FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: EXISTING RECREATIONAL TRAILS 

Geodataset Name:       EXISTING_TRAILS
Geodataset Type:       Shapefile
Geodataset Feature:    Polyline
Feature Count:         7267
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This layer is a line shapefile that includes existing recreational trails located in the State of Florida. An existing recreational trail is defined as a paved or unpaved trail for hiking, biking, equestrian, multi-use (non motorized), or paddling use that is open to the public. This does not include in-road bike lanes or sidewalks. This layer is continuously updated by data submissions to the Florida Trails Website (http://ogt.geoplan.ufl.edu) and also by Office of Greenways & Trails Staff. Trails data can be uploaded to the Florida Trails Website, or digitized through an interactive mapping application. For more information, see the Florida Trails Website. 
DATA SOURCE(S):                    University of Florida GeoPlan Center
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      3-24-2008   Continuously updated
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES: 

Datafile Name: EXISTING_TRAILS.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE N. DECIMAL DEGREES
FID
4 OID ---
Shape
0 Geometry ---
NAME
100 String ---
NAME2
100 String ---
NAME3
100 String ---
SURFACE
15 String ---
TYPE
3 String ---
SUBTYPE
5 String ---
MGMT
25 String ---
MGMT2
25 String ---
MGMT3
25 String ---
STATE_TRAI
1 String ---
FNST
1 String ---
FTACONNECT
1 String ---
LOOP
1 String ---
DESIGNATED
1 String ---
CIRCUM_TRA
1 String ---
RAIL_PROJ
1 String ---
FTA
1 String ---
ADJ_CORRID
25 String ---
ACQ_PROGRA
50 String ---
UPDATED
3 String ---
DATE_INPUT
36 Date ---
COMMENTS
80 String ---
SEG_MILES
18 Number 6
TRL_MILES
18 Number 6
SOURCE
254 String ---
DESCRIPT
100 String ---
AUTOID
18 Number 8
PK_ETRAIL_
10 Number 8

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item

Item Description





FID

Internal feature number.
















Shape

Feature geometry.
















NAME

Trail Name: If a trail is part of a larger trail network, then the larger trail network name would take precedence over a regional or local trail name. For example, a trail that is part of the Florida National Scenic Trail would be designated with NAME = "Florida National Scenic Trail" and NAME2 = Local Trail Name, such as "NAVARRE BIKE PATH".
















NAME2

Regional or Local Trail Name: Hiking and multi-use trails are given precedence over bicycle and other road-based trails. If a hiking trail and a bicycle trail took the same route, the hiking trail would be given the NAME and the bicycle trail would be given the NAME2.
















NAME3

Additional Local Trail Name: If a trail were part of two larger trail networks, then the local trail name would be given in NAME3.
















SURFACE

Trail Surface Type




Paved = Paved Trail Surface

Unpaved = Unpaved Trail Surface

Water = Paddling/ Water Trail

Boardwalk = Boardwalk Trail Surface

Unknown = Unknown Trail Surface Type













TYPE

Trail Use Type




B = Off-road Bicycle Trail

E = Equestrian Trail

H = Hiking Trail

M = Multi-Use Trail

P = Paddling Trail

U = Unknown Trail Use

X = Connecting/ Connector Trail













SUBTYPE

Multi-Use Trail Codes




BE = Biking/ Equestrian

BH = Biking/ Hiking

BEH = Biking/ Equestrian/ Hiking

EH = Equestrian/ Hiking













MGMT

Managing Entity. Primary Organization/ Agency responsible for maintaining the trail.
















MGMT2

Additional Managing Entity. Another organization/ agency (in additon to the Primary Managing Entity) that is responsible for maintaining the trail.
















MGMT3

Additional Managing Entity. Another organization/ agency (in additon to the Primary Managing Entity) that is responsible for maintaining the trail.
















STATE_TRAI

Indicates whether this trail is a State Maintained Trail.




Y = YES, this is a State Maintained Trail

N = NO, this is not a State Maintained Trail.













FNST

Indicates whether this trail is part of the Florida National Scenic Trail.




Y = YES, this trail is part of the Florida National Scenic Trail

N = NO, this trail is part of the Florida National Scenic Trail













FTACONNECT

Indicates whether this trail is a hiking connector route between FNST and/or FTA trails.




Y = YES, this trail is a hiking connector route between FNST and/or FTA trails.

N = NO, this trail is not a hiking connector route between FNST and/or FTA trails.













LOOP

Indicates whether this trail is a Florida Trail Association maintained Loop Trail.




Y = YES, this trail is a Florida Trail Association maintained Loop Trail.

N = NO, this trail is not a Florida Trail Association maintained Loop Trail.













DESIGNATED

Indicates whether this trail is designated by the Office of Greenways & Trails as a state designated trail.




Y = YES, this trail is designated by the Office of Greenways & Trails as a state designated trail.

N = NO, this trail is not designated by the Office of Greenways & Trails as a state designated trail.













CIRCUM_TRA

Indicates that this trail is a part of the state of Florida circumnavigational trail




Y = YES, this trail is a part of the state of Florida circumnavigational trail

N = NO, this trail is a not part of the state of Florida circumnavigational trail













RAIL_PROJ

Indicates whether this trail is located along a previous rail corridor. (Does not necessarily have to be a Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Trail).




Y = YES, this trail is located along a previous rail corridor.

N = NO, this trail is located along a previous rail corridor.













FTA

Indicates whether this trail is part of the Florida Trail Association.




Y = YES, this trail is part of the Florida Trail Association.

N = NO, this trail is not part of the Florida Trail Association.













ADJ_CORRID

Indicates whether the trail shares a corridor with an existing facilty.




Existing Railway = This trail shares a corridor with an existing railway.

Canal = This trail shares a corridor with a canal.

Powerline R.O.W = This trail shares a corridor with a Powerline Right-of-Way.

Gas Line = This trail shares a corridor with a Gas Line













ACQ_PROGRA

Name of land acquisition program trail was acquired under.
















UPDATED

Indicates whether trail segment has been updated
















DATE_INPUT

Date the Trail was added to this Trails Database
















COMMENTS

Any additional comments or information about this trail
















SEG_MILES

Length of trail segment, in miles
















TRL_MILES

Length (in miles) of the entire Trail (if the trail is made up of multiple trail segments).
















SOURCE

Source of the trail linework and attribute information.
















DESCRIPT

GeoPlan added attributed based on NAME field.
















AUTOID

GeoPlan Unique ID for each finalized, approved trail
















PK_ETRAIL_

GeoPlan Unique ID for tracking trail submissions




























USER NOTES:








This layer is continuously updated by data submissions to the Florida Trails Website 
	(http://ogt.geoplan.ufl.edu) and also by Office of Greenways & Trails Staff. Trails 
	data can be uploaded to the Florida Trails Website, or digitized through an interactive mapping application. 


For data updates or  more information on data submittals, please see the Florida Trails 
	Website (ogt.geoplan.ufl.edu).



Attributes for trail segments collected through the Florida Trails Website undergo a 
QAQC process by the UF GeoPlan Center and by the Office of Greenways & Trails Staff.


This layer is being maintained as part of the Florida Statewide Greenways Planning Project.



THE DATA INCLUDED IN FGDL ARE 'AS IS' AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING. 
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED 
AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS


A note about data scale: 


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









DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 









Originally this coverage was created and maintained by Kent Wimmer and the 1000 Friends of Florida. 
Since June of 2004, the GeoPlan Center has been contracted by FDEP's Office of Greenways and Trails to 
maintain this coverage as part of the Florida Greenways Planning Project. Trail information is submitted 
via the Florida Trails Website (ogt.geoplan.ufl.edu).








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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Gainesville, FL
32611-5706

www.geoplan.ufl.edu/ogt
ogt@geoplan.ufl.edu










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