Geodataset Name:       GULF_STURGEON_L
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    LINE

DATA SOURCE(S):                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      December, 2003
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 Gulf of Mexico

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: GULF_STURGEON_L.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
FID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
LENGTH	Length of feature
FENAME	Name of physical location of designated unit
Unit_Num	Critical Habitat Unit Number
DESCRIPT	GeoPlan added item based on FENAME

USER NOTES:

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

A note concerning data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasetsare 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 sectionand 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

REFERENCES:

68 FR 13370

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

All polyline features were extracted from the 2000 Census Tiger Line Hydrography features. All hydrography from each county listed in the Final Rule were displayed in a GIS and the listed features were then selected, exported and merged to new shapefiles containing only the contiguous, listed river features. Process Date: 20040218 Dataset moved. Process Date: Dataset copied. Process Date: Dataset copied. Process Date: GeoPlan added Descript based on FENAME, renamed file from gulf_sturgeon_CH_unit1-7_merged_line.shp to gulf_sturgeon_l.shp, and projected to FGDL Albers Process Date: 20050808

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:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
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National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC)
NCDDC

Stennis Space Center, MS
39529
228-688-2354



chris.henton@noaa.gov
Chris Henton

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

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