County Boundaries of the Gulf of Mexico

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_counties_se_us
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Publication Information:

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

Description:

Abstract:
This GIS data set represents the counties of the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean, from Delaware to Texas. This data set also includes a general shoreline of eastern Mexico.
Purpose:
To represent county boundaries of the southeastern United States in vector format.
Supplemental Information: The source, accuracy, and time period of these data are unknown. Use with caution.
Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Description of Geographic Extent:
Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -104.034858
East Bounding Coordinate: -74.926626
North Bounding Coordinate: 39.803002
South Bounding Coordinate: 16.179251

Keywords:

Theme:

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

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: FMRIplace
Place Keyword: south Florida
Place Keyword: Florida
Place Keyword: Georgia
Place Keyword: Alabama
Place Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place Keyword: statewide
Place Keyword: southeast Florida
Place Keyword: southwest Florida
Place Keyword: north Florida
Place Keyword: northeast Florida
Place Keyword: northwest Florida

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:
unknown
Logical Consistency Report:
Attribute Description: unknown
Completeness Report:
unknown
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: 14808

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.counties_se_us_poly
Entity Type Definition:
Entity Type Definition Source:

Attribute:

Attribute Label: COUNTY
Attribute Definition: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) county code

Attribute:

Attribute Label: fmri.gulfsest_polygon.AREA

Attribute:

Attribute Label: GULFSEST_

Attribute:

Attribute Label: GULFSEST_ID

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LANDTYPE
Attribute Definition: land vs. water

Attribute:

Attribute Label: NAME
Attribute Definition: county name

Attribute:

Attribute Label: OBJECTID

Attribute:

Attribute Label: PERIMETER

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE.AREA

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: STATE
Attribute Definition: FIPS state code.
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: blank
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Mexico and some water polygons along state or county borders did not have FIPS codes assigned.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: STATE_NAME
Attribute Definition: The name of the state corresponding to the two digit FIPS code given by the STATE attribute.

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.counties_se_us_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