FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: COUNTY BOUNDARIES WITH SHORELINES IN FLORIDA - 2009 

Geodataset Name:       COUNTYSHORE_AREAS_DEC09
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         18038
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains detailed shoreline with county boundaries in Florida. This is an update to the cntshr_2006 layer. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     24000 (boundaries) 40000 (shorelines)
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  19960101
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 1996    End Date: 2009
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: COUNTYSHORE_AREAS_DEC09.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
NAME
20 String
DEP_COUNTY
2 SmallInteger
FIPS_COUNT
2 SmallInteger
WATER
2 SmallInteger
DESCRIPT
13 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.
















NAME

Textual county names in upper case.
















DEP_COUNTY

Numeric code used in DEP's Regulatory Databases
















FIPS_COUNT

County FIPS codes = ((County code * 2) - 1)
















WATER

Enables the differentiated shading of land and water for maps




0 = LAND

1 = WATER













DESCRIPT

FGDL added field based on NAME. When WATER =1 feature is labled "WATER".
















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






















DEP_COUNTY   NAME         FIPS_COUNTY
----------   ----         -----------
         1   ALACHUA                1
         2   BAKER                  3
         3   BAY                    5
         4   BRADFORD               7
         5   BREVARD                9
         6   BROWARD               11
         7   CALHOUN               13
         8   CHARLOTTE             15
         9   CITRUS                17
        10   CLAY                  19
        11   COLLIER               21
        12   COLUMBIA              23
        13   DADE                  25
        14   DESOTO                27
        15   DIXIE                 29
        16   DUVAL                 31
        17   ESCAMBIA              33
        18   FLAGLER               35
        19   FRANKLIN              37
        20   GADSDEN               39
        21   GILCHRIST             41
        22   GLADES                43
        23   GULF                  45
        24   HAMILTON              47
        25   HARDEE                49
        26   HENDRY                51
        27   HERNANDO              53
        28   HIGHLANDS             55
        29   HILLSBOROUGH          57
        30   HOLMES                59
        31   INDIAN RIVER          61
        32   JACKSON               63
        33   JEFFERSON             65
        34   LAFAYETTE             67
        35   LAKE                  69
        36   LEE                   71
        37   LEON                  73
        38   LEVY                  75
        39   LIBERTY               77
        40   MADISON               79
        41   MANATEE               81
        42   MARION                83
        43   MARTIN                85
        44   MONROE                87
        45   NASSAU                89
        46   OKALOOSA              91
        47   OKEECHOBEE            93
        48   ORANGE                95
        49   OSCEOLA               97
        50   PALM BEACH            99
        51   PASCO                101
        52   PINELLAS             103
        53   POLK                 105
        54   PUTNAM               107
        55   ST. JOHNS            109
        56   ST. LUCIE            111
        57   SANTA ROSA           113
        58   SARASOTA             115
        59   SEMINOLE             117
        60   SUMTER               119
        61   SUWANNEE             121
        62   TAYLOR               123
        63   UNION                125
        64   VOLUSIA              127
        65   WAKULLA              129
        66   WALTON               131
        67   WASHINGTON           133






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 Counties with Shorelines dataset was created to provide detailed shoreline
data with county boundaries















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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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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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.
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information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
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REFERENCES: 














DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 








The county lines from a copy of the 1:24,000 DLG boundary layer were
extracted and inserted into the 1:40,000 shoreline sheet.  The coverage was
CLEANed to establish polygon topology and county name attribution was added.

The coverage was converted to a shapefile for insertion into SDE.  Polygons
were checked and edited for correct county and water attribution.  DEP County
Codes and FIPS Codes were obtained from the Oracle table MT$COUNTY and added
through a join of the County Name.

In December, 1999, the shapefile of this dataset was inserted into Spatial
Database Engine (SDE 3.0.2).
Process Date: 10/15/99


The DEP_COUNTY and FIPS_COUNTY missing attributes for Desoto county 
were added in the table via SQL Navigator.
Process Date: 2/28/2006


Boundaries for Broward and Palm Beach counties updated as per recent changes. 
Layer dissolved on the field COUNTY. Metadata updated and inserted as a 
new/replacement layer for DEP.COUNTYSHORE_AREAS in DataCatalog/DataMiner.
Process Date: 20091217


GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Department of Environmental 
Protection's GeoData Directory website (http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm) 
in May 2011. The data was downloaded in shapefile format and was in the following 
projection: Albers NAD 83 HARN. During the AQ/QC process the following tasks 
were undertaken:

- A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME. If WATER =1 then "WATER" 
  is used.
- Deleted the AREA, PERIMETER, AND OBJECTID fields.
- A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from its source.
- Renamed file from COUNTYSHORE_AREAS to countyshore_areas_dec09
Process Date: 20110504









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 Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) OTIS/GIS Section
FDEP
2600 Blair Stone Rd, MS 6520
Tallahassee, FL
32399-2400



http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm
GIS.Librarian@dep.state.fl.us










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