FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
(VERSION 2003)
FIELD SURVEY PROJECT BOUNDARIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Geodataset Name: SHPO_SURVEYS Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POLYGON
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains cultural resource, and basic survey attributes as recorded at the Florida Master Site File.
DATA SOURCE(S): Bureau of Archaeological Research SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: 1:100,000 DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: Febuary 2003 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of FloridaFEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:
Datafile Name: SHPO_SURVEYS.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION Shape 8 SHAPEPOLY 0 Area 20 DECIMAL 5 Perimeter 20 DECIMAL 5 Surveys_ 11 DECIMAL 0 Surveys_id 11 DECIMAL 0 Survnum 8 DECIMAL 0 Title 250 CHARACTER 0 Pub_date 5 CHARACTER 0 Author_1 40 CHARACTER 0 Author_2 40 CHARACTER 0 Author_3 40 CHARACTER 0 Sponsor 50 CHARACTER 0 Num_new 4 CHARACTER 0 Num_old 4 CHARACTER 0 Cratnum 10 CHARACTER 0 Archaeo 3 CHARACTER 0 Struc 3 CHARACTER 0 Marine 3 CHARACTER 0 Descript 250 CHARACTER 0
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.
AREA The area of the region in coverage units
PERIMETER The perimeter of the region in coverage units
SURVEYS# Internal Arc/Info id number
SURVEYS-ID Arc/Info user id number
SURVNUM This is the survey/manuscript number assigned to the
project by the Site File. This number is the primary key
for the survey/manuscript database at the Site File.
TITLE Main title of the survey report
PUB_DATE Publication date of the survey report. There are two
formats found in this field. One format lists only the
four digit year. The second format consists of a two digit
month and two digit year separated by a slash.
AUTHOR_1 First author of the survey report. A blank value for this
field indicates that the author is not known or not
recorded in the Site File database.
AUTHOR_2 Second author of survey report. A blank value for this
field indicates that there is no secondary author or that
the secondary author(s) are not known or recorded in the
Site File database.
AUTHOR_3 Third author of survey report (Infrequently, there are more
than three authors. Contact FMSF for more info).
SPONSOR Agency, company, or individual sponsoring/requiring work.
NUM_NEW Number of newly recorded cultural resources identified by
the survey. A zero value for this item indicates that this
information is not recorded for this survey number in the
Site File database.
NUM_OLD Number of previously recorded cultural resources examined
by the survey. A zero value for this item indicates that
this information is not recorded for this survey number in
the Site File database.
CRATNUM This is the file number assigned to the manuscript/survey
project by the Compliance Review section of the Florida
Bureau of Historic Preservation. The CRAT number points to
documents relating to discovery, assessment and
preservation of cultural resources. The Compliance Review
office reviews more than 9,000 development projects
annually for impact on known or potential cultural
resources and calls when appropriate for field work to
determine or to mitigate the impact of such developments.
The first two digits of the CRAT number represent the year
and the last four are assigned in sequential order for each
year. Not all survey reports in this coverage have a CRAT
number. A zero value for this item indicates that either
no CRAT number exists for the project or the CRAT number
for this project is not recorded in the Site File database.
ARCHAEO A value of 'YES' for this item indicates that the polygon
represents an archaeological survey. Note that many
surveys are both archaeological and architectural. A blank
value for this item indicates that the survey/manuscript is
not recorded as an archaeological survey in the Site File
database.
STRUC A value of 'YES' for this item indicates that the polygon
represents an architectural/structure survey. Note that
many surveys are both archaeological and architectural. A
blank value for this item indicates that the
survey/manuscript is not recorded as an architectural
survey in the Site File database.
MARINE A value of 'YES' for this item indicates that the polygon
represents a marine survey. A marine survey is one in
which all or part of the project area is in a marine
setting. A survey may be both archaeological or
architectural and marine. A blank value for this item
indicates that the survey/manuscript is not recorded as a
marine survey in the Site File database.
Descript Based on TITLE
USER NOTES:
REGION FEATURE NOTES: Because many polygons represent more than one survey number, the survey attributes (which use the survey number as the primary key) could not be attached to the polygon feature. To resolve this problem, a region feature was created for the survey coverage. The region feature named REGION.SURVEYS was created using the Arc/Info "polyregion" command and a simple AML to consolidate surveys comprised of two or more polygons. The region features are organized such that there is exactly one region for each unique SURVNUM value (i.e., a single region may be comprised of many polygons). POLYGON FEATURE NOTES: The attribute data for the POLYGON feature contains only the survey manuscript numbers (see the description of the REGION feature for other attributes). Due to overlapping or concurrent survey locations, a single polygon may contain multiple survey numbers. The survey number (SURVNUM) is the primary key for this data set and can be used to link the location information to other data provided by the Florida Master Site File. DATA CURRENCY: Data from the Florida Master Site File are continually updated. On average, the Site File processes 250 additional survey manuscripts 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. LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA/WARNINGS TO THE USER: The field survey projects data are based on field reports which have been submitted by many and varied individuals, groups, institutions, and cultural resource firms. Submissions to the Site File are sometimes accepted from amateurs as well as professionals. The survey locations are only as accurate as the location information submitted to the Site File by the author or organization producing the report. The accuracy of submitted information cannot always be verified. Survey projects depicted in this coverage vary widely in intensity, scope and quality. Surveys often document only a particular class of cultural resource, such as bridges only or archaeological sites only. It CANNOT be assumed that because an area has been surveyed, all cultural resources in the area have been identified. This coverage is best used as a spatial index to field surveys reported to the Florida Master Site File. This coverage only represents a subset of all research manuscripts on file at the Florida Master Site File. This coverage includes archaeological and architectural field survey projects. Other research manuscripts on file at the Site File (but NOT represented in this coverage) include: archaeological surveys in a marine setting, archaeological excavation reports, unpublished overviews of groups of cultural resources, documents based only on library or archival research, detailed reports on standing structures, and survey reports prepared by the United States Forest Service for projects carried out on National Forest properties. 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:
-Set Tolerances to FGDL standards -Added DESCRIPT item based upon TITLE -Projected to FGDL albers
REFERENCES:
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This data was originally created by the Division of Historical Resources. The data was received on a CDrom in Coverage format. The data was released in February 2003. When received, 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.
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: Bureau of Archaeological Research
Address: R. A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Contact Person: Vincent S. Birdsong or Dr. Marion Smith
Phone: (850) 245-6440
Email: General Site File: fmsfile@mail.dos.state.fl.us
Site File Supervisor: msmith@mail.dos.state.fl.us
GIS Supervisor: vbirdsong@mail.dos.state.fl.us
FGDL CONTACT:
Name: Florida Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name: FGDL
Address: Florida Geographic Data Library
431 Architecture
PO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
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