METADATA
FOR RESOURCE GROUP GIS DATA LAYER
JULY
2004
DATASET NAME: [CountyName]_ResourceGrps
DATASET TYPE: ESRI Shapefile
Format
DATASET EXTENT: One Florida County
FEATURES TYPE: Polygons
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This data set contains resource
group locations and attributes as recorded at the Florida Master Site File
(FMSF). Resource groups are historical
districts, archaeological districts or building complexes. Individual resources contributing to the
resource group are usually (but are not always) separately listed in 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: ArcGIS 8.3
DATA VERSION: July 2004: This data set updates and
replaces all previous versions of the Florida Master Site File resource groups
GIS data layer.
DATA CURRENCY: Data from the Florida Master Site
File are continually updated. 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: Source data were created by the
Division of Historical Resources. The original location information is based on
field reports, FMSF forms and National Register nomination forms 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.
AUTOMATION METHOD: Resource group boundaries are
digitized on-screen in ArcInfo 8.x using Scanned, georeferenced, 1:24,000 scale USGS quadrangles as the base
maps.
ATTRIBUTE NOTES: Attributes values are derived
from the FMSF database. The FMSF
database and paper files may contain several forms (an original and updates)
for an individual resource group. The
attributes in this data layer may be derived from a single form or a composite
of several forms.
ATTRIBUTE TABLE FIELDS AND DESCRIPTIONS:
Name Type Length
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SITEID String 8
SITENAME String 40
RGTYPE String 4
CATEGORY String 4
CITY String 40
CONTRIBCR String 4
TOTALCR String 4
TIMESIG1 String 50
TIMESIG2 String 50
TIMESIG3 String 70
NARRATIVE String
254
HISTASSC1 String
50
HISTASSC2 String
50
HISTASSC3 String
50
HISTASSC4 String
50
HISTASSC5 String
50
HISTASSC6 String
50
EVALUATION String
254
D_NRLISTED Date
8
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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" indicates no name has been designated for the site.
RGTYPE: This field indicates the type of
resource group represented. There are
four possible values:
Historical District - Buildings or structures, no archaeological sites
Archaeological District - Archaeological sites only
Mixed District - Contains both archaeological sites and buildings or structures
FMSF Building Complex - Multiple buildings in close functional and spatial association
CATEGORY: This a coded value indicating the
National Register of Historic Places category the resource group fits
into. The possible values are:
BLDG - Building(s)
DIST - District
OBJE - Object
SITE - Site
STRU - Structure
MRA
-
Multiple Resource Area
TG - Thematic Group
MPS
-
Multiple Property Submission
CITY: The city in which the resource
group is located (or nearest city).
TOTALCR: The total number of cultural
resources included in the resource group.
For districts this number includes both contributing and
non-contributing resources.
CONTRIBCR: For districts this indicates the
number of contributing resources.
TIMESIG1 - TIMESIG3: Time periods of
significance. This is a date range for
historic resources and an archaeological phase name with approximate date for
prehistoric resources.
NARRATIVE: This is a summary narrative
description of the resource group.
HISTASSC1 - HISTASSC6: Areas of historical
significance. These are categories
defined in "National Register Bulletin 15", p.8. Each resource group may have multiple areas
of significance.
EVALUATION: The surveyor's summary of the
significance of the resource group.
D_NRLISTED: Date that the resource was
officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The field is blank if the Site File database
does not identify the resource as listed on the National Register.
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 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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