FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FFWCC STRATEGIC HABITAT CONSERVATION AREAS RICHNESS - 2009 

Geodataset Name:       SHCA_RCH_09
Geodataset Type:       GRID
Geodataset Feature:    
Feature Count:
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset is a representation of the diversity of species SHCA identified in FFWCC's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Needs in Florida report. Pixel cell value indicates the total number of species SHCA identified at that specific 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 Over time, the Closing the Gaps report became outdated.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: SHCA_RCH_09.VAT
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
VALUE
4 Integer
COUNT
4 Integer
Rowid
4 OID
DESCRIPT
2 SmallInteger
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





VALUE

Total count of individual species strategic habitat conservation areas identified
















COUNT

Pixel count for cell value
















Rowid

Internal feature number.
















DESCRIPT

GeoPlan added field based on VALUE
















FGDLAQDATE

The date GeoPlan aquired the data






















Pixel value represents the total count of individual species strategic habitat 
conservation areas identified






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.
- Changed the file name from scha_richness to scha_rch_09
- Added descript field based on VALUE
- Added FGDLAQDATE field
Process Date: 20091112


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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[Species Name] potential habitat
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
2574 Seagate Drive, Suite 250
Tallahassee, Florida
32301
850-488-6661


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