Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 20090830 vector digital data Tallahassee, FL Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute State of Florida http://geodata.myfwc.com/ Descriptive inventory of public access boat ramps throughout Florida, derived from raw data produced during the Florida Boating Access Facilities Inventory and Economic Study, FWC contract Number 04/05-23, product delivered August 30, 2009. This data set is modified from the original format and supplemented by additional data maintained by FWC. These data will eventually evolve into a planned integrated boating access facilities inventory system. This data set is a selection of facilities from the raw data set that the contractor identified to be in operation and accessible to the general public during the time of data compilation. This data set includes both government managed facilities accessible to the general public and commerciality operated facilities accessible to the general public. In both cases a fee might be charged for use of the facility. The attribute fields included in this data set are a subset of those available in the raw data set. These attribute fields were selected and modified to present only attribute information that might be of most interest to the general public desiring to use these facilities. This modified data set is meant to be an interim data set for public dissemination until a more robust database application is constructed to provide interactive access to the original data via web services. Currently these data are considered preliminary and are not verified by FWC as to accuracy and completeness. The original data set was produced during the Statewide Boating Access Facilities Inventory and Economic Study, FWC contract Number 04/05-23 and delivered by the contractor August 30, 2009. The purpose of that study was to create a comprehensive inventory of publicly accessible boat access facilities and conduct several economic studies to quantify economic impact of recreational boating; estimate present and projected supply/demand; conduct site suitability analysis for potential or expanded facilities; and estimate capital costs for new or improved facilities. This data set is a selection of facilities from the raw data set that the contractor identified to be in operation and accessible to the general public during the time of data compilation. This data set includes both government managed facilities accessible to the general public and commerciality operated facilities accessible to the general public. In both cases a fee might be charged for use of the facility. The attribute fields included in this data set are a subset of those available in the raw data set. These attribute fields were selected and modified to present only attribute information that might be of most interest to the general public desiring to use these facilities. This modified data set is meant to be an interim data set for public dissemination until a more robust database application is constructed to provide interactive access to the original data via web services. Currently these data are considered preliminary and are not verified by FWC as to accuracy and completeness. 20050101 20200326 ground condition Complete As needed -87.468950 -79.884606 31.011280 24.507381 ISO 19115 Topic Category structure Boat Ramp Access ramp access boating boat ramp boat access 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. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GISLibrarian mailing

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Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 Varies. QC check still in progress. Not yet conducted. Not yet conducted. Varies. QC check still in progress. These data are updated on an opportunistic basis. Updates are posted to GIS on a set schedule. Data obtained from sources other than FWC may be updated less frequently. See ExDate attribute for the date on which these data were exported - note that the data may have been collected and/or reviewed on a previous date and may not reflect current conditions at a site. Please contact GISLibrarian@myfwc.com for the most up-to date data. Removed certain attribute fields. Renamed and merged fields to make database more user friendly for the public. Converted fields with numeric codes to the text equivalent to make database more user friendly for the public. 20091201 Removed records based on the following fields and/or criteria: believed not to exist, does not exist, could not locate, permanently closed, unverified potential ramp, temporarily closed, site status = closed. Comments that described ramps as unusable, unusable - water level too low, no access, doubt if a ramp. If ramp access was listed as government for government use, private for private use, undetermined or if it was left blank. I record that was listed as private for public use but also a single family residence with no fees listed. 20100101 GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute FTP site on July 9, 2020. The data was received in projection: NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers. The dataset was projected to NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers using the NAD_1983_HARN_To_NAD_1983_2011 transformation. Previously this dataset came in a custom PCS Albers projection. Projecting from NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers to NAD83 HARN has introduced a shift between 0.5 and 1 meter. - Added a DESCRIPT field to attribute table based on NAME - Added fields LAT_DD, LONG_DD, MGRS, and GOOGLEMAP. LAT_DD and LONG_DD were calculated using the calculate geometry command and selecting decimal degrees as the units. MGRS was calculated using the Convert Coordinate Notation tool and selecting Output coordinate Format as MGRS. The GOOGLEMAP field was calculated by concatenating: "https://www.google.com/maps/place/" & [MGRS]. - Added a FGDLAQDATE field based on date received from source - Uppercased all fields - Changed name from boat_ramps_fl_pnt to boat_ramps_mar20 GeoPlan 20200714 Vector Entity point 2060 NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers 24.0 31.5 -84.0 24.0 400000.0 0.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 HARN GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 BOAT_RAMPS_MAR20 BOAT_RAMPS_MAR20.DBF Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. ExDate Date on which these data were exported from the Florida boat ramp inventory system. Caution: The export date does not mean that information is verified to that date. FWC Date field Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. FWCID Unique ID number assigned by the Florida boat ramp inventory system to that boat ramp FWC Unique identifier FacType Type of boating facility in which ramp is located FWC stand alone ramp stand alone ramp FWC ramp within a marina ramp within a marina FWC Hand Launch Only Hand Launch Only. Be Aware that this data set contains canoe/kayak sites with no trailer access. FWC Source Source of the record level data FWC FWC Ramp Inventory ACCESS_ NAME Ramp Name. Value assigned based on the name of the facility where the ramp is located or based on another identifying feature (address, water body etc) The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston Free Text PrimAgency Primary management agency responsible for overall facility. FWC Free Text PartAgency Additional agency in cases of collaborative management. FWC Free Text Status Operational status of this boat ramp. FWC Open for Business Open for Business FWC Temporarily Closed Temporarily Closed FWC Fees Indicates if payment of fees required to use ramp or associated parking. FWC TRUE Fees are present FWC FALSE No fees FWC NULL Unknown FWC FeeAmt Amount of fees in dollars. FWC Numeric FeeCollect Method of fee collection. FWC Honor system machine Honor system machine FWC Honor system drop box Honor system drop box FWC Attendant Attendant FWC Other Other FWC Unknown Unknown FWC None None FWC RampSurf Surface material of the boat ramp. FWC free text RampCond General condition of the boat ramp. FWC Good to excellent Good to excellent FWC Needs repair Needs repair FWC Not recommended for use Not recommended for use FWC Unknown Unknown FWC CITY City where the ramp is located The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston Free Text ZIP 5 digit zip code of the ramp The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston 5 digit numeric code based on a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service TotalLane Total number of single wide equivalent lanes available at this boat ramp. FWC numeric DockType Type of dock or docks avalaible at the ramp. FWC Launching Dock Launching Dock - dock along side ramp to assist launching and retrieving of boat. FWC Staging Dock Staging Dock - accessory dock where a boat can be tied and not block use of the ramp. FWC Both Launching and Staging Dock Both Launching and Staging Dock FWC None None FWC ParkSurf Surface material of the provided parking area. FWC Asphalt Asphalt FWC Grass Grass FWC Multiple Surfaces Multiple Surfaces FWC Unknown Unknown FWC Gravel/Sand/Dirt Gravel/Sand/Dirt FWC ParkCond General condition of the parking surface. FWC good to excellent good to excellent FWC needs repair needs repair FWC N/A N/A FWC unknown unknown FWC SingleLane Number of single vehicle wide lanes available at this boat ramp. FWC numeric HandiTrail Number of handicap designated parking spaces for trailer and tow vehicle combinations. FWC numeric DoubleLane Number of double wide lanes available at this boat ramp. FWC numeric COUNTY Name of the county in which the ramp is located The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston Free text. County names of Florida Restroom Type of restrooms present if any. FWC Flush Flush FWC Compost/Pit Compost/Pit FWC Portable Portable FWC None None FWC Unknown Unknown FWC HandiRestr Indicates if restrooms are handicap accessible. FWC 1 or True Restrooms are handicap accessible. FWC 0 or False Restrooms are NOT handicap accessible. FWC NULL Unknown FWC HandiAcces Indicates level of overall handicap accessibility, what level of proviosions are provided. FWC high accessibility high accessibility FWC medium accessiblity medium accessiblity FWC low accessibility low accessibility FWC none no amenities provided FWC unknown unknown FWC Trailer Number of trailer and tow vechicle combinations that can park in the provided area. Be aware that in many cases where the number of trailer parking spaces is unknown or null, a value of zero could be in this cell. FWC numeric Vehicle Number of vehicles without trailers that can also be accomodated in the parking area. FWC numeric Handicap Number of handicap designated parking spaces for vehicles without trailers. FWC numeric Street Street address or brief description of physical location. FWC free text HOURS Hours of operation The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston Free Text. Value represents the hours of operation at the ramp Picnic Indicates if picnic table are present at the site. FWC TRUE picnic tables present FWC FALSE or 0 picnic tables are not present FWC NULL Unknown FWC GRILL Cooking grills are available at facility The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston Free Text. Value is either YES, NO or it is left blank LIGHTING Lighting available for night launches/take-out The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston Free Text. Value is either YES, NO or it is left blank LATITUDE Latitude as detremined by UHI The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston 24.55995 30.99185 Latitude in decimal degrees WaterType Salinity regime of the water body. FWC freshwater freshwater FWC saltwater saltwater FWC brackish brackish FWC LONGITUDE Longitude as determined by UHI The Urban Harbors Institute of the University of Massachusetts Boston -87.56126 -80.041761 Longitude in decimal degrees VDate Last date this site was inspected in person by FWC staff. FWC MM/DD/YYYY VStatus Indicates if existence and operation of boat ramp verified. (Not verification of all attributes.) FWC Verified Verified through site visit, recent photography, or third party FWC Not verified The existence and operation of this facility is not verified. FWC Null Unknown FWC WaterName Name of the body of water to which the ramp provides access, might be multiple names. FWC free text Comments A text field to hold additional information that might be of interest to boaters. FWC free text LAT_DD Latitude in decimal degrees. Esri LONG_DD Longitude in decimal degrees. Esri MGRS Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinate of the Facility. The MGRS is the geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on the earth. The MGRS provides a means to represent any location on the surface of the Earth using an alphanumeric string. Hierarchical references are based on the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system. The MGRS is used for the entire earth. http://mgrs-data.org/ GeoPlan GOOGLEMAP Webpage hyperlink to location in Google Maps. GeoPlan DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on NAME GeoPlan FGDLAQDATE FGDL added field based on date downloaded from source. GeoPlan AUTOID Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL) mailing and physical

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