FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2003, RELEASED NOVEMBER, 2002.

TITLE: FLORIDA BEACH NAMES

Geodataset Name:           BCHNAM
Geodataset Type:           SHAPE
Geodataset Feature:        POLYGON

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This data layer contains polygon features for Florida Beach names. The
classification of features is based upon guidelines for developing digital
ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index) atlases and databases. The ESI
classification was performed 06/1993.

DATA SOURCE(S):                   Florda Marine Research Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:    1:24000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE:     2000
GEODATASET EXTENT:                State of Florida

Datafile Name: BCHNAMES.DBF

ITEM NAME          WIDTH  TYPE       PRECISION

SHAPE                 8   Shapepoly       0
AREA                 15   Decimal         3
PERIMETER            15   Decimal         3
SURVEY                9   Decimal         0
COUNTY               15   Character       0
NAME                 19   Decimal         8
PERIMETER            19   Decimal         0
AREA                 15   Decimal         4
DESCRIPT             19   Character       0

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

ITEM                  ITEM DESCRIPTION

SHAPE                 Data attribute inherent to the ESRI  shapefile format,
                      which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.

AREA                  Area of polygon in square meters

PERMIMETER            Perimeter of polygon in meters

SURVEY                Undefined by source.

COUNTY                County in which beach resides

NAME                  Name of Beach

AREA                  Internal value representing area of polygon

PERIMETER             Internal value representing the perimeter of each polygon.

DESCRIPT              FGDL added item based on NAME

USER NOTES:

These data are for Beach Name Identification only. Layer was created in order to provide data for oilspill response.

A note concerning data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling 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 section and 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

FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:

-Changed original file name from fl_beach_names to bchnam
-Added DESCRIPT item based on NAME
-Upcased all character records
-Dropped old coverage internal items: beach_name, beach_na_1, bio_, bio_id

REFERENCES:

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC),Florida Marine Research
Institute, Coastal and Marine Resource Assesment(CAMRA)

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

This data was obtained in shapefile format from the FWC FMRI Marine Resources GIS
Corporate Data CD Feb 2002 by the GeoPlan Center.  Dataset name was changed from
fl_beach_names to bchnam.  When received, data was in the following projection:
Albers, Datum: NAD 83 HPGN, Spheroid: GRS80, Units: Meters.

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

  Projection                           ALBERS
  Units                                METERS
  Datum                                HPGN
  Spheroid                             GRS1980
  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 Marine Research Institute
Abbr.name:      FMRI
Address:        100 8th Ave SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:          (727)896-8626 x3090
Fax:            (727)893-1679
Email:          gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us
Contact Person: GIS Data Librarian

FGDL CONTACT:

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