Geodataset Name:       CROCODILE_CH_SEP05
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         1

DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     24,000
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20031007
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 2001001    End Date: 20031007
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: CROCODILE_CH_SEP05.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
ACRES	area of polygons in acres
SPECIES	The species the dataset describes
DESCRIPT	Based on species
FGDLAQDATE	The date GeoPlan aquired the data
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan
SHAPE.AREA	Area in meters
SHAPE.LEN	Length in meters

Area and Acres are the attribute fields.

USER NOTES:

The shapefile was exported to an ArcInfo coverage. The coverage was checked using ArcEdit (ArcInfo 8.2). The coverage was checked for dangles, and they were removed if discovered. The lines also had all splits removed. The coverage was then built and exported back to a shapefile.

The topology was checked completely. There were no user-defined attributes for this shapefile. The attributes created by ArcInfo were deleted. XTools 2.2 was used to create and update the attributes "AREA" and "ACRES".

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Description from 42 FR 47843 1977. American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Florida. All land and water within the following boundary: Beginning at the easternmost tip of Turkey Point, Dade County, on the coast of Biscayne Bay; thence southeastward along a straight line to Christmas Point at the southernmost tip of Elliott Key; thence southwestward along a line following the shores of the Atlantic Ocean side of Old Rhodes Key. Palo Alto Key, Angelfish Key, Key Largo. Plantation Key, Windley Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, and Long Key, to the westernmost tip of Long Key; thence northwestward along a straight line to the westernmost tip of Middle Cape: thence northward along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to the north side of the mouth of Little Sable Creek; thence eastward along a straight line to the northernmost point of Nine-Mile Pond; thence northeastward along a straight line to the point of beginning.

Geographic Information System (GIS) data for the designation of critical habitat of the American crocodile: These GIS data and their associated coordinates are not the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries for the American crocodile. As noted in the final rule, the textual unit descriptions constitute the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. Users of these GIS data are cautioned to refer to the final textual unit descriptions provided in the final rule as the definitive source in determining critical habitat areas. Additionally, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a definitive finding of whether a location is within critical habitat.

Horizontal accuracy is within the national map accuracy standards for 1:24,000 GIS data.

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These data are final critical habitat areas for the American crocodile. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. NOTE: The legal boundaries are described in the Federal Register language (see supplemental information).

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REFERENCES:

FFWCC Crocodile Info: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/crocodile_index.htm

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Based on descriptions in the 42 FR 47843. The source data layers for county boundaries with shorelines and hydrology were used to create the polygon shapefile. Process Date: 9/15/2005 Polygon shapefile was converted to an ArcInfo coverage for a logical consistency check. Process Date: 9/15/2005 The polygon ArcInfo coverage was converted back to a shapefile. The field attributes added by ArcInfo were deleted. The Attributes "Area" and "Acres" were created and updated by XTools 2.2. The attribute fields "Area" and "Acres" were then restructured using XTools 2.2 so that "Area" is an integer and "Acres" has only one decimal. Process Date: 9/15/2005 Metadata imported and then edited using ArcCatalog. Process Date: 9/15/2005 GeoPlan downloaded the data in October 2009 via the USFWS Critical Habitat portal in NAD_1983_HARN_Albers projection. - Renamed dataset from american_crocodile-critical_habitat to crocodile_ch_sep05 - Deleted area fields - Added and calculated acres field - Added species field - Added a DESCRIPT field based on species - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data. Process Date: 20091104 Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20091119

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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Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS
South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street
Vero Beach, Florida
32960
772-562-3909


http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/

George Dennis & Barry Wood

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