FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2003, RELEASED NOVEMBER, 2002.

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GEOLOGY (ENVIRONMENTAL)

Geodataset Name:      FDEPGEO
Geodataset Type:      Shape
Geodataset Feature:   polygon

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Environmental geology of Florida.

DATA SOURCE(S):                         FDEP

SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:          1 : 250,000

DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE:           April, 2001

GEODATASET EXTENT:                      State of  Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Datafile Name: FDEPGEO.DBF

ITEM NAME            WIDTH         TYPE         PRECISION
AREA                  16          DECIMAL           3
PERIMETER             16          DECIMAL           3
TYPE                  6           DECIMAL           -
CATEGORY              26         CHARACTER          -

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES

Item                        Item description

TYPE                      2 SHELLY SAND AND CLAY
                          3 CLAYEY SAND
                          4 LIMESTONE
                          5 GRAVEL AND COARSE SAND
                          6 SANDY CLAY AND CLAY
                          7 MED. FINE SAND AND SILT
                          7 SHELLY SAND AND CLAY
                          8 PEAT
                          9 LIMESTONE/DOLOMITE
                          11 SHELL BEDS
                          13 DOLOMITE
                          99 WATER


CATEGORY                  3  CLAYEY SAND                         
                          13 DOLOMITE                           
                          5  GRAVEL AND COARSE SAND              
                          4  LIMESTONE                           
                          9  LIMESTONE/DOLOMITE                  
                          7  MED. FINE SAND AND SILT             
                          8  PEAT                                
                          6  SANDY CLAY AND CLAY                 
                          11 SHELL BEDS                         
                          2  SHELLY SAND AND CLAY                
                          7  SHELLY SAND AND CLAY                
                             WATER                              
            

     

USER NOTES:

Lake Okeechobee was edited to reflect an adjustment in the position of approximately 2KM. Southeast of its previous position.
Common boundaries were dissolved between shapefiles with the same category.
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
REFERENCES:

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE MATERIAL(S) SOURCE TITLE : Multiple titles from published Florida Geological Survey maps, listed below . . . Deuerling, R., 1981, Environmental Geology Series - Tarpon Springs Sheet Florida Geological Survey Map Series 99, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Knapp, M.S., 1978, Environmental Geology Series - Gainesville Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 79, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Knapp, M.S., 1978, Environmental Geology Series - Valdosta Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 88, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Knapp, M.S., 1980, Environmental Geology Series - Tampa Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 97, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Lane, E., 1980, Environmental Geology Series - West Palm Beach Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 100, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Lane, E., 1981, Environmental Geology Series - Miami Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 101, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Lane, E., Knapp, M.S. and Scott, T.M., 1980, Environmental Geology Series - Ft. Pierce Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 80, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Schmidt, W., 1978, Environmental Geology Series - Apalachicola Sheet: : Florida Geological Survey Map Series 84, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Schmidt, W., 1978, Environmental Geology Series - Pensacola Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 78, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet Schmidt, W., 1979, Environmental Geology Series - Tallahassee Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 90, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Scott, T.M., 1978, Environmental Geology Series - Jacksonville Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 89, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Scott, T.M., 1978, Environmental Geology Series - Orlando Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 85, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Scott, T.M., 1979, Environmental Geology Series - Daytona Beach Sheet: Florida Geological Survey Map Series 93, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                       ALBERS
Units                            METERS
Datum                            HPGN
Spheroid                         GRS1980
1st standard parallel            24   0  0.000
2nd standard parallel            31  30  0.000
central meridian                -84   0  0.000
latitude of projection's origin  24   0  0.000
false easting (meters)           400000.00000
false northing (meters)          0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT:

Name:               Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Abbr.name:          FDEP
Address:           
                                   
Web site:           http://www.dep.state.fl.us
Contact Person(s):  Jon Arthur; John Marquez
        Phone#:     850/488-9380
                

FGDL CONTACT:

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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