TITLE: 1ST MAGNITUDE SPRINGS

Geodataset Name:       SPRINGS
Geodataset Type:       Shapefile
Geodataset Feature:    Point

This dataset contains first-magnitude springs in the State of Florida.  Currenly, 33 first-magnitude springs have been identified and recognized in Florida.

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Variable
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      08/08/01
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SPRINGS.DBF file

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
FID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.
COUNTY	The county in which the spring is located
SPRING_NAM	Name given by source information
WMD	Water Management District in which the spring is located NWF = Northwest Florida Water Management District SJR = St. Johns River Water Management District SR = Suwannee River Water Management District SWF = Southwest Florida Water Management District
MAGNITUDE	A scale describing the volume of water discharged by a spring. This dataset contains only 1st magnitude springs, which discharge over 100 cubic feet of water per second.
HUC	Hydrolgic Cataloging Unit (sometimes called "watershed") in which the spring is located
SOURCE	Originator of basic record information used for this dataset Bulletin 31 = The information came directly from the FGS Bulletin 31 Springs encyclopedia DEP = The information came from DEP's SDE layer Springs DEP (Maddox) = The information came from Gary Maddox at DEP SJRWMD = St. Johns River Water Management District SRWMD = Suwannee River Water Management District
STATION_ID	The identification number used by the water management districts. Not all of the water management districts have one of these numbers.
AQUIFER	The source aquifer if known. FL = Floridan I = Intermediate S = Surficial
OWNERSHIP	Who currently owns the property around the head spring.
NITRATES_2	The level of nitrates flowing from the spring measured in milligrams per liter in the year 2000. The natural background level of nitrates in groundwater is 0.02 mg/l.
LAT_DD	Degrees Latitude for the spring location
LAT_MM	Minutes Latitude for the spring location
LAT_SS	Seconds Latitude for the spring location
LONG_DD	Degrees Longitude for the spring location
LONG_MM	Minutes Longitude for the spring location
LONG_SS	Seconds Longitude for the spring location
DESCRIPT	FGDL added item based on SPRING_NAME

USER NOTES:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling 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. These data are based on interpretation of available information and should not be construed as legally binding.

A note concerning data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasetsare not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling 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. 1:250000 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 analyses. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our web pages at: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES: DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

This dataset was created by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in 2001. The primary sources for this dataset were obtained from FDEP's springs database in ArcView (SDE), the Water Management Districts, Gary Maddox, and the Florida Geological Survey's Bulletin 31 Springs of Florida Encyclopedia. All of the springs were projected from lat/long information. For DEP's spring layer from SDE, ArcView was used to determine the lat/longs for the springs that did not have them using the table to point tool. Process Date: 20010808 In 2002, the GeoPlan Center downloaded this dataset in shapefile format from the Florida DEP website http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.asp. The DESCRIPT item was added based on SPRING_NAME, the COMMENT field was deleted, and all lowercase items within attribute table were upcased. Process Date: 2002 GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: 1.) upcased all character records; 2.) deleted 'COMMENT' field because there were no values; and 3.) added DESCRIPT item based on SPRING_NAME. Process Date: 2002

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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