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.
The dataset's prior history from FNAI is as follows:
This GIS coverage was generated by using ARC/INFO ver 8.0.1 (unix) and exported to NONE compressed .e00 format.
Information in the MA data layer was provided to FNAI by the individual managing agencies. Boundary information on managed areas was originally in either digital format or on paper source maps with varying scales. New digital boundary files were integrated into FLMA by FNAI GIS staff. In the case of paper source maps, boundaries were either transcribed by FNAI staff onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic quadrangles and then digitized, or boundaries from paper maps were transcribed by FNAI staff in ArcView using underlying USGS 1:24,000 DRG and on screen digitization methods. FNAI GIS staff then integrated these new digital boundaries into FLMA. An item SOURCE in the polygon feature class of coverage FLMA indicates whether GIS boundaries for each polygon were provided by outside agencies (i.e., "DIGITAL BOUNDARIES PROVIDED BY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT") or were FNAI transcribed and digitized as described above (i.e., "FNAI MAPPING AND DIGITIZING"). The following digitizers were used by the FNAI GIS:
CalComp DBII, accuracy of +/- .01 inch CalComp DBIII, accuracy of +/- .005 inch CalComp 9500 Series, accuracy of +/- .005 inch
The PC ArcView versions 3.1 and 3.2 are used to do some on screen digitization.
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1st Digit = Managing Agency Category:
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F = Federal
S = State
L = Local
P = Private
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2nd and 3rd digits = Managing Agency:
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FEDERAL
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AF - US Air Force
AR - US Army
BL - USDI, Bureau of Land Management
BR - USGS, Biological Resources Division
CE - US Army Corps of Engineers
CG - US Coast Guard
DA - US Dept. of Agriculture (unspecified)
DC - US Dept. of Commerce
DE - US Dept. of Education
DI - US Dept. of Interior (unspecified)
FK - Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
FS - US Forest Service
FW - US Fish & Wildlife Service
NP - USDI, National Park Service
NV - US Navy
STATE
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CF - University of Central Florida
FA - Florida Atlantic University
FS - Florida State University
SF - University of South Florida
UF - University of Florida
UW - University of West Florida
DC - Dept. of Corrections
DF - Dept. Agriculture & Consumer Services, Div. of Forestry
DS - Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Div. of
Fisheries
DT - Dept. of Transportation
DW - Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Div. of
Wildlife
ES - Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Office of
Environmental Services
FC - Dept. of Community Affairs, Florida Communities Trust
GT - Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways
& Trails
MA - Dept. of Military Affairs
MR - Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal
& Aquatic Managed Areas
ND - Florida Inland Navigation District
RP - Dept. of Environmental Protection, Div. of Recreation
& Parks
TI - Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund
UU - Undesignated State Land (not currently assigned to
a managing agency)
WJ - St. Johns River Water Management District
WN - Northwest Florida Water Management District
WS - South Florida Water Management District
WU - Suwannee River Water Management District
WW - Southwest Florida Water Management District
LOCAL (2 letter abbreviation for county)
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AL - Alachua
BK - Baker
BY - Bay
BA - Bradford
BV - Brevard
BR - Broward
CA - Calhoun
CH - Charlotte
CI - Citrus
CL - Clay
CO - Collier
CU - Columbia
DA - Dade
DE - DeSoto
DI - Dixie
DU - Duval
ES - Escambia
FL - Flagler
FR - Franklin
GA - Gadsden
GI - Gilchrist
GL - Glades
GU - Gulf
HM - Hamilton
HD - Hardee
HN - Hendry
HR - Hernando
HG - Highlands
HL - Hillsborough
HO - Holmes
IN - Indian River
JA - Jackson
JE - Jefferson
LF - Lafayette
LK - Lake
LE - Lee
LO - Leon
LV - Levy
LI - Liberty
MD - Madison
MN - Manatee
MR - Marion
MT - Martin
MO - Monroe
NA - Nassau
OA - Okaloosa
OE - Okeechobee
OR - Orange
OS - Osceola
PM - Palm Beach
PA - Pasco
PI - Pinellas
PO - Polk
PU - Putnam
SN - Santa Rosa
SR - Sarasota
SE - Seminole
SJ - St Johns
SL - St Lucie
SM - Sumter
SW - Suwannee
TA - Taylor
UN - Union
VO - Volusia
WK - Wakulla
WL - Walton
WS - Washington
PRIVATE
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AE - Archbold Expeditions, Inc.
CF - Cargill Fertilizer, Inc.
CH - Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
CN - Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
FA - Audubon of Florida
FH - FL Trust for Historic Preservation
FN - Foundation (unspecified)
FP - FL Power & Light Company
GS - Girl Scouts of America
IN - Individual
JE - JEA
NC - The Nature Conservancy
NS - National Speleological Society
PC - Presbytery of Florida (Presbyterian Church, USA)
PR - PRIDE of Florida
SC - Sierra Club
SJ - The St. Joe Company
TT - Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
UM - University of Miami
YU - YMCA
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4th and 5th digits = Managed Area Unit Type
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FEDERAL
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U.S. Air Force (FAF..)
AB - Air Force Base
AR - Air Force Range
AS - Air Station
SI - Special Interest Area
TS - Test Site
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (FDA..)
HR - Horticultural Research Station
AR - Agricultural Research Station
PC - Plant Materials Center
U.S. Coast Guard (FCG..)
CS - Communication Station
U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (FBL..)
AC - Area of Critical Environmental Concern
U.S. Forest Service (FFS..)
EF - Experimental Forest
NF - National Forest
RN - Research Natural Area
HS - Historic Site
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FFW..)
FH - Fish Hatchery
PN - Public Use Natural Area
RN - Research Natural Area
SN - Sanctuary
WR - National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Div. (FBR..)
WC - Wildlife Research Center
National Park Service (FNP..)
NP - National Park or other NPS property such as
National Seashore, National Monument, etc.
U.S. Navy (FNV..)
NF - Naval Field
NO - Naval Observatory
NS - Naval Air Station
NT - Naval Training Center
BT - Bomb Target
RA - Recreation Area
STATE
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FL Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Div. of Forestry (SDF..)
SF - State Forest
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Div. of Recreation & Parks (SRP..)
AS - State Archeological Site
BS - State Botanical Site
CC - State Folk Culture Center
CS - State Cultural Site
DU - Designation undetermined
FP - State Fishing Piers
GS - State Geological Site
HS - State Historic Site
RA - State Recreation Area
SG - State Garden
SM - State Museum
SP - State Park
SR - State Reserve
ST - State Trail
SV - State Preserve
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal
& Aquatic Managed Areas (SMR..)
AP - Aquatic Preserve
ER - Estuarine Research Reserve
MS - Marine Sanctuary
PR - Memorial Preserve
SB - State Buffer Preserve
SN - Sanctuary
SR - State Reserve
UL - Unspecified Land (managed by CAMA)
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways & Trails (SGT..)
RC - Recreation and Conservation Area
FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm., Div. of Wildlife (SDW..)
AS - Archaeological Site
CE - Conservation Easement
PW - Public Waterfowl Area
WE - Wildlife & Environmental Area
WM - Wildlife Management Area
FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm., Div. of Fisheries (SDS..)
FM - Fish Management Area
FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm., Office of Environmental Services (SES..)
MP - Mitigation Park
FL Dept. of Transportation (SDT..)
MS - Mitigation Site
FL Dept. of Military Affairs (SMA..)
MR - Military Reservation
Undesignated State Land (SUU..)
UU - Undesignated State Land (not currently assigned to a
managing agency)
Universities (S....)
MF - Memorial Forest
State Water Management Districts (SW...)
CA - Conservation Area
CE - Conservation Easement
FD - Flood Detention Area
PR - Preserve
RC - Riverine Corridor
RT - Restoration Area
UW - Unspecified Water Management Land
LOCAL (County 2 letter abbreviation followed by MU')
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CE - Conservation Easement
HC - Hillsborough Community College (HC is also used in
digits 2 & 3 of "OWNERCODE":
LHC = Hillsborough Community College)
MU - City managed area (See "COMMENTS" attribute to identify
name of city that is managing the property)
RG - Registry Site
TB - Tampa Bay Watch
WA - Water Authority (e.g., LLKWA = Lake County Water Authority)
WC - Water Control District (e.g., LLEWC = Lee County East
County Water Control District)
(For all other MA unit types, 2 letter abbreviation for county
is repeated - e.g., LALAL = Alachua County)
PRIVATE
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CA - Conservation Area
CE - Conservation Easement
EC - Environmental Center
RG - Registry Site
RS - Research Station
(If MA unit type is unknown, managing agency code is repeated.)
If a managing agency has only one type of MA Unit, the MA Unit Type
code can be the managing agency code repeated (e.g., for Audubon of
Florida sanctuaries, the code is PFAFA).
1st digit = Owner by category:
F = Federal
S = State
L = Local
P = Private
2nd & 3rd digit = Abbreviations for owning agency/entity
(e.g. AF = Air Force)
Category I (PROTSTAT = 1)
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This is the highest protection and reserved for lands that are
specifically and judiciously managed for biodiversity protection.
This category includes lands ownedby private entities that are
managed for biodiversity conservation, and lands administered by
public agencies that are specially designated for biodiversity
conservation through legislative action where natural events
proceed without interference or are mimicked through management.
The governmental agency acting alone cannot change these designations
without legislative action and public involvement. Examples include
The Nature Conservancy preserves and other private preserves committed
to biodiversity conservation, preserves that are state-owned and managed,
some national parks, federal wilderness areas, and some local preserves.
For FNAI purposes, this designation will generally apply to the
following: private sanctuaries and preserves, state preserves and
botanical sites, many local preserves purchased and managed as
environmentally sensitive lands, most national parks and seashores,
national marine sanctuaries, and federal research natural areas..
Category II (PROTSTAT = 2)
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This second category applies to lands that are generally managed
for their natural values but that may incur additional uses such as
habitat manipulation for game species and/or some recreation
infrastructure. These activities will likely degrade the quality of
natural communities locally but the majority of the land will be
managed for biodiversity protection. It also includes public lands
with administrative designations for biodiversity conservation.
Examples include private preserves managed for game species, national
wildlife refuges, BLM areas of critical environmental concern, and
state parks. For FNAI purposes, this designation will generally apply
to the following: state parks, state reserves, state geological sites,
state buffer preserves and aquatic preserves, wildlife and environmental
areas, national wildlife refuges, some national park lands, and many
locally managed lands purchased for natural resource protection.
Category III (PROTSTAT = 3)
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This category applies to lands maintained for multiple uses, including
consumptive or recreational values, and not specifically or wholly
dedicated to biodiversity conservation. It also includes lands with
restricted development rights. Unrestricted public access is one
criterion that may cause a property to be placed into this category.
Examples include most nondesignated (i.e., multiple-use) public lands
administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and
Bureau of Land Management, Department of Defense lands, state forests,
regional and large local parks and open space, and private lands
protected from subdivision by conservation easements and other title
restrictions. For FNAI purposes, this designation will apply to state
recreation areas, state gardens and trails, state forests, wildlife
management areas, mitigation parks, lands managed by FL DEP Office of
Greenways and Trails, most water management district properties,
national forests, most Department of Defense lands, many local parks,
and conservation easements on private properties. It also includes
lands tracked primarily for administrative reasons, such as state
historic and archaeological sites, state museums, fish management
areas, national memorials, and national fish hatcheries.
(Any comments concerning the protection status are entered in the
"COMMENTS" field. PROTSTAT = 0 is an out parcel in the polygon
feature class)