FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: BEACH WATER MONITORING

Geodataset Name:       BEACHWTR_MAR05
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         307
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains beach water monitoring sample locations to monitor harmful bacteria levels in coastal areas.
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
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID
4 OID ---
COUNTY_NUM
16 String ---
COUNTY_NAM
14 String ---
SP
9 String ---
BEACHNAME
39 String ---
LONGITUDE
19 Number 8
LATITUDE
19 Number 8
UNIQUEID
10 String ---
DESCRIPT
50 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---
SHAPE
4 Geometry ---
AUTOID
4 Integer ---

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

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