FL Saltmarsh

Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)
Publication_Date: 1986
Title: camra_mrgis_saltmarsh_fl_nwi
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:: This GIS data set represents salt marsh from NWI and 1990 land use/land cover from Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD).
Purpose: To represent salt marshes 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, Creation date: 1986

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.647916
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.931555
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.022749
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.488303

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FMRItheme
Theme_Keyword: mangroves
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: land use/land cover
Theme_Keyword: marine vegetation (mangroves, seagrasses, seaweeds, sea oats)
Theme_Keyword: wetlands
Theme_Keyword: mapping
Theme_Keyword: coastal

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FMRIplace
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: statewide
Place_Keyword: southwest Florida
Place_Keyword: south Florida
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Place_Keyword: northeast Florida
Place_Keyword: northwest Florida
Place_Keyword: east coast of Florida
Place_Keyword: west coast of Florida
Place_Keyword: Saint Johns River
Place_Keyword: Cape Canaveral National Seashore
Place_Keyword: Big Bend
Place_Keyword: Charlotte Harbor
Place_Keyword: Tampa Bay
Place_Keyword: north Florida
Place_Keyword: southeast Florida

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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: National Wetlands Inventory
Other_Citation_Details:: Some NWI maps were produced using 1972-73 Mark Hurd color infrared (CIR) prints at 1:80000. In the mid 1980s NWI used aerial photos of 1:58000 scale, CIR transparencies, flown between 1984-86 as part of the National High Altitude Aerial Photography Project.
Source dates: 1970s & 1980s

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USFWS, NWI

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Salt marsh was extracted from NWI, and 1990 land use/land cover from SWFWMD and SRWMD.

Process_Date: 1990

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: 9728

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.saltmarsh_fl_nwi_poly

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_
Attribute_Definition: Date of information. 1973-1986, 1990

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: fmri.saltmrsh_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: SALTMRSH

Attribute_Definition: Numerical description of saltmarsh

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Salt marsh

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not salt marsh

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SALTMRSH_
Attribute_Definition: Internal ID used by ArcINFO

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SALTMRSH_ID
Attribute_Definition: Internal ID used 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 SDE.

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: SR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Suwannee River Water Mngmt. District

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SWFWMD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southwest Florida Water Mngmt. District

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NWI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wetlands Inventory - USFWS

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