FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FIELD SURVEY PROJECT BOUNDARIES AND ATTRIBUTES IN FLORIDA - OCTOBER 2019

Geodataset Name:       SHPO_SURVEYS_OCT19
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         19757
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set contains cultural resource field survey project boundaries and basic survey 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_SURVEYS_OCT19.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
SURVNUM
8 Double
TITLE
254 String
PUB_DATE
5 String
AUTHOR1
40 String
AUTHOR2
40 String
AUTHOR3
40 String
SPONSOR
50 String
NUM_NEW
4 String
NUM_OLD
4 String
CRATNUM
10 String
ARCHAEO
3 String
STRUC
3 String
MARINE
3 String
CELL
3 String
DESCRIPT
254 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.

SURVNUM This is the survey/manuscript identification number assigned to the project by the Site File.

TITLE Main title of the survey report

PUB_DATE Publication year of the survey report.

AUTHOR1 First author of the survey report. A blank value for this field indicates that the author is not known or not recorded in the Site File database.

AUTHOR2 Second author of survey report. A blank value for this field indicates that there is no secondary author or that the secondary author(s) are not known or recorded in the Site File database.

AUTHOR3 Third author of survey report (Infrequently, there are more than three authors. Contact FMSF for more info).

SPONSOR Agency, company, or individual sponsoring/requiring work.

NUM_NEW Number of newly recorded cultural resources identified by the survey. An empty value for this item indicates that this information is not recorded for this survey number in the Site File database.

NUM_OLD Number of previously recorded cultural resources examined by the survey. An empty value for this item indicates that this information is not recorded for this survey number in the Site File database.

CRATNUM This is the file number assigned to the manuscript/survey project by the Compliance Review section of the Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation. The CRAT number points to documents relating to discovery, assessment and preservation of cultural resources. The Compliance Review office reviews more than 9,000 development projects annually for impact on known or potential cultural resources and calls when appropriate for field work to determine or to mitigate the impact of such developments. The first two or four digits of the CRAT number represent the year and the last four or five are assigned in sequential order for each year. Not all survey reports in this coverage have a CRAT number. A zero or null value for this item indicates that either no CRAT number exists for the project or the CRAT number for this project is not recorded in the Site File database.

ARCHAEO A value of 'YES' for this item indicates that the polygon represents an archaeological survey. Note that many surveys are both archaeological and architectural. A blank value for this item indicates that the survey/manuscript is not recorded as an archaeological survey in the Site File database.

STRUC A value of 'YES' for this item indicates that the polygon represents an architectural/structure survey. Note that many surveys are both archaeological and architectural. A blank value for this item indicates that the survey/manuscript is not recorded as an architectural survey in the Site File database.

MARINE A value of 'YES' for this item indicates that the polygon represents a marine survey. A marine survey is one in which all or part of the project area is in a marine setting. A survey may be both archaeological or architectural and marine. A blank value for this item indicates that the survey/manuscript is not recorded as a marine survey in the Site File database.

CELL A value of 'YES' for this item indicates that the polygon represents a cell tower cultural resource assessment survey. Standards and requirements for conducting a cell tower cultural resource assessment may differ from those of a standard field survey. Contact the Division of Historical Resources for more information. A blank value for this item indicates that the survey/manuscript is not recorded as a cell tower survey in the Site File database.

DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on TITLE

FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date downloaded from source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

SHAPE.AREA Area in meters

SHAPE.LEN Perimeter in meters


USER NOTES:
This data set updates and replaces all previous versions of the Florida Master Site
Field Surveys data layer.  This version incorporates newly recorded surveys and 
updates of previously recorded ones.

Data from the Florida Master Site File are continually updated.  On average, the 
Site File processes 500 additional survey manuscripts 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.
This data set updates and replaces all previous versions of the Florida Master Site 
Field Surveys data layer.  This version incorporates newly recorded surveys and 
updates of previously recorded ones.

Data from the Florida Master Site File are continually updated.  On average, the 
Site File processes 500 additional survey manuscripts 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.
Survey projects depicted in this coverage vary widely in intensity, 
scope and quality.  Surveys often document only a particular class 
of cultural resource, such as bridges only or archaeological sites 
only.  It CANNOT be assumed that because an area has been surveyed, 
all cultural resources in the area have been identified.  This coverage 
is best used as a spatial index to field surveys reported to the Florida 
Master Site File.

Survey projects depicted in this coverage vary widely in intensity, 
scope and quality.  Surveys often document only a particular class 
of cultural resource, such as bridges only or archaeological sites 
only.  It CANNOT be assumed that because an area has been surveyed, 
all cultural resources in the area have been identified.  This coverage 
is best used as a spatial index to field surveys reported to the Florida 
Master Site File.

This data layer only represents a subset of all research manuscripts 
on file at the Florida Master Site File and includes archaeological 
and architectural field survey projects.  Other research manuscripts 
on file at the Site File (but NOT represented in this dataset) include: 
archaeological excavation reports, unpublished overviews of groups of 
cultural resources, documents based only on library or archival research, 
detailed reports on standing structures, and survey reports prepared 
by the United States Forest Service for projects carried out on National 
Forest properties.

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

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

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Source data were created by the Division of Historical Resources. The original 
survey boundary data are based on manuscripts and project maps submitted to the 
Site File, which were then hand drawn onto USGS 1:100,000 scale metric 
topographic maps.  These paper maps with survey boundaries marked were hand 
digitized by an outside contractor using AutoCAD and a digitizing tablet.  The four 
corners (NAD27) of these maps were used to place the reference system tics.  The 
AutoCAD files were converted to Arc/Info files in geographic coordinates and joined 
into a statewide coverage using the Arc/Info 7.2.1.  In September 2003 the base 
coverages were migrated to ArcGIS personal geodatabases and are maintained in 
that 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).  Additions, updates, 
and maintenance of this data are performed by Site File staff using on-screen 
digitizing in ArcGIS.  Scanned, georeferenced, 1:24,000 scale and 1:100,000 scale 
USGS topographic maps and ESRI world imagery map services are used as the 
background for the on-screen digitizing process.
Process Date: Unknown

In September 2003 the base coverages were migrated to ArcGIS geodatabases. Additions, updates, and maintenance of this data are performed by Site File staff using on-screen digitizing in ArcGIS. Scanned, georeferenced, 1:24,000 scale and 1:100,000 scale USGS topographic maps are used as the background for the on-screen digitizing process. 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 TITLE to attribute table -Added fields FGDLAQDATE based on date GeoPlan received the data -Upcased all items in the attribute table -Changed file name to shpo_surveys_jul19 from FieldSurveys 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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