Bathymetric Contours Offshore South Florida, The Bahamas and Cuba

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 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

Bathymetric Contours Offshore South Florida, The Bahamas and Cuba

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida

Publisher: FWC, FWRI

Description:

Abstract:

This GIS line data set represents depth contours (bathymetry) for the offshore areas of South Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas, as shown in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nautical Chart 11013 39th Ed., Apr 25/92. FWRI staff digitized the contours off of a clean, wrinkle-free paper chart. This data set also includes the Bahamas shoreline.

Purpose:

To represent marine depth contours, primarily for small-scale (large area) cartographic purposes.

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 not to be used for navigation. User should be aware that later versions of the source charts may be available and that contours may have changed. Consult the most recent paper or digital charts available and appropriate coast pilot. The only shoreline represented in this data set is that of the Bahamas.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 199708

Time_of_Day: unknown

Currentness_Reference: date the data were digitized

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.699983

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.457064

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.407895

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.682027

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRItheme

Theme_Keyword: bathymetry

Theme_Keyword: contours

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: mapping

Theme_Keyword: marine

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: elevation

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWRIplace

Place_Keyword: Florida Keys

Place_Keyword: Florida Straits

Place_Keyword: Bahamas

Place_Keyword: Caribbean

Place_Keyword: Biscayne Bay

Place_Keyword: Upper Keys

Place_Keyword: Middle Keys

Place_Keyword: Lower Keys

Place_Keyword: south Florida

Place_Keyword: southwest Florida

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: southeast Florida

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Florida Waterbodies

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Region

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-South

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Southwest

Place_Keyword: FWC Region-Northeast

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Water Management Districts

Place_Keyword: South Florida Water Management District

Place_Keyword: Southwest Florida Water Management District

Place_Keyword: St. Johns River Water Management District

Access_Constraints:

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:

Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.

Point_of_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 Institute 100 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

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC

Security_Classification: Available

Security_Handling_Description: Warn user about source map scale. 1: 1.2 million

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Windows NT Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcInfo 8.1.0.415

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: camra_mrgis_offshore_cubatampabay

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida

Publisher: FWC, FWRI

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attribute accuracy "Fair". Attribute accuracy determined to be approximately 95%. Test conducted on 5% of randomly selected features, which were compared to source material.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Value: 95%

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

Attribute accuracy "Fair". Attribute accuracy determined to be approximately 95%. Test conducted on 5% of randomly selected features, which were compared to source material.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data are topologically and logically consistent. Used Frequency command in ArcInfo to verify logical consistency. All attribute values fall within defined values. Line topology present.

Completeness_Report:

Some contours were interpolated using other sources such as nautical charts and depth soundings (Geodas). This was only done in areas where text on the chart covered a contour.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Did not conduct positional analysis. Sample plot files were compared to chart and some deviation was observed in some areas. The data will be revisited if time permits.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service.

Publication_Date: 19920425

Title:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nautical Chart 11013

Edition: 39

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper nautical chart

Other_Citation_Details: NOAA Chart 11013

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1200000

Type_of_Source_Media: chart

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19920425

Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NOS

Source_Contribution:

The source chart (11013) provided depth contours measured in fathoms

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Contours digitized in ArcInfo off NOAA Nautical Chart #11013 at a 1:1,200,000 scale

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NOS

Process_Date: 1997

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 Institute 100 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:

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.offshore_bahamascuba_arc

Entity_Type_Definition:

Depth contours, in fathoms, for waters off South Florida, Bahamas & Cuba. Shoreline for Bahamas present.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NOS Nautical Chart 11013. 39th Ed., Apr/92

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: FATHOM

Attribute_Definition:

Depth of contour in fathoms.
0 = shoreline 999 = chart border 3 = 3 fathoms or 18 feet 10 = 10 fathoms or 60 feet 20 = 20 fathoms or 120 feet 50 = 50 fathoms or 300 feet 100 = 100 fathoms or 600 feet 1000 = 1000 fathoms or 6000 feet

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chart border

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 3 fathoms or 18 feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 10 fathoms or 60 feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 10 fathoms or 60 feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 20 fathoms or 120 feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 50

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 50 fathoms or 300 feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 100 fathoms or 600 feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1000

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1000 fathoms or 6000 feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEET

Attribute_Definition:

Depth of contour in feet.
0 = shoreline 999 = chart border 18 = 18 feet or 3 fathoms 60 = 60 feet or 10 fathoms 120 = 120 feet or 20 fathoms 300 = 300 feet or 50 fathoms 600 = 600 feet or 100 fathoms 6000 = 6000 feet or 1000 fathoms

Attribute_Definition_Source:

1 fathom = 6 feet. National Institute of Standards and Technology <http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/appxc/$temp.htm>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shoreline

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chart border

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 18 feet or 3 fathoms

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 60

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 60 feet or 10 fathoms

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 120

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 120 feet or 20 fathoms

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 300

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 300 feet or 50 fathoms

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 600

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 600 feet or 100 fathoms

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6000

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 6000 feet or 1000 fathoms

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition: internal coverage value

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: internal coverage value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE.STLength()

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Each contour contains the attributes FATHOM and FEET, which represent the shallowest contour depth in the respective units. A value of 999 indicates the line is a chart border.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Each contour contains the attributes FATHOM and FEET, which represent the shallowest contour depth in the respective units. A value of 999 indicates the line is a chart border.

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 Institute 100 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: fmri.offshore_bahamascuba_arc

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Fees:

None. However, persons or organizations requesting information must provide transfer media if FTP is not available and must pay express shipping costs if express shipping is required.

Ordering_Instructions:

Contact GIS Librarian by e-mail, telephone, or letter explaining which products are needed and providing a brief description of how the products will be used. Also, provide name and address of the person or organization requesting the products.

Turnaround:

Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer

Custom_Order_Process:

These data have caveats. Contact GIS Librarian for details. If these data are maintained by an agency other than FWC-FWRI, then the source agency should be contacted directly for requests.

Technical_Prerequisites:

Software capable of reading Arc/Info coverages or ArcView shapefiles.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010424

Metadata_Review_Date: 20060503

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_Position: GIS Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 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

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: No restrictions

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

No restrictions on metadata. Data not to be used for navigation.

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: FWRI-MC

Metadata_Security_Classification: Available

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.

Metadata_Extensions: