Geodataset Name:       EAGLE_NESTS
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POINT

DATA SOURCE(S):                    FLORIDA FISH & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     UNKNOWN
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      2003
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 STATE OF FLORIDA

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: EAGLE_NESTS.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
FID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
COUNTY	County in which the nesting territory is located
NESTID	Bald eagle nesting territory identifier
TOWNSHIP	Florida PLSS Township
RANGE	Florida PLSS Range
SECTION	Florida PLSS Section
GAZ_PAGE	Page # of the DeLorme Florida Atlas & Gazetteer where the nest location can be found
LATDM	Nest location latitude in degrees and minutes
LONGDM	Nest location longitude in degrees and minutes
ACTIVE99	Was the nesting territory active in 1999? (Y/N) Y = Active nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. N = Inactive nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons - = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown
ACTIVE00	Was the nesting territory active in 2000? (Y/N) Y = Active nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. N = Inactive nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting season. - = Unobserved nest or nest whose activity status is unknown.
ACTIVE01	Was the nesting territory active in 2001? (Y/N) Y = Active nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. N = Inactive nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. - = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.
ACTIVE02	Was the nesting territory active in 2002? (Y/N) Y = Active nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. N = Inactive nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. - = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.
ACTIVE03	Was the nesting territory active in 2003? (Y/N) Y = Active nest during the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. N = Inactive nest during the 1999-2003 nesting seasons. - = Unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.
LASTACT	Most recent year nest was known by FWC to be active
LONGDEC	Latitude in decimal degrees
LATDEC	Longitude in decimal degrees
LONGALB	Y-coordinate (N-S) in Albers
LATALB	X-coordinate (E-W) in Albers
DESCRIPT	Based on field "NEST_ID"

USER NOTES:

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

Known bald eagle nesting territories within the state of Florida were surveyed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) during the 2003 nesting season with fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft beginning in late November 2002 and extending through mid-April 2003. Nest locations were determined with the use of aircraft-based Global Positioning System (GPS) units. Accuracy of locations is estimated to be within 0.1 miles of the true location. Locations are given in longitude and latitude to hundredths of a minute. The Township, Range, and Section of each nest location are also provided. Township, Range, and Section were determined from the Public Land Survey System grid that includes Land Grant parcels. Yearly nest activity status is listed for the 1999 through 2003 nesting seasons. "Y" denotes an active nest, "N" denotes an inactive nest, and "-" denotes an unobserved nest or a nest whose activity status is unknown.

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:

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION. www.floridaconservation.org

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Data originally released by The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2003. When received, data was in the following projection: Albers HPGN, Units: Decimal Degrees. The original data was limited to territories within the State of Florida. Process Date: 2003 Data was sent to GeoPlan in shapefile format from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2005. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) Reprojected data to FGDL Albers (2) Added DESCRIPT item based on NESTID Process Date: 20050614

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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FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
FWC
620 SOUTH MERIDIAN STREET
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32399-1600
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www.floridaconservation.org

JENNIFER SWAN

Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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