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The Unified Reef Map is a regional map of benthic habitats that occur throughout the Florida reef tract. The Unified Reef Map consists of individual maps and monitoring data provided by our numerous partners. The purpose of the Unified Reef Map is to provide a comprehensive view of habitats from Martin County through the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The Unified Reef Map supports the larger effort to coordinate scientific research and promote a reef-wide approach for protecting Florida\u2019s reef tract. To create the URM, individual maps are integrated, data are edited where overlapping or neighboring maps disagree, and habitat classes are cross-walked to allow comparisons between maps. The URM symbolizes benthic habitats, or bottom types, using the Unified Classification (UC) system. The UC framework allows translation between different classification schemes while retaining the original detailed information provided by our mapping partners. There are five hierarchical UC classes starting at UC Level 0 which represents broad habitat classes and can be consistently translated between individual maps. At the most detailed UC Level 4, benthic habitats are described differently between map providers and may differ throughout the Unified Reef Map. The UC system is also cross-walked to the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS). Un-edited source maps provided by URM map partners are also available. The Unified Reef Map is a living map and will be updated as new data become available. Version 2.2 released January 2025. For more information visit: https://myfwc.com/research/gis/fisheries/unified-reef-map/. The dissolve fields on which features were aggregated were the 'Source', 'PercentBioCover', 'ClassLv3', and 'ClassLv4'. The polygons have been simplified with the retain critical points (Douglas-Peucker) algorithm and a simplification tolerance of 10 meters. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The purpose of the Unified Reef Map is to provide a comprehensive view of habitats from Martin County through the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The Unified Reef Map supports the larger effort to coordinate scientific research and promote a reef-wide approach for protecting Florida\u2019s reef tract. This dataset has been simplified with the dissolve and simplify tool for data visualization purposes.", "title": "Unified Reef Map v2.2_Projected_Dissolved_Simplified", "tags": [ "Martin", "Palm Beach", "Broward", "and Miami-Dade", "Monroe", "Biscayne National Park", "Florida Bay", "Florida Keys", "Dry Tortugas", "Tortugas Bank", "Riley's Hump", "benthic", "GIS", "mapping", "marine", "mangroves", "seagrasses", "coastal", "habitat", "hard bottom", "corals", "reefs", "URM", "FRT", "Florida Reef Tract", "NOAA", "FDEP", "CMP", "CZM", "FWC", "FWRI" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute", "licenseInfo": "

Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata record prior to using these data. Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection techniques, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produced data set; 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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "portalUrl": "" }