Seagrass Florida

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: Seagrass Florida
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://research.myfwc.com/>
Description:
Abstract:
This polygon GIS data set represents a compilation of statewide seagrass data from various source agencies and scales. The data were mapped from sources ranging in date from 1987 to 2008. Not all data in this compilation are mapped from photography; some are the results of field measurements. See the "Sources" section for more information.
The original source data sets were not all classified in the same manner; some used the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) codes 9113 for discontinuous seagrass and 9116 for continuous seagrass; some defined only presence and absence of seagrass, and some defined varying degrees of seagrass percent cover. In order to merge all of these data sources into one compilation data set, FWRI reclassified the various source data attribute schemes into two categories: "Continuous Seagrass" and "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". In areas where studies overlap, the most recent study where a given area has been interpreted is represented in this data set.
This data set is not comparable to previous statewide data sets for time series studies - not all areas have been updated since the previous statewide compilation and some areas previously not mapped are now included. Please contact GIS Librarian to request the source data if you need to do a time series comparison.
This data set has been updated in several areas from the previous compilation, including Southwest Florida Water Management District (2008), Indian River Lagoon (2007), Palm Beach County (2007), Springs Coast (2007), Choctawhatchee Bay (2003), Estero Bay and Lower Charlotte Harbor (2006), and the Big Bend (2006).
Purpose:
This GIS data set was developed to represent the most recent seagrass mapping available in Florida for current statewide display and analysis. Not all areas have been mapped. This data set includes areas that were not previously mapped in other statewide compilations. This data set is not appropriate for time series comparisons to previous statewide compilations.
Supplemental_Information:
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
These data are for statewide mapping and analysis only. The original regional data sets may contain more detailed seagrass attribution schemes. Contact GIS Librarian to request the source data sets.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1987
Ending_Date: 2008
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.527889
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.891188
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.638573
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.402896
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRI Theme
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: benthic
Theme_Keyword: mapping
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Habitat
Theme_Keyword: estuaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine vegetation
Theme_Keyword: seagrasses
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Regions
Place_Keyword: North Central
Place_Keyword: Northeast
Place_Keyword: Northwest
Place_Keyword: South
Place_Keyword: Southwest
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRI Place
Place_Keyword: Big Bend
Place_Keyword: Biscayne Bay
Place_Keyword: Biscayne National Park
Place_Keyword: Card Sound
Place_Keyword: Charlotte Harbor
Place_Keyword: Dry Tortugas
Place_Keyword: Dry Tortugas National Park
Place_Keyword: Estero Bay
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Florida Bay
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Place_Keyword: Florida Panhandle
Place_Keyword: Florida Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Indian River Lagoon
Place_Keyword: Mosquito Lagoon
Place_Keyword: North Central
Place_Keyword: Northeast
Place_Keyword: Northwest
Place_Keyword: South
Place_Keyword: Southwest
Place_Keyword: St. Andrew Bay
Place_Keyword: Tampa Bay
Place_Keyword: east coast of Florida
Place_Keyword: northwest Florida
Place_Keyword: south Florida
Place_Keyword: southeast Florida
Place_Keyword: southwest Florida
Place_Keyword: statewide
Place_Keyword: west coast of Florida
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Florida Counties
Place_Keyword: Bay
Place_Keyword: Brevard
Place_Keyword: Broward
Place_Keyword: Charlotte
Place_Keyword: Citrus
Place_Keyword: Collier
Place_Keyword: Dade
Place_Keyword: Dixie
Place_Keyword: Escambia
Place_Keyword: Franklin
Place_Keyword: Gulf
Place_Keyword: Hernando
Place_Keyword: Hillsborough
Place_Keyword: Indian River
Place_Keyword: Jefferson
Place_Keyword: Lee
Place_Keyword: Levy
Place_Keyword: Manatee
Place_Keyword: Martin
Place_Keyword: Monroe
Place_Keyword: Okaloosa
Place_Keyword: Palm Beach
Place_Keyword: Pasco
Place_Keyword: Pinellas
Place_Keyword: Santa Rosa
Place_Keyword: Sarasota
Place_Keyword: St. Lucie
Place_Keyword: Taylor
Place_Keyword: Volusia
Place_Keyword: Wakulla
Place_Keyword: Walton
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Water Management Districts
Place_Keyword: Northwest Florida
Place_Keyword: South Florida
Place_Keyword: Southwest Florida
Place_Keyword: St. Johns River
Place_Keyword: Suwannee River
Access_Constraints:
Available without restriction. All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgment of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 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@MyFWC.com
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC
Security_Classification: Available without restriction
Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attributes are accurate as reclassification of source data. See "Source Information" and "Process Step" sections for methods of reclassification.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
These data appear logically consistent. Geodatabase topology was run to detect overlapping polygons - none are present. Some slivers may be present.
Completeness_Report:
These data are complete as of data available to FWRI in November, 2009. The study areas for the source data varied. Offshore data have not been mapped to any consistent distance or depth statewide.
Broward and Collier counties are included; however, these counties were mapped using field measurements, rather than complete aerial photography, so additional unmapped seagrass may still be present within these counties. Additional data gaps may be present. Contact GIS Librarian to request extent of mapping.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Positional accuracy varies according to source data. No positional alterations have been performed for this compilation.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: benthic_FKTR_2004
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://research.myfwc.com/>
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20041205
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: benthic_FKTR_2004
Source_Contribution:
This small study area around Fat Deer Key is the most recent data for this area. All of the relevant polygons in this study were used. This data set was originally classified using the Florida System for Classification of Habitats and Marine Environments (SCHEME).
Codes, Modifiers were reclassified as follows:
211 (Continuous SRV) and 211, dd (Continuous SRV, mangrove) were reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; 212 (Discontinuous SRV) and 34, I (Hardbottom, Seagrass) were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20050914
Title: benthic_flbay_2004
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20040331
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20040421
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: benthic_flbay_2004
Source_Contribution:
This GIS data set is the most recent data available for the Florida Bay area, with the exception of some areas that were not interpreted due to turbidity. Those areas are represented in the final compilation data set using data that was interpreted in previous studies (benthic_south_fl and seagrass_swcoast_fl_1987). All relevant polygons from this data set were used.
This data set was originally classified using the Florida System for Classification of Habitats and Marine Environments (SCHEME). Codes were reclassified as follows:
211 (Continuous SRV) and 211cc (Continuous SRV, bank) were classified as "Continuous Seagrass"; 212 (Discontinuous SRV) and 212cc (Discontinuous SRV, bank) were classified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC), Dade County
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: benthic_south_fl
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: FWRI
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1991
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1992
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: benthic_south_fl
Source_Contribution:
In areas where this data set overlaps with benthic_fktr_2004 and benthic_flbay_2004, those data sets were used, with the exception of areas within Florida Bay that were uninterpretable in 2004 due to turbidity.
This data set originally used the FKNMS Benthic Classification System. The simplified "Super" classes were reclassified as follows:
SGC (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass"; HB_SG (Hardbottom with seagrass) and SGP (Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass) were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20051202
Title: benthic_SRWMD_2001
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Live Oak, Florida
Publisher: Suwannee River Water Management District
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20011119
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20011121
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: benthic_SRWMD_2001
Source_Contribution:
This GIS data set is used only where more recent data are not available. In areas where it overlaps "seagrass_bigbend_2006", the 2006 data are used.
The data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Codes were reclassified as follows:
9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Broward County
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: seagrass_broward
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis>
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2006
Ending_Date: 2007
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_broward
Source_Contribution:
This GIS data set is the only data available for the most of area. In the small area of overlap with benthic_palmbeach_2007, the Palm Beach County data were used.
No seagrass density attributes were recorded, so all polygons were classified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass" by default. This information is not intended to provide an exhaustive coverage of seagrass in Broward County. Additional areas of seagrass are believed to exist, but have not yet been verified by staff.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Collier County Environmental Services
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: seagrass_collier
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://www.colliergov.net>
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: unknown, FWRI received the data in 2002
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_collier
Source_Contribution:
This GIS data set is the only data available for some areas of Collier County, but in areas where it overlaps with seagrass_esterobay_2006, the 2006 data was used instead. This data set did not originally have seagrass density attributes, so by default the polygons have been reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: seagrass_esterobay_2006
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200602
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200604
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200605
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_esterobay_2006
Source_Contribution:
This data set is overlapped by seagrass_swfwmd_2008. In the area of overlap, the 2008 data were used.
The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows:
9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Geological Survey (USGS), Biological Resources Division (BRD), at the National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC).
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: seagrass_nw_fl_1992
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: USGS, BRD
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1992
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_nw_fl_1992
Source_Contribution:
This data set is overlapped by more recent data: seagrass_springscoast_07, seagrass_swfwmd_2008, benthic_srwmd_2001, seagrass_bigbend_2006, seagrass_standrew_2003, seagrass_santarosa_2001, seagrass_santarosa_2003, seagrass_choctawhatchee03, and seagrass_perdidobay_2002. In areas of overlap, the most recent of those data sets was used, with the exception of areas where the seagrass_nw_fl_1992 extended farther up river than the more recent data sets, those extended areas were preserved.
The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows:
CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: seagrass_perdidobay_2002
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_perdidobay_2002
Source_Contribution:
This is the most recent data for the area represented. All polygons from this data set were used. Polygons indicate where seagrass is present, so all polygons were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass" by default.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: seagrass_santarosa_2001_H
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_santarosa_2001_H
Source_Contribution:
This data set is overlapped by more recent data seagrass_santarosa_2003. This data was used only in areas where there was no more recent data.
The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows:
CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: seagrass_santarosa_2003
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_santarosa_2003
Source_Contribution:
This data set is the most recent data for the area represented. All relevant polygons from this data set have been included.
The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows:
CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20080714
Title: seagrass_sjrwmd_2007
Edition: (Version 8.3, September 29, 2005)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Clearwater, FL
Publisher: Avineon, Inc.
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20070713
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20070804
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20070808
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20080101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_sjrwmd_2007
Source_Contribution:
This data set is partially overlapped by benthic_palmbeach_2007, and the Palm Beach County data set was used in the area of overlap.
The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows:
9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Publication_Date: 1987
Title: seagrass_swcoast_fl_1987
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1987
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_swcoast_fl_1987
Source_Contribution:
This data set is overlapped by more recent data benthic_south_fl and benthic_flbay_2004. It is only used where no more recent data exists, or to fill in gaps where the more recent data were uninterpreted.
The source data recorded presence/absence of seagrass without indication of density. In areas where seagrass is present (SCLASS = 4) the data were reclassified "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass" by default.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: seagrass_standrew_2003
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_standrew_2003
Source_Contribution:
This is the most recent data for the area represented. All relevant polygons from this data set have been included.
The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows:
CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: seagrass_choctawhatchee03
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_choctawhatchee03
Source_Contribution:
This is the most recent data for the area represented. All relevant polygons from this data set have been included.
The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows:
CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Photo Science, Inc.
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: seagrass_bigbend_2006_poly
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_bigbend_2006_poly
Source_Contribution:
This data set is the most recent for the area. All relevant polygons from this data set were used.
The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows:
9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20081217
Title: seagrass_springscoast_07
Edition: Final
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200704
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_springscoast_07
Source_Contribution:
This data set is overlapped by seagrass_swfwmd_2008 and in that overlap, the 2008 data were used.
The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows:
9113 (Seagrass, Patchy) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9111 (Seagrass, Sparse- Medium: 10%-75% continuous cover) and 9112 (Seagrass, Dense: 75%-100% continuous cover) were reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20080429
Title: benthic_palmbeach_2007
Edition: (Version 8.3, September 29, 2005)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Clearwater, FL
Publisher: Avineon, Inc.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2007
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: benthic_palmbeach_2007
Source_Contribution:
This data set is the most recent for the area. All relevant polygons from this data set were used.
The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows:
9113 (Seagrass, patchy) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Seagrass, continuous) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass".
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Photo Science, Inc.
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: seagrass_swfwmd_2008
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: seagrass_swfwmd_2008
Source_Contribution:
This data set is the most recent for the area. All relevant polygons from this data set were used.
The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows:
9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass".
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
FWRI staff added four attributes to each data set:
SEAGRASS - indicates "continuous" or "discontinuous". If a seagrass data set only indicated presence/absence this attribute defaulted to discontinuous. SOURCEDATE - year(s) of photography. Also indicates if date is unknown or if the polygon was not interpreted from photography. METADATA - the information in this field will be populated with a link to the metadata for the source data set that the polygon came from once the source metadata is online. Currently it is the source data set name used as a placeholder. DESCRIPT - standardized name field for labeling maps. Values include "Continuous Seagrass", or "Discontinuous Seagrass".
Staff used the most recent information for an area. Staff determined the most recent information by creating footprints of all source polygons, minus any large land polygons and uninterpreted areas. Staff used these footprints with the ArcGIS Toolbox command "erase" to eliminate areas of overlap from older source data sets. In some areas the exclusion of shoreline resulted in sliver polygons due to different studies using different shorelines. Staff manually deleted these slivers after the "erase", defaulting to the more recent shoreline coverage.
Once all the data were properly "erased", staff loaded all of the data into a single geodatabase feature class. Running a topology resulted in no overlaps. If an area was uninterpreted within a more recent study, but interpreted in an older study, then the older study was used.
Sliver polygons less than one square meter were deleted. Any additional slivers are either due to preserving the "Source" attribute or they were present in the original source data sets.
Process_Date: 2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 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@MyFWC.com
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Date: 20091202
Process_Time: 09402200
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Server=Gleason; Service=5153; User=ArcIMS; Version=SDE.DEFAULT
Process_Date: 20100319
Process_Time: 14573900
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: 20528
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.000000
Standard_Parallel: 31.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000
False_Easting: 400000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: FMRI.submerged_aquatic_vegetation
Entity_Type_Definition:
Statewide submerged aquatic vegetation compilation ranging in year from 1987 to 2007.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Description of submerged aquatic vegetation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text describing the SAV.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SEAGRASS
Attribute_Definition: Description of seagrass density
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Discontinuous
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Discontinuous seagrass may range from 0 to 90% ground cover. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of seagrass information and classification systems were used to create this dataset
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Continuous
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Continuous seagrass may range from 85% ground cover to 100%. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of seagrass information and classification systems were used to create this dataset
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_LENG
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SOURCEDATE
Attribute_Definition: Ground condition date of source data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Metadata for each source data set.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date of source material
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: METADATA
Attribute_Definition:
This field will contain a hyperlink to metadata for the source data of each polygon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: URL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 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@MyFWC.com
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-FWRI produced data set; 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 Fish and Wildlife 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:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SHP
Transfer_Size: 78.573
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://research.myfwc.com/>
Fees:
None. However, persons or organizations requesting information must provide transfer media if FTP is not available and must pay express shipping costs if express shipping is required.
Ordering_Instructions:
Contact GIS Librarian by e-mail, telephone, or letter explaining which products are needed and providing a brief description of how the products will be used. Also, provide name and address of the person or organization requesting the products.
Turnaround:
Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer
Custom_Order_Process: Contact GIS Librarian
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20091202
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 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@MyFWC.com
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: FWRI-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
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