve coordinate information about each deployment location. If you have updated information regarding the condition or location of an artificial reef please contact the FWC Artificial Reef Database Administrator via email at bradley.ennis@myfwc.comHigh = location accuracy represent deployment locations that were acquired using modern GPS systems such as WAAS or DGPS. Medium = Location accuracy represent deployments that were identified using GPS systems with lower accuracy compared to modern units; these locations have also not been verified. Low = Location accuracy represent historical deployments recorded with LORAN coordinates and later converted using computer algorithms to degrees decimal minutes and not yet verified using a modern GPS system. These deployments may have a large range of spatial error depending on the LORAN conversion.
Material_C	Type of reef material that makes up the majority of the deployment, defined into six general categories. (CONCRETE, METAL, MODULE, OTHER, ROCK, and VESSEL)
Date_Accur	Undefined by Source
Depth	Depth (in feet) to the bottom at the time of deployment.
RuleID	Undefined by Source
DESCRIPT	FGDL added field based on deployment field.
FGDLAQDATE	FGDL added field based on date received from source.
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan

USER NOTES:

FWC-DMF has not independently confirmed most of the reef locations, and this data had been supplied from various sources without verification.

The data appear to be complete, as of the delivery date from DMFM to FWRI (10/28/2015).

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Please note that reef materials can move, degrade, or become buried over time. This is especially true for metal materials with thicknesses less than or lightweight materials. Additionally, many reef locations in the database are based on historical data with inherent potential location inaccuracies that may not have been ground-truth since their deployment. If you have updated information regarding the condition or location of an artificial reef please contact the FWC Artificial Reef Database Administrator via email at bradley.ennis@myfwc.com Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information. These data are also known as "Florida Artificial Reef Deployment Database." Note: if these data are converted to shapefile, null values in number fields will be converted to zero. This will hide any true zero values.

This data set is for display purposes only. Do not use it for navigation. Each point location is intended to represent a single deployment event, defined as either different location coordinates or the same coordinates but on different days. It is important to note that DMF has not independently confirmed most of the reef locations and this data had been supplied form various sources without verification.

Original coordinates were in decimal minutes with 1/1000 minute precision (xx.xxx minutes), but data have not been verified or field checked by DMF or FWRI. Please note that reef materials can move, degrade, or become buried over time. This is especially true for metal materials with thicknesses less than or lightweight materials. Additionally, many reef locations in the database are based on historical data with inherent potential location inaccuracies that may not have been ground-truth since their deployment. If you have updated information regarding the condition or location of an artificial reef please contact the FWC Artificial Reef Database Administrator via email at bradley.ennis@myfwc.com

The vertical accuracy is accurate as of the time of deployment.

Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source, and the originator FWC Division of Marine Fisheries, 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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REFERENCES:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: http://myfwc.com/research/ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Artificial Reefs: http://myfwc.com/conservation/saltwater/artificial-reefs/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

DMF provided the data to FWRI as a feature class projected in WGS84. FWRI reprojected the data into NAD83_(2011)_FGDL_Albers (meters) and wrote metadata for the dataset and imported the data into the SDE databases. Process Date: 20151028 GeoPlan received this dataset from the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) via FTP on 6/8/2016. The data was received as a shapefile in projection: Albers NAD 83. The dataset was then projected from NAD 83 to FGDL Albers HPGN. - Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on DEPLOYMENT - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date of download from source - Renamed file from ArtificialReef_fl_point to artref_oct15 Process Date: 20160617

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

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg, Florida
33701
727-896-8626


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