FL Tidal Flats

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), and Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
Publication_Date: 1990
Title: camra_mrgis_tidalflats_fl_nwi
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract: This GIS data set represents statewide tidal flats
Purpose: To visually represent tidal flats in the state of Florida.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Time_of_Day: unknown
Currentness_Reference: Source date: 1970s, 1980s, 1990
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.646747
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.876458
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.015904
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.480622
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FMRItheme
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: land use/land cover
Theme_Keyword: wetlands
Theme_Keyword: coastal
Theme_Keyword: mapping
Theme_Keyword: habitat (rivers, estuaries, ecology, hard bottom)
Theme_Keyword: benthic
Theme_Keyword: marine vegetation (mangroves, seagrasses, seaweeds, sea oats)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FMRIplace
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: statewide
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Place_Keyword: south Florida
Place_Keyword: southwest Florida
Place_Keyword: northeast Florida
Place_Keyword: northwest Florida
Place_Keyword: east coast of Florida
Place_Keyword: West Palm
Access_Constraints: Available with caution
Use_Constraints: FWC-FMRI and the originator of the data must be credited.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Florida Marine Research Institute 100 8th Ave. SE
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: FMRI-DC
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All entities and attributes have been identified. The accuracy of the attributes has not been verified by FMRI.
Completeness_Report: QA/QC incomplete
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Positional accuracy has not been verified by FMRI.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)
Title: camra_mrgis_wetland_fl_nwi
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details: Source date: 1970s, 1980s
Online_Linkage: <http://www.nwi.fws.gov>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: 72-3 1:80K CIR photos,1980s 1:58K CIR photos
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Time_of_Day: unknown
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USFWS, NWI
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
Publication_Date: 1990
Title: camra_mrgis_landuse_swfwmd_1990_H
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: CIR Photography
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1990
Time_of_Day: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SWFWMD
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Statewide Tidal flats were extracted from FL_NWI (FMRI.wetland_fl_nwi_poly), and SWFWMD 1990 LULC (FMRI.landuse_swfwmd_1990_poly_H). Compiled by FMRI
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
 
 

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 8627

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: FMRI.tidalflats_fl_nwi_poly
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_
Attribute_Definition: Date of information. 1972-1983, 1990
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: fmri.tdlflats_nwi_polygon.AREA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal ID used by SDE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition:
Length of polygon perimeter (in meters). Automatically calculated by ArcINFO.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition:
Area of polygon (in square meters). Automatically calculated by ArcINFO.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition:
Length of polygon perimeter (in meters). Automatically calculated by SDE.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SOURCE
Attribute_Definition: Source of information.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SWFWMD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southwest Florida Water Management District
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NWI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wetlands Inventory
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TDLFLAT
Attribute_Definition: Numerical tidal flat indicator.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TDLFLATS_
Attribute_Definition: Internal ID used by ArcINFO
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TDLFLATS_ID
Attribute_Definition: Internal ID used by ArcINFO

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Distribution_Liability:
This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FMRI produced data set or the appropriate originator; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Florida Marine Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
Standard_Order_Process:
Custom_Order_Process:
These data have caveats. Contact GIS Librarian for details. If these data are maintained by an agency other than FWC-FMRI, then the source agency should be contacted directly for requests.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020301
Metadata_Review_Date: 20030930
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: No restrictions on metadata.
Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: FMRI-MC
Metadata_Security_Classification: Available
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile