Statewide County Boundary(1:500,000)

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), Coastal and Marine Resource Assessment (CAMRA)
Publication Date: 1997
Title: camra_mrgis_counties500k_fl
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Publication Information:

Publication Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Publisher: FWC, FMRI, CAMRA

Description:

Abstract:
This polygon and line GIS data set represents the counties of the state of Florida. The county boundaries and shoreline draw quickly, but detail is minimal. The original source and scale of the data are unknown, but the scale is believed to be approximately 1:500,000.
Purpose:
This data set represents Florida counties in a format that draws quickly. These data are not for analytical use.
Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Description of Geographic Extent:
Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -87.430788
East Bounding Coordinate: -79.869373
North Bounding Coordinate: 30.984364
South Bounding Coordinate: 24.515477

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: FMRItheme
Theme Keyword: GIS
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Theme Keyword: mapping
Theme Keyword: bounds
Theme Keyword: counties

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: FMRIplace
Place Keyword: statewide
Place Keyword: Florida
Place Keyword: south Florida
Place Keyword: southwest Florida
Place Keyword: Florida Keys
Place Keyword: northeast Florida
Place Keyword: northwest Florida
Place Keyword: north Florida
Place Keyword: southeast Florida
Place Keyword: east coast of Florida
Place Keyword: west coast of Florida
Place Keyword: Florida Panhandle
Place Keyword: Florida Peninsula

Stratum:

Temporal:

Taxonomy:

Access Constraints: Available with caution
Use Constraints: Available with caution
Point of 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

Data Set Credit: Security Information:

Security Classification System: FMRI-DC
Security Classification: Available with caution
Security Handling Description: Available with caution

Native Data Set Environment: Windows NT Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcInfo 8.1.0.415

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report:
All entities and attributes have been identified and documented. The county name attributes are accurate.
Completeness Report:
Counties are complete for the state of Florida.
Lineage:

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: 148

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude Resolution: 0.0
Longitude Resolution: 0.0

Planar:

Map Projection:

Map Projection Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Standard Parallel: 24.0
Standard Parallel: 31.5
Longitude of Central Meridian: -84.0
False Easting: 400000.0
False Northing: 0.0

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.002095
Ordinate Resolution: 0.002095

Planar Distance Units: meters

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: FMRI.counties500k_fl_poly
Entity Type Definition: Florida counties in polygon format.
Entity Type Definition Source:

Attribute:

Attribute Label: CODE
Attribute Definition: Abbreviated county name
Attribute Definition Source: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute Label: NAME
Attribute Definition: Name of county or island
Attribute Definition Source: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Unique internal value
Attribute Definition Source: Created by ArcSDE

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute Definition: Internal value representing the area of a polygon
Attribute Definition Source: Created by ArcSDE

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: Internal value representing perimeter of polygon
Attribute Definition Source: Created by ArcSDE

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TYPE
Attribute Definition: Type of feature
Attribute Definition Source: Unknown
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: I
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Island

Enumerated Domain Value: C
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: County mainland

Enumerated Domain Value: L
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Water body

Attribute:

Attribute Label: COUNTY
Attribute Definition: County name

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: FMRI.counties500k_fl_arc
Entity Type Definition: Florida counties in line format.
Entity Type Definition Source:

Attribute:

Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal ID used by SDE.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LPOLY
Attribute Definition: Left county abbreviation.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: RPOLY
Attribute Definition: Right county abbreviation.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: CODE
Attribute Definition: Unknown field.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: Length of line (in meters). Automatically calculated by SDE.

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

Resource Description: FMRI.counties500k_fl_poly
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.

Metadata Date: 05/21/2001
Metadata Review Date: 09/30/2003
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