FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: DRAFT FEATURE AREAS (100FT BUFFER) 

Geodataset Name:       DRAFT_FEATURE_AREAS_100
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         Updated Continuously
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the GIS analysis areas for each individual feature of planned transportation project alternatives in the Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) Process. Alternatives are made up of one or more features of different geometry types (e.g. point, line, polygon). The polygons in this layer, which are referred to as "feature areas", are created by buffering the individual features at a distance of 100 feet. The resulting buffer is a representation of each unique feature within a project alternative where prescribed GIS analyses take place. The project alternatives associated with these feature areas currently have a status of "Draft", which indicates the alternative falls into 1 of 5 categories: 1) Editing; 2) Ready for GIS Analysis; 3) GIS Analysis Complete; 4) FIHS Consistency Review; 5) ETDM QA/QC. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  200811
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 2002    End Date: Continuous
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: DRAFT_FEATURE_AREAS_100
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
SHAPE
4 Geometry
ALT_ID
81 String
FK_PROJECT_ALT
4 Integer
FK_FEATURE
4 Integer
FEAT_DESCRIPT
7 String
STATUS
4 Integer
FID
4 OID
SHAPE_Length
8 Double
SHAPE_Area
8 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





SHAPE

Feature geometry.
















ALT_ID

ETDM Project number followed by alternative number.
















FK_PROJECT_ALT

Foreign key that links to the ETDM project alternative number
















FK_FEATURE

Foreign key that links to the feature area
















FEAT_DESCRIPT

The description of the feature type that represents the project alternative.
















STATUS

Foreign key that links to status as of the last milestone event.




1 = Editing

2 = Ready for GIS Analysis

3 = GIS Analysis Complete

4 = FIHS Consistency Review

5 = ETDM QA/QC

6 = ETAT Review

7 = ETAT Review Complete

8 = Dispute Resolution In Progress

9 = Summary Report Complete

10 = Work Program

11 = Location Design Concept Acceptance (LDCA)

12 = Eliminated













FID

Internal feature number.
















SHAPE_Length

Length of feature in internal units.
















SHAPE_Area

Area of feature in internal units squared.




























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.

























This layer is to be used by the Environmental Screening Tool (EST) for use within 
the Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) process.















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















Florida Department of Transportation Use 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
makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability
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: 














DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 








This layer is a spatial view. The view is comprised of multiple tables and other 
spatial components from the ETDM database housed at the UF - GeoPlan Center. 
Data that makes up the tables that go into this view was input by users utilizing the 
ETDM planning process.
Process Date: 20081121









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:




FDOT Transportation Statistics Office, EMO Office
FDOT
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL
32399-0450
850-414-5334



help@fla-etat.org










FGDL CONTACT:

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

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