FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2003, RELEASED NOVEMBER, 2002.

TITLE: HABITAT AND LANDCOVER

Geodataset Name:     GFCHAB
Geodataset Type:     Grid
Geodataset Feature:  Polygon

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This dataset contains plant community and landcover data for the state of Florida.

RESOLUTION:                       35m X 35m
GRID TYPE:                        Integer
DATA SOURCE(S):                   FLORIDA FISH & WILDLIFE
                                  CONSERVATION COMMISSION
DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE:     Source, see User Notes, Automated 1990
SCALE:                            NA
GEODATASET EXTENT:                State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES
Data file Name: GFCHAB.VAT

COL  ITEM NAME    WIDTH    OUTPUT    TYPE    N.DEC     ALT. NAME
1    VALUE        4        10        B       -         -
5    COUNT        4        10        B       -         -
9    DESCRIPT    50        50        C       -         -

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES

Item       Item description
VALUE      Cell Value:
    VALUES    DESCRIPTION
     0        Background
     1        Coastal strand
     2        Dry prairie
     3        Pinelands
     4        Sand Pine Scrub
     5        Sandhill
     6        Xeric oak scrub
     7        Mixed hardwood-pine forests
     8        Hardwood hammocks and forests
     9        Tropical hardwood hammock
    10        Coastal salt marsh
    11        Freshwater marsh and wet prairie
    12        Cypress swamp
    13        Hardwood swamp
    14        Bay swamp
    15        Shrub swamp
    16        Mangrove swamp
    17        Bottomland hardwoods
    18        Open water
    19        Grassland (agriculture)
    20        Shrub and brushland
    21        Exotic plant communities
    22        Barren
COUNT      Number of cells corresponding to value
DESCRIPT   Description of type of habitat for each value

USER NOTES:

FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:

-Reprojected data to FGDL Albers
-Added DESCRIPT item based on type of habitat for each value

REFERENCES:

Cox, J., Kautz, R., Maclaughlin, M., and T. Gilbert. 1994. Closing the Gaps in Florida's Wildlife Habitat Conservation System. Office of Environmental Services, Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission.

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

This dataset was compiled using satellite data and classification technique.

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS

Projection                        ALBERS
Units                             METERS
Datum                             HPGN
Spheroid                          GRS1980
1st standard parallel             24   0  0.000
2nd standard parallel             31  30  0.000
central meridian                 -84   0  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):

Name:                   FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE
                        CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Abbr. Name:             FFWCC
Address:                FFWCC
                        620 S. Meridian St.
                        1239 SW 10th St.
                        Tallahassee FL 32399-1600
                        Ocala FL 3447-2797
Phone:                  (352)732-1225  or  (850)488-4676
Website:		http://www.state.fl.us/gfc/
Contact Person:         
         Phone:         (850) 488-6661

FGDL CONTACT:

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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