METADATA
FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES GIS DATA LAYER
July
2004
DATASET NAME: [CountyName]_Sites
DATASET TYPE: ESRI Shapefile
Format
DATASET EXTENT: State-wide or County-wide
FEATURE TYPE: Polygons
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This data set contains
archaeological site boundaries and basic site attributes as recorded at the
Florida Master Site File.
PROJECTION PARAMETERS:
Projection Geographic Coordinates
Units Decimal Degrees
Datum NAD27
Spheroid Clarke 1866
COMPUTER HARDWARE USED: Microsoft Windows-Based PCs and
Servers
GIS SOFTWARE: ESRI ArcGis
8.3
DATA VERSION: July 2004: This data set updates and replaces
all previous versions of the Florida Master Site File archaeological sites data
layer. This version incorporates newly
recorded sites and updates of previously recorded site plots and attributes.
DATA CURRENCY: Data from the Florida Master Site
File are continually updated. On
average, the Site File processes 800 additional archaeological site forms each
year. This data layer is only current as
of the date of this document. Contact
the Florida Master Site File for updated data layers.
DATA SOURCE(S) AND SOURCE MAPS: Source data were created by the
Division of Historical Resources. The original boundary data are based on field
recording forms and site plots submitted to the Site File, which were then hand
drawn onto primary series, USGS 7.5', 1:24,000 scale quadrangles. These paper quadrangles with site locations
marked are the source maps and are located at the Florida Master Site
File. Florida Master Site File site
folders contain an Archaeological Site Form with descriptive location data and
a photocopy of the source map.
DATA LINEAGE: In the first phase of compiling
the FMSF GIS data layers, site boundaries marked on the source maps were hand
digitized by an outside contractor using AutoCAD and a digitizing tablet. The four corners (NAD27) of the source maps
were used to place the reference system tics.
The AutoCAD files were converted to Arc/Info files, converted into
geographic coordinates and joined into a statewide coverage. The statewide coverage was then split into 67
county level Arc/Info coverages. The coverages were
converted to ArcGIS geodatabases in August 2003 and
are now maintained in that format.
Additions, updates, and maintenance to the archaeological GIS data
layers are performed by Site File staff using on-screen digitizing in ArcMap. Scanned, georeferenced, 1:24,000 scale USGS quadrangles in
geographic coordinates (lat./long., NAD27) are used as
the base maps for the on-screen digitizing process.
POLYGON FEATURE NOTES: Archaeological sites in this data
set often overlap one another. In some
areas large polygons may completely obscure smaller ones. For this reason it may sometimes be helpful
to display only polygon boundaries or use a transparent polygon fill. Alternatively, a point layer may be created
from the centroids of the polygons.
ATTRIBUTE NOTES: The values for the attributes
listed are compiled from the Florida Master Site File database. The database and paper files at the Site File
site may contain several site forms (an original and updates) for an individual
site. This attribute table contains a subset
of all available site data. Contact the
Florida Master Site File for additional information.
ATTRIBUTE TABLE FIELDS AND DESCRIPTIONS:
Name Type Length
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SITEID String 8
SITENAME String
40
SITETYPE1 String
50
SITETYPE2 String
50
SITETYPE3 String
50
SITETYPE4 String
50
SITETYPE5 String
50
SITETYPE6 String
50
CULTURE1 String
50
CULTURE2 String
50
CULTURE3 String
50
CULTURE4 String
50
CULTURE5 String
50
CULTURE6 String
50
CULTURE7 String
50
CULTURE8 String
50
SURVEVAL String
30
SURVEYNUM String
5
D_NRLISTED Date 8
SHPOEVAL String
30
PLOTTYPE String
4
HUMANREMNS String 3
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SITENAME: The site name as recorded at the
Florida Master Site File. Usually the principal or best known
name for a cultural resource. A
site name of "NN" indicates no name has been designated for the site.
SITETYPE1-6: General archaeological site type,
especially dealing with aspects of site setting, important structures or
features that are present, cultural or settlement function, or relative density
of material remains. More than one site
type may be represented at the same site.
If all six site type fields are populated, there is a possibility that
more exist for the site and are recorded in the Site File database. Values in these fields are limited to a
discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup
table. Contact the Site File for more
information.
CULTURE1-8: Archaeological culture or
subculture or historic context represented at the site. More than one culture or historic context may
be represented at the same site. If all
eight culture fields are populated there is a possibility that more exist for
the site and are recorded the Site File database. Values in these fields are limited to a
discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database lookup
table. Contact the Site File for more
information.
SURVEVAL: Surveyor's evaluation of the
cultural resource's eligibility for the National Register when the resource is
considered as an independent entity, not as a component or "contributing
property" to a potential district.
Values in this field are limited to a discrete list of possibilities
used in the Site File database lookup table.
Contact the Site File for more information.
SURVEYNUM: The serial number assigned by the
Site File to the manuscript produced by the project which identified or
reexamined the cultural resource. Not
all sites have an associated report or manuscript.
D_NRLISTED: Date that the site was officially
listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The field is blank if the FMSF database does
not indicate the property is National Register listed.
SHPOEVAL: Evaluation of Florida's State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) concerning the eligibility of the resource
for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In Florida, the SHPO is the Director of the
Division of Historical Resources, acting through staff in the Bureau of Historic
Preservation (BHP). Generally the Site
File database only contains evaluations made by the Compliance Review staff of
BHP. Some properties may be listed on
the NRHP without having been reviewed by Compliance Review staff. Therefore, an NR list date (indicating a
property is NR listed) takes priority over a 'Not Evaluated by SHPO' value in
this field. Values in this field are
limited to a discrete list of possibilities used in the Site File database
lookup table. Contact the Site File for
more information.
PLOTTYPE: A value of 'NORM' in this field
indicates that the site plot represents the actual boundary of the
archaeological resource as recorded by the surveyor. A value of 'GV' (general vicinity) in this
field indicates that the site plot DOES NOT represent actual site boundaries,
but rather bounds an area within which the site is believed to be located.
HUMANRMNS: This item contains a 'YES' value
if the type of site is a burial (Historic Burial, Prehistoric Burial, or Burial
Mound) or if the Site File database indicates that human remains were observed
at the site. All other sites have a
blank value for this item. *IMPORTANT: A
blank value for this item does NOT preclude the possibility of human remains
being present at the site. It simply
indicates that there is no record of human remains in the Site File electronic
database. Note that records of
historical cemeteries are kept in a separate Site File data layer and are not
included with archaeological sites.
LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA/WARNINGS TO THE
USER: The archaeological site data are based on
field reports which have been submitted by many and varied individuals, groups,
institutions, and cultural resource firms.
Submissions to the Site File are sometimes accepted from amateurs
(non-archaeologists) as well as professionals.
The site locations and attributes are only as accurate as the
information submitted to the Site File by the site recorder. The accuracy of submitted information cannot
always be verified. The absence of
archaeological sites in this data layer does not preclude the existence of an
unrecorded site in the field. In fact,
only an estimated 10% of the sites in existence are recorded at the Site File.
The
locations of archaeological sites, historic structures, unmarked human burials,
cemeteries, and other cultural features contained in this (and other) Site File
data layers are for resource management, law enforcement, and research purposes
only. State law protects archaeological
remains on state owned and controlled lands (section 267.13, Florida
Statutes). State law protects human
burial sites on all lands (sections 872.02 and 872.05, Florida Statutes).
COUNTY CODES:
AL
Alachua HA Hamilton OK Okaloosa
BA
Baker HR Hardee OB Okeechobee
BY
Bay HN Hendry OR Orange
BF
Bradford HE Hernando OS Osceola
BR
Brevard HG Highlands PB Palm Beach
BD
Broward HI Hillsborough PA Pasco
CA
Calhoun HO Holmes PI Pinellas
CH
Charlotte IR Indian River PO
Polk
CI
Citrus JA Jackson PU Putnum
CL
Clay JE Jefferson SJ St. Johns
CR
Collier LF Lafayette SL St. Lucie
CO
Columbia LA Lake SR Santa Rosa
DA
Dade LL Lee SO Sarasota
DE
Desoto LE Leon SE Seminole
DI
Dixie LV Levy SM Sumter
DU
Duval LI Liberty SU Suwannee
ES
Escambia MD Madison TA Taylor
FL
Flagler MA Manatee UN Union
FR
Franklin MR Marion VO Volusia
GD
Gadsden MT Martin WA Wakulla
GI
Gilchrist MO Monroe WL Walton
GL
Glades NA Nassau WS Washington
GU Gulf
CONTACTS:
Name: Vincent Birdsong or Dr. Marion Smith
Florida Master Site File
Address: Bureau of Archaeological Research
R. A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Phone: (850) 245-6440
Fax: (850) 245-6439
Email: General Site File: fmsfile@dos.state.fl.us
GIS Supervisor: vbirdsong@dos.state.fl.us
Site File Supervisor: msmith@dos.state.fl.us
Report
prepared by Vincent S. Birdsong
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