FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: FRONT PORCH COMMUNITIES 

Geodataset Name:       FRONT_PORCH_2006
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POLYGON
Feature Count:         20
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the locations of Front Porch Communities. Front Porch Communities are neighborhoods, usually diverse and with a history of involvement in community-based efforts, that are eligible for and receive priority consideration for special community revitalization funds and grants from state, federal, and other sources. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Community Affairs
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20060101
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: FRONT_PORCH_2006.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
FID
4 OID
Shape
0 Geometry
ID
8 Number
COUNTY
12 String
NAME
50 String
DESCRIPT
50 String
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date
AUTOID
4 Number

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





FID

Internal feature number.
















Shape

Feature geometry.
















ID

Front Porch Community Identification Number.
















COUNTY

Name of county in which the community is located.
















NAME

Name of the Front Porch Community.
















DESCRIPT

FGDL added field based on NAME.
















FGDLAQDATE

The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.
















AUTOID

GeoPlan Center Feature Identification Number.




























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















Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer





























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.







































A note concerning data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale 
datasetsare 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.

1:250000 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 analyses. Every 
effort has been made to supply the user with data 
documentation. For additional information, see the 
References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of 
this documentation. For more information regarding scale 
and accuracy, see our web pages at:

http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html








REFERENCES: 






Florida Department of Community Affairs
http://www.dca.state.fl.us/
http://www.floridacommunitydevelopment.org/fpf/index.cfm

Department of Community Affairs
Division of Housing and Community Development
Office of Urban Opportunity - Front Porch Florida

Esrone McDaniels, Executive Director
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Suite 200
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Voice: (850) 487-9556 (Suncom 277-9556)
Fax: (850) 487-9544 (Suncom 277-9544)
E-Mail: frontporch@dca.state.fl.us









DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 








The following steps were used by FDCA to create the dataset: Polygons were created
from descriptions provided by local governments. The data was provided to knowledgable
personnel and local authorities for review. Changes were included where suggested
or requested.

In 2006, this data was received via email in shapefile format by the GeoPlan Center 
from the Florida Department of Community Affairs: 
When received, the data was in the 
Geographic projection (Lat/Long), NAD 83, units = decimal degree 
Coordinate System.

GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects:
(1) Reprojected data to FGDL HPGN
(2) Added DESCRIPT item based on Name
(3) Added FGDLAQDATE based on Geoplans acquisition date
Process Date: 20060531









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:




Florida Department of Community Affairs
FDCA
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahasse, Florida
32399-2100
(850) 413-9979


http://www.dca.state.fl.us/
Larry.Kung@dca.state.fl.us
Larry H. Kung









FGDL CONTACT:

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
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                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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