Geodataset Name:       SNKHLE_AUG05
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POINT

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Geological Survey, FDEP
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20050805
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SNKHLE_AUG05.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
FID	Internal Feature Number
Shape	Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.
REF_NUM	First two digits follow Fla. DOT county numbering system, last three digits are randomly assigned.
DATE_ADD	Date Added
DATE_REV	Date Revised
MONTH	Month of sinkhole occurrence
DAY	Day of sinkhole occurrence
YEAR	Year of sinkhole occurrence
TIME	Time of sinkhole occurrence; 24 hour clock 999 = unk
LONG_DD	Longitudinal Degrees
LONG_MM	Longitudinal Minutes
LONG_SS	Longitudinal Seconds
LAT_DD	Latitudinal Degrees
LAT_MM	Latitudinal Minutes
LAT_SS	Latitudinal Seconds
CO	County Name
TWNSHP	Township
RANGE	Range
SECTION	Section
QTRSECT	Quater Section
QTRSECT_1	Undefined by Source
QUAD	USGS Quadrangle
ONAME	Land Owner's Name
OSTREET	Owner's Street Address
OCITY	Owner's City
OZIP	Owner's Zip
OPHONE	Owner's Phone
SIZDIM	Sinkhole Dimensions E = Estimated M = Measured U = Unknown
SINSHAPE	Sinkhole Shape C = Circular E = Elongated U = Unknown
SINLNGTH	Sinkhole length (feet)
SINWIDTH	Sinkhole width (feet)
SINDEPTH	Sinkhole depth (feet)
SLOPE	Wall slope at occurence
WATSIN	Water in sink? Yes or No
WATBLS	Depth of water BLS
LIMVIS	Limestone visible? Yes or No
CAVVIS	Cavern visible? Yes or No
SUBRATE	Subsidence rate R = Rapid S = Slow U = Unknown
MECH1	Triggering Mechanism 1 - New construction
MECH2	Triggering Mechanism 2 - Well drilling
MECH3	Triggering Mechanism 3 - Blasting
MECH4	Triggering Mechanism 4 - Grnd. loading
MECH5	Triggering Mechanism 5 - Rainfall
MECH6	Triggering Mechanism 6 - Pumpage
MECH7	Triggering Mechanism 7 - Unknown
PRECOL1	Precollapse Parameter - Indicator 1 - Runoff ponding
PRECOL2	Precollapse Parameter - Indicator 2- Grnd. cracks
PRECOL3	Precollapse Parameter - Indicator 3 - Tilting objects
PRECOL4	Precollapse Parameter - Indicator 4 - Small holes
PRECOL5	Precollapse Parameter - Indicator 5 - Well turbidity
PRECOL6	Precollapse Parameter - Indicator 6 - Vegetation
PRECOL7	Precollapse Parameter - Indicator 7 - Unknown
PROPDAM	Property damage
REPAIRED	Sink repaired?
PLANNED	Repairs planned?
TOPO1	Topography - Flat 1
TOPO2	Topography - Hilltop 2
TOPO3	Topography - Slope 3
TOPO4	Topography - Valley Bottom 4
TOPO5	Topography - Depression 5
TOPO6	Topography - Other See Comm. 6
DRAINSTR	Drainage Structures in Area
LANDUS1	Landuse - Cropland 1
LANDUS2	Landuse - Pasture 2
LANDUS3	Landuse - Forest 3
LANDUS4	Landuse - Grove 4
LANDUS5	Landuse - Wetland 5
LANDUS6	Landuse - Suburban Low Density 6
LANDUS7	Landuse - Urban High Density 7
LANDUS8	Landuse - Industrial 8
SOILTYPE	Soil Type
NEARSIN	Nearby recent sinks? Yes or No
OLDSIN	Near other sinks or lakes? Yes or No
COMMEN1	Comment
COMMEN2	Comment
COMMEN3	Comment
COMMEN4	Comment
COMMEN5	Comment
COMMEN6	Comment
COMMEN7	Comment
ACCESS1	Site Access 1
ACCESS2	Site Access 2
ACCESS3	Site Access 3
WITNAM	Witness Name
WITADDRE	Witness address
WITCTZIP	Witness city and zip
WITPHONE	Witness phone number
MAPYRWAT	Water Table Map Year
MAPYRPOT	Potentiometric Map Year
MAPMOWAT	Water Table Map Month
MAPMOPOT	Potentiometric Map Month
COMLON	Compas Dir. Long Dimensions
FORMNA	Limestone Formation
TEMNIF	Low Tem. Night Before
TEMDAF	High Temp. Day Of
ELELS	Land Surf Elevation
ELELIM	Limestone Elevation
THICKC	Cover Thickness
WATTAB	Water Table Elevation
POTELE	Potentiometric Surface Elev.
HEADIF	Head Difference
RAINFA	Rainfall On Day
TORAIN	Tot. Rain 90 Days
PREFAL	Tot. Rain 6 days Pre.
STREET	Witness Street address???
WNAME	Witness Name
SIZDIM_1	Dimensions E = Estimated M = Measured U = Unknown
SINCIR	Sink shape E = Elongated C = Circular U = Unknown
WATSIN_1	Water in sink? Yes or No
WATCHA	Water Level Changed Much - Yes or No
LIMVIS_1	Limestone visible? Yes or No
NEWART	Newspaper Articles - Yes or No
LIMAQU	In Confined Limestone - Yes or No
SHAWAT	In Perched Aquifer? - Yes or No
SURDEC	In area of High Pot. Surf. Decline? Yes or No
SURFLU	In area of High Pot. Surf. Fluctuation? Yes or No
CAVVIS_1	Cavern visible? Yes or No
DRACHA	Any Drainage Channels? Yes or No
DIR	Was Compass Direction E = Estimated M = Measured U = Unknown
WIT	Witness
URBAN	Urban - Yes or No
WATSOR	Water Tab. Elev. from M = Map W = Well
POTSOR	Pot. Surf. Elev. from M = Map W = Well
OWN	DOT Owner? Yes or No
LONG	Longitude
LAT	Latitude
FLAG_0	Entries w/ downloaded latitude & longitude equaling zero
DESCRIPT	Based on ONAME
FGDLAQDATE	Date FGDL received data

USER NOTES:

Sinkhole Database Disclaimer: This geologic data was developed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) - Florida Geological Survey (FGS) to carry out agency responsibilities related to management, protection, and development of Florida's natural resources. Although efforts have been made to make the information accurate and useful, the FDEP/FGS assumes no responsibility for errors in the information and does not guarantee that the data are free from errors or inaccuracies. Similarly FDEP/FGS assumes no responsibility for the consequences of inappropriate uses or interpretations of the data. As such, these digital data are distributed on an "as is" basis and the user assumes all risk as to their quality, the results obtained from their use, and the performance of the data. FDEP/FGS bears no responsibility to inform users of any changes made to this data. The data in this database was obtained from a variety of sources. Sinkhole records listed in this database, in many instances, have not been field checked or verified by FDEP/FGS professional geologists. Additionally, the locations of many of these sinkholes have not been verified. As such, anyone using this data is advised that precision implied by the data may far exceed actual precision. Comments on this data are invited and FDEP/FGS would appreciate that documented errors be brought to staff attention. The development of these data sets represents a major investment of staff time and effort. As a professional responsibility, we expect that the FDEP/FGS will receive proper credit when you utilize these data sets. Further, since part of this data was developed and collected with U.S. Government or State of Florida funding, no proprietary rights may be attached to it in whole or in part, nor may it be sold to the U.S. Government or the Florida State Government as part of any procurement of products or services .The use of information from the FGS site by a third party does not indicate that the FGS recommends or endorses the third party user or their services. Use Constraints: The sinkhole data contained in this coverage represents only those sinkholes that have been reported to the Florida Geological Survey and the Florida Sinkhole Research Institute between the years of 1945 and 2005 and does not represent the total number of sinkholes that may have developed in Florida. Sinkhole reports may not have been verified by any geotechnical firm or professional geologist and therefore may be suspect as to the actual cause of the feature. Please note: In this dataset, there are sinkhole locations that fall directly on top of each other. Note about Horizontal Locational Accuracy: Many sinkhole reports, especially reports prior to 1990, did not contain GPS/DGPS location references. Latitudinal and Longitudinal reference was derived from Public Land Survey System (PLSS) coverages of Section, Township, and Range including quarter/quarter/quarter information and/or references to a local physical address if possible. Location positions are not accurate for scales of greater than 1:100,000

A note concerning data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasetsare 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. 1:250000 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 analyses. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our web pages at: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:

FDEP http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/gisdatamaps/sinkhole_database.htm

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

GeoPlan received this data via the internet as an excel file and converted it to a shape file and : -deleted point that appeared in middle of Atlantic Ocean -added FGDLAQDATE field based on the date FGDL acquired the data from the source. -added FLAG_0 field to flag the records that were recieved with Latitudinal and Longitudinal Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds, but no Decimal Degrees. In these cases GeoPlan calculated the Decimal Degrees using the Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds. -added descript field based on 'ONAME' -Projected the data to FGDL Albers Process Date: 20051021

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 Geological Survey, Geologic Investigations
FGS/ FDEP
903 W. Tennessee St., Gunter Bldg. MS#720
Tallahassee, Florida
32304-7716
850-488-4191 Ext. 118


www.dep.state.fl.us/geology

Rick Green

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