FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FLORIDA FOREVER BOT PROJECTS - JUNE 2019

Geodataset Name:       FL_FOREVER_JUN19
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         342
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
FLORIDA FOREVER BOT PROJECTS (layer name FFBOT): This is a polygon data layer for Florida Forever Board of Trustees (BOT) projects (formerly known as CARL projects). This data layer is site-based and contains boundaries of all Florida Forever BOT projects approved by the State's Acquisition and Restoration Council as of April 19, 2019. These lands have been proposed for acquisition because of outstanding natural resources, opportunity for natural resource-based recreation, or historical and archaeological resources. However, these areas may not be currently managed for their resource value. Portions of these projects may have already been acquired by the State and/or its acquisition partners. This is an update to FGDL layer fl_forever_mar19.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Natural Areas Inventory
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20190607 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 20190601 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: FL_FOREVER_JUN19.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
SITE_ID
8 Double
SITECODE_B
15 String
SITENAME
125 String
PROJECT_NA
79 String
SHORT_NAME
54 String
PROJECT_CD
8 Double
SHORT_SITE
50 String
RANK_CAT
55 String
COUNTY
25 String
PRISEC_ACR
8 Double
GIS_ACRES
8 Double
BOUNDJUST
49 String
PROTCOM
254 String
MACOM1
254 String
MACOM2
254 String
SITE_RELAT
254 String
SITEDESC1
254 String
SITEDESC2
254 String
SITECOM1
254 String
SITECOM2
254 String
DIG_COM
254 String
FDEP_URL
110 String
DESCRIPT
80 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

SITE_ID Unique numeric identifier for each site, designed by NatureServe for use with the BIOTICS data management system.

SITECODE_B SITECODE_B = BCD site code. Unique alphanumeric identifier for each site, designed by The Nature Conservancy for use with the Biological Conservation Data system. Begins with "S.USFLHP*".

SITENAME SITENAME = Site name. The name of the Florida Forever BOT project, or portion of the project, represented by the site. For Florida Forever BOT projects that are composed of multiple sites (e.g., Dade County Archipelago Florida Forever BOT Project), the SITENAME for each site begins with the name of the project, and this is followed by the name of the particular site within the project (e.g., Dade County Archipelago Florida Forever BOT Project - Whispering Pines).

PROJECT_NA PROJECT_NA = Project name. The name of the Florida Forever BOT project that the site is contained within. Most projects contain only one site (e.g., Caloosahatchee Ecoscape Florida Forever BOT Project), but some projects are composed of multiple sites (e.g., Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Florida Forever BOT Project). Since all sites belonging to a project have the same PROJECT_NA, a query conducted on this attribute will select the entire Florida Forever BOT project.

SHORT_NAME SHORT_NAME = Abbreviated name of the Florida Forever BOT project. Since all sites belonging to a project have the same SHORT_NAME, a query conducted on this attribute will select the entire Florida Forever BOT project.

PROJECT_CD PROJECT_CD = Project code. Unique identifier for each Florida Forever BOT project. All sites within a project have the same Project code.

SHORT_SITE SHORT_SITE = Abbreviated name of site within the Florida Forever BOT project.

RANK_CAT RANK_CAT = Category of project and its rank within specified category. Both categories and ranks are designated by the Acquisition and Restoration Council.

COUNTY COUNTY = County code(s). Abbreviation for the county or counties where the Florida Forever BOT project is located. The first four letters of the county name (exception: DADE = Miami-Dade County).

PRISEC_ACR PRISEC_ACR = Area of the Florida Forever BOT project site, in acres. This figure was obtained from the FL DEP Office of Environmental Services and is based on deed acres from plat maps or tax roll records, unless otherwise noted in SITECOM.

GIS_ACRES GIS_ACRES = Area of the Florida Forever BOT project site, in acres, calculated from GIS boundaries.

BOUNDJUST BOUNDJUST = Boundary justification. The name and date of the Florida Forever BOT project or portion of the project (i.e., site within the project) represented by the GIS boundaries.

PROTCOM PROTCOM = Protection comments. Number of acres within the Florida Forever BOT project that have been protected (i.e., purchased by the State of Florida or one of its acquisition partners), and the State's acquisition partners, if any.

MACOM1 MACOM1 = Managed Area comments, part 1. Relationship of Florida Forever BOT project to managed area(s), also called conservation land(s). If a portion of the project site has been purchased and is currently being managed, MACOM gives the name of the Managed Area and the name of the managing agency.

MACOM2 MACOM2 = Managed Area comments, continued from MACOM1.

SITE_RELAT SITE_RELAT = Site relations. Gives relationship of this Florida Forever BOT project site to other sites, including current Florida Forever BOT projects and former CARL projects, and the earliest date at which this relationship existed. Indicates whether the project site represented by the GIS boundaries is greater than (>), less than (<), equal to (=) , or partially overlaps (Overlaps) the other site(s). For example, Whispering Pines is a site within the Dade County Archipelago Florida Forever BOT Project, and it was added to the project in 1996. This relationship is described in SITE_RELAT as "Site < CARL Project: Dade County Archipelago [1996]".

SITEDESC1 SITEDESC1 = Site description. Ecological description of the site.

SITEDESC2 SITEDESC2 = Site description, continued from SITE_DESC1.

SITECOM1 SITECOM1 = Site comments. Miscellaneous information about Florida Forever BOT project, including dates of additions/deletions to project boundary, and relationship of project to its component sites or to certain rare species occurrences.

SITECOM2 SITECOM2 = Site comments, continued from SITECOM1.

DIG_COM DIG_COM = Source of the digital boundaries and date. Indicates whether GIS boundaries were provided by an outside agency/organization or were transcribed and digitized by FNAI staff as described earlier. Includes date (month/year) digital boundary file was received by FNAI and/or revisions were made by FNAI staff.

FDEP_URL FDEP_URL = Web address for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Florida Forever Five Year Plan project summary.

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on PROJECT_NA

FGDLAQDATE Date GeoPlan acquired from source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our
knowledge.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.

To provide a statewide GIS data layer for all Florida Forever Board of Trustees 
projects on the current list approved by the Acquisition and Restoration Council 
(ARC).

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

Use of this data should be accompanied by proper citation of FNAI. Available for 
free download at: http://www.fnai.org/gis_data.

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data
compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from
the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is
collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources)
who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in
FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the
data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees
about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check
with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist.

Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'.
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A note about data scale: 

Scale is an important factor in data usage.  Certain scale datasets
are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes.
Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
county level.
1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such
as property parcel boundaries.
1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
multi-county or regional level.
1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be
considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data
before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been
made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional
information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
scale and accuracy, see our webpage at:
http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
Florida Natural Areas Inventory:
https://www.fnai.org/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This GIS data layer was generated by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) 
using ArcGIS v 10.6. Boundary information for Florida Forever BOT projects was 
provided by the Florida Forever Program, Office of Environmental Services, Division 
of State Lands, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Boundary 
information was originally in either digital format or on paper source maps with 
varying scales. Digital boundary files were received from various sources and 
integrated into FFBOT by FNAI staff. In the case of paper source maps, FNAI staff 
digitized these boundaries (on screen or with digitizer) using 1:24000 7.5' USGS 
quadrangles as base maps. The following digitizers were used by the FNAI GIS: 
CalComp DBII, accuracy of +/- .01 inch CalComp DBIII, accuracy of +/- .005 inch 
CalComp 9500 Series, accuracy of +/- .005 inch When digital boundaries from one 
source overlapped with digital boundaries from another source, the boundaries were 
adjusted by FNAI staff to eliminate the overlapping areas. Adjustments were made 
based on the best known information about the source of the boundaries. All 
overlaps greater than 0.002 meters were removed using this process.
Process Date: 20190313

GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory website (http://www.fnai.org/gisdata.cfm) in July 2019. The data downloaded was in shapefile format and was in the following projection: Albers HPGN. - Deleted Area/Perimeter fields - All records were upcased except for FDEP_URL - Changed original layer name from ffbot_201906.shp to fl_forever_jun19 - A DESCRIPT field was added based on PROJECT_NA - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date GeoPlan downloaded the data Process Date: 20190701
Dataset copied. Process Date: 20190728
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

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https://www.fnai.org/gisdata.cfm npasco@fnai.fsu.edu Nathan Pasco

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