Geodataset Name:       BTSWW_2015
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         463

DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  201506
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            201506
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BTSWW_2015.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry. Polyline = Polylinear shapes as defined by ArcView
ID	Unique Link identification number
LENGTH	Link length in Miles real = with one explicit decimal place
LINKNUM	Unique Identifier
ANODE	Identifies a record (NODEID) in the node file that corresponds to the starting position of the link
BNODE	Identifies a record (NODEID) in the node file that corresponds to the ending position of the link
LINKNAME	USACE link description
RIVERNAME	Name of the water that the object belong to.
AMILE	Milepost at the ANODE, inland Corps links, only
BMILE	Milepost at the BNODE, inland Corps links, only
LENGTH1	Line length, in miles
LENGTH_SRC	Indication of how the length was calculated V = Vanderbilt; length was calculated using GIS software M = Milepoints; length was calculated by subtracting 'B' milepoint from 'A' milepoint
SHAPE_SRC	Indicates the data source used for each link CM = Corps Milepoints DD = Digitized from 1:100K DLGs (CD-ROM) DN = Digitized from NOAA Charts DQ = Digitized from 1:100K USGS Quads J = Rough shape (guessed) JR = Original shape modified by ORNL JV = Original shape modified by Vanderbilt M = Missing / Unknown NA = Digitized from 1:2M National Atlas Points RR = ORNL link modified by ORNL RV = ORNL link modified by Vanderbilt VR = Vanderbilt link modified by ORNL
LINKTYPE	Indicates the originator of the link or the type of feature represented by the link CORPS = Corps of Engineers original link CWIS = Corps of Engineers civil works improvement addition ORNL = Oak Ridge National Laboratory VANDERBUILT = Vanderbilt University LOCK = Corps of Engineers lock
CTRL_DEPTH	Control depth of link, in feet, Corps links only
WATERWAY	4-digit waterway code from Corps Master_port_waterway
GEO_CLASS	Geographic ClassG = Great Lakes G = Great Lakes O = Ocean / Offshore I = Inland
FUNC_CLASS	Functional ClassN = no traffic, non-navigable N = no traffic, non-navigable S = shallow draft (i.e., no deep draft ocean vessels) D = deep draft B = Both U = special vessels only (fishing, pleasure craft, etc; normally no freight traffic)
WTWY_TYPE	Waterway Type1 = Harbor (including harbor channels), Bay 1 = Harbor (including harbor channels), Bay 2 = Intracoastal Waterway 3 = Sealane 4 = Sealane with separation zone 5 = Open water 6 = River, creek, thoroughfare, lake 7 = Estuary 8 = Channel (not including harbor channels) 9 = Canal 10 = Great Lakes direct link (major ports) 11 = Great Lakes indirect link 12 = Corps of Engineers Lock
CHART_ID	4 or 5 digit NOAA chart number or 15 character 1:100K USGS Quad Map ID
NUM_PAIRS	Number of coordinate pairs that make up the link
WHO_MOD	Composite code designating what organization modified the link V = Vanderbilt addition R = Oak Ridge addition J = guessed H = screen digitization from DLGs or TIGER 1 = 94 May 2 = 94 June R = attributes modified by ORNL A = attributes modified by Vanderbilt
DATE_MOD	The MODDATE (or modification date)indicates when each record in the database was last changed. As changes are made to a record, the modification date is entered in the format 'mmddyyy'.
HEADING	Compass DirectionN = North N = North S = South E = East W = West
STATE	State Postal Abbreviation
FIPS	Primary State FIPS Code
FIPS2	State FIPS Code
NON_US	Abbreviation for non-US areasAC = Arctic Ocean AC = Arctic Ocean AT = Atlantic Ocean BS = Bering Sea CB = Caribbean Sea CD = Canada GM = Gulf of Mexico PC = Pacific Ocean PM = Panama XX = Unidentified Area
DESCRIPT	GeoPlan added field based on RIVERNAME.
FGDLAQDATE	The date GeoPlan acquired the data from the source.
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan
SHAPE.LEN	Length in meters

USER NOTES:

RITA/BTS quality checks were completed to cross reference the dataset with the state dataset to determine if the spatial data and attribute data were accurate within each state

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.

Links in the waterway network represent actual shipping lanes or serve as representative paths in open water where no defined shipping lanes exist. Nodes may represent physical entities such as river confluences, ports/facilities, and intermodal terminals, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE nodes), or may be inserted for analytical purposes. Approximately 180 USACE ports are geo-coded in the node database.

The National Waterway Network is a geographic database of navigable waterways in and around the United States, for analytical studies of waterway performance, for compiling commodity flow statistics, and for mapping purposes.

The "shape source" field in the link database, and the "node source" field in the node database indicate the data sources used to derive link and node placements. The accuracy of each network element is correlated to the data source used to derive that element. For example, links and nodes derived from 1:100,000 scale DLGs are more accurate than links and nodes derived from 1:500,000 scale NOAA Navigational Charts. Links with unknown/missing sources are usually schematic representations of USACE links. Off-Shore: NOAA Charts vary in scale. Larger scale charts were used in harbor/port areas, while smaller scale charts were used in open water. For channels, sea lanes, and Intracoastal Waterways, shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall within waterway boundaries. Inland: Links digitized from 1:100,000 DLG files, or large scale NOAA charts are the most accurate representations. Shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall between waterway shorelines. Links derived from Corps milepoints have shape points approximately one mile apart. The Corps milepoints were mainly derived from 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale maps. Therefore, the shape points derived from Corps milepoints are often as accurate as shape points derived from 1:100,000 DLG files. However, line segments connecting the shape points may not accurately represent the curvature of the waterway.

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

Acknowledgment of Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2014 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist. Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. 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:

National Transportation Atlas Database: http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_atlas_database/ Bureau of Transportation Statistics: http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Heads-up digitizing of WWAY10 to add shape points to inland waterways where straight links still existed. Incorporation of comments from users (Vanderbilt, ORNL, and USACE Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center) of WWAY10 and error correction. Process Date: 19950101 Merging of inland and offshore waterway networks. A specialized program was written to merge the two networks. In general, Vanderbilt node locations were accepted as authoritative when both data sets had the same elements. This meant moving an Oak Ridge link incident to that node. If the link was classified geographically ocean or Great Lakes, and a Vanderbilt link or chain existed with the same ID and endpoints, the Oak Ridge link was discarded, after transfer of Oak Ridge attributes. If the Oak Ridge link was within 2 km of the new end nodes' location: and 1) if a duplicate Vanderbilt link existed with a higher source code, it replaced the Oak Ridge link, or 2) the Oak Ridge link was moved by a logistic adjustment to the new location. (This causes modest disruption to the preponderance of the shape, yet assured that the angle of approach to the displaced end node location was preserved.) If the link was functionally classed "deep draft" and a duplicate Vanderbilt link had an authoritative source code, the Oak Ridge link was replaced. Otherwise an additional shape point was added at the end to snap to the new node location without disrupting the original link shape. If the link had a Vanderbilt duplicate with the same ID, the Oak Ridge link was so flagged to be manually resolved. The composite network was then cleaned manually, resolving all cases of still remaining duplicate links and deciding case-by-case how to smooth or otherwise accommodate a highly displaced Oak Ridge shape into the Vanderbilt digitized node location, using TIGER shorelines as a background. Process Date: 19940101 Specification of offshore, coastal and Great Lake network nodes and links on NOAA, followed by direct digitization of specified nodes and links. Process Date: 19950101 Upgrades to link shape and attribute data based on information from US Army Corps of Engineers CWIS projects as published in their digital projects notebook. Includes the addition of new links, removal of unnecessary links/nodes, and splitting of links to more effectively relate the digital waterway network to the physical network as maintained by the Corps of Engineers. Process Date: 19990101 Extraction of spatial and type attributes for waterway features from NA, DLG and TIGER Process Date: 19940101 In 2015 GeoPlan obtained the data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) in CDROM format. The data was in the following geographical coordinate system: WGS 1984 Datum, Units: Degrees. During the QA/QC process GeoPlan performed the following tasks. - Extracted features where "FIPS" = '12' or "FIPS2" = '12' to select features in Florida. Hand selected additional features in the vicinity of the coast of Florida - When checking 2015 metadata for date, no date was found. Opened text file associated with waterway.shp and found date of June 2015 at the end of the text file. Checked BTSWW_2014.shp to compare dates and found a publication date of June 2014. - Original shape was projected in GCS_WGS_1984. Reprojected the shapefile to Albers Conical Equal Area (fgdl_square) using the WGS_1984_(ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983 + NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation. - Added DESCRIPT field and populated it based on RIVERNAME - Added FGDLAQDATE field and populated it based on the date GeoPlan received the data - Deleted the empty field DIR - Restructured table by reducing field lengths to better suit data - Uppercased all fields NOTE: Found that the margin of error was higher than 0.005 between 2015 and 2014 shapefiles because GeoPlan switched transformation methods in January of 2015. Tested this by transforming original 2015 data using the old transformation method and comparing it to the 2014 ETAT shapefile. Future transformation of this data should line up with the newest transformation. Process Date: 20150915

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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