Public Beach Access Locations 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:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Publication_Date: Unpublished material

Title: Public Beach Access Locations Florida

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

These data represent a descriptive and photographic inventory of public beach access locations throughout the state of Florida. These data do not represent a complete and comprehensive inventory of public beach access locations. During the time period of data collection Florida experienced numerous hurricanes and tropical storms. Therefore many public beach access sites were either closed, destroyed or otherwise not accessible during the time of data collection and are not included in these data. Additionally, a URL hyperlink field was added to jump to an online photo gallery of each beach access location in May 2007.

Purpose:

These data were collected as part of a demonstration of internet map service technology for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute the Florida BlueWays project.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.491377

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.885144

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.727427

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.508663

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: beach

Theme_Keyword: coast

Theme_Keyword: coastal

Theme_Keyword: beach access

Theme_Keyword: beach entrance

Theme_Keyword: public

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.

Data_Set_Credit:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

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

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Beach access locations updated using data provided by Broward County (Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department). Attributed point location names based on a spatial join with the nearest road (Navteq Streets).

Process_Date: 20101207

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.beach_access_locations_urls_fl

Entity_Type_Definition: Public beach access locations.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Y

Attribute_Definition: The latitude of the beach access point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 24.546729

Range_Domain_Maximum: 30.7048

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHOTO_LINK

Attribute_Definition: Link to view photographs of beach access

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: X

Attribute_Definition: The longitude of the beach access point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -87.47844

Range_Domain_Maximum: -80.031289

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: 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: ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique Identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 509

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTYID

Attribute_Definition: Numeric code representing Florida counties

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 34

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition: Name of the county where the beach access point is located

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text. County names of Florida

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ORDER_

Attribute_Definition: Field used for internal ordering of data

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4326

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: The name of the beach or the park that the beach is a part of

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: The longitude of the beach access point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -87.47844

Range_Domain_Maximum: -80.031289

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Longitude in decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: The latitude of the beach access point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 24.546729

Range_Domain_Maximum: 30.7048

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Latitude in decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INSPECTION

Attribute_Definition: Year of the last inspection of the beach access

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1985

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2006

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EASY_ACCES

Attribute_Definition: Attribute describing ease of accessibility

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PARKING_OR

Attribute_Definition: Parking or entrance fee

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PARKING

Attribute_Definition: Parking onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RESTROOMS

Attribute_Definition: Restrooms onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHOWERS

Attribute_Definition: Showers onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PICNICKING

Attribute_Definition: Picnic tables onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SWIMMING

Attribute_Definition: Swimming allowed

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LIFEGUARD

Attribute_Definition: Lifeguards present onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FISHING

Attribute_Definition: Fishing allowed onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BOATING_FA

Attribute_Definition: Boating facility onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHELTERS

Attribute_Definition: Shelters onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CONCESSION

Attribute_Definition: Concessions available onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HANDICAPPE

Attribute_Definition: Handicap accessible facilities

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PUBLIC_TRA

Attribute_Definition: Public transportation available near site

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GROUP_FACI

Attribute_Definition: Group facilities available onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NATURE_TRA

Attribute_Definition: Nature trails onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ATLANTIC_G

Attribute_Definition: Service to Atlantic or Gulf waters via access

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BAY_SOUNDF

Attribute_Definition: Service to Bay or sound waters via access

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SANDY_BEAC

Attribute_Definition: Sandy beach onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ROCKY_BEAC

Attribute_Definition: Rocky beach onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRIMITIVE_

Attribute_Definition: Primitive beach onsite

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URBAN

Attribute_Definition:

Access located in or near urban areas. Hotels, restaurants, entertainment, and other amenities may be available

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text. Value is either Y or N

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOTES

Attribute_Definition: Field for additional commments about beach access

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOTES_2

Attribute_Definition: Field for additional commments about beach access

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOTES_3

Attribute_Definition: Field for additional commments about beach access

Attribute_Definition_Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free Text

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: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Address: 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: 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; 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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Digital_Transfer_Information:

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Transfer_Size: 2.0

Digital_Transfer_Option:

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Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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Ordering_Instructions:

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100922

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)

Contact_Person: GISLibrarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Address: 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 on metadata

Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set