Geodataset Name:       COAST_FEB04
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         17879

DATA SOURCE(S):                    FWC - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Center for Spatial Analysis
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Variable
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      200402
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: COAST_FEB04.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
FID_FL_40K	No description
FID_fl_40k	Undefined by Source
ATTRIBUTE	Type of line COASTLINE = Represents the presence of coastline.
DESCRIPT	FGDL added field based on Attribute
SHAPE	Feature geometry.
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan
SHAPE.LEN	Length
FGDLAQDATE	FGDL added field based on date downloaded from source

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.

Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information. The source scale varies from 1:10,000 to 1:80,000.

FWRI created this for visual reference in maps at about 1:40k scale, or the largest scale available for an area.

Horizontal accuracy varies from 1:10,000 to 1:80,000

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

THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. 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:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: When received from FWRI this dataset was named fl_40k_nowater_poly. http://research.myfwc.com/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

This Florida shoreline was originally digitized in 1990 by USFWS under FWRI contract. In all cases, USFWS used the most detailed NOAA navigational charts available at the time (i.e. harbor areas were taken from 1:10000 and the Big Bend was taken from 1:80000). In some areas, nautical charts were insufficient and 1:24000 USGS quadrangles or DOQQs were used instead of the nautical charts. This is especially true along rivers. Process Date: 1990 The shoreline has been supplemented and updated from various sources including DOQQs and USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles. For a history file of updated areas, contact the GIS Librarian. Process Date: 2000 FWRI staff updated these data with revisions made during the "manatee speed zones" project of 2002. Process Date: 2003 FWRI staff updated the line work in Miami-Dade County to include line work digitized in-house for manatee speed zones and another project. Only major shoreline line work was edited, as well as some interior canal work that was important for the manatee speed zones. The revised line work was edge matched to the 1:40,000 shoreline line work, so that no interior canals were lost. The new line work and polygon attributes have been verified against 1999 DOQQs. Process Date: 200402 GeoPlan received this data in shapefile format on CD-ROM from FWRI on June 6, 2006. When received, the data was in Geographic projection Albers NAD 83, Spheroid: GRS 80. The file was projected to FGDL Albers HARN. When received this shape file was a polygon. It was converted to polyline using the polygon to line function in ArcTool Box. The resulting polyline file was edited to remove the Northern and Western border of the state that did not correspond to any coastline. This was done using the split line tool while editing. - Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN - ATTRIBUTE field was recalculated to COASTLINE from LAND - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on ATTRIBUTE - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Renamed shapefile from fl_40k_nowater_poly to COAST - Recalculated SHAPE.LEN using X-Tools Process Date: 20060915

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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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
FWC-FWRI
100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg, Florida
33701
727-896-8626


http://research.myfwc.com/features/category_main.asp?id=1153
GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
GIS Librarian

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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