Geodataset Name:       CH_NMFS_STURGULFL_MAR03
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         36

DATA SOURCE(S):                    NOAA - National Marine Fisheries Service
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20030319
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 20021126    End Date: 20030319
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: CH_NMFS_STURGULFL_MAR03.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
SINGLMULTI	Single or multiple species
COMNAME	Legal common name of the species
SCINAME	Binomial or trinomial scientific name
SPCODE	Unique Species Code referencing the species for the critical habitat being submitted
VIPCODE	Unique Population Code referencing the species for the critical habitat being submitted
UNIT	Critical habitat unit code
SUBUNIT	Critical Habitat subunit code
UNITNAME	Critical Habitat unit name
SUBNITNAM	No description available.
STATUS	Critical Habitat Status FINAL = Final Critical Habitat PROPOSED = Proposed Critical Habitat EXCLUDED = Excluded (4A3 or 4B2) VACATED = Vacated by Court Order
LEADOFFICE	Lead Office Cost Center Code
COOPOFFICE	Cooperating Office Cost Center Code
COOPOFMORE	Additional Cooperating Office Cost Center Codes
FEDREG	Federal Register ID
PUBDATE	Federal Register publication date
EFFECTDATE	Effective date for critical habitat designation
VACATEDATE	Date critical habitat designation vacated
ACCURACY	Accuracy items or concerns Temporal Adjustment = Data is dependent on temporal factors Seasonal Adjustment = Data is dependent on seasonal factors Tidal Adjustment = Data is dependent on tidal fluctuations Historical Adjustment = Reference features, streams, boundaries, etc. have changed Source Adjustment = Source data is inconsistent or coarse Other = Other concern
LENGTH_MET	No description available.
RIVER_MILE	No description available.
HUC_CODE	HUC CODE
DESCRIPT	Field added by GeoPlan calculated as: [UNITNAME] & " (" & [UNIT] & ") - " & [SUBNITNAM]
FGDLAQDATE	The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan
SHAPE.LEN	Length in meters

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.

The purpose of these data is to visually represent the critical habitat areas for GIS analysis and display. Critical habitat constitutes areas considered essential for the conservation of a listed species. These areas provide notice to the public and land managers of the importance of the areas to the conservation of this species. Special protections and/or restrictions are possible in areas where Federal funding, permits, licenses, authorizations, or actions occur or are required.

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:

NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service Critical Habitat Designations, Maps, and GIS Data https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/critical-habitat Southeast NOAA Fisheries Region: critical habitat maps and data https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/tags/southeast-critical-habitat-map

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

This data set was created using ArcView 3.2a The process steps for creating the final Gulf sturgeon riverine critical habitat units were: 1. NHD arc and route.reach files were brought into the view for each basin covered by the final critical habitat. 2. Records in the route.reach files were selected by querying on the name field. Additional unnamed records (mainly distributaries) were selected within the view using the selector tool. 3. Records in the arc files were selected using the "Select by theme..." command, choosing all records that were completely within the route.reach files. The selected records were visually checked to ensure that only river centerlines were included. 4. Using the X-Tools extension "merge themes" command, all selected records from the NHD arc files were combined into the stg_ch_final.shp file. 5. Distributaries that were not included in the NHD arc files but were included in the Federal Register maps or DeLorme state gazetteers were added to the shapefile with on-screen digitizing. 6. Using the narrative unit descriptions from the Federal Register, some arcs were spilt and parts were removed. This only occurred in units where the highest river reach included stopped at a road crossing. The roads layer used to determine this stopping point is from the ESRI Sample Data and Maps, CD Volume 5, Southern U.S., August 1999. Process Date: 20021126 The GeoPlan Center downloaded the critical habitat dataset on October 17th, 2019 from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Critical Habitat Website: ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION: Critical Habitat https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/critical-habitat Southeast critical habitat maps and data https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/tags/southeast-critical-habitat-map Gulf Sturgeon Critical Habitat Map and GIS Data Map and GIS data representing critical habitat for the conservation of threatened Gulf sturgeon in the Southeast U.S. June 26, 2019 - Map , Southeast https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/gulf-sturgeon-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/webdam/download/91216925 shapefile-Gulf-sturgeon-critical-habitat-all-units-USFWS-NMFS-SERO.zip shapefile_Gulf_sturgeon_critical_habitat_Unit1_7_USFWS_SERO.shp During the QA/QC process the following tasks were undertaken: - Select features that intersected the CH_NMFS_EXTENT_OCT19.shp - Reprojected to FGDL Albers via the following: Original Projection: GCS_WGS_1984 Transformation used to Reproject to FGDL Albers: WGS_1984_(ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983 + NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida - Clipped to the CH_NMFS_EXTENT_OCT19.shp - Uppercased all records in the table (Except Scientific Names). - Uppercased all field names - A DESCRIPT field was added based on [UNITNAME] & " (" & [UNIT] & ") - " & [SUBNITNAM] - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from source. - Renamed to: CH_NMFS_STURGULFL_MAR03 - Updated Metadata. Process Date: 20191017 Dataset copied. Process Date: 20191101

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):

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NOAA/NMFS Southeast Regional Office
NOAA - NMFS
263 13th Ave S
St. Petersburg, FL
33701
727-824-5312


https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/gulf-sturgeon-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data
amanda.frick@noaa.gov@noaa.gov
Amanda Frick

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