FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FINAL DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT IN FLORIDA FOR THE WEST INDIAN MANATEE - 2005 

Geodataset Name:       MANATEE_CH_SEP05
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         8497
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the final designation of critical habitat for the endangered manatee (Trichechus manatus) in the State of Florida. Manatees are marine mammals found in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. The West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, includes two distinct subspecies, the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus). While morphologically distinctive, both subspecies have many common features. Manatees have large, seal-shaped bodies with paired flippers and a round, paddle-shaped tail. They are typically grey in color (color can range from black to light brown) and occasionally spotted with barnacles or colored by patches of green or red algae. The muzzle is heavily whiskered and coarse, single hairs are sparsely distributed throughout the body. Adult manatees, on average, are about nine feet long (3 meters) and weigh about 1,000 pounds (200 kilograms). At birth, calves are between three and four feet long (1 meter) and weigh between 40 and 60 pounds (30 kilograms). 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  2005
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            2005
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: MANATEE_CH_SEP05.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
MANATEE_CH
4 Integer
SOURCETHM
16 String
SPECIES
20 String
ACRES
8 Double
DESCRIPT
20 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer
SHAPE.AREA
0 Double
SHAPE.LEN
0 Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





OBJECTID

Internal feature number.
















Shape

Feature geometry.
















MANATEE_CH

Undefined by source
















SOURCETHM

Cataloging Unit Number
















SPECIES

The particular species the dataset describes
















ACRES

Acres of Habitat
















DESCRIPT

Based on species
















FGDLAQDATE

The date GeoPlan aquired the data
















AUTOID

Unique ID added by GeoPlan
















SHAPE.AREA

Area in meters
















SHAPE.LEN

Length in meters




























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.

























Evaluate project locations for potential adverse modification to critical habitat for manatees.















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















these data are final critical habitat areas for the Manatee. These data are to be used 
only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat.  This primarily relates 
to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act.  These data may be used 
for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use.  
NOTE: The legal boundaries are described in the Federal Register language 
(see supplemental information).














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REFERENCES: 






FFWCC Manatee Info:
http://www.myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Manatee_index.htm









DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 








GeoPlan downloaded the data in October 2009 via the USFWS Critical Habitat
portal in NAD_1983_HARN_Albers projection.

- Renamed dataset from manatee-ch_all to manatee_ch_sep05
- Deleted area and perimeter fields
- Added and calculated acres field
- Upcased all fields
- Added species field 
- Added a DESCRIPT field based on species.
- Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data.
Process Date: 20091103


Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile.
Process Date: 20091119









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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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office
USFWS
1339 20th Street
Vero Beach, Florida
32960
772-562-3909


http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/











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