TITLE: PANAMA CITY CRAYFISH LOCATIONS, 1999 - 2002

Geodataset Name:       CRAYFISH
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POINT

This shapefile shows locations were Panama City crayfish
(Procambarus econfinae) were observed during field surveys
from 1999 through 2002. The Keppner's field surveys are
continuing into 2003, and some points in this shapefile may
reflect these more recent collections. Panama City crayfish
are listed as Species of Special Concern by the state of Florida.

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      March 2002
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: CRAYFISH.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
FID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
OBJECTID	Record ID number
LONGITUDE	Longitude in Decimal Degrees
LATITUDE	Latitude in Decimal Degrees
SITE_NO_	Site Number
MU_SYM	Map Unit Number
SOIL	Soil Type
COMMENT	Comment or Field Notes
G_RANK	Global Rank
S_RANK	State Rank
FED_RANK	Federal Status
ST_STATUS	State Status
SCI_NAME	Scientific Name
COMM_NAME	Common Name
DESCRIPT	Description of habitat
EO_DATA	Element Occurrence Data
SOURCE	Source of record
LAST_OBS	Date of last observation
REPRODUCE	No description

USER NOTES:

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

FNAI element occurrence data for Panama City crayfish from September 2002, has slightly different point locations than this shapefile. There are a few reasons for this: 1. This data was GPS'ed in the field by the Keppner's, 2. FNAI's points are close, but may not indicate the correct ditch, correct side of road, etc. 3. FNAI may group multiple collection locations as one dot or one "population" Also, there are additional crayfish locations that currently only the Keppner's and St. Joe Co. know about. We have to wait until St. Joe releases that information or FWC receives the information from the Keppner's annual report which is a requirement with their FWC scientific collection report.

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REFERENCES:

Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI): http://www.fnai.org/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

1. Data was received from the Keppner's as a point shapefile in the State Plane, NAD 83, Florida North projection. 2. Using the Projector! extension, the data was converted to the custom Florida Albers projection. 3. The FNAI element occurrence shapefile was queried for Panama City crayfish records. These records were subsetted into their own shapefile. 4. The attribute table of this subset was joined with the original table from the Keppner's. 5. The final table was cleaned up and the Reproductive field was added by Patty Kelly (FWS) based on the available survey data. 6. Metadata was written and the files were added to the FWS SNAP server. Process Date: 20030925

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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Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

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Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USFWS
1601 Balboa Ave.
Panama City, FL
32405
850/769-0552 x244


http://www.fnai.org/
wendy_gierhart@fws.gov
Wendy Gierhart

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