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<idinfo>
<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute</origin>
<pubdate>Unknown
</pubdate>
<pubtime>Unknown
</pubtime>
<title>Counties 1:24,000 Scale Polygon Florida </title>
<geoform>vector digital data
</geoform>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>This GIS data set contains Florida county boundaries found on the most recent 7.5-minute USGS (1:24000 scale) quadrangles available in 1997. The county borders extend to the state water line. The linework along the state borders with Alabama and Georgia exactly matches FWRI's 1:40K shoreline.
</abstract>
<purpose>Use county boundaries for graphical purposes as well as some analyses.
</purpose>
<supplinf>Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information. There is a problem with the county line between Manatee and Hillsborough. Linework in the water is arbitrary and may not reflect actual submerged boundaries.
</supplinf>
</descript>
<timeperd>
<current>date of GIS creation</current>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>199708</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>As needed</update>
</status>
<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>FWRI Theme
</themekt>
<themekey>boundaries
</themekey>
<themekey>GIS
</themekey>
<themekey>mapping
</themekey>
<themekey>bounds
</themekey>
<themekey>counties
</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category
</themekt>
<themekey>boundaries
</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>Operational Tiers
</themekt>
<themekey>Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
</themekey>
<themekey>Information Science and Management
</themekey>
<themekey>Center for Spatial Analysis
</themekey>
<themekey>GIS Data Management and Technical Services
</themekey>
</theme>
<place>
<placekt>FWRI Place
</placekt>
<placekey>Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>statewide
</placekey>
<placekey>northeast Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>northwest Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>southwest Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>south Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>Florida Keys
</placekey>
<placekey>southeast Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>north Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>east coast of Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>west coast of Florida
</placekey>
<placekey>Florida Panhandle
</placekey>
<placekey>Florida Peninsula
</placekey>
</place>
<place>
<placekt>FWC Region
</placekt>
<placekey>FWC Region-North Central
</placekey>
<placekey>FWC Region-Northeast
</placekey>
<placekey>FWC Region-Northwest
</placekey>
<placekey>FWC Region-South
</placekey>
<placekey>FWC Region-Southwest
</placekey>
</place>
<place>
<placekt>Water Management Districts
</placekt>
<placekey>Northwest Florida Water Management District
</placekey>
<placekey>South Florida Water Management District
</placekey>
<placekey>Southwest Florida Water Management District
</placekey>
<placekey>St. Johns River Water Management District
</placekey>
<placekey>Suwannee River Water Management District
</placekey>
</place>
</keywords>
<accconst>All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.</accconst>
<useconst>Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.</useconst>
<native>ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649
</native>
<secinfo>
<secsys>FWRI-DC
</secsys>
<secclass>Available with caution
</secclass>
<sechandl>Available with caution
</sechandl>
</secinfo>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntperp>
<cntorg>FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
</cntorg>
<cntper>GISLibrarian
</cntper>
</cntperp>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address
</addrtype>
<address>Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
</address>
<address>100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
</address>
<city>St. Petersburg
</city>
<state>FL
</state>
<postal>33701-5095
</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>727-896-8626
</cntvoice>
<cntfax>727-823-0166
</cntfax>
<cntemail>GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<spdom>
<bounding>
<westbc>-87.639377</westbc>
<eastbc>-79.813569</eastbc>
<northbc>31.042638</northbc>
<southbc>24.353586</southbc>
</bounding>
</spdom>
</idinfo>
<dataqual>
<attracc>
<attraccr>All entities and attributes have been identified and documented.
</attraccr>
</attracc>
<logic>unknown
</logic>
<complete>Unknown</complete>
<lineage>
<procstep>
<procdate>199708
</procdate>
<procdesc>County boundaries were heads-up digitized from scanned and georeferenced USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps.
</procdesc>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdate>2002
</procdate>
<procdesc>The county boundaries were extended into the water to intersect the state water line.
</procdesc>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdate>200504
</procdate>
<procdesc>FWRI staff INTERSECTed the state waters arcs with a shoreline to add the ATTRIBUTE field to indicate whether a line passed over land or water.
</procdesc>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdate>200710
</procdate>
<procdesc>FWRI staff recreated the outer boundary of this layer to reflect more accurate information. The water boundaries were extended to the Submerged Lands Act shapefile form NOAA and the boundary (land and water) between Florida and neighboring states was digitized from the 1:24,000 scale Digital Raster Graphic files.
</procdesc>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdate>201003</procdate>
<procdesc>The county line between Broward and Palm Beach Counties was edited to reflect a change in the boundary effective 9/18/2009.</procdesc>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdate>2012-03-27</procdate>
<procdesc>The boundary between Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties was edited for accuracy. The new boundary is based off of data received from Escambia County GIS Department.</procdesc>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdate>20160510</procdate>
<procdesc>The boundary was updated between Martin and St Lucie counties to reflect changes made as per bill HB 800 passed in 2012 by the Florida Senate. The change reflects 129 acres of land along the eastern bank of the St Lucie River in Northern Martin County obtained from St. Lucie County which includes the Beau Rivage West subdivision.</procdesc>
</procstep>
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<srcscale>24000
</srcscale>
<typesrc>USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps, digital
</typesrc>
<srccitea>USGS Quad maps
</srccitea>
<srccontr>The source maps provided county boundaries at a 1:24000 scale.
</srccontr>
<srctime>
<srccurr>publication date
</srccurr>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>unknown</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
</srctime>
<srccite>
<citeinfo>
<origin>United States Geological Survey
</origin>
<pubdate>Unknown
</pubdate>
<title>USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps, digital
</title>
<geoform>scanned and georeferenced quadrangle maps
</geoform>
</citeinfo>
</srccite>
</srcinfo>
<srcinfo>
<typesrc>vector digital data
</typesrc>
<srccitea>State water line
</srccitea>
<srccontr>County boundaries were extended to the state water line.
</srccontr>
<srctime>
<srccurr>publication date
</srccurr>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>19990304</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
</srctime>
<srccite>
<citeinfo>
<origin>Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)-Division of State Lands, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis
</origin>
<pubdate>19990304
</pubdate>
<title>ISM_CSA_statewaters_fl
</title>
<geoform>vector digital data
</geoform>
</citeinfo>
</srccite>
</srcinfo>
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<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
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<atprecis Sync="TRUE">10</atprecis>
<attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
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<attrlabl>COUNTY</attrlabl>
<attrdef>County name.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>Producer defined</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>County name.</udom>
</attrdomv>
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<attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype>
<attwidth Sync="TRUE">20</attwidth>
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<attscale Sync="TRUE">0</attscale>
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<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
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<udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
</attrdomv>
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<distinfo>
<distliab>This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set or the appropriate originator; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
</distliab>
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</computer>
</onlinopt>
</digtopt>
</digform>
<fees>None. However, persons or organizations requesting information must provide transfer media if FTP is not available and must pay express shipping costs if express shipping is required.
</fees>
<ordering>Contact GIS Librarian by e-mail, telephone, or letter explaining which products are needed and providing a brief description of how the products will be used. Also, provide name and address of the person or organization requesting the products.
</ordering>
<turnarnd>Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer
</turnarnd>
</stdorder>
<custom>These data have caveats. Contact GIS Librarian for details. If these data are maintained by an agency other than FWC-FWRI, then the source agency should be contacted directly for requests.
</custom>
<resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
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<cntperp>
<cntorg>FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
</cntorg>
<cntper>GISLibrarian
</cntper>
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<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address
</addrtype>
<address>Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
</address>
<address>100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
</address>
<city>St. Petersburg
</city>
<state>FL
</state>
<postal>33701-5095
</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>727-896-8626
</cntvoice>
<cntfax>727-823-0166
</cntfax>
<cntemail>GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
</cntemail>
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<metd>20120503</metd>
<metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998
</metstdv>
<mettc>local time
</mettc>
<metac>No restrictions on metadata
</metac>
<metuc>Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
</metuc>
<metsi>
<metscs>FWRI-MC
</metscs>
<metsc>Available
</metsc>
<metshd>Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
</metshd>
</metsi>
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<cntinfo>
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<cntorg>FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
</cntorg>
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</cntper>
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</addrtype>
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</address>
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</address>
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</city>
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</state>
<postal>33701-5095
</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>727-896-8626
</cntvoice>
<cntfax>727-823-0166
</cntfax>
<cntemail>GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
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<rpOrgName>FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
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<resFees>None. However, persons or organizations requesting information must provide transfer media if FTP is not available and must pay express shipping costs if express shipping is required.
</resFees>
<ordInstr>Contact GIS Librarian by e-mail, telephone, or letter explaining which products are needed and providing a brief description of how the products will be used. Also, provide name and address of the person or organization requesting the products.
</ordInstr>
<ordTurn>Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer
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<ordInstr>These data have caveats. Contact GIS Librarian for details. If these data are maintained by an agency other than FWC-FWRI, then the source agency should be contacted directly for requests.
</ordInstr>
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<idAbs>This GIS data set contains Florida county boundaries found on the most recent 7.5-minute USGS (1:24000 scale) quadrangles available in 1997. The county borders extend to the state water line. The linework along the state borders with Alabama and Georgia exactly matches FWRI's 1:40K shoreline.
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</delPoint>
<delPoint>100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
</delPoint>
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<keyword>southwest Florida
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<keyword>south Florida
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<keyword>Florida Keys
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<keyword>southeast Florida
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<keyword>north Florida
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<keyword>west coast of Florida
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<keyword>Florida Peninsula
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<keyword>FWC Region-Northeast
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<keyword>FWC Region-Northwest
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<keyword>FWC Region-South
</keyword>
<keyword>FWC Region-Southwest
</keyword>
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</resTitle>
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</keyword>
<keyword>South Florida Water Management District
</keyword>
<keyword>Southwest Florida Water Management District
</keyword>
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<keyword>Suwannee River Water Management District
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</resTitle>
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</keyword>
<keyword>GIS
</keyword>
<keyword>mapping
</keyword>
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</keyword>
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</keyword>
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<keyword>boundaries
</keyword>
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<keyword>Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
</keyword>
<keyword>Information Science and Management
</keyword>
<keyword>Center for Spatial Analysis
</keyword>
<keyword>GIS Data Management and Technical Services
</keyword>
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</keyword>
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</keyword>
<keyword>mapping
</keyword>
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</keyword>
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</keyword>
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</keyword>
<keyword>Information Science and Management
</keyword>
<keyword>Center for Spatial Analysis
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<keyword>GIS Data Management and Technical Services
</keyword>
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</keyword>
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</keyword>
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</keyword>
<keyword>Florida Peninsula
</keyword>
<keyword>FWC Region-North Central
</keyword>
<keyword>FWC Region-Northeast
</keyword>
<keyword>FWC Region-Northwest
</keyword>
<keyword>FWC Region-South
</keyword>
<keyword>FWC Region-Southwest
</keyword>
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</keyword>
<keyword>South Florida Water Management District
</keyword>
<keyword>Southwest Florida Water Management District
</keyword>
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<Consts>
<useLimit>Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.</useLimit>
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<LegConsts>
<useLimit>This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set or the appropriate originator; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
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<othConsts>All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.</othConsts>
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</class>
<classSys>FWRI-DC
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<handDesc>Available with caution
</handDesc>
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<suppInfo>Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information. There is a problem with the county line between Manatee and Hillsborough. Linework in the water is arbitrary and may not reflect actual submerged boundaries.
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<idCredit>Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission</idCredit>
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<useLimit>Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
</useLimit>
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<LegConsts>
<accessConsts>
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<othConsts>No restrictions on metadata
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</class>
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<handDesc>Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
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<measDesc>All entities and attributes have been identified and documented.
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<report type="DQCompOm">
<measDesc>Unknown</measDesc>
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<prcStep>
<stepDesc>County boundaries were heads-up digitized from scanned and georeferenced USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps.
</stepDesc>
<stepDateTm>1997-08</stepDateTm>
</prcStep>
<prcStep>
<stepDesc>The county boundaries were extended into the water to intersect the state water line.
</stepDesc>
<stepDateTm>2002</stepDateTm>
</prcStep>
<prcStep>
<stepDesc>FWRI staff INTERSECTed the state waters arcs with a shoreline to add the ATTRIBUTE field to indicate whether a line passed over land or water.
</stepDesc>
<stepDateTm>2005-04</stepDateTm>
</prcStep>
<prcStep>
<stepDesc>FWRI staff recreated the outer boundary of this layer to reflect more accurate information. The water boundaries were extended to the Submerged Lands Act shapefile form NOAA and the boundary (land and water) between Florida and neighboring states was digitized from the 1:24,000 scale Digital Raster Graphic files.
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<stepDateTm>2007-10</stepDateTm>
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<prcStep>
<stepDesc>The county line between Broward and Palm Beach Counties was edited to reflect a change in the boundary effective 9/18/2009.</stepDesc>
<stepDateTm>2010-03</stepDateTm>
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<prcStep>
<stepDesc>The boundary between Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties was edited for accuracy. The new boundary is based off of data received from Escambia County GIS Department.</stepDesc>
<stepDateTm/>
</prcStep>
<prcStep>
<stepDesc>The boundary was updated between Martin and St Lucie counties to reflect changes made as per bill HB 800 passed in 2012 by the Florida Senate. The change reflects 129 acres of land along the eastern bank of the St Lucie River in Northern Martin County obtained from St. Lucie County which includes the Beau Rivage West subdivision.</stepDesc>
<stepDateTm>2016-05-10</stepDateTm>
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<resAltTitle>USGS Quad maps
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<pubDate/>
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<srcDesc>County boundaries were extended to the state water line.
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<resTitle>ISM_CSA_statewaters_fl
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<resAltTitle>State water line
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<rpOrgName>Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)-Division of State Lands, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Center for Spatial Analysis
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