2007 Freshwater Wetlands within the Tampa Bay Watershed

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:

The Balmoral Group, The Florida Center for Community Design and the University of South Florida

Publication_Date: 20100610

Title: 2007 Freshwater Wetlands within the Tampa Bay Watershed

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Online_Linkage:

\\forest.usf.edu\files\fccdr-priv\Misc Projects\TBEP_WetlandMitigation\GIS3_Final\Final_Wetlands_ExtractiveAreas\FinalWetlandsUTM_Extractive.gdb

Description:

Abstract:

Freshwater wetland features located within the Tampa Bay Estruary watershed as determined in 2007.

Purpose:

The dataset was created to represent upland wetland coverage within the Tampa Bay Estuary watershed as it existed in 2007. The intention is to use this dataset in conjunction with the historic wetlands dataset to help determine wetland loss and gain within the area over time in order to guide current and future restoration efforts in order that that may help restore conditions closer to those of historic times.

Supplemental_Information:

The wetland features within this dataset were extracted from the Southwest Florida Water Management District's 2007 Land Use/Land Cover layer. FGDC compliant metadata forthcoming.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.845745

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.875844

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.411289

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.348786

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Tampa Bay Watershed Wetlands

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Tampa Bay Watershed

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

These data were not collected under the supervision of a licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper. Use of these data requires a general understanding of GIS.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Balmoral Group

Contact_Person: Paul Yacobellis

Contact_Position: Research Economist

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 407-629-2185 x101

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pyacobellis@balmoralgroup.us

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Florida Department of Transportation

Publication_Date: 199901

Title: Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/data/gis/layer_library/metadata/fluccmanual.pdf>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The 2006 Land Use/Classification dataset was used as the base starting point, in the creation of the 2007 Land Use/Classification dataset. Photointerpretation (at a scale of 1:8,000) and edits (at a sclae of 1:6,000) were performed on the 2007 Land Use/Classification dataset directly on screen. Quality Control (QC) was performed on screen.

Completeness_Report: There are no significant omissions.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Visual inspection of the 2007 linework over the 1ft digital aerial photographs, at a scale of 1:8,000, was used to verify the positional placement of the linework. The 2006 land use and land cover data was used as reference data. Photo interpretation, editing and QC (quality control) were performed directly on screen. Data is estimated to be compliant with the National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:12,000, estimated +/- 33.3 feet. The goal of this project was to update the existing 2006 land use and land cover data layer using the 2006 1ft digital aerial photographs that meet or exceed National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:12,000. Land use and land cover boundaries are not always well defined, however, given the use of ancillary data sources (e.g. soils data or National Wetlands Inventory) to determine feature boundaries, it is expected that data acreage should be accurate.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Southwest Florida Water Management District

Publication_Date: 20070709

Title: 2006 Land Use/Classification

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital, SDE Feature Class

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2006LULC

Source_Contribution: SWFWMD 2006 LULC layer

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: 3001 Inc

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: 2007 3001 Inc Digital Orthophotos

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: 3601 SW 2nd Ave, suite Y, Gainesville, FL 32607

Publisher: 3001 Inc

Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Imagery

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20070101

Ending_Date: 20070228

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 3001

Source_Contribution: 2007 Imagery flown by 3001, Inc.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Woolpert Inc

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: 2007 Woolpert Inc Digital Orthophotos

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: 11315 Corporate Boulevard, suite 115, Orlando, FL 32817-8340

Publisher: Woolpert Inc

Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Imagery

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20070101

Ending_Date: 20070228

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Woolpert

Source_Contribution: 2007 Imagery flown by Woolpert.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: EarthData International

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: 2007 EarthData International Digital Orthophotos

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Frederick, MD 21704

Publisher: EarthData International

Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Imagery

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20070101

Ending_Date: 20070228

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: EarthData

Source_Contribution: 2007 Imagery flown by EarthData, Inc.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Wetland structure was calculated based on FLUCCS value. Features with FLUCCS values of 6100, 6110, 6120, 6130, 6150, 6160, 6200, 6210, 6230, 6240 or 6300 were determined to be 'Forested' wetlands. Features with FLUCCS values of 6400, 6410, 6411, 6420, 6430, 6440, 6450 or 6500 were determined to be 'Non-Forested' wetlands. All features matching the above criteria were recorded as such in the STRUCTURE field and exported to a separate 2007 wetlands shapefile.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Wetland features were clipped to the Tampa Bay watershed polygon.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The current USGS National Hydrography Dataset was used to determine wetland functional association. Flowline features from the NHD were clipped to the Tampa Bay watershed polygon and then buffered to a distance of 100 meters. Waterbody features having a FTYPE value of 390 (Lake/Pond) were selected out, clipped to the watershed polygon and buffered to a distance of 30 meters. Wetlands having a Riverine functional association were determined by intersecting the wetlands with the buffered NHD flowlines. Any wetland features that shared a boundary with the buffered flowlines were recorded as "Riverine" in the FUNCTION field.
In order to capture additional adjacent riverine features which are part of a riverine system but do not directly intersect a flowline feature within 100 meters, all features that share a boundary with previously identified riverine features are identified and also recorded as 'Riverine' in the FUNCTION field. Wetlands having a Lacustrine functional association were determined by intersecting the wetlands with the buffered NHD waterbodies. Any wetland features that shared a boundary with the buffered waterbodies were recorded as "Lacustrine" in the FUNCTION field.
In order to capture additional adjacent lacustrine features which are part of a lacustrine system but do not directly intersect a waterbody within 30 meters, all features that touch a boundary with previously identified lacustrine features are identified and recorded 'Lacustrine' in the FUNCTION field. It was determined that when confronted with overlapping Riverine and Lacustrine features, Riverine would be considered the dominate wetland function. Any features that were identical to the Riverine features were removed from the Lacustrine wetland layer. It was also determined that a true lacustrine system (including adjacent lakes) is considered greater than >= 20acres. Any features that did not intersect either of the NHD layers (or lacustrine < 20 acres) had their functional association recorded as "Other".

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

It was determined that polygon features from the original 2007 LULC that were recorded as "extractive" lands should be reviewed for inclusion in this final wetlands layer. Mosaic Fertilizer provided to USF shapefiles representing existing and planned wetlands created in the post-mining landscape within southeast Hillsborough county and southwest Polk county. EPC staff familiar with the mining and reclamation process as well as many of the lands in question reviewed the data provided by Mosaic to ascertain which post-reclamation wetlands were created and functioning as wetlands as reflected in the 2007 aerial coverage provided by SWFWMD. These wetlands were then categorized as forested or nonforested, and as riverine, lacustrine (lakes 20 acres or greater) or as 'other'. Categorizations were based on the condition of the wetland as of 2007, but where information was available regarding the final design (i.e. target community), this information was included as well.
EPC staff then reviewed the extractive lands to ascertain if any additional wetlands that were not impacted by mining activity and should be included in the study. These wetlands were identified by comparison of historic and current aerial imagery, review of the USDA Soil Survey (via GIS layer), and by personal knowledge of some sites by staff. The boundaries were digitized at a scale sufficient to clearly identify the boundary (but no greater than 1:5000) and the polygons categorized as above.
These features were then appended to the final 2007 wetlands dataset by USF Staff.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Process_Date: November 3, 2011

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.Wetlands_2007_TampaBay_poly

Entity_Type_Definition: SDE Geodatabase feature class

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Geodatabase

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: USF_TYPE

Attribute_Definition:

Concatenation of wetland structure and wetland functional association.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Determined by feature FLUCCS value and through spatial analysis with USGS's National Hydrography Dataset.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Forested/Lacustrine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Forested/Riverine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Forested/Other

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-Forested/Lacustrine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-Forested/Riverine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-Forested/Other

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACRES

Attribute_Definition: Wetland acreage.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape.area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape.len

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Balmoral Group

Contact_Person: Paul Yacobellis

Contact_Position: Research Economist

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 407-629-2185 x101

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pyacobellis@balmoralgroup.us

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Resource_Description:

The data are being provided on an 'as is' basis. The Balmoral Group specifically disclaims any warranty, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular use. The entire risk as to quality and performance is with the user. In no event will The Balmoral Group or its staff be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or other damages, including loss of profit, arising out of the use of these data even if The Balmoral Group has been advised of the possibility of such damages. All data are intended for resource management use.

Distribution_Liability:

Translation of files to formats other than those described here is the sole responsibility of individuals downloading the data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 19.078

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20111103

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Balmoral Group

Contact_Person: Paul Yacobellis

Contact_Position: Research Economist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical address

Address: 2379 Broad Street (US 41 South)

City: Brooksville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 34604-6899

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 407-629-2185 x101

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pyacobellis@balmoralgroup.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time