FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION
VERSION 2003, RELEASED NOVEMBER, 2002.
TITLE: SUPERFUND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES
Geodataset Name: SUPERF Geodataset Type: SHAPE Geodataset Feature: POINT
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This dataset contains the locations for Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites in Florida, according to the EPA's Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability (CERCLA) Information System. DATA SOURCE(S): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS: N/A DATE OF AUTOMATION OR SOURCE: 05/30/02 GEODATASET EXTENT: State of Florida
Datafile Name: SUPERF.DBF ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE PRECISION SHAPE 6 SHAPEPOINT 0 SITE_ID 9 DECIMAL 0 EPA_FACIL_ 14 CHARACTER 0 SITE_NAME 67 CHARACTER 0 ADDRESS 45 CHARACTER 0 CITY 9 CHARACTER 0 COUNTY 9 CHARACTER 0 STATE 9 CHARACTER 0 ZIP 9 DECIMAL 0 SITE_SMSA 9 DECIMAL 0 FED_FACIL 9 CHARACTER 0 NPL_STATUS 21 CHARACTER 0 LAT 19 DECIMAL 7 LONG 19 DECIMAL 7 DESCRIPT 67 CHARACTER 0
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:
ITEM NAME ITEM DESCRIPTION
SHAPE Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format,
which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.
SITE_ID EPA assigned code for an area or place within the jurisdiction
of the EPA and/or a state.
EPA_FACIL_ EPA assigned code for facility with complex, multiple functions
and establisments
SITE_NAME Name of Superfund Site
ADDRESS Location of Superfund Site
CITY City where Superfund Site is located
COUNTY County where Superfund Site is located
STATE State where Superfund Site is located
ZIP Zip Code of Superfund Site
SITE_SMSA Code assigned to the Standardized Metropolitan Statistical Area
the Superfund Site is located within.
FED_FACIL Indicate if site is FEDERAL or NON-FEDERAL owned site
NPL_STATUS NPL- National Priority List
LAT Latitude coordinate for the location of Superfund Site
LONG Longitude coordinate for the location of Superfund Site
DESCRIPT FGDL added item based on SITE_NAME
USER NOTES:
A note concerning data 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 These data are based on interpretation of available information and should not be construed as legally binding.
FGDL QUALITY ASSURANCE STATUS:
-Reprojected data to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below) -DESCRIPT item was added based on the item SITE_NAME -Changed dataset name from "CERCLIS" to "SUPERF" -Upcased all character records
DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
The GeoPlan Center downloaded this data as a textfile from the U.S. EPA Region 4 CERCLIS Environmental Database at http://www.epa.gov/region4/r4data/cerclis/index.htm. The textfile was first coverted to a database file (DBF format). Next, the DBF file was converted to a point shapefile based on the items "LATITUDE" and "LONGITUDE". The shapefile was then projected to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below). The latitude and longitude item names were changed to "LAT" and "LONG", all character items within the attribute table were upcased, the dataset name was changed from "CERCLIS" to "SUPERF", and the DESCRIPT item was added based on SITE_NAME.
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: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Abbr.name: EPA Region 4
Address: Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street,
SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
Phone: 404/562-9900
Fax: 404/562-8174
Web site: http://www.epa.gov/region4/r4data/index.htm
Email: r4-library@epa.gov
Contact Person: Cheryl McMenamin
Phone: 404/562-9900
Email: mcmenamin.cheryl@epa.gov
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
For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html