METADATA
FOR STANDING STRUCTURE GIS DATA LAYER
JULY
2004
DATASET NAME: [CountyName]_Structures
DATASET TYPE: ESRI Shapefile
Format
DATASET EXTENT: One Florida County
FEATURES TYPE: Points
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This data set contains historic
structure locations and 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 historical structures
data layer. This version incorporates
newly recorded structures and updates of previously recorded locations and
attributes.
DATA CURRENCY: Data from the Florida Master Site
File are continually updated. On
average, the Site File processes over 6,000 additional historic structure 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): Source data were created by the
Division of Historical Resources. The original location information is based on
field reports and address data which have been submitted to the Florida Master
Site File by many and varied individuals, groups, institutions, and cultural
resource firms. Submissions to the Site
File are sometimes accepted from amateurs as well as professionals. The accuracy of submitted information cannot
always be verified.
DERIVATION METHODS FOR DATA: Structure locations in this data
layer were automated using one of three methods; address matching by DHR, on-screen
digitizing by DHR, or automated by an external party. The PLOT_MTHD field indicates whether a
structure was address matched(M) by the FMSF,
digitized(D) by the FMSF, or automated externally(X). Roughly 60% of the structure locations
(statewide) were generated by address matching.
The
address matching was carried out using the geocoding
function of ArcView 3.0a. Addresses were matched against the ESRI U.S.
Street Database(1997).
The line data for the ESRI database (based on Tiger line data) was
digitized at a 1:100,000 scale. Due to
the small scale and numerous attribute errors in the reference street data, the
geocoding process resulted in typical positional
errors (as spot-checked against surveyor provided maps) of 20 to 100 meters
with occasional larger errors possible.
In some cases this results in a structure location point appearing on
the wrong side of the street or in the wrong block when displayed against a
scanned 1:24,000 USGS quadrangle. It is
recommended that the data user compare the locations of the address matched
structures to the ESRI U.S. Street Database and other background layers(such as scanned quads) to most accurately interpret locational information.
Not all
structures and addresses adequately matched the ESRI U.S. Street Database. Structures which did not address match were
on-screen digitized in ArcView 3.0a, 3.1 and 3.2
using scanned, georeferenced (geographic coordinates,
NAD27) USGS 1:24,000 quadrangles as a background. Location information for these structures was
culled from a variety of sources, including: surveyor-provided maps (the vast
majority fall into this category), verbal location descriptions included on the
site form, commercially available street atlases, county road maps, county
property appraiser databases, city directories, and direct telephone contact
with surveyors or property owners. The
accuracy of the digitized locations is, in general, somewhat better than that
of the address matched structures.
However the overall coverage should be considered a 1:100,000 scale data
layer.
A small
number of structure locations in this data set were automated by an outside
entity. In general, these locations are
deemed by the Site File to be of better quality/accuracy than those address matched by DHR.
After
the data layers had been completed they were converted from ArcView
shapefiles to ArcInfo coverages
using the SHAPEARC command in ArcInfo 8.2. In September 2003, the base coverages were converted to an ESRI GeoDatabase
format and are currently maintained in GeoDatabase
format.
ATTRIBUTE TABLE FIELD LIST AND
DESCRIPTIONS:
Name Type Length
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SITEID String 8
SITENAME String 40
ADDRESS String 47
SURVEYNUM String 5
ARCHITECT String
30
YEARBUILT String 5
STYLE String 40
EXTPLAN String 25
STRUCSYS1 String
40
STRUCSYS2 String
40
STRUCSYS3 String
40
EXTFABRIC1 String
40
EXTFABRIC2 String
40
EXTFABRIC3 String
40
EXTFABRIC4 String
40
STRUCUSE1 String
40
STRUCUSE2 String
40
STRUCUSE3 String
40
SURVEVAL String 30
SURVDIST String 40
SURVLOCAL String
30
SHPOEVAL String 30
D_NRLISTED Date
8
PLOTMTHD String 1
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SITEID: This is the official state site
number assigned by the Florida Master Site File. The state site number is an eight character
string containing a two character county code, a five character numeric code,
and an optional single letter character suffix (suffix letter is generally used
to indicate sites that are functionally or spatially related).
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" or a blank value indicates no name has been
designated for the site.
ADDRESS: The street address of the site,
including the number, prefix direction if relevant, and street name.
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.
ARCHITECT: The name of the architect,
designer, builder, landscape architect, or artist responsible for the actual
DESIGN of the building, structure, or object being documented. A blank value for this field indicates that
this information is not known or is not recorded in the Florida Master Site
File database.
YEARBUILT: The year of actual construction,
as documented or estimated. A
"C" (circa) indicates the year given is only roughly known or
estimated. A "+" indicates the
year given is the earliest possible year of construction. A "-" indicates that the year given
is the latest possible year of construction.
A blank value for this field indicates that this information is not
known or is not recorded in the Florida Master Site File database.
STYLE: The architectural style or period
which best describes the site.
EXTPLAN: General exterior plan of the
structure.
STRUCSYS1: Major structural system(s)
employed in the structure. 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. A blank
value for this field indicates that this information is not known or is not
recorded in the Florida Master Site File database.
STRUCSYS2: Major structural system(s)
employed in the structure.
STRUCSYS3: Major structural system(s)
employed in the structure.
EXTFABRIC1: Major exterior fabric(s) used on
the structure. 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. A blank value for this
field indicates that this information is not known or is not recorded in the
Florida Master Site File database.
EXTFABRIC2: Major exterior fabric(s) used on
the structure.
EXTFABRIC3: Major exterior fabric(s) used on
the structure.
EXTFABRIC4: Major exterior fabric(s) used on
the structure.
STRUCUSE1: Use or function of the
structure. 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. A blank value for this
field indicates that this information is not known or is not recorded in the
Florida Master Site File database.
STRUCUSE2: Additional use or function of the
structure.
STRUCUSE3: Additional use or function of the
structure.
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.
SURVDIST: Surveyor's evaluation of cultural
resource's eligibility for the National Register as part of a district or
thematic group.
SURVLOCAL: Surveyor's evaluation of a
cultural resource's eligibility for listing on a local government's register of
important sites
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.
D_NRLISTED: Date that the property 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.
PLOTMTHD: Indicates whether the structure
was address Matched(M) by DHR, on-screen Digitized(D)
by DHR, or automated by an external individual or organization(X). Refer to the discussion of data derivation
methods for more details.
WARNINGS TO THE USER: The locations of archaeological
sites, historic structures, unmarked human burials, cemeteries, and other
cultural features contained in this (and other) Florida Master Site File data
layers are for resource management, law enforcement, and research purposes
only.
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 De Soto 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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