Geodataset Name:       SHPO_ALL_SITES_OCT07
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         29269

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Bureau of Archaeological Research
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     24000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20071004
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SHPO_ALL_SITES_OCT07.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
SITEID	This is the official state site number assigned by the Florida Master Site File. The state site number is an eight character string containing a two character county code, a five character numeric code, and an optional single letter character suffix (suffix letter is generally used to indicate sites that are functionally or spatially related).
SITENAME	The site name as recorded at the Florida Master Site File. Usually the principal or best known name for a cultural resource.
SITETYPE1	General archaeological site type, especially dealing with aspects of site setting, important structures or features that are present, cultural or settlement function, or relative density of material remains. More than one site type may be represented at the same site. If all six site type fields are populated, there is a possibility that more exist for the site and are recorded in the Site File database. Values in these fields are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information.
SITETYPE2	See above
SITETYPE3	See above
SITETYPE4	See above
SITETYPE5	See above
SITETYPE6	See above
CULTURE1	Archaeological culture or subculture or historic context represented at the site. More than one culture or historic context may be represented at the same site. If all eight culture fields are populated there is a possibility that more exist for the site and are recorded the Site File database. Values in these fields are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information.
CULTURE2	See above
CULTURE3	See above
CULTURE4	See above
CULTURE5	See above
CULTURE6	See above
CULTURE7	See above
CULTURE8	See above
SURVEVAL	Surveyor's evaluation of the cultural resource's eligibility for the National Register when the resource is considered as an independent entity, not as a component or "contributing property" to a potential district. Values in this field are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information.
SURVEYNUM	The serial number assigned by the Site File to the manuscript produced by the project which identified or reexamined the cultural resource. Not all sites have an associated report or manuscript.
D_NRLISTED	Date that the site was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The field is blank if the FMSF database does not indicate the property is National Register listed.
SHPOEVAL	Evaluation of Florida's State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) concerning the eligibility of the resource for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In Florida, the SHPO is the Director of the Division of Historical Resources, acting through staff in the Bureau of Historic Preservation (BHP). Generally the Site File database only contains evaluations made by the Compliance Review staff of BHP. Some properties may be listed on the NRHP without having been reviewed by Compliance Review staff. Therefore, an NR list date (indicating a property is NR listed) takes priority over a 'Not Evaluated by SHPO' value in this field. Values in this field are limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup table. Contact the Site File for more information.
PLOTTYPE	A value of 'NORM' in this field indicates that the site plot represents the actual boundary of the archaeological resource as recorded by the surveyor. A value of 'GV' (general vicinity) in this field indicates that the site plot DOES NOT represent actual site boundaries, but rather bounds an area within which the site is believed to be located.
HUMANREMNS	This item contains a 'YES' value if the type of site is a burial (Historic Burial, Prehistoric Burial, or Burial Mound) or if the Site File database indicates that human remains were observed at the site. All other sites have a blank value for this item. *IMPORTANT: A blank value for this item does NOT preclude the possibility of human remains being present at the site. It simply indicates that there is no record of human remains in the Site File electronic database. Note that records of historical cemeteries are kept in a separate Site File data layer and are not included with archaeological sites.
DESCRIPT	Based on SITENAME
FGDLAQDATE	Date FGDL obtained data from source.
SHAPE	Feature geometry.
AUTOID	Unique ID added by GeoPlan
SHAPE.AREA	Area in meters
SHAPE.LEN	Perimeter in meters

USER NOTES:

This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

This data set updates and replaces all previous versions of the Florida Master Site File archaeological sites data layer. This version incorporates newly recorded sites and updates of previously recorded site plots and attributes. Data from the Florida Master Site File are continually updated. On average, the Site File processes 800 additional archaeological site forms each year. This data layer is only current as of the date of this document. Contact the Florida Master Site File for updated data layers.

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

Polygon Feature Notes: Archaeological sites in this data set often overlap one another. In some areas large polygons may completely obscure smaller ones. For this reason it may sometimes be helpful to display only polygon boundaries or use a transparent polygon fill. Alternatively, a point layer may be created from the centroids of the polygons.

The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.

This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan

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REFERENCES:

Bureau of Archaeological Research

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Source data were created by the Division of Historical Resources. The original boundary data are based on field recording forms and site plots submitted to the Site File, which were then hand drawn onto primary series, USGS 7.5', 1:24,000 scale quadrangles. These paper quadrangles with site locations marked are the source maps and are located at the Florida Master Site File. Florida Master Site File site folders contain an Archaeological Site Form with descriptive location data and a photocopy of the source map. In the first phase of compiling the FMSF GIS data layers, site boundaries marked on the source maps were hand digitized by an outside contractor using AutoCAD and a digitizing tablet. The four corners (NAD27) of the source maps were used to place the reference system tics. The AutoCAD files were converted to Arc/Info files, converted into geographic coordinates and joined into a statewide coverage. The statewide coverage was then split into 67 county level Arc/Info coverages. The coverages were converted to ArcGIS geodatabases in August 2003 and are now maintained in that format. Additions, updates, and maintenance to the archaeological GIS data layers are performed by Site File staff using on-screen digitizing in ArcMap. Scanned, georeferenced, 1:24,000 scale USGS quadrangles in geographic coordinates (lat./long., NAD27) are used as the base maps for the on-screen digitizing process. Process Date: Unknown When received by GeoPlan, the data was in the following projection: Geographic, Datum: NAD27, Spheroid: Clarke 1866, Units: Decimal Degrees. The shapefile was projected to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below) in ArcToolBox using the Florida HARN Transformation. -Reprojected to FGDL Albers HPGN -Added DESCRIPT field based on SITENAME to attribute table -Added fields FGDLAQDATE -Upcased all fields in the attribute table -Changed file name to shpo_all_sites from FloridaSites Process Date: 20071009

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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Bureau of Archaeological Research
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Tallahassee, FL
32399-0250
(850) 245-6440


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