Seagrass Southern Indian River Lagoon Florida 2006

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avineon, Inc.
Publication_Date: 20070413
Title: Seagrass Southern Indian River Lagoon Florida 2006
Edition: (Version 8.3, September 29, 2005)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Clearwater, FL
Publisher: Avineon, Inc.
Description:
Abstract:
This GIS data set represents southern Indian River Lagoon 2006 Seagrass coverage. It was photointerpreted from May 4th, 2006 1:24,000 and 1:10,000 scale natural color aerial photography from St. Lucie/Indian River county line south to the Jupiter Inlet including the St. Lucie River upstream to the Roosevelt Bridge (US1). Features were classified according to SFWMD/SJRWMD modified FLUCCS. The 2006 seagrass Photointerpretation for the project was accomplished on Avineon's ImageStation Stereo Display (ISSD).Seagrass cover type boundaries were photogrammetrically digitized using CadMap/dgn software in conjunction with ISSD, running on Pentium workstations with Windows 2000. This software directly captures digital data into MicroStation (Bentley Microsystems, Inc.) for later importation to ARC/INFO.Photointerpreters utilized previously collected field data along with other available collateral data to assist in their interpretation. Throughout the photointerpretation process, positional accuracy of seagrass boundaries was maintained according to the photographic signatures apparent on the photography. The minimum mapping unit for classification is 0.25 acres (=0.1 hectares). The horizontal accuracy of the data meets NMAS for 1:24,000 scale maps (+/- 40 feet). A thematic accuracy assessment was performed on this dataset. Pre-interpretation groundtruthing was also performed on the aerial photography, 75 field points.
Purpose:
Restoration and protection of seagrasses is a major goal of the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) Plan (Steward et al 2003) and the Restoration Coordination and Verification (RECOVER) Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP, United States Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District 2004). These plans direct the South Florida Water Management District (District) to map seagrasses as part of the overall effort to restore and protect seagrasses in the IRL.Seagrass maps, based on aerial photographs, provide an overall picture of the seagrass resources in the IRL. They help identify "healthy" areas that may deserve special protection and potential "problem" areas that require further investigation. The maps can also document large-scale trends in the status of this resource. Accordingly, Indian River Lagoon seagrass maps have been prepared for the following years: 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2003.
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.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20060504
Time_of_Day: unknown
Currentness_Reference: Source photography date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Every 2 to 3 years.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.377601
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.048808
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.561733
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.939442
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Operational Tiers
Theme_Keyword: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Theme_Keyword: Information Science and Management
Theme_Keyword: Center for Spatial Analysis
Theme_Keyword: GIS Data Management and Technical Services
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRI Theme
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: benthic
Theme_Keyword: mapping
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine vegetation
Theme_Keyword: seagrasses
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FLwaterbodies
Place_Keyword: Indian River Lagoon
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Regions
Place_Keyword: Indian River Lagoon
Place_Keyword: South
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Florida Counties
Place_Keyword: Martin
Place_Keyword: St. Lucie
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Water Management Districts
Place_Keyword: South Florida
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 SFWMD 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:
Acknowledgement of Avineon Inc. would be appreciated in products derived from this data. The positional accuracy of this data meets USGS NMAS for 1:24000 scale maps (+/- 40 feet).Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source and SFWMD as the data creator 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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Keith Patterson
Contact_Organization: Avineon, Inc.
Contact_Position: Director- Photogrammetry, Mapping, GIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 15500 Lightwave Drive, Suite 200
City: Clearwater
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33760
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727)539-1661
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (727)539-6954
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kpatterson@avineon.com
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Data_Set_Credit:
Avineon Inc. Photointerpretation Staff- Daniel Bubser, Joseph MullerSFWMD Project Manager- Rebecca RobbinsSFWMD Project Manager- Becky RobbinsSFWMD provided the data and metadata to FWRI. FWRI staff have edited the metadata document to reflect FWRI standards and to include any processing performed by FWRI, such as reprojection.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC
Security_Classification: Available without restriction
Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Polygon and chain-node topology present.NODEERRORS run with Dangle option. No dangles present.UNSPLIT used to remove superfluous pseudo-nodes.LABELERRORS run, with all polygons attributed.RELATE was employed to check for contiguous arcs. No arcs havethe same attribute on both sides.
Completeness_Report:
Minimum mapping unit for seagrass, algae beds andunvegetated bottom polygons is 0.25 acres. The study area boundaryfor the project was defined by the SJRWMD. Features were capturedand classified according to the minimum mapping unitguideline and the SJRWMD/SFWMD modified FLUCCS.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Ground controlpoints were taken form 1996, 1999 and 2005 IRL mapping efforts. These points included both GPS survey points and control points collected from USGS 1m DOQQ's. Horizontal positional accuracy of the data meets NMAS for 1:24000 scale maps, approximately +/- 40 feet. Digital linework was reviewed over USGS DOQQ and the 2005 seagrass data. Well defined features on the images and 2005 data were inspected for comparison to 2006 linework collected representing those features. GPS points were also collected during 2006 seagrass field work at well defined features and compared against coordinates for the same features on the 2006 data.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US Imaging
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Southern Indian River Lagoon 2006 Seagrass Mapping
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Aerial photography
Type_of_Source_Media: True color diapositives, stereo coverage
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20060504
Time_of_Day: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: calendar date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: (none)
Source_Contribution:
Photographic signature for interpretation of seagrass data. Source scale 1:24,000 and 1:10,000.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Ground control points were taken from the 2005 mapping effort. The points were imported from 2005 IRL seagrass project. The 2005 ground control points provided the latitude and longitude coordinates for each point. These items were referenced to identify and transfer the points to the 2006 aerial photo layout. In 2006 Avineon had collected several new control points from USGS DOQQ's to densify the control network, filling in the gaps where necessary. The pixel coordinate values, which are embedded within the digital orthophotographic imagery, were collected for photoidentifiable features on the DOQQ image.The values for the points provided from the 2006 project were expressed as geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude), NAD83, Feet. The values for the points collected from DOQ were expressed in UTM coordinates, NA83, Meters. All coordinates were transformed; using a conversion program called Corpscon, to Stateplane coordinates, NAD83, Feet.
Process_Date: 20061201
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
FWRI staff received this data set as an ArcInfo interchange file. The coverage was reprojected to Albers, converted to shapefile, and then loaded into ArcSDE 9.1.
Process_Date: 200709
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701-5095
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-823-0166
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
FWRI staff added the attribute "DESCRIPT" to give a text description of the benthic habitat code, for labeling purposes.
Process_Date: 200710
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000128
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000128
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: FMRI.seagrass_southindrvr_2006_poly
Entity_Type_Definition: Seagrass in South Indian River Lagoon.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined.
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: HABITAT
Attribute_Definition: FLUCCS code describing habitat type
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5400
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bays and Estuaries
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FLUCCS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9113
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FLUCCS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9116
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Continuous Seagrass
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FLUCCS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9121
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Attached Algae
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FLUCCS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NO SAV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SFWMD
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Description of FLUCCS Code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FLUCCS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon (in square meters).
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Software Calculated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute_Definition: Length of polygon perimeter (in meters).
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Software Calculated

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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 or the appropriate originator; 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: 20070925
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GISLibrarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701-5095
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-823-0166
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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