FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: HISTORICAL STRUCTURE LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA - OCTOBER 2019

Geodataset Name:       SHPO_STRUCTURES_OCT19
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         176179
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains historic structure locations and attributes as recorded at the Florida Master Site File.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Bureau of Archaeological Research
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     100000
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 201910 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: 201910 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SHPO_STRUCTURES_OCT19.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
SITEID
8 String
SITENAME
40 String
ADDRESS
47 String
DESTROYED
3 String
SURVEYNUM
5 String
ARCHITECT
30 String
YEARBUILT
5 String
STYLE
40 String
EXTPLAN
25 String
STRUCSYS1
40 String
STRUCSYS2
40 String
STRUCSYS3
40 String
EXTFABRIC1
40 String
EXTFABRIC2
40 String
EXTFABRIC3
40 String
EXTFABRIC4
40 String
STRUCUSE1
40 String
STRUCUSE2
40 String
STRUCUSE3
40 String
SURVEVAL
30 String
SURVDIST
40 String
SHPOEVAL
30 String
D_NRLISTED
36 Date
PLOTMTHD
1 String
DESCRIPT
40 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
LAT_DD
8 Double
LONG_DD
8 Double
MGRS
15 String
GOOGLEMAP
100 String
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

SITEID This is the official state site number assigned by the Florida Master Site File. The state site number is an eight character string containing a two character county code, a five character numeric code, and an optional single letter character suffix (suffix letter is generally used to indicate sites that are functionally or spatially related).

SITENAME The site name as recorded at the Florida Master Site File. Usually the principal or best known name for a cultural resource. A site name of "NN" indicates no name has been designated for the site.

ADDRESS The street address of the site, including the number, prefix direction if relevant, and street name.

DESTROYED A Yes value indicates that the resource is documented as destroyed/demolished in Site File records.

SURVEYNUM The serial number assigned by the Site File to the manuscript produced by the project which identified or reexamined the cultural resource. Not all sites have an associated report or manuscript.

ARCHITECT The name of the architect, designer, builder, landscape architect, or artist responsible for the actual DESIGN of the building, structure, or object being documented. A blank value for this field indicates that this information is not known or is not recorded in the Florida Master Site File database.

YEARBUILT The year of actual construction, as documented or estimated. A "C" (circa) indicates the year given is only roughly known or estimated. A "+" indicates the year given is the earliest possible year of construction. A "-" indicates that the year given is the latest possible year of construction. A blank value for this field indicates that this information is not known or is not recorded in the Florida Master Site File database.

STYLE The architectural style or period which best describes the site.

EXTPLAN General exterior plan of the structure

STRUCSYS1 Major structural system(s) employed in the structure. Values in this field are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information. A blank value for this field indicates that this information is not known or is not recorded in the Florida Master Site File database.

STRUCSYS2 Major structural system(s) employed in the structure.

STRUCSYS3 Major structural system(s) employed in the structure.

EXTFABRIC1 Major exterior fabric(s) used on the structure. Values in this field are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information. A blank value for this field indicates that this information is not known or is not recorded in the Florida Master Site File database.

EXTFABRIC2 Major exterior fabric(s) used on the structure.

EXTFABRIC3 Major exterior fabric(s) used on the structure.

EXTFABRIC4 Major exterior fabric(s) used on the structure.

STRUCUSE1 Use or function of the structure. Values in this field are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information. A blank value for this field indicates that this information is not known or is not recorded in the Florida Master Site File database.

STRUCUSE2 Additional use or function of the structure.

STRUCUSE3 Additional use or function of the structure.

SURVEVAL Surveyor's evaluation of the cultural resource's eligibility for the National Register when the resource is considered as an independent entity - not as a component or "contributing property" to a potential district.

SURVDIST Surveyor's evaluation of cultural resource's eligibility for the National Register as part of a district or thematic group.

SHPOEVAL Evaluation of Florida's State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) concerning the eligibility of the resource for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In Florida, the SHPO is the Director of the Division of Historical Resources, acting through staff in the Bureau of Historic Preservation (BHP). Generally the Site File database only contains evaluations made by the Compliance Review staff of BHP. Some properties may be listed on the NRHP without having been reviewed by Compliance Review staff. Therefore, an NR list date (indicating a property is NR listed) takes priority over a 'Not Evaluated by SHPO' value in this field. Values in this field are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information.

D_NRLISTED Date that the property was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The field is blank if the FMSF database does not indicate the property is National Register listed.

PLOTMTHD Indicates whether the structure was address Matched(M) by DHR, on-screen Digitized(D) by DHR, or automated by an external individual or organization(X). Refer to the discussion of data derivation methods for more details.

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on STRUCUSE1

FGDLAQDATE Date FGDL obtained data from source.

LAT_DD Latitude in decimal degrees.

LONG_DD Longitude in decimal degrees.

MGRS Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinate of the Facility. The MGRS is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on the earth. The MGRS provides a means to represent any location on the surface of the Earth using an alphanumeric string. Hierarchical references are based on the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system. The MGRS is used for the entire earth. http://mgrs-data.org/

GOOGLEMAP Webpage hyperlink to location in Google Maps.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity
of the original data layer's topology
This data set updates and replaces all previous versions of the Florida Master Site 
File historical structures data layer.  This version incorporates newly recorded 
structures and updates of previously recorded locations and attributes.

Data from the Florida Master Site File are continually updated.  On average, the 
Site File processes over 6,000 additional historic structure forms each year.  This 
data layer is only current as of the date of this document.  Contact the Florida 
Master Site File for updated data layers.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.

The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS
systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

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

The locations of archaeological sites, historic structures, unmarked human burials,
cemeteries, and other cultural features contained in this (and other) Florida Master 
Site File data layers are for resource management, law enforcement, and research 
purposes only.

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'.
The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties
or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data
provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
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of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited
to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center
shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using,
modifying, contributing or distributing the materials.

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:
Bureau of Archaeological Research:
http://www.flheritage.com/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Source data were created by the Division of Historical Resources. The original 
location information is based on field reports and address data which have been 
submitted to the Florida Master Site File by many and varied individuals, groups, 
institutions, and cultural resource firms.  Submissions to the Site File are sometimes 
accepted from amateurs as well as professionals.  The accuracy of submitted 
information cannot always be verified.

Structure locations in this data layer were automated using one of three methods; 
address matching by DHR, on-screen digitizing by DHR, or automated by an 
external party.  The PLOT_MTHD field indicates whether a structure was address 
matched(M) by the FMSF, digitized(D) by the FMSF, or automated externally(X).  
Roughly 60% of the structure locations (statewide) were generated by address 
matching.

The address matching was carried out using the geocoding function of ArcView 
3.0a.  Addresses were matched against the ESRI U.S. Street Database(1997).  
The line data for the ESRI database (based on Tiger line data) was digitized at a 
1:100,000 scale.  Due to the small scale and numerous attribute errors in the 
reference street data, the geocoding process resulted in typical positional errors 
(as spot-checked against surveyor provided maps) of 20 to 100 meters with 
occasional larger errors possible.  In some cases this results in a structure location 
point appearing on the wrong side of the street or in the wrong block when 
displayed against a scanned 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle.  It is recommended that 
the data user compare the locations of the address matched structures to the 
ESRI U.S. Street Database and other background layers(such as scanned quads) 
to most accurately interpret locational information.

Not all structures and addresses adequately matched the ESRI U.S. Street 
Database.  Structures which did not address match were on-screen digitized in 
ArcView 3.0a, 3.1 and 3.2 using scanned, georeferenced (geographic 
coordinates, NAD27) USGS 1:24,000 quadrangles as a background.  Location 
information for these structures was culled from a variety of sources, including: 
surveyor-provided maps (the vast majority fall into this category), verbal location 
descriptions included on the site form, commercially available street atlases, 
county road maps, county property appraiser databases, city directories, and direct 
telephone contact with surveyors or property owners.  The accuracy of the 
digitized locations is, in general, somewhat better than that of the address 
matched structures.  However the overall coverage should be considered a 
1:100,000 scale data layer.

A small number of structure locations in this data set were automated by an 
outside entity.  In general, these locations are deemed by the Site File to be of 
better quality/accuracy than those address matched by DHR.

After the data layers had been completed they were
converted from ArcView shapefiles to ArcInfo coverages using the SHAPEARC
command in ArcInfo 7.1.  In September 2003, the base coverages were
converted to an ESRI personal geodatabase format and are currently maintained
in geodatabase format. In December 2014 the datum of the base data layer was
translated from NAD27 to WGS84 using ArcGIS 10.2.1 and a composite
transformation (NAD27 to NAD83 NADCON & NAD83 to WGS84 ITRF00).
Process Date: Unknown

When received by GeoPlan, the data was in the following projection: Geographic, Datum: WGS 1984 Units: Decimal Degrees. The shapefile was projected to Albers HARNin ArcToolBox using the following transformation: WGS_1984_(ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983 + NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida -Reprojected to Albers HARN -Added DESCRIPT field based on STRUCUSE1 to attribute table -upcased all items in the attribute table -Changed file name to shpo_structures_jul19 from FloridaStructures -Added FGDLAQDATE field based on date GeoPlan received the data -Added LAT_DD, LONG_DD, MGRS, GOOGLEMAP using python script Process Date: 20191015
Dataset copied. Process Date: 20191018
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

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Bureau of Archaeological Research
BAR
R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough St.
Tallahassee, FL
32399-0250
(850) 245-6440

http://www.flheritage.com/ fmsfile@dos.state.fl.us Vincent Birdsong or Dr. Marion Smith

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