TITLE: FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE SHORELINES

Geodataset Name:       SENSHR
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    LINE

This dataset contains the locations and descriptions of Florida's environmentally sensitive shorelines.
This data layer is an update to SENSHR released with FGDL Version 2003.

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Marine Research Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     N/A
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      2003
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SENSHR.DBF

Datafile Name: The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. See the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
A_SOURCE	Attribute source integer identifier that links records in ESI.AAT to records in the SOURCES data table.
DESC_	This field contains a description of the ESI code. Some items in this field may be abbreviated, such as: Est = Estuarine, Lac = Lacustrine, and Riv = Riverine.
ENVIR	Regional environment E = Estuarine L = Lacustrine R = Riverine
ESI	The item ESI contains values representing the ESI shoreline type (shoreline habitat type). In many cases shorelines are ranked with multiple codes such as 6B/3A (listed landward to seaward from left to right). The first number is the most landward shoreline type, riprap, with fine- to medium-grained sand beaches being the shoreline type closest to the water. Singular shoreline types are listed below. No multiple codes are listed, but all multiple codes included in the data set can be assembled from the codes described. 1A = Estuarine/Lacustrine: Exposed rocky shores; Riverine: Exposed rocky banks 1B = Exposed, solid man-made structures 2A = Estuarine: Exposed wave-cut platforms in bedrock, mud, or clay; Lacustrine: Shelving bedrock shores; Riverine: Rocky shoals, bedrock ledges 2B = Estuarine: Exposed scarps and steep slopes in clay 3A = Estuarine: Fine- to medium- grained sand beaches 3B = Estuarine: Scarps and steep slopes in sand; Lacustrine: Eroding scarps in unconsolidated sediments; Riverine: Exposed, eroding banks in unconsolidated sediments 3C = Estuarine: Tundra cliffs 4 = Estuarine: Course-grained sand beaches; Lacustrine: Sand beaches; Riverine: Sandy bars and gently sloping banks 5 = Estuarine/Lacustrine: Mixed sand and gravel beaches; Riverine: Mixed sand and gravel bars and gently sloping banks 6A = Estuarine/Lacustrine: Gravel beaches; Riverine: Gravel bars and gently sloping banks 6B = Estuarine/Lacustrine/Riverine: Riprap 7 = Estuarine/Lacustrine: Exposed tidal flats 8A = Estuarine/Lacustrine: Sheltered scarps in bedrock, mud, or clay 8B = Estuarine/Lacustrine/Riverine: Sheltered solid man-made structures 8C = Estuarine/Lacustrine/Riverine: Sheltered riprap 8D = Estuarine: Sheltered rocky rubble shores 8E = Estuarine: Peat shorelines 8F = Riverine: Vegetated, steeply-sloping bluffs 9A = Estuarine: Sheltered tidal flats; Lacustrine: Sheltered sand/mud flats 9B = Estuarine/Lacustrine/Riverine: Sheltered, vegetated low banks 9C = Hypersaline tidal flats 10A = Estuarine: Salt- and brackish- water marsh 10B = Estuarine/Lacustrine/Riverine: Freshwater marsh 10C = Estuarine/Lacustrine/Riverine: Swamps 10D = Estuarine/Lacustrine/Riverince: Scrub-shrub wetlands 1C = Exposed rocky cliffs with boulder talus base
G_SOURCE	Geographic source integer identifier that links records in ESI.AAT to records in the SOURCES data table.
LINE	Type of geographic feature S = Shoreline M = Marsh H = Hydrography B = Breakwater
MANGROVE	Refers to whether the arc is a mangrove Y = Yes N = No
VER_DATE	Date of field verification Numeric = MMYYYY
VER_NEED	Refers to whether field verification is needed Y = Yes N = No
DESCRIPT	Based on DESC_

Item	Item Description
DATA_FORMAT	The format of the source material Any character = Free text
DATE_PUB	Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source Numeric = mmyyyy
ORIGINATOR	Author or developer of source material or data set Any character = Free text
PUBLICATION	Additional citation information Any character = Free text
SCALE	Scale denominator of the source integer = Any integer
SOURCE_ID	Source identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table, and to G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the BIORES table.
TIME_PERIOD	Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon. Numeric = yyyy
TITLE	Title of source material or data Any character = Free text

USER NOTES:

Attribute accuracy is relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the originl data layer

This GIS data set comprises an update to the shoreline habitat component of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) and Gulf-Wide Information System (G-WIS) databases for the coastal zone of Florida, including the lower St. Johns River. The ESI and G-WIS data suites characterize coastal habitats and resources for environmental planning and natural resource management purposes, including oil spill planning and response. The ESI and G-WIS data include three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The data layer described in this document contains the linear ESI (complete chains) shoreline habitat classification. There is also a separate ESIP (GT-polygon) layer for polygonal ESI habitat features (Contact FMRI). The ESI and G-WIS data provide sensitive areas data for oil spill planning and response and other environmental management and natural resource purposes. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive areas. These data also support other related state and federal regulatory requirements for oil spill prevention, planning, response, and restoration. Although the ESI and G-WIS data should be a valuable planning and resource management tool, they should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, these data cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Also, these data and any related map products should not be used for navigation. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI and G-WIS databases represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, archaeological sites, etc.

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:

FMRI For more information contact the FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute) GIS data librarian at gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/viewer.htm

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

The most recent LULC data from the state WMDs were obtained and processed to identify and create shoreline, ESI polygon, and hydrography layers. The shoreline was then attributed with an updated ESI shoreline habitat classification and other attributes (described below) using the pre-existing ESI shoreline (from the FL G-WIS data set), LULC data, and on-screen photo-interpretation of DOQQs. DOQQs associated with the corresponding LULC data were used during this process (e.g., 1995 DOQQs were used in areas where 1995 LULC data were available). In some cases where the shoreline position derived from the LULC data differed significantly from the shoreline visible on the DOQQs, the shoreline was updated by on-screen digitizing or with supplemental shoreline supplied by FMRI. A final quality control check for completeness, topological and logical consistency, rules for geography, and database to geography relationships were checked and validated. Process Date: 200308 GeoPlan downloaded this data in shapefile format from the FMRI FTP site: ftp.floridamarine.org/users/ism/datareq/ and projected to FGDL Albers HPGN. When received, the data was in Geographic projection, Datum: NAD 83, Spheroid: GRS1980. -Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN -Added DESCRIPT field based on DESC_ -Deleted OBJECTID, G_SOURCE, A_SOURCE, SHAPE_LEN fields from attribute table -Renamed shapefile from esi_classification_fl_arc to SENSHR -Upcased DESCRIPT fields Process Date: 2003

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 Marine Research Insititute
FMRI
100 8th Ave SE
St. Petersburg, FL
33701-5095
(727) 896-8626


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