FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: BOAT RAMPS IN FLORIDA - JUNE 2017

Geodataset Name:       BOAT_RAMPS_JUN17
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         2026
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Descriptive inventory of public access boat ramps throughout Florida, derived from raw data produced during the Florida Boating Access Facilities Inventory and Economic Study, FWC contract Number 04/05-23, product delivered August 30, 2009. This data set is modified from the original format and supplemented by additional data maintained by FWC. These data will eventually evolve into a planned integrated boating access facilities inventory system. 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.
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: 20090830 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 2005 End Date: 20170606 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BOAT_RAMPS_JUN17.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
ExDate
36 Date
Source
254 String
FWCID
254 String
FacType
254 String
ACCESS_
254 String
NAME
254 String
PrimAgency
254 String
PartAgency
254 String
Status
254 String
Hours
254 String
Fees
254 String
FeeAmt
8 Double
FeeCollect
254 String
RampSurf
254 String
RampCond
254 String
SingleLane
8 Double
DoubleLane
8 Double
TotalLane
8 Double
DockType
254 String
ParkSurf
254 String
ParkCond
254 String
Trailer
8 Double
HandiTrail
8 Double
Vehicle
8 Double
Handicap
8 Double
Restroom
254 String
HandiRestr
254 String
HandiAcces
254 String
Picnic
254 String
LIGHTING
254 String
Grill
254 String
Street
254 String
City
254 String
County
254 String
Zip
8 Double
LATITUDE
8 Double
Longitude
8 Double
WaterType
254 String
VDate
254 String
VStatus
254 String
WaterName
254 String
Comments
254 String
DESCRIPT
119 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

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.

Source Source of the record level data.

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
Hand Launch Only = Be Aware that this data set contains canoe/kayak sites with no trailer access.


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.

Hours Hours of operation.

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.

RampSurf Surface material of the boat ramp.

RampCond General condition of the boat ramp.

SingleLane Number of single vehicle wide lanes available at this boat ramp.

DoubleLane Number of double wide lanes available at this boat 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 = Dock along side ramp to assist launching and retrieving of boat.

Staging Dock = Accessory dock where a boat can be tied and not block use of the ramp.


ParkSurf Surface material of the provided parking area.

ParkCond General condition of the parking surface.

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.

HandiTrail Number of handicap designated parking spaces for trailer and tow vehicle combinations.

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.

Restroom Type of restrooms present if any.

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.

Picnic Indicates if picnic table are present at the site.
True = Picnic tables present

False or 0 = Picnic tables are not present

Null = Unknown


LIGHTING Lighting available for night launches/take-out
True = Lighting exists.

False = Lighting does not exist.

Null = Unknown


Grill Cooking grills are available at facility.

Street Street address or brief description of physical location.

City City where the ramp is located.

County Name of the county in which the ramp is located.

Zip 5 digit zip code of the ramp.

LATITUDE Latitude as detremined by UHI.

Longitude Longitude as determined by UHI.

WaterType Salinity regime of the water body.

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 FGDL added field based on date received from source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


USER NOTES:
Not yet conducted.
Not yet conducted.
Varies. QC check still in progress.
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.

Varies.  QC check still in progress.

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

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 
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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:
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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
These data are updated on an opportunistic basis. Updates are posted to GIS on a set schedule. Data obtained from sources other than FWC may be updated less frequently. See ExDate attribute for the date on which these data were exported - note that the data may have been collected and/or reviewed on a previous date and may not reflect current conditions at a site. Please contact GISLibrarian@myfwc.com for the most up-to date data. Process Date:
GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute FTP site on June 21, 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 NAME - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Uppercased all fields - Changed name from boat_ramps_fl_pnt to boat_ramps_jun17 Process Date: 20171027
Dataset copied. Process Date: 20171103
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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