Everglades Snail Kite Critical Habitat Florida

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: G. Dennis - Checked against written description on 9-09-05.

Originator: Checked against written description on 7-9-04 by G. Dennis.

Publication_Date: 7-9-04

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: Everglades Snail Kite Critical Habitat Florida

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

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Description:

Abstract:

Federally designated critical habitat for the Everglades Snail Kite

Purpose:

Geographic Information System (GIS) data for the designation of critical habitat of the Everglades Snail Kite: These GIS data and their associated coordinates are not the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries for the Everglades Snail Kite. As noted in the final rule, the textual unit descriptions constitute the legal source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. Users of these GIS data are cautioned to refer to the final textual unit descriptions provided in the final rule as the definitive source in determining critical habitat areas. Additionally, interested parties are encouraged to contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a definitive finding of whether a location is within critical habitat.

Supplemental_Information:

Boundaries based on written description in 42 FR 47841. Everglades Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)
Florida. Areas of land (predominantly marsh), water, and airspace, with the following components (Tallahassee Meridian): (1) St. Johns Reservoir, Indian River County: T33S R37E SW1/4 Sec. 6, W1/2 Sec. 7, Sec. 18, Sec. 19; (2) Cloud Lake Reservoir, St. Lucie County; T34S R38E S1/2 Sec. 16, N1/2 Sec. 21; (3) Strazzulla Reservoir, St. Lucie County: T34S R38E SW1/4 Sec. 21; (4) western parts of Lake Okeechobee, Glades and Hendry Counties, extending along the western shore to the east of the levee system and the undiked high ground at Fisheating Creek, and from the Hurricane Gate at Clewiston northward to the mouth of the Kissimmee River, including all the Eleocharis flats of Moonshine Bay, Monkey Box, and Observation Shoal, but excluding the open water north and west of the northern tip of Observation Shoal, north of Monkey Box, and east of Fisheating Bay; (5) Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Water Conservation Area 1), Palm Beach County, including Refuge Management Compartments A, B, C, and D, and all of the main portion of the Refuge as bounded by Levees L-7, L-39, and L-40; (6) Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Water Conservation Area 2A, Palm Beach and Broward Counties, as bounded by Levees L-6, L-35B, L-36, L-38, and L-39; (7) Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Water Conservation Area 2B, Broward County, as bounded by Levees L-35, L-35B, L-36, and L-38; (8) Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Water Conservation Area 3A, Broward and Dade Counties, as bounded by Florida Highway 84. Levees L-68A, L-67A (north of Miami Canal), L-67C (south of Miami Canal). L-29, and L-28, and a line along the undiked northerwestern portion of the Area; (9) that portion of Everglades National Park, Dade County, within the following boundary: Beginning at the point where the Park boundary meets Florida Highway 94 in T54S R35E Sec. 20, thence eastward and southwest along the Park boundary to the southwest corner of Sec. 31 in T7S R37E, thence southwestward along a straight line to the southwest corner of Sec. 2 in T58S R35E, thence westward along the south sides of Sec. 3, 4, 5, and 6 in T58S R35E to the Dade-Monroe county line, thence northward along the Dade-Monroe county line to the Park boundary, thence eastward and northward along the Park boundary to the point of beginning.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 7-9-04

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.160812

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.180533

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.650409

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.420928

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Endangered Species

Theme_Keyword: Everglades Snail Kite

Theme_Keyword: (Rostrhamus socilabilis plumbeus)

Theme_Keyword: Designated Critical Habitat

Place:

Place_Keyword: South Florida

Place_Keyword: Everglades

Access_Constraints:

These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>), when available.

Use_Constraints:

These data are final critical habitat areas for the Rice Rat. These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of critical habitat. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use. NOTE: The legal boundaries are described in the Federal Register language (see supplemental information).

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: US Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: South Florida Ecological Services Office

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 772-562-3909

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 772-562-4288

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Data_Set_Credit:

South Florida Ecological Service Office (SFESO), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description:

These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>), when available.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

"AREA" and ACRES" attributes were updated to verify their accuracy on 8/30/05.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Value: Excellent

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

Deductinve estimate. Since the attributes were created by a reliable software (XTools 2.2), it can be assumed that they are correct.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The shapefile was exported to an ArcInfo coverage. The coverage was checked using ArcEdit (ArcInfo 8.2). The coverage was checked for dangles, and they were removed if discovered. The lines also had all splits removed. The coverage was then built and exported back to a shapefile.

Completeness_Report:

The topology was checked completely. There were no user-defined attributes for this shapefile. The attributes created by ArcInfo were deleted. XTools 2.2 was used to create and update the attributes "AREA" and "ACRES".

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal accuracy is within the national map accuracy standards for 1:24,000 GIS data.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value:

90% of identifiable points are within 1/50th of an inch (40 feet).

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

This layer was overlayed on a 124,000 Florida county, Public Land Survey, and Florida major roads data layers to deductively check the accuracy

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: NA

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: NA

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: NA

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Florida Geographic Data Library (compiled)

Publication_Date: 2003

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: plss.shp

Edition: NA

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Public Land Surveys

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: FDEAC, Tallahassee, FL & SFWMD, West Palm Beach, FL

Publisher:

Florida Resources & Environmental Analysis & South Florida Water Management District

Other_Citation_Details: Data compiled from source by FGDL and available online.

Online_Linkage: <ftp://ftp1.fgdl.org/pub/state/>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FREAC

Source_Contribution:

Florida Resources & Environmental Analysis Center. Some of the boundaries of the data layer correspond with the public land survey system (section, township, and range).

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Based on descriptions in the 58 FR 46034. The source data layers for SFWMD canal canals, SFWMD structures, and the public land surveys were used to create the polygon shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 19770922 Federal register crital habitat revision.pdf

Process_Date: 8/30/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polygon shapefile was converted to an ArcInfo coverage for a logical consistency check.

Process_Date: 8/30/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The polygon ArcInfo coverage was converted back to a shapefile. The field attributes added by ArcInfo were deleted. The Attributes "Area" and "Acres" were created and updated by XTools 2.2. The attribute fields "Area" and "Acres" were then restructured using XTools 2.2 so that "Area" is an integer and "Acres" has only one decimal.

Process_Date: 8/30/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported and then edited using ArcCatalog.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

T:\TEST_DIRECTORY\GISDATA\SPECIES\CAPE_SABLE_SEASIDE_SPARROW\cape_sable_seaside_sparrow-critical_habitat.shp

Process_Date: 8/30/2005

Process_Time: NA

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Barry Wood

Contact_Organization:

South Florida Ecological Service Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Contact_Instructions: barry_wood@fws.gov

Cloud_Cover: NA

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.snail_kite_crit_hab_poly

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACRES

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

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GIS_FWC_sn

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape.area

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.len

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & WIldlife Service (USFWS)

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (772) 562-3909

Hours_of_Service: M-F, 8-4:30 EST

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data are not to be redistributed to anyone. These data shall be obtained directly from the appropriate USFWS (see Section 6.1 Distributor) office or official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>), when available. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregated use with other data. This map is provided only for illustrative purposes of Silver Rice Rat critical habitat. For the precise legal definition of critical habitat, please refer to the narrative unit descriptions.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.000

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

official USFWS internet web page (<http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov/>)

Turnaround: NA

Custom_Order_Process: NA

Technical_Prerequisites: NA

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Time_of_Day: unknown

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121106

Metadata_Review_Date: 8/31/2005

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: NA

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: US Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Person: George Dennis & Barry Wood

Contact_Position: G.D. = Ecologist & B.W. = GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: South Florida Ecological Services Office

Address: 1339 20th Street

City: Vero Beach

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32960

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 772-562-3909

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: george_dennis@fws.gov

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-4:30 EST

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time