Geodataset Name:       FLNERR_JUL10
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         10

DATA SOURCE(S):                    NOAA NERR Centralized Data Management Office
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20110714
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            20110714
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: FLNERR_JUL10.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID_1	Internal feature number.
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
NAME	Name of National Estuarine Research Reserve
REGION	Water region associated with the National Estuarine Research Reserve
ACRES	Acres
DESCRIPT	FGDL added field based on NAME
FGDLAQDATE	FGDL added field based on date of download from source
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan
SHAPE.AREA	Area in meters
SHAPE.LEN	Perimeter in meters

USER NOTES:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NEERS) In Florida: http://nerrs.noaa.gov/ Apalachicola, FL The Apalachicola Bay Reserve protects one of the most productive estuarine systems in the Northern Hemisphere, where the economic value of the natural resources and pristine conditions depend on the region s biological diversity. The 246,000-acre reserve on the Florida panhandle is about 75 miles southeast of Tallahassee and 60 miles east of Panama City. Included within the Reserve's management area are two barrier islands and a portion of a third, the lower 52 miles of the Apalachicola River and its floodplain, portions of adjoining uplands, and the Apalachicola Bay estuarine, riverine and floodplain systems . Apalachicola Bay is a major forage area for trans-gulf migratory bird species and supports a local fishing industry worth $14-16 million annually which directly supports up to 85 percent of the local population. Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses approximately 73,352 acres of salt marsh and mangrove tidal wetlands, oyster bars, estuarine lagoons, upland habitat and offshore seas in Northeast Florida. The GTM Reserve is located in the East Florida subregion, south of Jacksonville and sandwiching St. Augustine. It contains the northernmost extent of mangrove habitat on the east coast of the United States, some of the highest dunes in Florida, measuring 30-40 feet, and one of the few remaining "inlets" in northeast Florida not protected by a jetty thus presenting an easy study of what an inlet might have looked like in the past. The coastal waters of the GTM Reserve are also important calving grounds for the endangered Right Whale. Rookery Bay, FL The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a prime example of a nearly pristine subtropical mangrove forested estuary. Located south of Naples on the Florida gulf coast, the Rookery Bay Reserve is in the West Florida subregion of the West Indian Biogeographic Region. The total estimated surface area of open waters within the boundary is 70,000 acres, 64 percent of the reserve. The remaining 40,000 acres are primarily mangroves, fresh to brackish water marshes, and upland habitats. A myriad of wildlife, including 150 species of birds, and many threatened and endangered animals such as the Florida panther, thrive in the estuarine environment and surrounding upland hammocks and scrub in the Reserve. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) - GTM_RB_2007.shp Original Data Abstract: This feature class contains all property boundaries that are part of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) as defined by the NOAA as of December 2008. This file serves as an update to the original Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve boundary shapefile generated with the updated shapefiles of each of the three managed areas comprising the file and the original shapefiles of other agency lands within the reserve. This updated boundary was created from the original shapefile boundary in the Florida DEP data catalog Aquatic Preserves shapefiles and the legal descriptions in the management plans. Areas managed by other agencies created their related shapefiles. Information on each of those files will need to be obtained from each agency. The update serves to represent the boundary with the Mean High Water line more accurately than represented in the past. The boundary extent of the mean high water line is from visual interpretation of aerial photography from 2007 DOQQ's with 1 foot image resolution and does not represent an accurate survey of the mean high water line and therefore must be interpreted accordingly. This boundary does not represent legal jurisdiction as would result from a formal mean high water survey from a licensed engineering firm. The mean high water line was visually determined by digitizing the extent of salt marsh vegetation (Spartina alterniflora, Juncus roemarianus, Batis maritmima, etc) into the upland areas in conjunction with the limits of the legal boundary as detailed in the supplemental information of this metadata document. The boundary was delineated on the 2007 DOQQ's at a display scale of 1:1,200. Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RKBNERR) - RKB_RB_2006.shp Original Data Abstract: The boundary represents the area managed by Rookery Bay NERR as described in the Florida Statutes (Chapter 258). The managed area is composed of the Rookery Bay Aquatic Preserve, Cape Romano/Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve and Deltona Settlement Agreement Lands.

The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

National Estuarine Research Reserve System Central Data Management Office It is important to note that these files are not intended for legal use and are put together by various technicians at the corresponding reserves. These files are not intended for legal use.

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REFERENCES:

National Estuarine Research Reserve System http://nerrs.noaa.gov/ NOAA NERR Centralized Data Management Office http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu Apalachicola NERR: http://nerrs.noaa.gov/Reserve.aspx?ResID=APA Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR: http://nerrs.noaa.gov/Reserve.aspx?ResID=GTM Rookery Bay NERR: http://nerrs.noaa.gov/Reserve.aspx?ResID=RKB

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

The following 3 datasets downloaded from the NOAA NERR Centralized Data Management Office website on June 3rd 2010. GTM_RB_2007.shp RKB_RB_2006.shp APA_RB_2000.shp http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/get/gisApp.cfm?fileType=Shapefiles The following information was taken from the metadata of each these datasets: GTM_RB_2007.shp ================= GUANA TOLOMATO MATANZAS NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE Original Projection: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N Metadata Date: 20081215 Original Scale of 1:1,200 Contact: GTMNERR GIS Analyst, Ecosystem Science Program 505 Guana River Rd Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 904-823-4500 fax: 904-825-6829 RKB_RB_2006.shp ================= Original Projection: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Metadata Date: 2006 Process_Description: Based on the legal descriptions in the Statutes, appropriate section lines were hand digitized following the section/township/range map which were digitized from the USGS Quad map. Deltona settlement property boundary was then merged to the Statute boundary. The high tide line in the vicinity of the Ten Thousand Islands was derived from an FGDL file. This high tide line was merged to the Statute boundary and the upper statute line in the eastern half of the original boundary was removed. This was done since there has not been a survey to determine the official high tide line in the Ten Thousand Islands. Process_Date: 2000 Contact: Jill Schmid Rookery Bay NERR GIS Specialist 300 Tower Road City: Naples, FL 34113 phone - (239) 417-6310 ext 406 fax - (239) 417-6315 jill.schmid@dep.state.fl.us APA_RB_2000.shp =================== Original Projection: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Metadata Date: 20091009 Contact: Nicole Selly Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve 261 7th Street Apalachicola, Fl 32320 (850) 653- 8063 - 3 shapefiles projected to Albers HARN - Merged data from the shapefiles and renamed to: FLNERR_DEC08.shp - ACRES fields was added and Populated. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on NAME - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on the date received from source Process Date: 20100603 GeoPlan updated the boundary information of the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve. GeoPlan downloaded the updated boundary from the NOAA NERR Centralized Data Management Office website (http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/get/ gisApp.cfm?fileType=Shapefiles) on January 6 2012. Shapefiles for the entire Gulf of Mexico region were packaged together in a zip file named SH_GM_RM. The files were extracted and the APA_RB_2010 shapefile was used in the update. The following tasks were undertaken during the QA/QC process. - Projected the shapefile from NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N to FGDL Albers. - Added and calculated the Name, Region, Acres, Descript, and FGDLAQDATE fields. - Removed the old Apalachicola Reserve boundary and appended the new modified boundary to the flnerr_dec08 shapefile. - Renamed the flnerr_dec08 shapefile to flnerr_jul10 to reflect the date that the new boundary was added to the SH_GM_RM zip file downloaded from the NOAA website. Process Date: 20120106

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

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NOAA NERR Centralized Data Management Office
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