FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: CLIP Version 4 - Landscape Integrity Index for the State of Florida 

Geodataset Name:       CLIPV4_LSINTEG
Geodataset Type:       RASTER
Geodataset Feature:    30-METER CELL
Feature Count:         256
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Higher values indicate large expanses of remote, intact natural and semi-natural areas such as the Everglades or the Apalachicola and Ocala National Forests. Lower values indicate more fragmented landscapes with increasingly intensive land uses from agriculture to urban development. Generally, values of 1-3 are considered to have little to no ecological integrity; values of 4-7 are considered to have moderate ecological integrity; and values of 8-10 are considered to have high ecological integrity. This data layer was created by the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning specifically for CLIP. It combines two models: natural land cover patch size and land use intensity. Both are based on the FNAI/FWC Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, and major roads data from the Florida Department of Transportation (which are used to help delineate patches). Unlike most of the CLIP core data layers, the Landscape Integrity Index is a continuous scale, from intensive urban areas to remote natural areas, that covers the entire state. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    University of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  201610
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            2015
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: CLIPV4_LSINTEG
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
VALUE
4 Integer
COUNT
8 Double
RED
8 Double
GREEN
8 Double
BLUE
8 Double
OPACITY
8 Double
DESCRIPT
30 String

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





OBJECTID

Internal feature number.
















VALUE

Value indicating priority of the natural resource.




1 = Priority 1 - Lowest Integrity

2 = Priority 2

3 = Priority 3

4 = Priority 4

5 = Priority 5

6 = Priority 6

7 = Priority 7

8 = Priority 8

9 = Priority 9

10 = Priority 10 - Highest Integrity

0 = no resource value identified













COUNT

Number of grid cells with the same value
















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.
















DESCRIPT

Descriptive text used for Legend






















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















Not intended to address specific resource issues such as species habitat, natural 
communities, or water resources. More specifically, this index of ecological integrity 
is intended primarily to address terrestrial areas; based on the way the patch size 
and land use intensity indices were created, most larger water bodies receive a 
moderate index score, which is likely not an accurate indicator of the integrity of 
those aquatic ecosystems. Some areas of low to moderate landscape integrity could 
still be high priority for other natural resources; in contrast, some areas with high 
landscape integrity scores might have lower ecological integrity due to site specific 
threats such as fire suppression of fire-dependent natural communities or 
infestations of exotic/invasive species.














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: 20170209









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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