GREENWAYS IN FLORIDA


Florida Statewide Greenways System Planning Project - Metadata

Florida Greenways and Trails Model Hiking Trails. 
Geodataset Name:      GWHTR
Geodataset Type:      COVER
Geodataset Feature:   LINE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This dataset contains hiking trails results from the
Florida Greenways and Trails Modelling project. 

DATA SOURCE(S):                     GeoPlan Center

SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:      NA

DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE:       1995 - 1998

GEODATASET EXTENT:                  State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Datafile Name: GWHTR.AAT 

COL      ITEM NAME   WIDTH   OUTPUT   TYPE   N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME    INDEXED?
 1       FNODE#       4      5        B      -                        -
 5       TNODE#       4      5        B      -                        -
 9       LPOLY#       4      5        B      -                        -
13       RPOLY#       4      5        B      -                        -
17       LENGTH       8     18        F      5                        -
25       GWHTR#       4      5        B      -                        -
29       GWHTR-ID     4      5        B      -                        -
33       TYPE         2      2        C      -                        -
35       DESCRIPT    25     25        C      -                        -

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES: 

TYPE            -coded as 'h' for hiking trail

DESCRIPT        -FGDL added item containing item value from TYPE

USER NOTES:

This dataset should be used in conjunction with the Greenways Ecological and Recreational Trail Project. This dataset has low accuracy, because it is used primarily for mapping and general location only.

Pursuant to Chapter 260.0141 Florida Statutes: The Opportunities as illustrated by this data layer are intended to establish an informational framework for voluntary participation by citizens, private property owners and all levels of government subject to the following limitations:

  1. The data does not require or empower any unit of local government, regional government or any state agency to impose additional or more restrictive environmental, land use or zoning regulations.
  2. The data may not be construed or cited as authority to adopt, enforce or amend any environmental regulation or statute, zoning, or land use ordinance or any other rule, regulation or ordinance by any subdivision of local, regional or state government.
  3. The data may not be used as the basis for permit denial; imposition of any permit condition; or application of any rule, regulation or ordinance by any subdivision of local, regional or state government.
  4. Government agencies may not reduce or restrict the rights of private owners as a result of private lands being identified by this data.
  5. No private lands will be considered as designated greenways or trails pursuant to Section 260.018, Florida Statutes, unless the owner of such lands has voluntarily and explicitly agreed in writing to such designation.
  6. The reliability of this data layer is limited by the resolution and timeliness of the underlying data and information.
  7. Identification of named, existing or proposed public lands is solely for planning purposes and not for regulatory purposes. The actual line delineating the boundary of such properties is as designated by the applicable state, federal or regional agency which boundary for all purposes shall take precedence over any mapping as contained herein. Better site-specific data, if available, for any features or resources shown on this map should be used to identify whether any such resources are, in fact, present on that site.

This data layer reflects private lands data received by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center as of December 31, 1998.

Establishment of the Greenways and Trails System is a dynamic process. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Florida Greenways Coordinating Council (FGCC) have made every effort to work with private landowners and public land managers to assure them the Statewide Greenways and Trails Program is voluntary. As a result, DEP and the FGCC agreed to remove conservation/ecological features from this map if they occur within the ownership of those who do not wish to have their lands included. Therefore, the Conservation/Ecological Opportunities included in this data layer do not represent a complete statewide vision. This data layer represents a vision as modified by requests from landowners to remove or include their lands in the system.

Some of the Implementation Opportunities in the Southwest DEP District occur in areas being actively mined for phosphate or for which mining is planned. These mining activities are subject to numerous regulatory requirements within the overall mining/ reclamation approval process that may or may not result in lands suitable for inclusion in the greenways and trails system. Designation of phosphate lands as part of the statewide system shall occur only if agreed to by the landowner/mining company and DEP.

Additional lands, particularly in the Northeast region of the state, have been requested to be removed from future depictions of the statewide system. The Department of Environmental Protection will make every effort to obtain the data and boundary information necessary to honor these requests.

REFERENCES:

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

This information was derived from the trails modelling process. Please refer to the Greenways and Trails Modelling Project Report.

FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS 

Projection                           ALBERS
Units                                METERS
Datum                                NAD27
Spheroid                             CLARKE 1866
1st standard parallel                24   0  0.000
2nd standard parallel                31  30  0.000
central meridian                    -84   0  0.000
latitude of projection's origin      24   0  0.000 
false easting (meters)               400000.00000
false northing (meters)              0.00000

DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S): 

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                FGDL, GeoPlan Center, University of Florida
                        431 Architecture
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/fgdl/fgdl.html

FGDL CONTACT: 

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                FGDL, GeoPlan Center, University of Florida
                        431 Architecture
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/fgdl/fgdl.html

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