FLINVpt_20110517

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Publication_Date: 20110517

Title: FLINVpt_20110517

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Online_Linkage: \\fnai6\fnaifilesystem\current\GIS\FNAI_current\FLInv.shp

Description:

Abstract:

The Florida Invasive Plants shapefile (FLInv) is derived from a geodatabase of observed locations for invasive, exotic plant species on public conservation lands in Florida. The exotic species therein are those listed by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council as being invasive species (see "EPPC" attribute and metadata in FLInv). State (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) and federal (United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) rankings are also listed for the EPPC-listed species. Each point identifies at a minimum the species and date that the observation was made. Other factors such as acreage, plant distribution, reference, and eradication efforts taking place at that location are included as available.

Purpose:

Produced from Florida Invasive Plants GeoDatabase to provide a developing statewide view of current invasive exotic plant occurrences in public conservation lands and to establish an inventory and monitoring tool for policy making in natural resource management.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2001

Ending_Time: 2011

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.828764

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.881367

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.009642

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.506152

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ESRI Geography Network Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Exotic plant

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Florida

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword: invasive

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword: plant occurrences

Access_Constraints: Available for free download at <http://www.fnai.org>.

Use_Constraints: May be used unaltered with acknowledgment.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Frank Price

Contact_Organization: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Contact_Position: Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32303

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-224-8207 x 210

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-681-9364

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fprice@fnai.org

Security_Information:

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attributes were checked to ensure that all values were within the defined parameters.

Logical_Consistency_Report: ESRI feature type: Simple, Geometry: Point, Topology:

Completeness_Report: Completeness of attributes was verified.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Majority of location data gathered with mapping grade GPS; some data digitized from hand-drawn maps at various scales.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data are compiled from FNAI surveys and shared data sets from cooperators. Data are mapped, standardized, and quality-control reviewed then added to feature classes in an AcrSDE geodatabase stored in Microsoft SQL Server.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: K:\GIS\FNAI_current\FLInv

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Frank Price

Contact_Organization: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Contact_Position: Invasives Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32303

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-224-8207, ext. 206

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-681-9364

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fprice@fnai.org

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Spatial attributes including Managed area name, County, Quad, Township, Range and Section are joined to geodatabase attributes using ArcMap 9.2. Latitude and longitude attributes are added.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: K:\gis\boundary_layers

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Frank Price

Contact_Organization: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1018 Thomasville Rd., Suite 200-C

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32303

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-224-8207, ext. 206

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-681-9384

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fprice@fnai.org

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 2011 Florida GDL Albers

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.0

Standard_Parallel: 31.5

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.0

False_Easting: 400000.0

False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001

Planar_Distance_Units: meter

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D NAD 1983 2011

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: GIS.FWC.InvasivePlants_FNAI_fl_pnt

Entity_Type_Definition:

Data records for the Florida Invasive Plants database. Note - A value of "ZZ" anywhere in the data indicates that data were not taken or are otherwise unavailable for that attribute value. Null (empty) field values may be present for attributes where no valid assignments exist.

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: OCCURID

Attribute_Definition:

Auto-generated, indexed, unique whole number for occurrence record in Geodatabase representing an invasive exotic plant infestation.

Attribute_Definition_Source: MS SQL Server

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique whole numbers that are automatically generated when occurrences are loaded into the geodatabase.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PlantName

Attribute_Definition: Scientific name of the species

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Wunderlin, R. P., and B. F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Voucher

Attribute_Definition: Information on a voucher specimen if one was taken

Attribute_Definition_Source: Index Herbariorum (see NYBG.org)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GrossAcres

Attribute_Definition:

Gross acreage of the infestation (are to be worked for treatment of the infestation)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:

Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Variable

Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:

Data included in the database have been assembled from a wide variety of sources where observation or survey design, definitions, methodology and equipment were extremely variable.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Distributn

Attribute_Definition:

Pattern of plant distribution within the gross acreage.
Possible values are:
Single plant or clump One individual plant or one small clump of a single species.
Scattered plants or clumps Multiple individual plants or small clumps of a single species scattered within the gross area infested.
Scattered dense patches Dense patches of a single species scattered within the gross area infested.
Dominant cover Multiple plants or clumps of a single species that occupy a majority of the gross area infested.
Dense monoculture Generally a dense stand of a single dominant species that not only occupies more than a majority of the gross area infested, but also covers/excludes other plants.
Linearly scattered Plants or clumps of a single species generally scattered along a linear feature, such as a road, trail, property line, ditch, ridge, slough, etc. within the gross area infested.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PctCover

Attribute_Definition:

A visual estimate of the percentage of the gross acre(s) infested that is actually covered by the canopy of the plants. Percent Cover classes are: < 5 %, 5 - 25 %, 26 - 50 %, 51 - 75 %, > 75 %

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Comments

Attribute_Definition:

Comments or other observations about infestation, distribution, location, or natural community not captured in other fields.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CommonName

Attribute_Definition: Common name of the plant

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Wunderlin, R. P., and B. F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FLEPPC_CD

Attribute_Definition: Rank of taxon by Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's List of Invasive Species: <http://www.fleppc.org>.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: I

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

EPPC Category I (Plant species that alter native plant communities by displacing native plant species, changing community structure or ecological functions, or hybridizing with native plants.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: II

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

EPPC Category II (Plant species that have increased in abundance or frequency but have not yet altered Florida plant communities to the extent shown by Category I species. These species may become ranked as Category I, if ecological damage is demonstrated.)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: null

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plant has not been assigned any status by FLEPPC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE_CD

Attribute_Definition: Status of taxon according to State of Florida agencies

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands' List of Prohibited Aquatic Plants: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/invaspec/2ndlevpgs/perrules.htm#62C-52.011%20Prohibited%20Aquatic%20Plants>. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services List of Florida Noxious Weeds: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/invaspec/2ndlevpgs/pdfs/noxiousweedtable1.pdf>.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: P

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida Prohibited Plant

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida Noxious Weed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Florida Prohibited Plant and Florida Noxious Weed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: null

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plant has not been assigned a state status

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: USDA_CD

Attribute_Definition: Federal status (USDA)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service List of Federal Noxious Weeds

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: U

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Federal Noxious Weed

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: null

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Plant has no federal (USDA) status

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FNAI_NC

Attribute_Definition:

Natural community present in area of invasivce plant occurrence.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Florida Natural Areas Inventory and Florida Department of Natural Resources. 1990. Guide to Natural Communities of Florida. Tallahassee, FL.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MA_Name

Attribute_Definition: Name of Managed Area (conservation land or preserve)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Natural Area Inventory's Managed Area database

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude

Attribute_Definition:

Latitude (decimal degrees) for the centroid point representing the infestation location (datum HPGN)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude

Attribute_Definition:

Longitude (decimal degrees) for the centroid point representing the infestation location (datum HPGN)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: QtrQuad

Attribute_Definition:

Reference to topographical quadrangle containing the centroid of the infestation (e.g., 3205) and Digital Orthographic Quarter Quadrangle (e.g., q3205ne).

Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Township

Attribute_Definition:

Geological survey grid line North or South of Tallahassee base line. 36 sections arranged in a 6 by 6 array, measuring 6 miles by 6 miles. Sections are numbered beginning with the northeast-most section, proceeding west to 6, then south along the west edge of the township and to the east.

Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Range

Attribute_Definition:

Geological Survey grid line West or East of Tallahassee meridian.

Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Section_

Attribute_Definition:

Basic unit of the Township and Range system of land description. A square tract of land, one mile by one mile containing 640 acres.

Attribute_Definition_Source: United States Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: County

Attribute_Definition: Florida county in which the occurrence is located

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TreatedB4

Attribute_Definition:

Indicator of whether or not this occurrence has been treated before

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prior treatment has been performed

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: No

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prior treatment has not been performed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Treat_com

Attribute_Definition: Comments related to treatment activities at this location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SurveyDate

Attribute_Definition: Calendar year, month, and day of survey data collection.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Surveyor

Attribute_Definition:

Person performing the survey and recording information relative to the occurrence. Most likely the single person most familiar with the occurrence.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Contact

Attribute_Definition:

Person responsible for providing the information for inclusion in the geodatabase. May or may not be the same as the surveyor, who is most likely the person most familiar with the occurrence.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Access

Attribute_Definition:

A brief comment describing the ability to reach the infestation.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Maturity

Attribute_Definition:

Stage of plant development for the recorded infestation. Possible values are Mature, Immature, or Both.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SurveyType

Attribute_Definition: Type of survey during which invasive plant was identified.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIsturbTyp

Attribute_Definition:

Primary type of disturbance found in the area of the infestation.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Agencies

Attribute_Definition:

Agencies involved in data collection, compilation and submission effort.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DisturbSev

Attribute_Definition:

Severity of the disturbance described in the DISTURBTYP field. Possible values are Light, Moderate, and Heavy.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Raw_Geo

Attribute_Definition:

Geometry of the source feature submitted to FNAI (Point, Line, or Polygon).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Raw_ID

Attribute_Definition:

An identifier used to link geodatabase features back to the corresponding feature in the raw data set.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATASET_ID

Attribute_Definition:

An identifier that indicates the data set a feature was submitted as part of.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_added

Attribute_Definition:

The date the feature was loaded into the geodatabase featureclass.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURVEY_ID

Attribute_Definition:

An identifier used to indicate the survey during which an invasive plant was identified.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACRECORDED

Attribute_Definition:

A binary field indicating whether or not a gross acres value was recorded for an invasive plant ccurrence.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sensitive

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

A value of "ZZ" anywhere in the data indicates that data were not taken or are otherwise unavailable for that attribute value. Null (empty) field values may be present for attributes where no valid assignments exist.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Contact_Person:

Contact_Position: Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: 1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32303

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-224-8207 x 213

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-681-9364

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gknight@fnai.org

Hours_of_Service:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The information contained in this feature class was compiled from a variety of governmental and other credible sources. The accuracy of the information presented is limited to the collective accuracy of the database . The information is believed accurate and reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the data. However, FNAI and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission expressly disclaim responsibility for damages or liability that may arise from use of this data. This product is the property of the FFWC and its use is thereby restricted.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI data format, dependent upon request

Transfer_Size: 0.118

Fees: To be determined at time of order

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20110517

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Frank Price

Contact_Organization: Florida Natural Areas Inventory

Contact_Position: Data manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: 1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32303

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-224-8207 x 206

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-681-9364

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fprice@fnai.org

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time