Geodataset Name:       BOAT_RAMPS_AUG09
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         1850

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

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20090830
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 2005    End Date: 2008
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BOAT_RAMPS_AUG09.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
ExDate	Date on which these data were exported from the Florida boat ramp inventory system. Caution: The export date does not mean that information is verified to that date.
Shape	Feature geometry.
FWCID	Unique ID number assigned by the Florida boat ramp inventory system to that boat ramp
FacType	Type of boating facility in which ramp is located standalone ramp = standalone ramp ramp within a marina = ramp within a marina Hand Launch Only = Hand Launch Only. Be Aware that this data set contains canoe/kayak sites with no trailer access.
Source	Source of the record level data
ACCESS_	No description
NAME	Ramp Name. Value assigned based on the name of the facility where the ramp is located or based on another identifying feature (address, water body etc)
PrimAgency	Primary management agency responsible for overall facility.
PartAgency	Additional agency in cases of collaborative management.
Status	Operational status of this boat ramp. Open for Business = Open for Business Temporarily Closed = Temporarily Closed
Fees	Indicates if payment of fees required to use ramp or associated parking. TRUE = Fees are present FALSE = No fees NULL = Unknown
FeeAmt	Amount of fees in dollars.
FeeCollect	Method of fee collection. Honor system machine = Honor system machine Honor system drop box = Honor system drop box Attendant = Attendant Other = Other Unknown = Unknown None = None
RampSurf	Surface material of the boat ramp.
RampCond	General condition of the boat ramp. Good to excellent = Good to excellent Needs repair = Needs repair Not recommended for use = Not recommended for use Unknown = Unknown
CITY	City where the ramp is located
ZIP	5 digit zip code of the ramp
TotalLane	Total number of single wide equivalent lanes available at this boat ramp.
DockType	Type of dock or docks avalaible at the ramp. Launching Dock = Launching Dock - dock alongside ramp to assist launching and retrieving of boat. Staging Dock = Staging Dock - accessory dock where a boat can be tied and not block use of the ramp. Both Launching and Staging Dock = Both Launching and Staging Dock None = None
ParkSurf	Surface material of the provided parking area. Asphalt = Asphalt Grass = Grass Multiple Surfaces = Multiple Surfaces Unknown = Unknown Gravel/Sand/Dirt = Gravel/Sand/Dirt
ParkCond	General condition of the parking surface. good to excellent = good to excellent needs repair = needs repair N/A = N/A unknown = unknown
SingleLane	Number of single vehicle wide lanes available at this boat ramp.
HandiTrail	Number of handicap designated parking spaces for trailer and tow vehicle combinations.
DoubleLane	Number of double wide lanes available at this boat ramp.
COUNTY	Name of the county in which the ramp is located
Restroom	Type of restrooms present if any. Flush = Flush Compost/Pit = Compost/Pit Portable = Portable None = None Unknown = Unknown
HandiRestr	Indicates if restrooms are handicap accessible. 1 or True = Restrooms are handicap accessible. 0 or False = Restrooms are NOT handicap accessible. NULL = Unknown
HandiAcces	Indicates level of overall handicap accessibility, what level of proviosions are provided. high accessibility = high accessibility medium accessibility = medium accessibility low accessibility = low accessibility none = no amenities provided unknown = unknown
Trailer	Number of trailer and tow vechicle combinations that can park in the provided area. Be aware that in many cases where the number of trailer parking spaces is unknown or null, a value of zero could be in this cell.
Vehicle	Number of vehicles without trailers that can also be accomodated in the parking area.
Handicap	Number of handicap designated parking spaces for vehicles without trailers.
Street	Street address or brief description of physical location.
HOURS	Hours of operation
Picnic	Indicates if picnic table are present at the site. TRUE = picnic tables present FALSE or 0 = picnic tables are not present NULL = Unknown
GRILL	Cooking grills are available at facility
LIGHTING	Lighting available for night launches/take-out
LATITUDE	Latitude as detremined by UHI
WaterType	Salinity regime of the water body. freshwater = freshwater saltwater = saltwater brackish = brackish
LONGITUDE	Longitude as determined by UHI
VDate	Last date this site was inspected in person by FWC staff.
VStatus	Indicates if existence and operation of boat ramp verified. (Not verification of all attributes.) Verified = Verified through site visit, recent photography, or third party Not verified = The existence and operation of this facility is not verified. Null = Unknown
WaterName	Name of the body of water to which the ramp provides access, might be multiple names.
Comments	A text field to hold additional information that might be of interest to boaters.
DESCRIPT	FGDL added field based on NAME.
FGDLAQDATE	Date GeoPlan downloaded data from the source.
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.

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. All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes. This data set is a selection of facilities from the raw data set that the contractor identified to be in operation and accessible to the general public during the time of data compilation. This data set includes both government managed facilities accessible to the general public and commerciality operated facilities accessible to the general public. In both cases a fee might be charged for use of the facility. The attribute fields included in this data set are a subset of those available in the raw data set. These attribute fields were selected and modified to present only attribute information that might be of most interest to the general public desiring to use these facilities. This modified data set is meant to be an interim data set for public dissemination until a more robust database application is constructed to provide interactive access to the original data via web services. Currently these data are considered preliminary and are not verified by FWC as to accuracy and completeness.

The original data set was produced during the Statewide Boating Access Facilities Inventory and Economic Study, FWC contract Number 04/05-23 and delivered by the contractor August 30, 2009. The purpose of that study was to create a comprehensive inventory of publicly accessible boat access facilities and conduct several economic studies to quantify economic impact of recreational boating; estimate present and projected supply/demand; conduct site suitability analysis for potential or expanded facilities; and estimate capital costs for new or improved facilities.

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

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REFERENCES:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute http://myfwc.com/research/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Removed records based on the following fields and/or criteria: believed not to exist, does not exist, could not locate, permanently closed, unverified potential ramp, temporarily closed, site status = closed. Comments that described ramps as unusable, unusable - water level too low, no access, doubt if a ramp. If ramp access was listed as government for government use, private for private use, undetermined or if it was left blank. I record that was listed as private for public use but also a single family residence with no fees listed. Process Date: 201001 Removed certain attribute fields. Renamed and merged fields to make database more user friendly for the public. Converted fields with numeric codes to the text equivalent to make database more user friendly for the public. Process Date: 200912 GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute FTP site on June 19th, 2015. The data was received as a shapefile in projection: Albers NAD 83 (PCS_Albers). The dataset was then projected from Albers NAD 83 to FGDL Albers HARN using NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation. - Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HARN - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on NAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Uppercased all fields - Changed name from boat_ramps_fl_pnt to boat_ramps_aug09 Process Date: 20150903

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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