FGDL Documentation

FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2007

TITLE: SHORT-TAILED HAWK AND SWALLOW-TAILED KITE NESTS

Geodataset Name:       STHAWK_STKITE_NESTS
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         601

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This layer contains the locations of swallow-tailed kite and short-tailed hawk nest locations in the state of Florida.

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Avian Research and Conservation Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20070927
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: STHAWK_STKITE_NESTS.DBF

ITEM NAME	WIDTH	TYPE	N. DECIMAL DEGREES
OBJECTID	4	OID	---
XCOORD	19	Number	17
YCOORD	19	Number	17
COMNAME	19	String	---
SCINAME	20	String	---
DATE_RANGE	9	String	---
COUNTY	18	String	---
DESCRIPT	19	String	---
FGDLAQDATE	8	Date	---
SHAPE	4	Geometry	---
AUTOID	4	Integer	---

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description

OBJECTID Internal feature number.

XCOORD Longitude coordinate in decimal degrees.

YCOORD Latitude coordinate in decimal degrees.

COMNAME Species common name.

SCINAME Species scientific name.

DATE_RANGE Date range within which the nest location was observed.

COUNTY County in which the nest location was recorded.

DESCRIPT Description field based on COMNAME.

FGDLAQDATE Date FGDL acquired the dataset.

SHAPE Feature geometry.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan

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 data was created to serves as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analystical purposes.

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

THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. 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

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DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

In September 2007, GeoPlan received this data via electronic mail from Kenneth Meyer of the Avian Research and Conservation Institute. The data received was an MS Excel file, which contained individual worksheets for swallow-tailed kites and short-tailed hawks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -Converted the two individual worksheets into DBF files. -Converted the two individual DBF files into shapefiles and defined the projection as WGS84. -Added a field called COMNAME for the species common name. -Added a field called SCINAME for the species scientific name. -Added a field called DATE_RANGE to list the range of dates in which the nests were located. -Added a field called COUNTY to list the county in which the nest location occurs. -Merged the two individial shapefiles in a single shapefile named STHAWK_STKITE_NESTS. - Reprojected the layer into the FGDL Albers HGPN projection. - Added a DESCRIPT field based on COMNAME. - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data. Process Date: 20071226
Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20071231

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

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Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)
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431 Architecture PO Box 115706
Gainesville, Florida
32611-5706



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