Polygon overlays of land cover on the Palm Beach County Natural Areas
Purpose
To display, monitor, manage and conduct analysis on the land types within the natural areas.
Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
July, 2004
Currentness Reference
06-OCT-18
Status
Progress
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate
-80.290636
East Bounding Coordinate
-80.050889
North Bounding Coordinate
26.957301
South Bounding Coordinate
26.398333
Keywords
Theme
Theme Keyword
Vegetation
Theme Keyword
Natural Areas
Theme Keyword
Land Use
Place
Place Keyword
Palm Beach County, Florida
Place Keyword
Palm Beach County
Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
The Data is provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness. The burden for determining accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability and fitness for or the appropriateness for use rests solely on the requester. The County makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the use of the licensed Data. There are no implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The requester acknowledges and accepts the limitations of the Data, including the fact that the Data is dynamic and is in a constant state of maintenance, correction and update.
Point of Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
Contact Person
Joyce Moody
Contact Position
System Administrator II
Contact Address
Address Type
mailing and physical address
Address
2300 N. Jog Rd., 4th Floor
Address
Building 502
City
West Palm Beach
State or Province
FL
Postal Code
33411-2743
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
561-233-2438
Contact Facsimile Telephone
561-233-2414
Contact Electronic Mail Address
jmoody@co.palm-beach.fl.us
Data Set Credit
Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Process Step
Process Description
Land use polygons are determined either by GPS in the field, or aerial photography interpretation with field verification and digitized as polygon feature classes in ArcGIS.
Process Step
Process Description
Metadata imported.
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation
C:\DOCUME~1\jmoody\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml4C.tmp
Process Step
Process Description
Dataset copied.
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation
\\ISS10137741\C$\temp\Trash\NATAREAS_TO_ISS.mdb
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
1611
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian
0.999941
Longitude of Central Meridian
-81.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin
24.333333
False Easting
656166.666667
False Northing
0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000186
Ordinate Resolution
0.000186
Planar Distance Units
survey feet
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid Name
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Vertical Coordinate System Definition
Altitude System Definition
Altitude Resolution
0.000010
Altitude Encoding Method
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity and Attribute Information
Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
ERM.LNDCVR
Attribute
Attribute Label
CATEGORY
Attribute Definition
Classification: Upland, Wetland, Transitional, or Open Water
Attribute
Attribute Label
ELEMENT
Attribute Definition
Land cover type classification (FNAI standards with Palm Beach County specific enhancements)
Attribute
Attribute Label
FCODE
Attribute Definition
SSSCCEEENNN where S=Site, C=Category, E=element and N=sequential number
Attribute
Attribute Label
FNAME
Attribute Definition
Three letter abbreviation for classification (element)
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
USER_ID_ENT_BY
Attribute
Attribute Label
DT_ENT
Attribute
Attribute Label
USER_ID_CHG_BY
Attribute
Attribute Label
DT_CHG
Attribute
Attribute Label
ERM.LNDCVR.AREA
Attribute
Attribute Label
GEOMETRY
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
SE_ANNO_CAD_DATA
Attribute
Attribute Label
GEOMETRY.AREA
Attribute
Attribute Label
GEOMETRY.LEN
Attribute Definition
Y/N field designating condition
Distribution Information
Distributor
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
PBC Countywide GIS
Contact Person
Kelly Ratchinsky
Contact Position
Countywide GIS Coordinator
Contact Address
Address Type
mailing and physical address
Address
2300 N. Jog Rd., 4th FL
City
West Palm Beach
State or Province
FL
Postal Code
334011
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
561-355-3958
Contact Facsimile Telephone
561-242-7526
Contact Electronic Mail Address
kratchin@pbcgov.org
Resource Description
Downloadable Data
Distribution Liability
The Data is provided "as is" without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness. The burden for determining accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability and fitness for or the appropriateness for use rests solely on the requester. The County makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the use of the licensed Data. There are no implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The requester acknowledges and accepts the limitations of the Data, including the fact that the Data is dynamic and is in a constant state of maintenance, correction and update.
Custom Order Process
Added Services: $65.00/hr - minimum .1/2 hour
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20080219
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata