Geodataset Name:       BEACHWTR_MAR05
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         307

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Health
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20050215
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BEACHWTR_MAR05.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
COUNTY_NUM	County number
COUNTY_NAM	County name
SP	Definition not provided by source
BEACHNAME	Name of the Beach
LONGITUDE	Longitude
LATITUDE	Latitude
UNIQUEID	Definition not provided by source
DESCRIPT	GeoPlan added field based on NAME
FGDLAQDATE	Date GeoPlan acquired data from source
SHAPE	Feature geometry.
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan

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.

Beginning with a 1998 pilot program, 11 Florida coastal counties began conducting beach water sampling every two weeks and reporting the results here and in local news media. In August 2000, the beach water sampling program was expanded to include the 34 Florida counties shown on the map below. In August 2002, the coastal counties began collecting weekly samples.

The coastal beach water samples collected by the county health departments are analyzed for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria. High concentrations of these bacteria may indicate the presence of microorganisms that could cause disease, infections, or rashes. County health departments will issue health advisories or warnings when these conditions are confirmed.

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:

Florida Department of Health GIS Data Available for Download http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/programs/EhGis/EhGisDownload.htm

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Department of Health in April 2007. The data downloaded was in shapefile format and was in the following projection: Albers, Datum North American 1983, Units: Meters Process Date: 20070501 - All records were upcased. - Changed original layer name from BeachWaterMonitoring to beachwtr_mon_mar05. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date GeoPlan downloaded the data - Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN Process Date: 20070501 - Removed empty field ACCUMAIL Process Date: 20070515

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 Department of Health
FDOH

Tallahassee, Florida
32399
850-245-4250


http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/programs/EhGis/EhGisDownload.htm

Calvin DeSouza

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
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                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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