FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FLORIDA COUNTY BOUNDARIES - STATEWIDE JUNE 2011

Geodataset Name:       CNTBND_JUN11
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         67
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains Florida county boundaries. It is an update of the FGDL Version 2003 County Boundaries dataset.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    United States Census Bureau
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     100000
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 1990 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 1990 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: CNTBND_JUN11.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
NAME
32 String
FGDLCODE
32 String
FIPS
3 String
DESCRIPT
12 String
SHAPE
4 Geometry
AUTOID
8 Double
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

NAME County Name

FGDLCODE County Code used by FGDL (coincides with alphabetical order)

FIPS Federal Informational Processing Standard Code. Unique county code used by the Census Bureau.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on NAME

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are 
collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these 
requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect 
to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right 
GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout 
the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of 
gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, 
as established during initialization of the digital file.  All data outside the enclosed 
region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are 
clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is 
examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is 
corrected accordingly.  This process is documented in the Process_Step.)  Data 
within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline 
straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated 
neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates.  All 
internal polygons are tested for closure.  Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. 
closure line, convey data quality information.  When information to be encoded in 
the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the 
subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is 
relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s."
Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.

This dataset provides location and attribute information on all 67 of Florida's counties.

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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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:


DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This data layer was originally created by the US Census Bureau. 
The GeoPlan Center acquired this dataset from the Florida Department 
of Environmental Protection GIS Division. This dataset was previously 
released in FGDL Version 3 (released July 2000), and there was an 
error in the eastern border of Polk County/ western border of Osceola. 
The border has been corrected and updated for this new version of the 
dataset.
Process Date: 2002

The originating agencies created the original spatial coverage. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers (2) Set Precision to DOUBLE (3) Set Tolerances to FGDL Standards. (4) Changed DADE county name to MIAMI-DADE; also changed FIPS code from 13 to 86 Process Date: 2002
GeoPlan corrected Hernando and Sumter County boundaries in September 2004. Process Date: 20040900
Dissolved layer based on county name in order to convert single part shapes to multipart shapes. This reduced the polygon count to 67. In addition, deleted small island polygons that had name Franklin but were located on the western border of Wakulla County. Process Date: 20080612
Fixed Palm Beach / Broward border. Made corrections based on the following two layers: fl_countyshore.shp (FDEP) CountyBoundary.shp (Broward County GIS) Process Date: 20110601
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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United States Census Bureau
USCB
4600 Silver Hill Road
Washington D.C., District of Columbia
20233
(301) 457-1128 (Geography)

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/geo/www/tiger Operator

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