FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FFWCC POTENTIAL HABITAT BY SPECIES - 2009 

Geodataset Name:       POTHAB_QRY_09
Geodataset Type:       GRID
Geodataset Feature:    
Feature Count:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This is a queryable dataset useful for identifying species specific potential habitat identified in FFWCC's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Needs in Florida report. For this grid, the pixel value itself is not important, it is merely an index value of the combination of species present. To identify the species present at a location, refer to the individual species columns, a value of 1 indicates that potential habitat is identified for that species at that location. In 1994, researchers in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission completed a project, entitled Closing The Gaps in Florida's Wildlife Habitat Conservation System (Cox et al 1994), assessing the security of rare and imperiled species on existing conservation lands in Florida. These biologists used a variety of species occurrence data, habitat data and a geographic information system (GIS) to determine the protection afforded to focal species on publicly owned lands and identify important habitat areas in Florida with no conservation protection. These areas, known as Strategic Habitat Conservation Areas (SHCA), serve as a foundation for conservation planning in Florida by clearly depicting the crucial need for species protection through habitat conservation. The results of this research have provided biologists, policy-makers, land-use planners and the citizens of Florida the tools and opportunity to help meet our wildlife conservation goals. Over time, the Closing the Gaps report became outdated. Since 1994, landscape-level habitat changes, transfer of land from private to public ownership and changes in land use altered the ability to accurately assess Florida's biodiversity and wildlife conservation status. As a result, Commission biologists and managers recognized the urgent need for a revisiting of Florida's Closing the Gaps project. Advances in technological capabilities, revised habitat data, and more extensive species occurrence data facilitated a reassessment of Florida's biodiversity protection status. Additionally, advances in population viability modeling techniques allowed examination of wildlife habitat needs with a degree and clarity that was not available in the previous report. The results of this project have helped determine how habitat protection needs have changed since 1994 and where protection efforts need to be focused to ensure conservation of Florida's wildlife for future generations. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  Unpublished Material
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 20030401    End Date: 2009
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: POTHAB_QRY_09.VAT
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
VALUE
4 Integer
COUNT
4 Integer
Rowid
4 OID
AIBM_PH
4 Integer
AMKE_PH
4 Integer
ASMS_PH
4 Integer
ASTK_PH
4 Integer
BCFS_PH
4 Integer
BE_PH
4 Integer
BEAR_PH
4 Integer
BOGFROG_PH
4 Integer
BWVI_PH
4 Integer
CHBM_PH
4 Integer
CKMS_PH
4 Integer
COHA_PH
4 Integer
CRCA_PH
4 Integer
CROC_PH
4 Integer
DUCK_PH
4 Integer
FKMS_PH
4 Integer
FLATSAL_PH
4 Integer
FLOMO_PH
4 Integer
FSC_PH
4 Integer
GRAYBAT_PH
4 Integer
GRSHPRSP_PH
4 Integer
GSMS_PH
4 Integer
GTORT_PH
4 Integer
KDEER_PH
4 Integer
KMTURT_PH
4 Integer
LIMPK_PH
4 Integer
LKMR_PH
4 Integer
LOUSSP_PH
4 Integer
LOWA_PH
4 Integer
MACSP_PH
4 Integer
MACU_PH
4 Integer
NEWT_PH
4 Integer
OWL_PH
4 Integer
PABU_PH
4 Integer
PANTHER_PH
4 Integer
PBTFROG_PH
4 Integer
PLOVER_PH
4 Integer
RCW_PH
4 Integer
RRCSNAKE_PH
4 Integer
SABM_PH
4 Integer
SALTVOLE_PH
4 Integer
SCRUBJAY_PH
4 Integer
SCOTTSP_PH
4 Integer
SEALSALM_PH
4 Integer
SEBAT_PH
4 Integer
SEBM_PH
4 Integer
SHFS_PH
4 Integer
SIRAT_PH
4 Integer
SKMR_PH
4 Integer
SNKITE_PH
4 Integer
SRRAT_PH
4 Integer
SSKINK_PH
4 Integer
STHA_PH
4 Integer
WADE_PH
4 Integer
WCPI_PH
4 Integer
RICHNESS
4 Integer
DESCRIPT
2 SmallInteger
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





VALUE

Pixel cell value
















COUNT

Pixel count for cell value
















Rowid

Internal feature number.
















AIBM_PH

Anastasia Island beach mouse




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













AMKE_PH

Southeastern American kestrel




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













ASMS_PH

Atlantic salt marsh snake




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













ASTK_PH

American swallow-tailed kite




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













BCFS_PH

Big Cypress fox squirrel




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













BE_PH

Southern bald eagle




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













BEAR_PH

Florida black bear




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













BOGFROG_PH

Bog frog




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













BWVI_PH

Black-whiskered vireo




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













CHBM_PH

Choctawhatchee beach mouse




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













CKMS_PH

Cedar Key mole skink




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













COHA_PH

Cooper's hawk




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













CRCA_PH

Audubon's crested caracara




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













CROC_PH

American crocodile




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













DUCK_PH

Mottled duck




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













FKMS_PH

Florida Keys mole skink




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













FLATSAL_PH

Flatwoods salamander




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













FLOMO_PH

Florida mouse




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













FSC_PH

Florida sandhill crane




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













GRAYBAT_PH

Gray bat




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













GRSHPRSP_PH

Florida grasshopper sparrow




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













GSMS_PH

Gulf salt marsh snake




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













GTORT_PH

Gopher tortoise




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













KDEER_PH

Florida Key deer




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













KMTURT_PH

Striped mud turtle




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













LIMPK_PH

Limpkin




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













LKMR_PH

Lower Keys marsh rabbit




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













LOUSSP_PH

Louisana seaside sparrow




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













LOWA_PH

Louisiana waterthrush




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













MACSP_PH

MacGillivray's seaside sparrow




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













MACU_PH

Mangrove cuckoo




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













NEWT_PH

Striped newt




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













OWL_PH

Florida burrowing owl




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













PABU_PH

Painted bunting




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













PANTHER_PH

Florida panther




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













PBTFROG_PH

Pine barrens tree frog




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













PLOVER_PH

Cuban snowy plover




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













RCW_PH

Red-cockaded woodpecker




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













RRCSNAKE_PH

Rim rock crowned snake




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SABM_PH

St. Andrews beach mouse




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SALTVOLE_PH

Florida salt marsh vole




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SCRUBJAY_PH

Florida scrub jay




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SCOTTSP_PH

Scott's seaside sparrow




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SEALSALM_PH

Seal salamander




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SEBAT_PH

Southeastern bat




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SEBM_PH

Southeastern beach mouse




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SHFS_PH

Sherman's fox squirrel




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SIRAT_PH

Sanibel Island rice rat




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SKMR_PH

Black skimmer




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SNKITE_PH

Florida snail kite




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SRRAT_PH

Silver rice rat




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













SSKINK_PH

Sand skink




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













STHA_PH

Short-tailed hawk




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













WADE_PH

Wading birds




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













WCPI_PH

White crowned pigeon




1 = Potential habitat identified for the species

0 = Potential habitat not identified for the species













RICHNESS

Total count of species present
















DESCRIPT

GeoPlan added field based on richness
















FGDLAQDATE

The date GeoPlan aquired the data






















To identify the species present please refer to the individual species columns; a value of 1 
indicates the species potential habitat identified for the species at the pixel.






USER NOTES:








Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values













Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges and all 
pixel cells were classified.













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.















Data are intended to provide landscape-scale guidance to decision makers 
involved in public land acquisition, land use planning and other land 
conservation efforts at regional scales.  Data were primarily based on 
medium-scale (30m) land cover data classified from Landsat 7 ETM+ 
imagery, therefore should be used only at  1:100000 or smaller scales.















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















Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 
Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be 
appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such 
acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data 
source is expected by users of this data.  Please cite the original metadata 
when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered 
data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share 
the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with 
other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due 
to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, 
and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect 
use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.














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DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 








GeoPlan obtained dataset via CDROM from the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission.
- Changes file name from pothab_query to pothab_qry_09
- Added descript field based on species
- Added FGDLAQDATE field
Process Date: 20091105


Metadata imported.
Process Date: 20100111









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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