FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EXISTING AND PROPOSED WILDLIFE CROSSINGS IN FLORIDA - 2009

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Florida Department of Transportation

Publication_Date: 20090728

Title:

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EXISTING AND PROPOSED WILDLIFE CROSSINGS IN FLORIDA - 2009

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: Florida Department of Transportation

Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/APPROVED-Wildlife%20Crossing%20Guidelines3-13.pdf>

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) existing and proposed wildlife crossings in the State of Florida. Wildlife crossings serve as connections between landscapes divided by roadways. These structures play a critical role in decreasing the barrier effect of roadways and increasing the permeability of roads for wildlife. Several types of crossings have been constructed throughout the state of Florida including culverts, underpasses, overpasses, and expanded bridges. Wildlife crossings that consist of overpass or underpass systems appear to have the most effective designs for accommodating the needs of a broad range of wildlife. Crossings coupled with barrier fencing may increase effectiveness and reduce the amount of road mortality.

Purpose:

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

Supplemental_Information:

TYPES OF WILDLIFE CROSSINGS
Underpasses and Culverts Underpasses serve as corridors that connect spatially separated habitats and enhance the efficacy of wildlife movement. Wildlife underpasses are typically 20 feet long or greater. Larger than most upland culverts, underpasses provide relatively unconfined passage for some wildlife species. Animals pass under an intersecting roadway through a bridge which forms part of the roadway. If sized appropriately, wildlife underpasses provide adequate air flow and light. Also, wildlife underpasses with open medians provide a certain amount of intermediate habitat for small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. In some cases, very large culverts also serve as underpasses.
Culverts can be modified to accommodate wildlife passage across roadways. Box culverts have four sides, including a bottom, and may be arranged in a horizontal series of small culverts or multiple chambers. Bottomless culverts consist of square or rectangular corrugated metal pipe culverts with a natural surface bottom. Oversized culverts may be used to accommodate wildlife passage of streams and small rivers.
Overpass Structures More recently, overpass structures, also called ecoducts or green bridges, have been used to facilitate passage for a wide range of species. These structures provide relatively unconfined passage for wildlife while simultaneously providing plenty of light and air movement; however, prolonged exposure may lead to desiccation for some amphibian species.
Expanded Bridges Expanded bridges that provide upland travel corridors adjacent to waterways provide passage for many terrestrial wildlife species as well as aquatic species that utilize stream corridors for travel. There are a variety of expanded bridges including single-span bridges, multi-span bridges, viaducts, and causeways. A single-span bridge, also known as an open-span bridge, consists of a structure that rests on abutments with no intermediate support columns. A multi-span bridge is similar, but has one or more intermediate support columns between the abutments. A viaduct is also known as a multi-span bridge but provides increased length to the bridge structure. A causeway is a form of viaduct that is usually constructed over wetlands.
Fencing The most effective way to prevent wildlife-vehicular collisions is to utilize a combination of fencing and crossings. The use of animal fencing is usually necessary for wildlife crossings to be effective. Typically, wildlife fencing is installed on both sides of the roadway in a winged pattern connected to each end of a crossing structure. Animals that encounter the fence will travel along it and eventually be guided to the passageway system as opposed to entering the roadway. If an animal may become trapped on the roadway, fencing may also include one-way gates to provide an escape route through the fence and away from roadway. Fencing is a cost-effective solution for protecting wildlife from vehicular traffic on roadways. However, it is often not aesthetically pleasing to the public and may lead to highly fragmented and isolated wildlife populations if used in the absence wildlife crossings. Where possible, fencing is installed in and around existing vegetative cover to minimize the visual impact of the fencing.
District 1 Proposed Wildlife Crossings Design and Coordination Report.pdf

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Calendar_Date: 20090728

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Wildlife

Theme_Keyword: Crossing

Theme_Keyword: Underpasses

Theme_Keyword: Culverts

Theme_Keyword: Overpass Structures

Theme_Keyword: Expanded Bridges

Theme_Keyword: Fencing

Theme:

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Theme_Keyword: transportation

Theme_Keyword: biota

Place:

Place_Keyword: Florida

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints: NONE

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Department of Transportation

Contact_Position: Environmental Management Office (EMO)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 605 Suwannee St MS 37

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-414-4447

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-414-4443

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: emo@dot.state.fl.us

Data_Set_Credit:

AGENCY COORDINATION Considerable coordination is required among the FDOT, USFWS, FWC, Water Management Districts (WMD), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to firstly agree on the need for a particular wildlife crossing site, and subsequently, to select the appropriate design type and strategic placement of the crossing. To date, multi-agency task teams have successfully created wildlife crossings throughout the state of Florida that have enabled wildlife movement and reduced road kill.

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Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

Florida Department of Transportation Wildlife Crossing Guidelines <http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/APPROVED-Wildlife%20Crossing%20Guidelines3-13.pdf>
District 1 Proposed Wildlife Crossings Design and Coordination Report.pdf

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

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

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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

Completeness_Report:

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

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: Email

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FDOT

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp. developed a GIS base map of existing FDOT wildlife crossings with data attached (e.g., size, type, etc.).
Wildlife Crossing GIS Database
Mark Easley Sr. Project Manager Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp. 201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 400 Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 871-5331 Ext. 4144 <http://www.kisingercampo.com/CorporateOffice.html>

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: KCA

Process_Date: 20090417

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: Mark Easley

Contact_Organization: Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp.

Contact_Position: Sr. Project Manager

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Address: 201 N. Franklin Street, Suite 400

City: Tampa

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33602

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (813) 871-5331 Ext. 4144

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: MEasley@kisingercampo.com

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The GeoPlan Center received via email the statewide wildlife crossings data layer from the Florida Department of Transportation (<http://www.dot.state.fl.us/>) on February 18th, 2011.
Wildlife_Xings.zip
The Wildlife_Xings.zip contained the following layer, WildlifeXing.shp, and it was in the NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N projection.
This layer was then reprojected to the FGDL albers projection NAD83 HARN.
The layer was renamed to wildlifexing_jul09.shp
A DESCRIPT field was then added based on DOTNAME and XINGNUM. A FGDLAQDATE field was also added and populated. All fields were UPPER Cased.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan

Process_Date: 20110218

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Standard_Parallel: 31.500000

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Entity_Type_Definition: WILDLIFEXING_JUL09.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FDOT

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Contact_Position: Environmental Management Office

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Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 605 Suwannee St MS 37

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399-0450

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 850-414-4447

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 850-414-4443

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