FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2006
TITLE: GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF THE MARINE PLASTIC AND POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL ACT
Geodataset Name: MARPOL Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POLYGON
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the geographic extent (nautical miles) of Annex V, the Marine Plastic PollutionResearch and Control Act as it applies to the coastal and ocean regions of theState of Florida.
DATA SOURCE(S): NOAA Coastal Services Center SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: Variable DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: 1998 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: MARPOL.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION SHAPE 8 SHAPEPOLY 0 UNIT_NAME 32 CHARACTER 0 PROGRAM 19 CHARACTER 0 MNG_AGCY 19 CHARACTER 0 PL_LINK 15 CHARACTER 0 PL_CITE 64 CHARACTER 0 USC_CITE 20 CHARACTER 0 REGULATION 137 CHARACTER 0 DESCRIPT 50 CHARACTER 0 AREA 16 DECIMAL 3 PERIMETER 16 DECIMAL 3 ACRES 16 DECIMAL 3
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION
SHAPE Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format,
which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.
UNIT_NAME Name of Zone
PROGRAM Designating Program
MNG_AGCY Managing Agency
PL_LINK CSC internal html link for mapping application
PL_CITE Public Law authority
USC_CITE Codified Public Law
REGULATION Summary of regulations
DESCRIPT FGDL added item based on Unit_Zone item
AREA Area of polygons in square meters
PERIMETER Perimeter of polygons in meters
ACRES Polygon size in Acres
USER NOTES:
This shapefile represents the geographic extent of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act as it applies to the coastal and ocean regions of the State of Florida. It is based on interpretation of legal and academic documents. All zones (0-3 nautical mile, 3-12 nautical mile, 12-25 nautical mile and 25-Exclusive Economic Zone) were created by buffering the Federal/State boundary. Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. NOT INTENDED FOR LEGAL PURPOSES. A note concerning 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. 1:250000 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 section and 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
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below) -Extent set to the State of Florida -Upcased all character records -DESCRIPT item was added based on the item UNIT_NAME -Dropped old internal coverage items: AREA, PERIMETER, MARPOL_, MARPOL_ID
REFERENCES:
This dataset is part of the Southeast Ocean Planning and Governance GIS (OPIS) http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This data was downloaded in shapefile format by the FGDL in 2002 from Ocean Planning and Governance Geographic Information System (Ocean GIS) webpage at: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/opis/html/data.htm. Data was reprojected to FGDL Albers HPGN, and clipped to the State of Florida. When received, data was in Geographic projection, Datum: NAD83, Spheroid: GRS1980, Units: Decimal degrees.
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 SOURCES CONTACT(S):
Name: NOAA Coastal Services Center OPIS
Abbr.name:
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, South Carolina
29405
Phone: (843)740-1210
Fax: (843) 740-1224
Web site:
Ftp site:
Email: clearinghouse@csc.noaa.gov
Contact Person: Clearinghouse Manager
Phone: (843)740-1210
Email: (843)740-1224 FGDL CONTACT:
Name: Florida Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name: FGDL
Address: Florida Geographic Data Library
431 Architecture
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
Web site: http://www.fgdl.org
Contact FGDL:
Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html
FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html
FGDL Mailing Lists: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html
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