Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), Coastal and Marine Resource Assessment (CAMRA) 2003 vector digital data EsteroBay_Seagrasses_2007\\CAM-EB-28WMFG1\C$\Documents and Settings\clark_c\My Documents\Cheryl's files\GIS\Seagrass\EsteroBay_Seagrasses_2007.shp This polygon GIS data set represents a compilation of statewide seagrass data from various source agencies and scales. The data sources were mapped from photography ranging in date from 1987 to 1999. The original source data sets were not all classified in the same manner; some used the Florida Land Use Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCCS) codes 9113 for discontinuous seagrass and 9116 for continuous seagrass; some defined only presence and absence of seagrass, and some defined varying degrees of seagrass percent cover. In order to merge all of these data sources into one compilation data set, FMRI reclassified the various source data attribute schemes into two categories: "continuous" and "discontinuous" seagrass. This data set is an update to include 1999 data in the statewide seagrass data set. These data are for statewide mapping and analysis only. More recent data are available from FMRI for the South Florida Water Management District area. The original regional data sets may contain more detailed seagrass attribution schemes. Contact GIS Librarian to request the source data sets. en 19870101 19990101 ground condition Complete None planned -81.952972 -81.834484 26.468159 26.339482 603969.624107615530.929000261315.430000275402.834195 FMRItheme marine vegetation (mangroves, seagrasses, seaweeds, sea oats) GIS coastal mapping habitat (rivers, estuaries, ecology, hard bottom) benthic Environmental Monitoring and ModelingOceans and Estuaries FMRIplace Florida northwest Florida south Florida southeast Florida southwest Florida Estero Bay Tampa Bay Big Bend Florida Keys Florida Panhandle Indian River Lagoon statewide Available without restriction Available without restriction GIS Data Librarian mailing and physical address

Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast

St. Petersburg Florida 33701 USA 727-896-8626 727-893-1679 (fax) gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute)GIS Data Librarian FMRI staff: Kevin Madley and Jim Krolick FMRI-DC Available without restriction Available without restriction Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 Shapefile\\bis-4cgxh11\metadata\thumbnails\dep.sea_grasses_2007.gif GIF Attribute definition varies. Consult the metadata for the source data for information specific to a region. Positional accuracy and scale vary for the source data. Consult the metadata for the source data for information specific to a region. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center (CSC), Dade County 1994-1995, 2001 vector digital data 48000 Natural color aerial photography unknown South Florida Benthic Habitats 1992 FMRI reclassified these data as follows: Data coded as "Continuous Seagrass" remained unchanged. Data coded as "Patchy (Discontinuous) seagrass" was relabeled "Discontinuous" seagrass Data coded as "Hardbottom with seagrass" were reclassified as "Discontinuous" seagrass AGRA Baymont Inc. 5/30/01 vector digital data Clearwater, FL AGRA Baymont Agra Baymont is now called Avineon. 24000 Natural color aerial photographs 19991209 Unknown 19991226 Unknown ground condition Estero 1999 seagrass These data contained FLUCCS codes. FMRI labeled the data coded as 9113 as "discontinuous" seagrass and 9116 as "continuous" seagrass. United States Geological Survey (USGS), Biological Resources Division (BRD), at the National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). 1992 vector digital data Lafayette, LA USGS, BRD Unknown Northwest Florida seagrass 1992 The class "CSG" (continuous seagrass 86 to 100 percent cover) was classified as "continuous" seagrass. The four categories of "PSG" (patchy seagrass ranging between 1 and 85 percent cover) were classified as "discontinuous" seagrass. Palm Beach County 1990 vector digital data 24000 1990 Unknown ground condition Palm Beach County seagrass 1990 These data only defined the presence or absence of seagrass. Seagrass that was present was classified as "discontinuous" seagrass. St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Avineon, Inc. 03/02/2001 1 Map SJRWMD Avineon was formerly Agra Baymont, which was formerly Geonex. 24000 aerial photography 1999 Unknown ground condition SJRWMD 1999 seagrass These data contained FLUCCS codes. FMRI labeled the data coded as 9113 as "discontinuous" seagrass and 9116 as "continuous" seagrass. United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS) 1987 vector digital data 40000 Natural Color Aerial Photography 1987 Unknown ground condition MMS 1987 seagrass These data only defined the presence or absence of seagrass. Seagrass that was present was classified as "discontinuous" seagrass. Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) November 2000 1.0 vector digital data Brooksville, FL SWFWMD 24000 natural color aerial photography, USGS Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs), vector digital data 1994 Unknown 2000 Unknown publication date SWFWMD 1999 Seagrass These data contained FLUCCS codes. FMRI labeled the data coded as 9113 as "discontinuous" seagrass and 9116 as "continuous" seagrass. FMRI staff MAPJOINed seven regional seagrass data sets using ArcInfo Workstation. The source data sets had different attribute schemes, that FMRI staff consolidated into two categories for this data set: "continuous " and "discontinuous" seagrass. In areas of overlap between source data sets, the more recent source was used. No edgematching was performed between data sets of differing source dates. FMRI converted these data to shapefile and geodatabase format for additional analyses. Data have been UNIONed with county boundaries extended beyond Florida state waters. The final data are stored in ArcSDE. 2003 GIS Data Librarian FWC-FMRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Florida Marine Research Institute) GIS Data Librarian mailing and physical address

Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast

St. Petersburg Florida 33701 USA 727-896-8626 727-893-1679 gislibrarian@fwc.state.fl.us 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time Inserted new layer received from FMRI though Richard Butgereit in WRM. ArcSDE 8.1.211/05/03Inserted updated layer from the FWC MRGIS website and inserted in ArcSDE. Metadata was updated. The fewer records in this newer version was a result of additional geoprocessing done by FWC. The county boundaries that were present in the previous version were removed and the data was dissolved on the attribute 'seagrass'.ArcGIS 8.3, ArcSDE 8.320070518 Vector G-polygon 204 SimplePolygonFALSE204FALSEFALSE coordinate pair 0.000000 0.000000 meters Albers Conical Equal Area24.00000031.500000-84.00000024.000000400000.0000000.000000 D_North_American_1983_HARN Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 GCS_North_American_1983_HARNFDEP Albers HARN Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates1.000000 EsteroBay_Seagrasses_2007 Feature Class204 FIDFIDOID400Internal feature number.ESRISequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. SEAGRASS SEAGRASSString20Seagrass classification typeResearch scientistcontinuousContinuous may range from 85% ground cover to 100%. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of seagrass information and classification systems were used to create this datasetdiscontinuousDiscontinuous may range from 0 to 90% ground cover. The user should be aware that different sources and scales of seagrass information and classification systems were used to create this dataset. SHAPE Feature geometry. ESRI ShapeGeometry000Coordinates defining the features. SHAPE_AREASHAPE_AREAFloat19Area of feature in internal units squared.ESRIPositive real numbers that are automatically generated.11SHAPE_LENSHAPE_LENFloat1911 Various classification schemes were used in the individual source data sets. FMRI reclassified the data to "continuous seagrass," "discontinuous seagrass," and "no seagrass" for the statewide data set. The "no seagrass" category is not a complete map of all areas without seagrass. 20121029 mailing and physical address Tallahassee FL 32399 USA

2600 Blair Stone Rd

MS 6520

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) BIS/GIS SectionGIS.Librarian@dep.state.fl.us FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time enhttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile 2008110410570600FALSE20121029074346002012102907434600Published{4283C6DA-E39D-4035-9554-678D879B3469}Clip "Seagrasses\Sea Grasses" "APs\Aquatic Preserves" "E:\GIS\Sea Grasses from Temp file\EsteroBay_Seagrasses_2007.shp" #Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770EsteroBay_Seagrasses_2007603969.624107615530.929275402.834195261315.431-81.952972-81.83448426.46815926.3394821ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset002file://\\CAM-EB-28WMFG1\C$\Documents and Settings\clark_c\My Documents\Cheryl's files\GIS\Seagrass\EsteroBay_Seagrasses_2007.shpLocal Area Network0.328ShapefileFDEP Albers HARN20420121029Live Data and Maps0.3280.328{2A38B88D-68CF-465B-AD07-1C423A79ED13}