FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: CLIP Version 3 - Landscape Integrity Index for the State of Florida 

Geodataset Name:       CLIPV3_LSINTEG
Geodataset Type:       RASTER
Geodataset Feature:    30-METER CELL
Feature Count:         11
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The landscape integrity layer is comprised of two related landscape indices assessing ecological integrity based on land use intensity and patch size of natural communities and semi-natural land uses. The land use intensity index characterizes the intensity of land use across the state based on five general categories of natural, semi-natural (such as rangelands and plantation silviculture), improved pasture, agricultural/low-intensity development, and high intensity development. The patch size index combines the land use data with major roads data (such as 4 land or wider roads and high traffic roads) to identify contiguous patches of natural and semi-natural land cover and ranks them based on area. The combination of the land use intensity and patch size indices was created by adding the two together and dividing by two to create a non-weighted average of the two indices. Values of 10 represent areas with the highest potential ecological integrity based on these landscape indices and 1 represents the lowest ecological integrity. Please note that this index is intended to primarily characterize terrestrial ecosystems and therefore values for large water bodies are not considered significant. CLIP version 3.0 of this data layer is updated based on latest land cover data - the Cooperative Land Cover version 2.3. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Univeristy of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  2014
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            2014
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: CLIPV3_LSINTEG
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
VALUE
4 Integer
COUNT
8 Double
LEGEND
30 String
RED
8 Double
GREEN
8 Double
BLUE
8 Double
OPACITY
8 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





OBJECTID

Internal feature number.
















VALUE

Grid Value
















COUNT

Number of grid cells with the same value
















LEGEND

Descriptive text used for Legend
















RED

GeoPlan added field used for rendering.
















GREEN

GeoPlan added field used for rendering.
















BLUE

GeoPlan added field used for rendering.
















OPACITY

GeoPlan added field used for rendering.






















The Landscape Integrity index is scored on a 10 point scale.  Grid value 10 
represents the highest ecological integrity, while value 1 represents the lowest.






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.

























The Landscape Integrity index assess ecological integrity based on land use 
intensity and patch size of natural communities and semi-natural land uses.















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















1) These data were created using input data consistent with 10,000 to 1:100,000 
map scale resolution. Such data are of sufficient resolution for state and regional 
scale conservation planning. They are not appropriate for use in high accuracy 
mapping applications such as property parcel boundaries, local government 
comprehensive plans, zoning, DRI, site plans, environmental resource or 
otheragency permitting, wetland delineations, or other uses requiring more specific 
and ground survey quality data. 2) The analysis, maps and data on this website 
were developed for state and regional conservation planning purposes and are not 
intended, nor sufficient, to be the basis for local government comprehensive plans, 
environmental resource or agency permitting decisions. 3) These data are likely to 
be regularly updated and it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the most recent 
available version of the database. 4) Data should not be transferred to a third party, 
in data or map form, without noting these disclaimers.














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: 








Metadata imported.
Process Date: 20140527









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):








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Univeristy of Florida GeoPlan Center; Florida Natural Areas Inventory
FNAI & GeoPlan
1018 Thomasville Road, Suite-200C
Tallahassee, FL
32303
n/a


http://fnai.org/clip.cfm

Tom Hoctor and Jon Oetting









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