FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: BROWNFIELD AREAS IN FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 2015 

Geodataset Name:       BROWNFIELDS_AREAS_NOV15
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         379
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set contains Brownfield Boundaries. Brownfields are defined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) as abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. The primary goals of Florida's Brownfields Redevelopment Act (Ch. 97-277, Laws of Florida, codified at ss. 376.77-.85, F.S.) are to reduce health and environmental hazards on existing commercial and industrial sites that are abandoned or underused due to these hazards and create financial and regulatory incentives to encourage redevelopment and voluntary cleanup of contaminated properties. A 'brownfield area' means a contiguous area of one or more brownfield sites, some of which may not be contaminated, that has been designated as such by a local government resolution. Such areas may include all or portions of community redevelopment areas, enterprise zones, empowerment zones, other such designated economically deprived communities and areas, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated brownfield pilot projects. This layer provides a polygon representation of the boundaries of these designated Brownfield Areas in Florida. This is an update to the FGDL layer BROWNFIELDS_AREAS_FEB15. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Various
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20151102
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 20010101    End Date: 20151102
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: BROWNFIELDS_AREAS_NOV15.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
AREA_ID
11 String
AREA_NAME
75 String
CITY
30 String
COUNTY
12 String
DISTRICT
12 String
ACREAGE
8 Double
RESOLUTIO1
13 String
RESOLUTIO2
36 Date
USERNAME
20 String
DATESTAMP
36 Date
SOURCE
120 String
METHOD
9 String
LATITUDE
8 Double
LONGITUDE
8 Double
DESCRIPT
75 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





OBJECTID

Internal feature number.
















Shape

Feature geometry.
















AREA_ID

Brownfield Area ID assigned by the program as "BF" + "DEP county code (2 characters)" + "year of resolution date (two characters)" + "sequential area number for the specified county (2 characters)" + "000"
















AREA_NAME

Name of the area designated by a local municipality by resolution as a designated brownfield area
















CITY

Florida County in which the designated brownfield area lies
















COUNTY

Florida County in which the designated brownfield area lies
















DISTRICT

FDEP District in which the designated brownfield area lies.
















ACREAGE

Number of acres included within the designated brownfield area.
















RESOLUTIO1

Number of the resolution passed by the local municipality declaring the specified properties as a designated brownfield area.
















RESOLUTIO2

Adoption date of the resolution by the local municipality, as printed on the final page of the document after all signatures have been obtained.
















USERNAME

Technician or analyst who processed the graphics for each feature in the spatial data layer.
















DATESTAMP

Date when the graphics were finished for each feature in the spatial data layer.
















SOURCE

Source of information and/or data for each feature in the spatial data layer
















METHOD

Code to denote processing methodology for creating the graphics for each feature in the spatial data layer.




COGO = Coordinate geometry was created from legal description.

PAPER = Graphic was heads up digitized from paper maps.

SHP = Graphic was copied and pasted from source shapefile(s).













LATITUDE

Latitude
















LONGITUDE

Longitude
















DESCRIPT

Based on AREA_NAME.
















FGDLAQDATE

The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.
















AUTOID

Unique ID added by GeoPlan
















SHAPE.AREA

Area in meters
















SHAPE.LEN

Perimeter in meters




























USER NOTES:








This layer provides a polygon representation of the boundaries of designated 
Brownfield Areas within Florida where a resolution has been passed by a local 
municipality. These polygons were created using various methodologies for creating 
digital spatial data depending upon the type of information provided by the 
municipality within the resolution and loosely dependent upon the cadastral (parcel) 
boundaries provided by the County Property Appraisers at the time when the spatial 
boundaries were developed. Since the data quality of the cadastral layer varies from
county to county, the data quality of the brownfield area polygons will also vary. 
These methodologies include the following list: Coordinate Geometry (COGO) 
created from legal descriptions of the area specified in the resolution. Many of the 
brownfields include a large area with hundreds of property parcels. These 
boundaries were compared with the most recent cadastral boundaries available 
from the County Property Appraiser and spatially adjusted where necessary to 
clearly include the property parcels marked for redevelopment, the roadway right of 
way areas (where applicable), city boundaries, political boundaries, and other 
economic incentive zones. Shapefiles, Coverages and CADD files of the area were 
provided by the local municipality or planning and development agencies in some 
cases. These shapefiles were used without modification to the geometry to match 
cadastral boundaries. Coverages and CADD files were converted to a format 
compatible with the process software. Paper Maps showing the scaled boundaries 
of the area in relation to property parcels, geographic landmarks, and land surveys 
are sometimes included in the resolution. These maps are compared to available 
GIS boundaries in order to locate the specific property parcels referenced. The 
available cadastral boundaries are used to represent the area where only paper 
maps or parcel folio numbers are provided.













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.

























Brownfields data is provided to assist in the determination of areas with potential for 
economic revitalization. This layer was created to provide a geospatial reference of 
brownfields within the Brownfields GeoViewer internet mapping application.















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















FDEP:
Because a variety of sources and methods were used to derive information for this 
data, the quality of the linework may vary accordingly. This data is intended to be 
used for general locational representation and should not be considered appropriate
for legal and/or cadastral purposes.

FDEP:
The data set is NOT a survey document and should not be utilized as such.
FDEP GIS data is provided as a public service. FDEP makes every effort to provide
accurate and complete data. Metadata is provided for all datasets and no data should
be used without first reading and understanding the limitations of the data. The
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) provides NO WARRANTY as to the
accuracy of this data or any corresponding attributes or metadata. Data is provided
in an as is condition, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied,
including any assurance that the data is fit for a particular purpose. FDEP shall
have no liability, in any case, to the use of provided data (including
redistribution and reproduction). Full liability, responsibility and consequence
relating to the use of provided data rest with the user.














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Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
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1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such
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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 Environmental Protection, 
Division of Waste Management, 
Bureau of Waste Cleanup:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/brownfields/default.htm

The FDEP Brownfields GeoViewer is a mapping tool designed to help you locate
existing Brownfield areas and sites in the State of Florida.
FDEP BrownFields GeoViewer:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/brownfields/pages/Geoviewer.htm

Brownfield Sites with Executed BSRAs
The boundaries of the properties within each 
designated area polygon where a responsible 
party has entered into an agreement (BSRA) 
with FDEP to remediate and redevelop those 
parcels are available in the Brownfield Sites 
with Executed BSRAs spatial data layer.
vector digital data
FDEP/DWM/BWC/Brownfields
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/brownfields/default.htm









DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 








Layer updated from shapefile submitted by Billy McClain BWC Office Automation 
Specialist II, and consists of 368 designated Brownfield Areas. This update includes
4 New Areas, 1 Amended Area, New Areas: Orlando Economic Enhancement 
District-Hoffner Avenue (BF481401000) in Orange County, Acreage = 8.206955. 
City of Miami Parks (BF131402000) in Dade County, Acreage = 39.550748. Gerdau 
Ameristeel Brownfield Area (BF161402000) in Duval County, Acreage = 
149.275045. L&M Griffin Properties #3 Brownfield Area (BF161403000) in Duval 
County, Acreage = 3.524462. These New Brownfield Areas added 200.55721 
acres. Area Amended: Former DeLand Country Club Economic Enhancement Area 
(BF641301000) in Volusia County, Original Acreage = 107.401776, and the 
expansion subtracted 4.022506, for a total of 103.37927.
Process Date: 20141103


Layer updated and now consists of 373 designated Brownfield Areas. This update 
includes 5 New Areas: Peoples Gas System-North Channelside Drive 
(BF291406000) in Hillsborough County, Acreage = 7.305751. Rucks Park Site 
(BF131403000) in Dade County, Acreage = 6.642368. Former Countryside 
Executive Golf Course (BF521401000) in Pinellas County, Acreage = 44.283372. 
Spruce Street Landfill #2 (BF291405000) in Hillsborough County, Acreage = 
3.424808. South Miami Plaza Preservation Site (BF131303000) in Dade County, 
Acreage = 2.432512. These New Brownfield Areas added 64.088811 acres.
Process Date: 20150206


Obtained updated data from DWM and updated the same in the GIS library
Process Date: 20150206


Obtained updated data from DWM and updated the same in the GIS library.
Process Date: 20150728


Layer updated from shapefile submitted by DWM and consists of 376 designated 
Brownfield Areas. This update includes 3 New Areas, and 1 Expansion: New 
Brownfield Areas: Airport Road Brownfield Area (BF081501000) in Charlotte County,
Acreage = 8.827273. Former Servico Landfill Brownfield Area (BF501501000) in 
Palm Beach County, Acreage = 8.943938. Orange City Brownfield Area 
(BF641501000) in Volusia County, Acreage = 687.043095. These New Brownfield 
Areas added 704.814306 acres. Brownfield Areas Expansion: Ulmerton Road 
Opportunity Corridor (UROC) Area-Wide Brownfield Expansion (BF521202000) in 
Pinellas County, Original Acreage = 2564.51786, and the expansion added 
11803.98532, for a total of 14368.50318. This Brownfield Areas Expansion added 
11803.98532 acres.
Process Date: 20150728


Layer updated and consists of 379 designated Brownfield Areas.

This update includes 3 New Areas, and 1 Expansion:

New Brownfield Areas:
The TKG Oviedo Development Brownfield Area (BF591501000) in Seminole County, 
Acreage = 10.005327.
Coral Springs Revitalization Zone (BF061501000) in Broward County, 
Acreage = 6.038781
Former Arab Pest Control Brownfield Area (BF521501000) in Pinellas County, 
Acreage = 0.424745.

These New Brownfield Areas added 16.468853 acres.
Process Date: 20151030


Obtained updated data from DWM and updated the same in the GIS library.
Process Date: 20151102


The GeoPlan Center downloaded the BROWNFIELDS_AREAS.shp dataset
on January 4th, 2016 from the FDEP GeoData Directory:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm

BROWNFIELD_AREAS.zip
BROWNFIELD_AREAS.shp

The dataset's projection file was redefined from FDEP Albers to FGDL Albers.

The dataset's fields were upcased and two new fields were added.
DESCRIPT - based on AREA_NAME.
FGDLAQDATE - based on the data the data was downloaded from the source.

The dataset had two techniques applied to it, so that the older polygons could 
function more affectively in our SDE system, so the Topology was updated by 
running the Integrate Command at an XY Tolerance of 0.5 meter.

Next the ACREAGE field was decreased to a scale of 3 and recalculated.

Next the Shapefile was run through the Repair Geometry GeoProcessing function twice.

Finally the layer was renamed to brownfields_areas_nov15.
Process Date: 20160106









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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