FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006

TITLE: FLORIDA MARINE FACILITIES 

Geodataset Name:       MARFAC_JUN06
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POINT
Feature Count:         2540
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains point locations of marine facilities within the state of Florida 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
                                   Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)
                                   Center for Spatial Analysis
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20060606
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: MARFAC_JUN06.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
FID
4 OID ---
Shape
0 Geometry ---
FACILITY
37 String ---
ADDRESS
50 String ---
CITY
20 String ---
COUNTY
14 String ---
ZIP
9 String ---
PHONE
14 String ---
DEC_LAT
19 Number 8
DEC_LON
19 Number 8
SITETYPE
9 String ---
SITE_DESCR
50 String ---
BANKBRIDGE
5 String ---
BOATRAMP
5 String ---
FISHCAMP
5 String ---
JETTY
5 String ---
MARINA
5 String ---
OTHER
5 String ---
PARK
5 String ---
PIER
5 String ---
DESCRIPT
37 String ---
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date ---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





FID

Internal feature number.
















Shape

Feature geometry.
















FACILITY

Building location
















ADDRESS

Street address of marina, if available
















CITY

City where marina is located
















COUNTY

County where marina is located
















ZIP

Zip code for marina
















PHONE

Phone number for marina. For facilities in Canaveral National Seashore, the contact P.O. Box is given instead of a phone number.
















DEC_LAT

Latitude of facility in decimal degrees.
















DEC_LON

Longitude of facility in decimal degrees.
















SITETYPE

Type of site. Combinations of types are possible.




M = Marina

A = Boat ramp

O = Other (hotel, resort)

P = Park

B = Bank or bridge

J = Jetty

S = Pier

F = Fishcamp













SITE_DESCR

Full description of SITETYPE code
















BANKBRIDGE

Indicates if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "bank or bridge"




Y = Yes

N = No













BOATRAMP

Indicateds if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "boat ramp"




Y = Yes

N = No













FISHCAMP

Indicates if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "fishcamp"




Y = Yes

N = No













JETTY

Indicates if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "jetty"




Y = Yes

N = No













MARINA

Indicates if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "marina"




Y = Yes

N = No













OTHER

Indicates if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "other (hotel, resort, etc.)"




Y = Yes

N = No













PARK

Indicates if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "park"




Y = Yes

N = No













PIER

Indicates if the SITE_DESCRIPTION includes "pier"




Y = Yes

N = No













DESCRIPT

FGDL added field based on FACILITY
















FGDLAQDATE

FGDL added field based on date received from source




























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.

Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known 
as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been 
changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine 
Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing 
research, new research, and contact information.

All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior
 to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC 
and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some 
way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.

Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any 
products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation 
and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original 
metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, 
such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information 
with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area 
from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in 
mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be 
liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are 
not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These 
data are not to be used for navigation.

Positional accuracy has not been verified by FWRI.

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

A note concerning data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale 
datasetsare 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.

1:250000 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: 






FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) 
http://ocean.floridamarine.org









DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 








FWRI staff compiled and located facilities based on facility address.
Process Date: Unknown


GeoPlan received this data in shapefile format on CD-ROM from FWRI on
June 6, 2006. When received, the data was in Geographic projection Albers
NAD 83, Spheroid: GRS 80. The file was projected to FGDL Albers HARN.

- Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN 
- Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on FACILITY
- Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source 
- Renamed shapefile from marine_facilities_fl_point to MARFAC
Process Date: 20060606









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):








Name:			Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
			Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)
Abbr. Name:		FWC-FWRI
Address:		Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 
			100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
			St. Petersburg, Florida
			33701
Phone:			727-896-8626

Web site:		http://research.myfwc.com/
E-mail:			GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Contact Person:		GISLibrarian
         Phone:
        E-mail:







FGDL CONTACT:

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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