Cooperative Land Cover Version 3.2 Raster - Site Classes

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: FWC-FWRI
Publication_Date: 20161010
Title: Cooperative Land Cover Version 3.2 Raster - Site Classes
Edition: Version 3.2
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Other_Citation_Details:
Edition Date: 201610 Suggested citation: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Florida Natural Areas Inventory. 2016. Cooperative Land Cover version 3.2 Raster. Tallahassee, FL.
Online_Linkage:
<http://myfwc.com/research/gis/applications/articles/fl-land-cover-classification/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Cooperative Land Cover Map is a project to develop an improved statewide land cover map from existing sources and expert review of aerial photography. The project is directly tied to a goal of Florida's State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) to represent Florida's diverse habitats in a spatially-explicit manner. The Cooperative Land Cover Map integrates 3 primary data types: 1) 6 million acres are derived from local or site-specific data sources, primarily on existing conservation lands. Most of these sources have a ground-truth or local knowledge component. We collected land cover and vegetation data from 37 existing sources. Each dataset was evaluated for consistency and quality and assigned a confidence category that determined how it was integrated into the final land cover map. 2) 1.4 million acres are derived from areas that FNAI ecologists reviewed with high resolution aerial photograpy. These areas were reviewed because other data indicated some potential for the presence of a focal community: scrub, scrubby flatwoods, sandhill, dry prairie, pine rockland, rockland hammock, upland pine or mesic flatwoods. 3) 3.2 million acres are represented by Florida Land Use Land Cover data from the FL Department of Environmental Protection and Water Management Districts (FLUCCS). The Cooperative Land Cover Map integrates data from the following years: NWFWMD: 2006 - 07 SRWMD: 2005 - 08 SJRWMD: 2004 SFWMD: 2004 SWFWMD: 2008 All data were crosswalked into the Florida Land Cover Classification System. This project was funded by a grant from FWC/Florida's Wildlife Legacy Intiative (Project 08009) to Florida Natural Areas Inventory. The current dataset is provided in 10m raster grid format. Changes from Version 1.1 to Version 2.3:CLC v2.3 includes updated Florida Land Use Land Cover for four water management districts as described above: NWFWMD, SJRWMD, SFWMD, SWFWMD CLC v2.3 incorporates major revisions to natural coastal land cover and natural communities potentially affected by sea level rise. These revisions were undertaken by FNAI as part of two projects: Re-evaluating Florida's Ecological Conservation Priorities in the Face of Sea Level Rise (funded by the Yale Mapping Framework for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Adaptation) and Predicting and Mitigating the Effects of Sea-Level Rise and Land Use Changes on Imperiled Species and Natural communities in Florida (funded by an FWC State Wildlife Grant and The Kresge Foundation). FNAI also opportunistically revised natural communities as needed in the course of species habitat mapping work funded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. CLC v2.3 also includes several new site specific data sources: New or revised FNAI natural community maps for 13 conservation lands and 9 Florida Forever proposals; new Florida Park Service maps for 10 parks; Sarasota County Preserves Habitat Maps (with FNAI review); Sarasota County HCP Florida Scrub-Jay Habitat (with FNAI Review); Southwest Florida Scrub Working Group scrub polygons. Several corrections to the crosswalk of FLUCCS to FLCS were made, including review and reclassification of interior sand beaches that were originally crosswalked to beach dune, and reclassification of upland hardwood forest south of Lake Okeechobee to mesic hammock. Representation of state waters was expanded to include the NOAA Submerged Lands Act data for Florida. Changes from Version 2.3 to 3.0: CLC v3.0 now includes state wide Florida NAVTEQ transportation data. CLC v3.0 incorporates revisions to scrub, scrubby flatwoods, mesic flatwoods, and upland pine classes. Revisions were also made to sand beach, riverine sand bar, and beach dune previously misclassified as high intensity urban or extractive. An additional class, scrub mangrove – 5252, was added to the crosswalk. Mangrove swamp was reviewed and reclassified to include areas of scrub mangrove. Changes from Version 3.0 to Version 3.1: CLC v3.1 includes several new site specific data sources: Revised FNAI natural community maps for 31 WMAs, and 6 Florida Forever areas or proposals. This data was either extracted from v2.3, or from more recent mapping efforts. Domains have been removed from the attribute table, and a class name field has been added for SITE and STATE level classes. The Dry Tortugas have been reincorporated. The geographic extent has been revised for the Coastal Upland and Dry Prairie classes. Rural Open and the Extractive classes underwent a more thorough review. Changes from Version 3.1 to Version 3.2: CLC v3.2 includes several new site specific data sources: Revised FNAI natural community maps for 43 Florida Park Service lands, and 9 Florida Forever areas or proposals. This data is from 2014 - 2016 mapping efforts. SITE level class review: Wet Coniferous plantation (2450) from v2.3 has been included in v3.2. Non-Vegetated Wetland (2300), Urban Open Land (18211), Cropland/Pasture (18331), and High Pine and Scrub (1200) have undergone thorough review and reclassification where appropriate. Other classification errors were opportunistically corrected as found or as reported by users to landcovermap@myfwc.com.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Cooperative Land Cover Map is to fill a priority data gap of Florida's State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) for improved habitat mapping. In addition it provides significantly improved data for scrub and sandhill, priority habitats of the SWAP. The map will inform a variety of conservation and management activities in Florida.
Supplemental_Information:
Full reports for version 3.0 are available from FWC upon request if not supplied with these data. Data sources that contribute to the Cooperative Land Cover Map are described in the following report: Florida Natural Areas Inventory, 2010. Development of a Cooperative Land Cover Map: Final Report (available from FNAI upon request). A supplementary feature class that identifies individual data sources that contribute to the map is available from FNAI upon request (Data_Sources_CLC_v1_1). A supplementary feature class that contains only the focal natural communities that were revised for the Cooperative Land Cover Map is available upon request from FNAI (Focal_NC_Map_CLC_v1_1).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080101
Ending_Date: 20110101
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.639382
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.813606
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.042668
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.353591
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Theme
Theme_Keyword: natural community
Theme_Keyword: Florida Land Cover and Forms Classification System
Theme_Keyword: Florida Land Cover Classification System
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Theme_Keyword: vegetation
Theme_Keyword: land cover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: User
Theme_Keyword: land use/land cover
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Place
Place_Keyword: Florida
Access_Constraints: Available without restriction
Use_Constraints:
Data are intended to be used for general informational and planning purposes and not appropriate for legal, regulatory and/or cadastral purposes
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: Land Cover Map
Contact_Position: Land Cover Map
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 620 S. Meridian St 5B6
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32399
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-488-0588
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-410-5269
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: landcovermap@MyFWC.com
Data_Set_Credit:
Data compiled from multiple sources by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comission (FWC) and Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI).
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1, 10.1
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Classification accuracy varies among data sources that contribute to the map. Metadata related to accuracy were not available for all sources. Some data sources were field verified. Most data were created through interpretation of aerial photography and other ancillary information. A classification accuracy assessment was completed in 2014 as part of continued improvements to the data.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values
Completeness_Report:
Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges and all pixel cells were classified.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Horizontal accuracy is not better than the source imagery upon which individual source datasets were developed. Most source imagery is from two primary sources: 1) Florida's Ortho program imagery at 1 foot resolution; that meets or exceeds a verified horizontal accuracy of 7.6 feet at the 95% confidence interval (4.4 feet RMSE) as specified in the FGDC Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards, Part 3: National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA). 2) USGS's 3.75 minute Digital Ortho Quarter Quad (DOQQ) program imagery which meets National Map Accuracy Standards for products developed at 1:12K scale which specifies that over "90% of well defined points tested must fall within 33 feet" of ground condition and National Aerial Photography Program Standards.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nokuse Plantation
Publication_Date: 20090101
Title: Nokuse Plantation Land Cover
Other_Citation_Details:
Data provided by Matt Aresco, Nokuse Plantation Note: Only scrub and sandhill polygons were provided; comprehensive land cover was not complete at time of Cooperative Land Cover Map publication.
Type_of_Source_Media: None
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Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20090101
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Palm Beach County, Environmental Resource Management
Publication_Date: 20070101
Title: Palm Beach County Natural Areas Land cover
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Matt King, PBC
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Beginning_Date: 20030101
Ending_Date: 20070101
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Archbold Biological Station
Publication_Date: 19930101
Title: Statewide Scrub-Jay Habitat
Other_Citation_Details:
Fitzpatrick, J. W., B. Pranty, and B. Stith. 1994. Florida scrub-jay statewide map, 1992-1993. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Report, Cooperative Agreement no. 14-16-0004-91-950. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C., USA.
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: The Nature Conservancy
Publication_Date: 20070101
Title: Nature Conservancy Preserves Vegetation Maps
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Kathy Freeman, TNC and David Printiss, TNC
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University
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Title: Big Pine Key Land Cover
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Project Name: Prediction of Pine Forest Changes in the Florida Keys Due to Sea Level Rise Principal Investigators: Keqi Zhang and Michael Ross Data provided by Danielle Ogurcak, FIU
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Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Restoration
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Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: St. Johns River Water Management District
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Originator: Photo Science, Inc.
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Single_Date/Time:
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Originator:
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Restoration
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Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
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Title: Historical Natural Community Mapping Projects
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Originator: Charlotte County
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: Charlotte County Parks Vegetation Data
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Bryon Catlin, Charlotte Co
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Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
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Title: Tate's Hell Historic Vegetation
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Earth Balance and Steve Sauers Environmental Management
Publication_Date: 20070101
Title: Sarasota County Apoxsee Habitat Layer
Other_Citation_Details:
Clark, J. and S. Sauers. 2008. Sarasota County Native Habitat Mapping and Risk Assessment. Sarasota County Natural Resources, Sarasota, Florida, USA. Data provided by Sarasota County
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 20090101
Title: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Natural Community Map
Other_Citation_Details:
Gulledge, K., G. Schultz, and A. Johnson. 2009. Coastal maritime hammock evaluation and delineation, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida: Final Report. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
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Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
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Title: Florida Forever Projects Field Assessment Maps
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Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Park Service
Publication_Date: 20090101
Title: Florida Park Service Natural Community Maps
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Brady Harrison, FPS
Type_of_Source_Media: None
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Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
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Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Institute for Regional Conservation
Publication_Date: 20090101
Title: Natural Forest Communities of Miami-Dade County
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Keith Bradley, IRC
Type_of_Source_Media: None
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Ending_Date: 20090101
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Archbold Biological Station; Florida Natural Areas Inventory; The Nature Conservancy
Publication_Date: 20020101
Title: Lake Wales Ridge Vegetation Mapping
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Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20000101
Ending_Date: 20020101
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lake Wales Ridge Vegetation Mapping
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 20100101
Title: Flint Rock Natural Community Map
Type_of_Source_Media: None
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Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20100101
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: 20090101
Title: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Habitats
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Mike Keys, USFWS
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040101
Ending_Date: 20090101
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Avon Park Air Force Range
Publication_Date: 19990101
Title: Avon Park Air Force Range Natural Vegetation Communities
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Steve Orzell, APAFR
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19990101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 19990101
Title: Eglin Air Force Base Land Cover Map
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19970101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Eglin Air Force Base Land Cover Map
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)
Publication_Date: 20100101
Title: FNAI Natural Community Mapping Projects 2003 - 2010
Type_of_Source_Media: None
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Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20030101
Ending_Date: 20100101
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Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Southwest Florida Water Management District
Publication_Date: 20080101
Title: SWFWMD 2008 Land Use Land Cover
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20080101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: David Breininger
Publication_Date: 19990101
Title: David Breininger Scrub Polygons
Other_Citation_Details:
Breininger, D. R. 2003. Biological criteria for the recovery of Florida Scrub-Jay populations on public lands in Brevard County and Indian River County. Final Report to Endangered Species Office, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jacksonville, FL, USA. <http://northflorida.fws.gov/Scrub-Jays/breininger-2003-report.htm>. Accessed 14 Jul 2010. Breininger, D. R., B. Toland, D. M. Oddy, and M. L. Legare. 2006. Landcover characterizations and Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) population dynamics. Biological Conservation 128:169-181.
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Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19940101
Ending_Date: 19990101
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Source_Contribution: Used as ancillary data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Publication_Date: 20030101
Title: Florida Vegetation and Land Cover
Type_of_Source_Media: None
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Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20030101
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Source_Contribution: Used as ancillary data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U. S. Forest Service
Publication_Date: 20100101
Title: Ocala National Forest Stands Map
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Jason Drake, USFS
Type_of_Source_Media: None
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Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: unknown
Ending_Date: 20100101
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Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
University of Georgia; South Florida Natural Resources Center of Everglades National Park
Publication_Date: 19990101
Title: Everglades Vegetation
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19990101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Everglades Vegetation
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 19930101
Title: Natural Communities of Camp Blanding Military Reservation
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19930101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Natural Communities of Camp Blanding Military Reservation
Source_Contribution: Used as ancillary data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lake County
Publication_Date: 20090101
Title: Lake County Scrub-Jay Habitat Survey
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by Lauren Brothers, Lake County
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20090101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lake County Scrub-Jay Habitat Survey
Source_Contribution: Used as ancillary data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: QuestEcology
Publication_Date: 20050101
Title: Scrub Soils for Five Southwest Counties
Other_Citation_Details:
Gordon, D. 2005. Distribution of the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) within the Hillsborough/Manatee Metapopulation. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Data provided by David Gordon, QuestEcology
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20050101
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Source_Contribution: Used as ancillary data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: FWC/Florida Wildlife Research Institute
Publication_Date: 19910101
Title: Florida Keys Advanced Identification of Wetlands Land Cover
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19910101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Florida Keys Advanced Identification of Wetlands Land Cover
Source_Contribution: Used as ancillary data
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Archbold Biological Station
Publication_Date: 19840101
Title: Archbold Biological Station Vegetation Map
Other_Citation_Details:
Abrahamson, W. G., A. F. Johnson, J. N. Layne, and P. A. Peroni. 1984. Vegetation of the Archbold Biological Station, Florida: an example of the southern Lake Wales Ridge. Florida Scientist 47:209-250.
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Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19840101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Archbold Biological Station Vegetation Map
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: St. Johns River Water Management District
Publication_Date: 20090101
Title:
St. Johns River Water Management District Natural Community Maps
Other_Citation_Details: Data provided by J. B. Miller, SJRWMD
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040101
Ending_Date: 20090101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
St. Johns River Water Management District Natural Community Maps
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: on Schaub, Dynamac Corp. at KSC
Publication_Date: 20030101
Title: Kennedy Space Center Land Cover 2003
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20030101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Kennedy Space Center Land Cover
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Publication_Date: 20100101
Title: Upland Glades Occurrence Map
Type_of_Source_Media: None
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20070101
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Upland Glades Occurrence Map
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Remote Sensing Classification: Once gross spatial and thematic errors were corrected in the vector data, Erdas Imagine was employed to perform a series of unsupervised and supervised classifications of each SPOT image with the corrected polygon data as a guide.
Process_Date: not complete
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Vector Data Review, Editing, and Classification: The Cooperative Land Cover Map (CLC) served as the foundation dataset for revision efforts. Polygon vector data was compared against high resolution Digital Ortho Quarter Quads (DOQQ) and Google Earth imagery. Google Earth’s imagery was the most effective imagery available for visual data editing, due to its clarity, resolution, loading speed and data age. Vector data of individual land cover classes were converted to *.KML format for use in Google Earth. Errors identified through visual review were manually corrected. The most common errors encountered included incorrect boundaries, mislabeling of classes, hard edges between classes, and features containing multiple classes. Sliver polygons were eliminated based on two criteria: 1) Area 2) Preimeter to Area Ratio 1) Polygons with an area greater than or equal to 110 square meters were selected and dissolved into the largest adjacent polygon utilizing the Eliminate tool. 110 square meters was selected because the final raster will have a 10 meter cell size (100 square meters per cell) and the additional 10 square meters help to further remove sliver polygons that would require significant time to remove manually during the editing process. 2) Polygons with large ratios are less likely to accurately describe a significant landcover at the statewide scale. Therefore, polygons with a perimeter to edge ratio greater than or equal to 0.5 were eliminated into adjacent polygons sharing the longest edge.
Process_Date: not complete
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Assemblage of Data Sources into Final Map: Tthe data was separated into 3 components for assembly into statewide land cover: 1) Local Source data, which consisted of all local sources with confidence category 1 through 3; 2) FNAI Review data, which consisted of all datasets that were inspected and classified through aerial photo review; and 3) FLUCCS. The SWFWMD published a new version of FLUCCS based on 2008 photography in spring 2010. Although we used 2007 FLUCCS for aerial photo review and comparative analyses in that district, we incorporated the 2008 data in the final land cover map. We converted all datasets into 15 m ESRI grids and combined them based on the following rules: 1) Local Source data with confidence category 1 and 2 superseded FNAI Review data; 2) FNAI Review data superseded Local Source data with confidence category 3; 3) all Local Source 1 through 3 and FNAI Review data superseded FLUCCS.
Process_Date: 20100101
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Aerial Photography Review of Focal Communities: Areas within existing source data in categories 1 through 3 (non-ancillary sources) were excluded from the set of polygons to be reviewed. Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, sandhill, dry prairie and mesic flatwoods (in SWF and SF only) were reviewed simultaneously as a single set of review polygons. Review polygons as well as proximal areas were inspected with the latest high resolution aerial photography (2006 - 2009) and other ancillary data sources including aerial photography from 2004, 1999 and 1995, topographic maps, county soils maps and other land cover datasets. Areas were reviewed at a scale of 1:5000 with a minimum mapping unit of 0.5 acres with exception to include smaller polygons for scrub and pine rockland. Polygons were spatially edited and new polygons were delineated where necessary to identify focal communities and then assigned the polygon a land cover type. Polygons were deleted from the set of review polygons that did not represent priority communities and were otherwise correctly classified. A land cover type was assigned to polygons classified as FLUCCS Coastal Scrub, Xeric Oak, Sand Pine, or Longleaf Pine - Xeric Oak; in addition almost all review polygons in the SWF and SF districts were assigned a land cover type. Any deleted polygon will default to its FLUCCS class in the final land cover map. FNAI biologists familiar with the focal communities both on the ground and through aerial photo interpretation performed the initial polygon inspections. A second reviewer then re-inspected the polygons that were assigned as one of the focal communities. A locations were checked from the FNAI element occurrence database that reference scrub, scrubby flatwoods, sandhill or dry prairie. Areas were identified that appeared to be functioning as viable natural communities. Areas that were historically scrub or sandhill but are now disturbed so that they likely no longer support their characteristic ecological elements or that have succeeded to another natural community type were excluded or classified as another land cover type. Many former sandhills were reclassified as successional hardwood forest. Pine plantation was reclassified as scrub or sandhill where it appeared to function ecologically as a natural community. This was especially true of planted sand pine scrub which can tolerate a high degree of disturbance. Aerial photographs from 1995 and 1999 were examined to help determine the level of past ground disturbance. Small patches within residential areas were not included, although if there appeared to be functional large patches within low density or rural residential areas we included them. Only obvious patches of scrubby flatwoods were mapped. This community was sometimes difficult to distinguish from scrub and we did not follow strict criteria for distinguishing the two. For dry prairie we strictly followed the FNAI definition of treeless areas of low shrubs and grasses within the buffered historic dry prairie extent. Many prairie-like areas are pine flatwoods in which trees have been removed. To determine dry prairie from flatwoods we considered geographic position, shrub patterns, proximity of wetlands and overall landscape context.
Process_Date: 20100101
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Cooperative Land Cover map integrates data from multiple sources. All sources were crosswalked into the Florida Land Cover Classification System (Kawula 2014) All source datasets were received and processed as vector data. A set of standard geoprocessing and topology operations were employed in ArcGIS 9.3, 10.1 to ensure no overlapping features within or among datasets. All data were projected into the Florida Albers custom coordinate system with NAD 1983 HARN datum. A minimum mapping unit of 0.5 acres was applied, and each polygon < 0.5 acres was dissolved into its largest neighboring polygon except for scrub, pine rockland and upland glade polygons for which we applied a minimum mapping unit of 0.1 acres. Finally, lines between neighboring polygons with the same classification were dissolved. Based on the review of each dataset, other modifications were made as described in: Florida Natural Areas Inventory, 2010. Development of a Cooperative Land Cover Map: Final Report (available from FNAI upon request). Explanation of confidence categories: Datasets were evaluated based on metadata, discussions with data providers and a general review of the spatial accuracy and classification. Based on this review, a confidence category was assigned to each dataset that indicated how or if the dataset, or certain classes within the dataset, would be integrated into the final land cover map. A confidence category of 1 indicates the highest level of confidence; these data spatially superseded all other intersecting sources. Category 2 data took precedence over statewide datasets (FLUCCS, FLVEG) but did not supersede category 1. Category 3 data were used with review and revision. Category 4 data were used to identify additional areas for aerial photo review and help interpret classification during the review process; these data, however, were not directly integrated into the final map.
Process_Date: 20100101
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Edge Matching: Following map classification, we conducted further visual inspection of classified areas for consistency, errors, and edge matching between assembled data sets.
Process_Date: 20140101
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Topology: Rules were established to ensure that: 1) all areas within the mapping area (i.e. Florida) are covered by a land class (polygon); and 2) that there is only one land class (polygon) defining a given area. Two topological rules were created to ensure these requirements are met: 1) Land Classes Must Not Have Gaps 2) Land Classes Must Not Overlap For errors that result from “Land Classes Must Not Have Gaps”, a polygon was created to fill that gap. This new polygon created NULL information in the attributes and must either: 1) be merged with an appropriate adjacent polygon sharing the same land classification characteristics or 2) be given a land classification indicating its uniqueness in comparison with adjacent polygons. For errors that resulted from “Land Classes Must Not Overlap”, areas were identified that have more than one polygon. The overlapping area was merged with the most appropriate land class, thereby removing the overlap.
Process_Date: 20140101
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: FDEP Albers HARN
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: 0.000000004429812072714868
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000004429812072714868
Planar_Distance_Units: meter
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN
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: VAT_CLC_v3_2_SITE
Entity_Type_Definition:
This data set represents the updated land use and land cover for the state of Florida.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FWC, FNAI
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: Value
Attribute_Definition:
Corresponds to the Florida Land Cover Classification System class code
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Count
Attribute_Definition: Cell Values
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Area_Acres
Attribute_Definition: Spatial calculations
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Calculated value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SITE
Attribute_Definition: Florida Land Cover Classification System class code
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC/FNAI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME_SITE
Attribute_Definition: Florida Land Cover Classification System class
Attribute_Definition_Source: FNAI/FWC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Legend
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Florida Natural Areas Inventory. 2016. Cooperative Land Cover version 3.2 Raster. Tallahassee, FL.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: GIS Librarian
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 620 S. Meridian St 5B6
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 32399
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-488-0588
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-410-5269
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISRequests@MyFWC.com
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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://myfwc.com/research>
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
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20161010
Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20171010
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: GIS Librarian
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Fish and Wildlife Reasearch Institute
Address: 620 S. Meridian St 5B6
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32399
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-488-0588
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-410-5269
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISRequests@MyFWC.com
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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