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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>University of Florida GeoPlan Center</origin>
        <pubdate>20110707</pubdate>
        <title>U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ECOLOGICAL SERVICES OFFICE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN FLORIDA</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Gainesville, FL</pubplace>
          <publish>University of Florida GeoPlan Center</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>State of Florida</othercit>
        <onlink>http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/documents/USFWS_FL_ES_Office_Service_Areas.pdf</onlink>
        <lworkcit>
          <citeinfo>
            <othercit>1990</othercit>
          </citeinfo>
        </lworkcit>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>This dataset contains U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ecological services office areas of responsibility in the state of Florida. Contact information for each main ecological service office is also included.</abstract>
      <purpose>The data was created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analytical purposes.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>20110707</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>As needed</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-87.639385</westbc>
        <eastbc>-79.872251</eastbc>
        <northbc>31.042641</northbc>
        <southbc>24.480328</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>boundaries</themekey>
        <themekey>USFWS</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
        <themekey>boundaries</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>Southeast United States</placekey>
        <placekey>Southeast U.S</placekey>
        <placekey>Florida</placekey>
      </place>
      <temporal>
        <tempkt>None</tempkt>
      </temporal>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist. Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials. A note about data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling 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. 1:125000 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 analysis. 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 webpage at: http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>University of Florida GeoPlan Center</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
          <address>431 ARCH BLDG</address>
          <city>Gainesville</city>
          <state>FL</state>
          <postal>32611</postal>
          <country>US</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntemail>data@fgdl.org</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <native> Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595</native>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <othercit>South Florida ESO: http://www.fws.gov/verobeach/ North Florida ESO: http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/ Panama City ESO: http://www.fws.gov/PanamaCity/</othercit>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <attracc>
      <attraccr>GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.</attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly. This process is documented in the Process_Step.) Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates. All internal polygons are tested for closure. Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information. When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s."</logic>
    <complete>Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan</vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU-TIGER/Line Files</origin>
            <pubdate>unknown</pubdate>
            <title>FLORIDA COUNTY BOUNDARIES</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
            <onlink>http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/geo/www/tiger</onlink>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <srcscale>100000</srcscale>
        <typesrc>onLine</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <rngdates>
              <begdate>19900101</begdate>
              <enddate>19900101</enddate>
            </rngdates>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>Ground conditions</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>GeoPlan</srccitea>
        <srccontr>Spatial and Attribute Information</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>GeoPlan created this layer from the Florida County Boundaries shapefile (CNTBND_JUN11). The field OFFICE was added and populated by the USFWS ecological office that serves each county in the state of Florida. The shapefile was then dissolved on this field creating three distinct USFWS service areas for the state of Florida. County associations were made based on data found on the North Florida Ecological Service office website: http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/documents/USFWS_FL_ES_Office_Service_Areas.pdf - Upcased all fields in the table - Added DESCRIPT field based on OFFICE - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date of source material.</procdesc>
        <srcused>GeoPlan</srcused>
        <procdate>20110707</procdate>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>Vector</direct>
    <ptvctinf>
      <sdtsterm>
        <sdtstype>GT-polygon composed of chains</sdtstype>
        <ptvctcnt>3</ptvctcnt>
      </sdtsterm>
    </ptvctinf>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <mapproj>
          <mapprojn>NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers</mapprojn>
          <albers>
            <stdparll>24.0</stdparll>
            <stdparll>31.5</stdparll>
            <longcm>-84.0</longcm>
            <latprjo>24.0</latprjo>
            <feast>400000.0</feast>
            <fnorth>0.0</fnorth>
          </albers>
        </mapproj>
        <planci>
          <plance>coordinate pair</plance>
          <coordrep>
            <absres>0.0001</absres>
            <ordres>0.0001</ordres>
          </coordrep>
          <plandu>meter</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D North American 1983 HARN</horizdn>
        <ellips>GRS 1980</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222101</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>USFWS_BND_JUL11</enttypl>
        <enttypd>USFWS_BND_JUL11.DBF</enttypd>
        <enttypds>GeoPlan</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SHAPE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>OFFICE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Ecological service office associated with service area</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Geoplan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CON_ADD</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Office contact address</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CON_CITY</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Office contact city</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CON_ZIP</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Office contact zip code</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CON_PHONE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Office contact phone number</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>DESCRIPT</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>FGDL added field based on field OFFICE</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FGDLAQDATE</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>FGDL added field based on date of source material</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>AUTOID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Unique ID added by GeoPlan</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SHAPE.AREA</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area in meters</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SHAPE.LEN</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Perimeter in meters</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>GeoPlan</attrdefs>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
          <address>431 Architecture PO Box 115706</address>
          <city>Gainesville</city>
          <state>Florida</state>
          <postal>32611-5706</postal>
          <country>US</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntemail>For FGDL Software: http://www.fgdl.org/software.html</cntemail>
        <cntemail>FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html</cntemail>
        <cntemail>Mailing list for FGDL: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html</cntemail>
        <cntemail>Web site: http://www.fgdl.org</cntemail>
        <cntemail>Technical Support: http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>DOWNLOADABLE DATA</resdesc>
    <distliab>The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist. Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials. A note about data scale: Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling 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. 1:125000 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 analysis. 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 webpage at: http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html</distliab>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20200303</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>North Florida Ecological Services Office</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>physical</addrtype>
          <address>7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200</address>
          <city>Jacksonville</city>
          <state>FL</state>
          <postal>32256</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>904-731-3336</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>904-731-3045</cntfax>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
  </metainfo>
</metadata>