Geodataset Name:       C21_PARKS
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POLYGON

DATA SOURCE(S):                    North Central Florida Regional Planning Council
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20050600
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 GILCHRIST COUNTY

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: C21_PARKS.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
FID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
NAME	Park designation
ADDRESS	A description of a facility's physical location providing direction for delivery and provision of emergency services
CITY	City of facility's physical location
ZIPCODE	US postal delivery designation of facility's physical location
TYPE_DESC	Physical site description
REC_USE	Primary focus of recreational activity (activity-based -- sports fields; resource-based -- beaches.)
OPERATING	the responsible organization for management and operation of a facility (e.g.,public, private, quasi-public
OP_CLASS	Classification of the operation entity
HOURS	The hours in which the park is open to the public
YEAR	4-digit year when the park began operations
HISTORIC	Indicates if a park includes a site containing artifacts from past human life and activities that may or may not be listed by the Florida Division of Historical Resources on the Florida Master Site File
COMMON_USE	Location of two or more uses in one facility or on common grounds so as to share common facilities
USE	Description of co-located us if applicable
DESCRIPT	Based on "REC_USE'
SOURCE	The source from which FGDL acquired the data
FLAG	Type of update that occurred A = Attribute edit. S = Spatial edit. B = Both spatial and attribute edit. N = New D = Delete NIN = Not in the new.
UPDATE_DAY	The last day the file was updated by the source
FGDLAQDATE	Date FGDL recieved data from the source
AUTOID	GeoPlan Center internal feature number

USER NOTES:

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

This data is intended for use in the Efficient Transporation Decision Making Process (ETDM), which includes the development of an on-line application called the Environmental Screening Tool. The primary objective of the program include: Effective/timely decision making without compromising environmental quality Integrating review and permitting processe. Early NEPA reviews and approvals Full and early participation Meaningful dispute resolution For more information about these initiatives an on-line search using keyword 'ETDM' will provide a number of resources. A listing of relevant documents and resources is included under: http://fdotenvironmentalstreamlining.urs-tally.com/Library/default.htm. This is one of many layers that fall into the general category of "sociocultural" GIS data. Specifications and oversight were provided by FDOT and by the Geoplan Center at the University of Florida. Parks are defined in the SCE Specs Doc as "Grounds used for recreation". The areas may be based on activities (ie. Sports fields) or natural resources (ie. Beaches). Both public, private and quasi-public facilities are included in the layer. The areas may be affiliated with local neighborhoods or regional jurisdictions. Types of features that are included are: o Portions of local/county/state/federal parks used for public recreation. Portions used primarily for other purposes, such as silviculture, bombing ranges, etc. are not included. Private access areas, such as hunting clubs are also not included. o Recreational springs o Campgrounds, including those for RVs. o Hiking trails and other linear recreational facilities o Golf courses o Boat ramps, marinas and other aquatic based recreational facilities o Sports and athletic fields, not including stadiums, arenas, theme parks, or other public venues intended for special events or entertainment. o Playgrounds o Open areas used for non-specific recreation, and public access areas (eg. picnic area) associated with open areas. This layer does not include the following: o Areas not open to general public access. o Features included under Religious Facilities, such as religious retreats, camps, sanctuaries, daycare facilities. o Features included under the Schools layer, including school athletic fields o Features included under Civic Centers/Multi-use Facilities/Theme Parks/Major Attractors, such as stadiums and arenas. Exceptions and changes: Under this contract privately owned facilities are not included.

A note concerning data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasetsare 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. 1:250000 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:

NCFRPC http://ncfrpc.org

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Gilchrist parks were mapped by taking the parcel layer for Gilchrist and querying out use codes such as: 700, 3500, and those over 8000. Those that did not fit park criteria, such as agricultural properties or timber lands, were eliminated. In addition, the map created by the chamber of commerce and the Florida atlas, which had spring and boat ramp locations, were used. A guide from the Gilchrist county library contained four public community parks that were included in the shapefile as well. Boat ramps were found by using various paper maps and atlases. An historic layer was also utilized showing historic features in or near parks. This consisted of information from the Florida Master Sites File and the cemetery layer created by the NCFRPC. Process Date: 20050600 Data set development. Process Date: 20050600 GeoPlan received this data, via CDROM, and performed the following: -Reprojected to the FGDL Albers HPGN map projection. -Restructured the attribute table to fit the SCE Data Specification Document Standards. -Added FGDLAQDATE field based on the date FGDL acquired the data from the source. -Added DESCRIPT field based on 'REC_USE' Process Date: 20051010

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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NCFRPC
2009 N.W. 67th Place, Suite A,
Gainesville, FL
32653-1603
407-314-8683


http://ncfrpc.org
jamminalli@yahoo.com

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