Bathymetry of the Florida Everglades

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Geonex (now Avineon Inc.)
Publication Date: 1992
Title: camra_mrgis_nearshore_everglades
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Publication Information:

Publication Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: GEONEX

Description:

Abstract:
This GIS data set includes the nearshore bathymetry of the Florida Everglades, from Crocodile Point to Naples, as lines representing bathymetric contours and polygons representing the depth ranges between the contours. While only the polygon data are served on the ArcIMS site, line contours are also available by request. Please see the Distribution Information section below for data request procedures. Geonex digitized the contours during 1991-1992 from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) nautical charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:40000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. Geonex staff also interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.
Purpose:
To represent marine depth contours and depth range polygons, primarily for cartographic purposes.
Supplemental Information: These data may contain attribute and positional inaccuracies. Use with caution. These data are not to be used for navigation. User should be aware that later versions of the source charts may be available and that contours may have changed. Consult the most recent paper or digital charts available and appropriate coast pilot.
Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned

Spatial Domain:

Description of Geographic Extent:
Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -82.093693
East Bounding Coordinate: -80.66553
North Bounding Coordinate: 26.24668
South Bounding Coordinate: 24.913717

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: FMRItheme
Theme Keyword: bathymetry
Theme Keyword: GIS
Theme Keyword: mapping
Theme Keyword: contours
Theme Keyword: coastal
Theme Keyword: marine

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: FMRIplace
Place Keyword: Florida
Place Keyword: Everglades National Park
Place Keyword: southwest Florida
Place Keyword: Florida Bay
Place Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Stratum:

Temporal:

Taxonomy:

Access Constraints: Available with caution
Use Constraints: FWC-FMRI and the originator of the data must be credited.
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:
Geonex (now Avineon Inc.)
Security Information:

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

Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report:
All entities and attributes have been identified and documented. FMRI has not verified attribute accuracy. FMRI has completed a partial quality assurance and quality control check for logical consistency between DEPTH and D-coding attributes.
Logical Consistency Report:
Attribute Description: Most of the data are logically consistent. However, some data do not have consistent DEPTH and D-coding values. For example, some lines are coded with a depth of 6 and a D6 of 0. Also, some lines are coded as 666 indicating that they are inland water bodies. This attribute should be for polygons only, because a line around an inland water body should have a depth of 0. However, not all of the arcs coded as DEPTH = 666 are indeed shoreline and not all of the polygons coded as 666 are fully land-locked. This data set needs additional quality checks and editing.
Lineage:
Process Step:

Process Description: Geonex digitized the nearshore contours from clean, wrinkle-free paper National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Charts, using the most current versions of the charts available at that time. The source charts used to create this data set varied in scale from 1:40000 to 1:80000, but in all cases the largest scale charts available were used. In some areas, Geonex staff interpolated additional contours not present on the charts.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: NOAA
Process Date: 1991-1992
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation:
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Person Primary:

Contact Person: Avineon Incorporated, Baymont Division
Contact Organization: Avineon Incorporated, Baymont Division

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 14100 58th Street North
City: Clearwater
State or Province: FL
Postal Code: 33760
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (727) 539-1661
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-539-1749
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time M-F
Contact Instructions: Avineon was formerly called Agra Baymont, which was previously GEONEX.

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: 4528

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: 0.001863
Ordinate Resolution: 0.001863

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: 298.257

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: FMRI.nearshore_everglades_arc
Entity Type Definition: Bathymetry contours in line format
Entity Type Definition Source:

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D0
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition shoreline; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D12
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition DEPTH = 12 feet; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D18
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition DEPTH = 18 feet; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D3
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition DEPTH = 3 feet; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D30
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition DEPTH = 30 feet; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D555
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition exposed at mean lower low water; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D6
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition DEPTH = 6 feet; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D666
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition inland water; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D777
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition dredged channel; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D888
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition spoil area; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D889
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition frequently changing; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D999
Attribute Definition: True or false for the condition chart border; 0 = false, 1 = true

Attribute:

Attribute Label: DEPTH
Attribute Definition: A value representing the depth of the shallowest contour represented by the line. In cases where a non-depth item is represented, a special 3-digit number is used to describe the feature. The following values can be found in this data set: 0 = shoreline 3 = 3 feet 6 = 6 feet 12 = 12 feet 18 = 18 feet 30 = 30 feet 555 = exposed at mean lower low water 666 = these arcs are improperly coded as inland water body shoreline 777 = dredged channel 888 = spoil 889 = frequently changing 999 = chart border

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: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: Length of arc (in meters); SDE automatically calculates

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TYPE
Attribute Definition: Textual description of DEPTH attribute value

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: FMRI.nearshore_everglades_poly
Entity Type Definition: Bathymetry in polygon format
Entity Type Definition Source:

Attribute:

Attribute Label: D_RANGE
Attribute Definition: This value represents the depth of the area between two contours. The value of the deeper depth contour is assigned to this item. In cases where a non-depth item is represented, a special 3-digit number is used to describe the feature. The following values can be found in this data set: 0 = Land 3 = 0 to 3 feet 6 = 3 to 6 feet 12 = 6 to 12 feet 18 = 12 to 18 feet 30 = 18 to 30 feet 60 = greater than 30 feet 555 = exposed at mean lower low water 666 = inland water 777 = dredged channel 888 = spoil area 889 = frequently changing area

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: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute Definition: Area of polygon (in square meters); SDE automatically calculates

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: Length of polygon perimeter (in meters); SDE automatically calculates

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TYPE
Attribute Definition: Textual description of D_RANGE attribute value

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.

Metadata Date: 02/05/2002
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:

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