Geodataset Name:       FNAIIP_JUN10
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         129782

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Natural Areas Inventory
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20100614
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 2001    End Date: 20100614
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: FNAIIP_JUN10.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
OCCURID	Auto-generated, indexed, unique whole number for occurrence record in Geodatabase representing an invasive exotic plant infestation.
PlantName	Scientific name of the species
Voucher	Information on a voucher specimen if one was taken
GrossAcres	Gross acreage of the infestation (are to be worked for treatment of the infestation)
Distributn	Pattern of plant distribution within the gross acreage. Possible values are: Single plant or clump One individual plant or one small clump of a single species. Scattered plants or clumps Multiple individual plants or small clumps of a single species scattered within the gross area infested. Scattered dense patches Dense patches of a single species scattered within the gross area infested. Dominant cover Multiple plants or clumps of a single species that occupy a majority of the gross area infested. Dense monoculture Generally a dense stand of a single dominant species that not only occupies more than a majority of the gross area infested, but also covers/excludes other plants. Linearly scattered Plants or clumps of a single species generally scattered along a linear feature, such as a road, trail, property line, ditch, ridge, slough, etc. within the gross area infested.
PctCover	A visual estimate of the percentage of the gross acre(s) infested that is actually covered by the canopy of the plants. Percent Cover classes are: < 5 %, 5 - 25 %, 26 - 50 %, 51 - 75 %, > 75 %
Comments	Comments or other observations about infestation, distribution, location, or natural community not captured in other fields.
CommonName	Common name of the plant
FLEPPC_CD	Rank of taxon by Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. I = EPPC Category I (Plant species that alter native plant communities by displacing native plant species, changing community structure or ecological functions, or hybridizing with native plants.) II = EPPC Category II (Plant species that have increased in abundance or frequency but have not yet altered Florida plant communities to the extent shown by Category I species. These species may become ranked as Category I, if ecological damage is demonstrated.) null = Plant has not been assigned any status by FLEPPC
ACCESS_	No description
STATE_CD	Status of taxon according to State of Florida agencies P = Florida Prohibited Plant N = Florida Noxious Weed PN = Florida Prohibited Plant and Florida Noxious Weed null = Plant has not been assigned a state status
USDA_CD	Federal status (USDA) U = Federal Noxious Weed null = Plant has no federal (USDA) status
FNAI_NC	Natural community present in area of invasivce plant occurrence.
MA_Name	Name of Managed Area (conservation land or preserve)
Latitude	Latitude (decimal degrees) for the centroid point representing the infestation location (datum HPGN)
Longitude	Longitude (decimal degrees) for the centroid point representing the infestation location (datum HPGN)
QtrQuad	Reference to topographical quadrangle containing the centroid of the infestation (e.g., 3205) and Digital Orthographic Quarter Quadrangle (e.g., q3205ne).
Township	Geological survey grid line North or South of Tallahassee base line. 36 sections arranged in a 6 by 6 array, measuring 6 miles by 6 miles. Sections are numbered beginning with the northeast-most section, proceeding west to 6, then south along the west edge of the township and to the east.
Range	Geological Survey grid line West or East of Tallahassee meridian.
Section_	Basic unit of the Township and Range system of land description. A square tract of land, one mile by one mile containing 640 acres.
County	Florida county in which the occurrence is located
TreatedB4	Indicator of whether or not this occurrence has been treated before Yes = Prior treatment has been performed No = Prior treatment has not been performed
Treat_com	Comments related to treatment activities at this location.
SurveyDate	Calendar year, month, and day of survey data collection.
Surveyor	Person performing the survey and recording information relative to the occurrence. Most likely the single person most familiar with the occurrence.
Contact	Person responsible for providing the information for inclusion in the geodatabase. May or may not be the same as the surveyor, who is most likely the person most familiar with the occurrence.
Maturity	Stage of plant development for the recorded infestation. Possible values are Mature, Immature, or Both.
SurveyType	Type of survey during which invasive plant was identified.
DIsturbTyp	Primary type of disturbance found in the area of the infestation.
Agencies	Agencies involved in data collection, compilation and submission effort.
DisturbSev	Severity of the disturbance described in the DISTURBTYP field. Possible values are Light, Moderate, and Heavy.
Raw_Geo	Geometry of the source feature submitted to FNAI (Point, Line, or Polygon).
Raw_ID	An identifier used to link geodatabase features back to the corresponding feature in the raw data set.
DATASET_ID	An identifier that indicates the data set a feature was submitted as part of.
Date_added	The date the feature was loaded into the geodatabase featureclass.
SURVEY_ID	An identifier used to indicate the survey during which an invasive plant was identified.
ACRECORDED	A binary field indicating whether or not a gross acres value was recorded for an invasive plant ccurrence.
Sensitive	Undefined by Source
DESCRIPT	FGDL added field based on PLANTNAME
FGDLAQDATE	Date GeoPlan acquired data from source.
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan

Data records for the Florida Invasive Plants database. Note - A value of "ZZ" anywhere in the data indicates that data were not taken or are otherwise unavailable for that attribute value. Null (empty) field values may be present for attributes where no valid assignments exist.

USER NOTES:

ESRI feature type: Simple, Geometry: Point, Topology:

Completeness of attributes was verified.

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

Produced from Florida Invasive Plants GeoDatabase to provide a developing statewide view of current invasive exotic plant occurrences in public conservation lands and to establish an inventory and monitoring tool for policy making in natural resource management.

Majority of location data gathered with mapping grade GPS; some data digitized from hand-drawn maps at various scales.

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

May be used unaltered with acknowledgment.

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist. Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials. A note about data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data. 1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger. Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our webpage at: http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:

Florida Natural Areas Inventory: http://www.fnai.org/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Data are compiled from FNAI surveys and shared data sets from cooperators. Data are mapped, standardized, and quality-control reviewed then added to feature classes in an AcrSDE geodatabase stored in Microsoft SQL Server. Process Date: Unknown Spatial attributes including Managed area name, County, Quad, Township, Range and Section are joined to geodatabase attributes using ArcMap 9.2. Latitude and longitude attributes are added. Process Date: Unknown GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory website (http://www.fnai.org/invasivespecies.cfm) in June 2010. The data was downloaded in shapefile format and was in the following projection: Albers HARN. - All fields were upcased. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on PlantName - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on the date of download by GeoPlan. - File was renamed fnaiip_jun10 from FLINVpt_20100614.shp Process Date: 20100617 Data imported to ArcSDE and exported as a shapefile. Process Date: 20100625

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

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

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Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
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Florida Natural Areas Inventory
FNAI
1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
Tallahassee, Florida
32303
850-224-8207 x 206


http://www.fnai.org/invasivespecies.cfm
fprice@fnai.org
Frank Price

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