Seagrass Florida

Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20220722
Title: Seagrass Florida
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publisher: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Online Linkage: https://myfwc.com/research/
Online Linkage: https://geodata.myfwc.com/datasets/seagrass-habitat-in-florida/explore?location=27.466248%2C-83.788150%2C6.92
Description:
Abstract: This polygon GIS data set represents a compilation of statewide seagrass data from various source agencies and scales. The data were mapped from sources ranging in date from 1987 to 2021. This dataset is complete as of data available to FWRI in July 2022. Not all data in this compilation are mapped from photography; some are the results of field measurements. See the "Sources" section for more information. The original source data sets were not all classified in the same manner; some used the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) codes 9113 for discontinuous seagrass and 9116 for continuous seagrass; some defined only presence and absence of seagrass, and some defined varying degrees of seagrass percent cover. In order to merge all of these data sources into one compilation data set, FWRI reclassified the various source data attribute schemes into two categories: "Continuous Seagrass" and "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". In areas where studies overlap, the most recent study where a given area has been interpreted is represented in this data set. This data set is not comparable to previous statewide data sets for time series studies - not all areas have been updated since the previous statewide compilation and some areas previously not mapped are now included. Please contact GIS Librarian to request the source data if you need to do a time series comparison. This data set has been updated in several areas from the previous compilation, including Naples Bay (2007), Choctawhatchee Bay (2007) and the Florida Panhandle (2010), Florida Bay (2016), portions of the Caloosahatchee, Loxahatchee, and St. Lucie Rivers (2011), Lake Worth Lagoon (2018), Rookery Bay (2014), Estero Bay and the West Coast (2014), Indian River Lagoon (2021), the Springs Coast (2020) and Southwest Florida (2020). Version 2 of the Unified Florida Reef Tract Map, with seagrass data ranging in source date from 2004-2015, has also been integrated into this compilation to represent the most recent data available from St. Lucie County to the Dry Tortugas in Florida Keys.
Purpose: This GIS data set was developed to represent the most recent seagrass mapping available in Florida for current statewide display and analysis. Not all areas have been mapped. This data set includes areas that were not previously mapped in other statewide compilations. This data set is not appropriate for time series comparisons to previous statewide compilations.
Supplemental Information: 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. These data are for statewide mapping and analysis only. The original regional data sets may contain more detailed seagrass attribution schemes. Contact GIS Librarian to request the source data sets.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 19870101
Ending Date: 20210101
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -87.552396
East Bounding Coordinate: -79.893339
North Bounding Coordinate: 30.636956
South Bounding Coordinate: 24.365283
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Habitat
Theme Keyword: estuaries
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: FWRI Theme
Theme Keyword: mapping
Theme Keyword: benthic
Theme Keyword: GIS
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Marine vegetation
Theme Keyword: seagrasses
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: FWRI Place
Place Keyword: Biscayne National Park
Place Keyword: Biscayne Bay
Place Keyword: southeast Florida
Place Keyword: northwest Florida
Place Keyword: Big Bend
Place Keyword: west coast of Florida
Place Keyword: Estero Bay
Place Keyword: Dry Tortugas
Place Keyword: Mosquito Lagoon
Place Keyword: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Place Keyword: Florida Panhandle
Place Keyword: Dry Tortugas National Park
Place Keyword: Florida Bay
Place Keyword: statewide
Place Keyword: Florida Keys
Place Keyword: Northwest
Place Keyword: North Central
Place Keyword: Northeast
Place Keyword: southwest Florida
Place Keyword: Card Sound
Place Keyword: Indian River Lagoon
Place Keyword: south Florida
Place Keyword: South
Place Keyword: Southwest
Place Keyword: east coast of Florida
Place Keyword: Charlotte Harbor
Place Keyword: Florida
Place Keyword: Florida Peninsula
Place Keyword: St. Andrew Bay
Place Keyword: Tampa Bay
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: FWC Regions
Place Keyword: Northeast
Place Keyword: South
Place Keyword: Southwest
Place Keyword: Northwest
Place Keyword: North Central
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: Water Management Districts
Place Keyword: Suwannee River
Place Keyword: Northwest Florida
Place Keyword: South Florida
Place Keyword: St. Johns River
Place Keyword: Southwest Florida
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: Florida Counties
Place Keyword: Escambia
Place Keyword: Levy
Place Keyword: Jefferson
Place Keyword: Palm Beach
Place Keyword: Brevard
Place Keyword: Dixie
Place Keyword: St. Lucie
Place Keyword: Wakulla
Place Keyword: Pasco
Place Keyword: Collier
Place Keyword: Dade
Place Keyword: Monroe
Place Keyword: Martin
Place Keyword: Citrus
Place Keyword: Walton
Place Keyword: Broward
Place Keyword: Pinellas
Place Keyword: Indian River
Place Keyword: Manatee
Place Keyword: Franklin
Place Keyword: Lee
Place Keyword: Bay
Place Keyword: Sarasota
Place Keyword: Santa Rosa
Place Keyword: Taylor
Place Keyword: Charlotte
Place Keyword: Okaloosa
Place Keyword: Gulf
Place Keyword: Volusia
Place Keyword: Hernando
Place Keyword: Hillsborough
Access Constraints: Available without restriction. 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.
Use Constraints: Acknowledgment of the 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. Users are strongly encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to using this dataset. Please refer to the original source metadata where applicable. 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.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Security Information:
Security Classification System: FWRI-DC
Security Handling Description: Available without restriction
Native Data Set Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Accuracy Report: Attributes are accurate as reclassification of source data. See "Source Information" and "Process Step" sections for methods of reclassification.
Logical Consistency Report: These data appear logically consistent. Geodatabase topology was run to detect overlapping polygons - none are present. Polygons with area less than 1 square meter were removed. Some slivers may be present.
Completeness Report: These data are complete as of data available to FWRI in July 2022. The study areas for the source data varied. With the exception of the Springs Coast mapped in 2020, offshore data have not been mapped to any consistent distance or depth statewide. Broward and Collier counties are included; however, these counties were mapped using field measurements, rather than complete aerial photography, so additional unmapped seagrass may still be present within these counties. For Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach County, the 2018 polygons must be interpreted as a ground-truthing verification of the previous 2013 mapping effort with limited updates to include some new areas of seagrass cover in the north and south segments and loss of seagrass habitat from development projects in the lagoon since 2013. The 2013 ground-truthing survey was based on aerial-delineated seagrass habitat in 2007 and may have excluded areas of seagrass expansion since 2007 as well as areas that were incorrectly classified due to limited groundtruthing. Additionally, aerial photography interpretation is subject to error due to variability in seagrass species signatures and densities, particularly the diminutive Halophilaspp., and variable water clarity conditions in Lake Worth Lagoon among the three segments. Aerial photography methods also do not capture low density of Halophila spp., the dominant habitat type throughout most of the lagoon. Additional data gaps may be present. Contact GIS Librarian to request extent of mapping.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Positional accuracy varies according to source data. No positional alterations have been performed for this compilation.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20110801
Title: Benthic Habitat of South Florida Estuaries (USACE, 2011)
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20110801
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: Benthic Habitat of South Florida Estuaries (USACE, 2011)
Source Contribution: This dataset is overlapped by more recent data from seagrass_west_coast_fl_sfwmd_2014. Only those portions of this dataset that extended up the Caloosahatchee, Loxahatchee, and St. Lucie Rivers than the more recent data were preserved. No seagrass density attributes were recorded, so all SAV polygons were classified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass” by default. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20010101
Title: benthic_south_fl
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 19910101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: benthic_south_fl
Source Contribution: In areas where this data set overlaps with benthic_flbay_2004 and seagrass_FLBay_2010_ENP, those data sets were used, with the exception of areas within Florida Bay that were uninterpretable in 2004 and 2010 due to turbidity. This data set originally used the FKNMS Benthic Classification System. The simplified "Super" classes were reclassified as follows: SGC (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass"; HB_SG (Hardbottom with seagrass) and SGP (Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass) were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20170101
Title: Indian River Lagoon 2017 Seagrass Mapping
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20170101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: Indian River Lagoon 2017 Seagrass Mapping
Source Contribution: This GIS data set is used only where more recent data are not available. Data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use Land Cover Classification System (FLUCCS). The data was reclassified as follows: 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) were reclassified as “Continuous Seagrass”; 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) were reclassified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass”. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 19870101
Title: seagrass_swcoast_fl_1987
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 19870101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_swcoast_fl_1987
Source Contribution: This data set is used to fill a gap between more recent data: Rookery Bay (2014) and the seagrass distribution within the Unified Florida Reef Tract (2017). The source data recorded presence/absence of seagrass without indication of density. In areas where seagrass is present (SCLASS = 4) the data were reclassified "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass" by default. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20130211
Title: Seagrass - Gulf Islands National Seashore - 2011/10/04
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20111004
Source Currentness Reference: date of photography
Source Citation Abbreviation: Seagrass - Gulf Islands National Seashore - 2011/10/04
Source Contribution: This dataset is the most current available for the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Where this dataset overlapped seagrass_choctawhatchee_2007 and seagrass_fl_panhandle_2010, the more recent data was used. No seagrass density attributes were recorded, so all polygons were classified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass” by default. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20060906
Title: Naples Seagrass 2007
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20070101
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: Naples Seagrass 2007
Source Contribution: This study area around Naples Bay is the most recent data for this area. All of the relevant polygons in this study area were used. Polygons indicate where acres of seagrass are present, so all polygons were reclassified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass” by default. This dataset fills a gap between Rookery Bay and Collier County. Not all areas of seagrass coverage were included in this dataset. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20170101
Title: Unified Florida Reef Tract Map v2.0
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20040101
Ending Date: 20150101
Source Currentness Reference: date of photography
Source Citation Abbreviation: Unified Florida Reef Tract Map v2.0
Source Contribution: With the exception of Florida Bay, this dataset represents the most current data available for the Florida Keys up to Broward County. This dataset was originally classified using the Unified Classification System (UC). Using the most detailed UC Classification category, UC Level 4, the data was reclassified as follows: “Mud, Seagrass (Continuous)”, “Pavement with Seagrass (Continuous)”, “Pavement with Seagrass (Continuous), Bank”, “Sand, Seagrass (Continuous)”, “Seagrass (Continuous)”, “Seagrass (Continuous), Bank”, “Seagrass (Dense Continuous)”, and “Seagrass (Sparse Continuous)” were all reclassified as “Continuous Seagrass". “Mud, Seagrass (Discontinuous)”, “Mud, Seagrass (Patchy)”, “Mud, Seagrass (Sparse)”, “Pavement with Seagrass”, “Pavement with Seagrass (Discontinuous)”, “Pavement with Seagrass (Discontinuous), Bank”, “Pavement with Seagrass (Patchy)”, “Pavement with Seagrass (Sparse)”, “Reef Rubble with Seagrass”, “Reef Rubble with Seagrass (Discontinuous)”, “Sand, Seagrass (Discontinuous)”, “Sand, Seagrass (Patchy)”, “Sand, Seagrass (Sparse)”, “Seagrass (Dense Discontinuous)”, “Seagrass (Discontinuous)”, “Seagrass (Discontinuous), Bank”, and “Seagrass (Sparse)” were all reclassified as “Discontinuous Seagrass”. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20180212
Title: Florida Bay Benthic Habitat Map 2016
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20160101
Source Currentness Reference: date of photography
Source Citation Abbreviation: Florida Bay Benthic Habitat Map 2016
Source Contribution: This the most recent dataset for Florida Bay. The data were originally classified using the Coastal Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS) and the Unified Classification (UC) system. Using the most detailed UC Classification category, UC Level 4, the data was reclassified as follows: “Seagrass (Continuous)”, “Seagrass (Continuous) Bank”, and “Seagrass (Continuous) Tidal Channel” were all reclassified as “Continuous Seagrass". “Seagrass (Discontinuous)”, “Seagrass (Discontinuous) Bank”, “Seagrass (Discontinuous) Tidal Channel”, “Mixed Hardbottom Dominant”, “Mixed Hardbottom Dominant Bank”, “Mixed Hardbottom Dominant Tidal Channel”, “Mixed Seagrass Dominant”, “Mixed Seagrass Dominant Bank”, and “Mixed Seagrass Dominant Tidal Channel”, were all reclassified as “Discontinuous.” Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20220510
Title: Indian River Lagoon 2021 Seagrass Mapping
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20220510
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: Indian River Lagoon 2021 Seagrass Mapping
Source Contribution: This is the most recent data available for the Indian River Lagoon. All relevant polygons were used except where 2017 data was retained. Data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use Land Cover Classification System (FLUCCS). The data was reclassified as follows: 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) were reclassified as “Continuous Seagrass”; 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) were reclassified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass”. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20080429
Title: benthic_palmbeach_2007
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20070101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: benthic_palmbeach_2007
Source Contribution: This data set is overlapped by seagrass_LakeWorthLagoon_2013 and seagrass_Indian_River_Lagoon_2015. In areas of overlap, the more recent data are used with the exception of polygons from this dataset provide coverage of Lake Worth Creek and the Intercoastal Waterway not covered by more recent data. The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows: 9113 (Seagrass, patchy) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Seagrass, continuous) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Florida Panhandle Seagrass 2010
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20101001
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: Florida Panhandle Seagrass 2010
Source Contribution: This is the most recent dataset for the Florida Panhandle region, but where this data overlapped with seagrass_Gulf_Islands_National_Seashore_NPS_2011, the more recent data was used. In the area of Santa Rosa Sound, this dataset only extends to areas west of Navarre Beach Causeway. For the area east of the Causeway, data from seagrass_santarosa_2001_H and seagrass_santarosa_2003 were preserved. Please note that the imagery upon which this data set was based was acquired in less than ideal conditions: at high tide and with some turbidity. Therefore, this dataset may differ from data taken at low tide and with more clarity. The data were reclassified as follows: 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassifieda as "Continuous"; 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20070101
Title: Seagrass Choctawhatchee Bay Florida 2007
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20070101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: Seagrass Choctawhatchee Bay Florida 2007
Source Contribution: This dataset covering Choctawhatchee Bay is overlapped in some areas by seagrass_Gulf_Islands_National_Seashore_NPS_2011. In these areas of overlap, the more recent data are used. The data were originally classified using the National Wetlands Research Center derived classification scheme based on the C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classificaiton system of NOAA Coastwatch Change Analysis Project. The seagrass coverage is broken down into five different percent of seagrass coverage categories including: CSG-Continuous seagrass, 90% or more ground cover; PSG1-Patchy seagrass, 10% or less ground cover; PSG2-Patchy seagrass, 15% to 40% ground cover; PSG3-Patchy seagrass, 45% to 70% ground cover; PSG4-Patchy seagrass, 75% to 85% ground cover. Data were reclassified as follows: CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20051202
Title: benthic_SRWMD_2001
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20011119
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: benthic_SRWMD_2001
Source Contribution: This GIS data set is used only where more recent data are not available. In areas where it overlaps "seagrass_bigbend_2006", the 2006 data are used. The data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Codes were reclassified as follows: 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 19920101
Title: seagrass_nw_fl_1992
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 19920101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_nw_fl_1992
Source Contribution: This dataset is overlapped by more recent data: benthic_srwmd_2001, seagrass_bigbend_2006, and seagrass_springscoast_2007, and seagrass_panhandle_2010. In areas of overlap, the more recent of those datasets were used, with the exception of areas where the seagrass_nw_fl_1992 extended farther than the more recent datasets, those extended areas were preserved. The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows: CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: seagrass_santarosa_2001_H
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20010101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_santarosa_2001_H
Source Contribution: This data set is overlapped by more recent data: seagrass_santarosa_2003 and seagrass_panhandle_2010. This data was used only in the area east of Navarre Beach Causeway, where there was no more recent data. The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows: CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: seagrass_perdidobay_2002
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20020101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_perdidobay_2002
Source Contribution: This dataset is overlapped by more recent data from seagrass_fl_panhandle_2010. Oinly those portions of this dataset falling outside of the area of Perdido Bay not covered by seagrass_fl_panhandle_2010 were used. Polygons in this datat set only indicate where seagrass is present, so all polygons were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass" by default. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: seagrass_bigbend_2006_poly
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20060101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_bigbend_2006_poly
Source Contribution: This data set is the most recent for the area. All relevant polygons from this data set were used. The source data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows: 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass"; 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified to "Continuous Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20200224
Title: Springs Coast Seagrass 2020
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20191110
Ending Date: 20200223
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: Springs Coast Seagrass 2020
Source Contribution: This dataset is the most recent available showing the distribution of benthic habitats on the Springs Coast of Florida. The data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use and Cover Classification System (FLUCCS). The data was reclassified as follows: 9111 “Sparse-Medium Seagrass” and 9116 “Continuous Seagrass” were reclassified as “Continuous Seagrass”; 9115 “Composite Colonized Hardbottom and Seagrass” was reclassified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass”. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20150615
Title: Rookery_Bay_benthic_habitats
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20140101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: Rookery_Bay_benthic_habitats
Source Contribution: The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR) received a grant for a three-year project to help local communities manage freshwater flows in the Rookery Bay Estuary. In an effort to understand changes to the Rookery Bay estuary, Scheda Ecological Associates, Inc. (Scheda) scientists performed a literature review and an analysis of available historic aerial imagery to assess the potential of documenting changes in estuarine habitats over time. Benthic features were interpreted from natural color aerial photography flown in December 2014. Photo-interpretation was conducted using heads up (interpreting imagery on a computer screen) photogrammetric techniques and digital photogrammetric workstations were utilized for direct capture of digital data in an ArcGIS geo-database. Features were classified using modified codes from the Florida Land Use Land Cover Classification System (FLUCCS). The data was reclassified as follows: 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20050914
Title: benthic_flbay_2004
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20040421
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: benthic_flbay_2004
Source Contribution: In areas where this data set overlaps with benthic_south_fl, seagrass_swcoast_1987, and seagrass_FLBay_2010_ENP, those data sets were used, with the exception of areas within Florida Bay that were uninterpretable in 2004 and 2010 due to turbidity. This data set was originally classified using the Florida System for Classification of Habitats and Marine Environments (SCHEME). Codes were reclassified as follows: 211 (Continuous SRV) and 211cc (Continuous SRV, bank) were classified as "Continuous Seagrass"; 212 (Discontinuous SRV) and 212cc (Discontinuous SRV, bank) were classified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass".
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20151014
Title: West Coast Seagrass 2014
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20141201
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: West Coast Seagrass 2014
Source Contribution: The dataset is the most recent available for the area covering the Caloosahatchee River, Matlacha Pass, Pine Island Sound, San Carlos Bay and Estero Bay. The data were originally classified using classified using the SFWMD modified FLUCCS classification system. he data was reclassified as follows: 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) were reclassified as “Continuous Seagrass”; 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) were reclassified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass”. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20050101
Title: seagrass_santarosa_2003
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20030101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_santarosa_2003
Source Contribution: This data set is overlapped by more recent data: seagrass_panhandle_2010. This data was used only in the area east of Navarre Beach Causeway, where there was no more recent data. The source data were originally classified using the USGS derived C-CAP Coastal Land Cover Classification System. Data were reclassified as follows: CSG was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; PSG1, PSG2, PSG3, and PSG4 were reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: seagrass_broward
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20060101
Ending Date: 20070101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_broward
Source Contribution: This GIS data set is the only data available for the most of area. In the small area of overlap with benthic_palmbeach_2007, the Palm Beach County data were used. No seagrass density attributes were recorded, so all polygons were classified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass" by default. This information is not intended to provide an exhaustive coverage of seagrass in Broward County. Additional areas of seagrass are believed to exist, but have not yet been verified by staff. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
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Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20020101
Title: seagrass_collier
Type of Source Media: None
Source Citation Abbreviation: seagrass_collier
Source Contribution: This GIS data set is the only data available for some areas of Collier County. This data set did not originally have seagrass density attributes, so by default the polygons have been reclassified as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: All 2018 Adjusted Seagrass Polygons for Lake Worth Lagoon
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20130101
Ending Date: 20140101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: All 2018 Adjusted Seagrass Polygons for Lake Worth Lagoon
Source Contribution: This dataset is the most recent available for Lake Worth Lagoon. The survey upon which the data is based was limited to those locations where seagrass was mapped in 2013 and may have excluded some areas of seagrass expansion. As such, the 2018 polygons must be interpreted as a ground-truthing verification of the 2013 map with limited updates to include some new areas of seagrass cover in the north and south segments and loss of seagrass habitat from development projects in the lagoon since 2013. Where overlap with seagrass_Indian_River_Lagoon_2019 occurs, the more recent data were used. The data was originally classified based on a combination of a qualitative index description of seagrass density and average Braun-Blanquet (BB) scores of 0 to 5. In addition, the 2018 source data includes polygons representing both unvegetated potential seagrass habitat as well as polygons described as "Zone of Seagrass Occurrence." FWRI removed these potential habitat and "zone of seagrass occurrence" polygons befoe reclassifying the remaining seagrass polygons using the qualitative description as follows: "Emergent low density/patchy seagrass habitat" and "Low density/patchy seagrass habitat" polygons were reclassified as “Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass”; "Moderate to high density seagrass habitat" polygons were reclassified as “Continuous Seagrass”. Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Publication Date: 20190315
Title: Seagrass in 2018
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: None
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 20180101
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: Seagrass in 2018
Source Contribution: This dataset is the most recent available for southwest Florida. All relevant polygons were used. Data were originally classified using the Florida Land Use and Land Cover Classification System (FLUCCS). Data were reclassified as follows: 9116 (Continuous Seagrass) was reclassified as "Continuous Seagrass"; 9113 (Discontinuous Seagrass) was reclassifed as "Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass". Please refer to the original source metadata for more information.
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The dataset was updated to include Everglades National Park's 2010 - 2016 compilation of seagrass data for Florida Bay. This dataset replaces the 2010 distribution.
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
FWRI staff added four attributes to each data set: SEAGRASS - indicates "continuous" or "discontinuous". If a seagrass data set only indicated presence/absence this attribute defaulted to discontinuous. SOURCEDATE - year(s) of photography. Also indicates if date is unknown or if the polygon was not interpreted from photography. METADATA - the information in this field will be populated with a link to the metadata for the source data set that the polygon came from once the source metadata is online. Currently it is the source data set name used as a placeholder. DESCRIPT - standardized name field for labeling maps. Values include "Continuous Seagrass", or "Discontinuous Seagrass". Staff used the most recent information for an area. Staff determined the most recent information by creating footprints of all source polygons, minus any large land polygons and uninterpreted areas. Staff used these footprints with the ArcGIS Toolbox command "erase" to eliminate areas of overlap from older source data sets. In some areas the exclusion of shoreline resulted in sliver polygons due to different studies using different shorelines. Staff manually deleted these slivers after the "erase", defaulting to the more recent shoreline coverage. Once all the data were properly "erased", staff loaded all of the data into a single geodatabase feature class. Running a topology resulted in no overlaps. If an area was uninterpreted within a more recent study, but interpreted in an older study, then the older study was used. Sliver polygons less than one square meter were deleted. Any additional slivers are either due to preserving the "Source" attribute or they were present in the original source data sets.
Process Date: 20100101
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The data set was updated to include the 2009 seagrass data from SJRWMD.
Process Date: 20100929
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The data set was updated to include the 2010 seagrass from SWFWMD
Process Date: 20110301
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Where necessary, FWRI projected new datasets to NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers before processing according to the 2010 procedure. The dataset was updated to include 2007 Naples Bay seagrass data from the Conservancy of SW FL; 2010 Florida Bay seagrass data from Avineon, Inc.; 2010 Florida Panhandle data, 2014 Estero Bay, and 2016 Southwest Florida data from Photo Science, Inc. (now Quantum Spatial); 2011 data for the Caloosahatchee, Loxahatchee and St. Lucie Rivers from Dial Cordy & Associates; 2014 Rookery Bay data from Scheda Ecological Associates, Inc.; 2011 data for the Gulf Islands National Seashore from the U.S. National Park Service; 2015 data for the Indian River Lagoon from the St. Johns Water Management District; 2016 data for the Springs Coast from the Southwest Florida Water Management District and Avineon, Inc., and 2013 data for Lake Worth Lagoon from Palm Beach County Environmental Management. Additional data sets from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute were also added including 2007 data for Choctawhatchee Bay, and 2004 - 2015 seagrass data from the Unified Florida Reef Tract Map, Version 2.
Process Date: 20170601
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The data set was updated to include SJRWMD's 2017 seagrass data.
Process Date: 20180925
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
Staff reclassified all seagrass features in the Springs Coast 2016 dataset with FLUCCS code 9111 "Sparse-Medium Seagrass" as "Continuous" to match the classification used in the updated FWC Seagrass Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program (SIMM) Mapping and Monitoring Report No. 3. This reclassified dataset replaces the previous version in the final compilation.
Process Date: 20190620
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The dataset was updated to include seagrass data from SWFWMD for St. Joseph Sound, Clearwater Harbor, Tamapa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Lemon Bay, and Charlotte Harbor as of January 2018. This data replaces the previous 2016 dataset.
Process Date: 20200227
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The dataset was updated to include SJRWMD's 2019 seagrass data for Indian River Lagoon.
Process Date: 20200528
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1697
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The datasets was updated to add 2018 seagrass data for Lake Worth Lagoon from Palm Beach County and 2020 data for SouthwestFlorida from the Southwest Florida Water MAnagmeent District (SWFWMD).
Process Date: 20211109
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The dataset was updated to include SWFWMD's 2020 seagrass data for the Springs Coast.
Process Date: 20220405
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: FL
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Process Step:
Process Description: 
The dataset was updated to include SJRWMD's 2021 seagrass data for the Indian River Lagoon.
Process Date: 20220722
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 8th Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: FL
Postal Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count: 63049
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: seagrass_fl_poly_Indian_River_Lagoon_2021_Update_Albers
Entity Type Definition: Statewide submerged aquatic vegetation compilation ranging in year from 1987 to 2009.
Entity Type Definition Source: Producer defined.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SOURCEDATE
Attribute Definition: Ground condition date of source data.
Attribute Definition Source: Metadata for each source data set.
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Date of source material
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute Definition: Description of submerged aquatic vegetation.
Attribute Definition Source: FWRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Text describing the SAV.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SEAGRASS
Attribute Definition: Description of seagrass density
Attribute Definition Source: Producer defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Discontinuous
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Discontinuous seagrass may range from 0 to 90% ground cover. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of seagrass information and classification systems were used to create this dataset
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Producer defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Continuous
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Continuous seagrass may range from 85% ground cover to 100%. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of seagrass information and classification systems were used to create this dataset
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Producer defined
Attribute:
Attribute Label: METADATA
Attribute Definition: This field will contain a hyperlink to metadata for the source data of each polygon.
Attribute Definition Source: Producer defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: URL
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Length
Attribute Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape_Area
Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute Definition Source: Esri
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Distribution Liability: This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20220805
Metadata Future Review Date: 20230722
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact Person: GISLibrarian
Contact Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: St. Petersburg
State or Province: Florida
Postal Code: 33701
Contact Voice Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact Electronic Mail Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: No restrictions on metadata
Metadata Use Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Metadata Security Information:
Metadata Security Classification System: FWRI-MC
Metadata Security Handling Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.