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# **Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks**

#  **South Florida Natural Resources Center Information Resources**

# **Metadata Catalog Form**

*(Information detailing digital spatial, biological, physical, and/or
modeling data)*

Supply a digital version (.txt or .doc) of the following form for each
data set. All fields must be completed if applicable or record N/A.
Formal FGDC metadata will be accepted in place of this form if it is
submitted in .xml format. For additional information regarding
standardized metadata utilizing the FGDC standard contact the SFNRC
Biological Database Manager.

[NPS Information: FGDC Section 0]{.underline}

1\. Unit code for Park(s): EVER DRTO BISC BICY

Everglades National Park EVER

Dry Tortugas National Park DRTO

Biscayne National Park BISC

Big Cypress National Preserve BICY

2.  List the applicable Identification Numbers Associated with your
    Project SFNRC Project ID:

> EVER Museum Accession:
>
> EVER Permit:
>
> NPS Cooperative or Interagency Agreement:
>
> National Park Service Funding Source:

[Identification Information: FGDC Section 1]{.underline}

3\. Originator: Indicate the party responsible for the data set. This is
most commonly the organization that developed the data set. If a
contractor developed the data set include that information below (#5).
Who are the project participants including; the project lead or
principal investigator (PI) and key field technicians.

> Name:
>
> Position:
>
> Affiliation:
>
> Address:
>
> Phone:
>
> Fax:
>
> E-mail:
>
> Name:
>
> Position:
>
> Affiliation:
>
> Address:
>
> Phone:
>
> Fax:
>
> E-mail:

4\. National Park Service Representative (COTR, Key Official) name if
applicable:

5\. List other contractors or organizations or individuals whom should
get credit for data collection and/or analysis?

> Name:
>
> Position:
>
> Affiliation:
>
> Address:
>
> Phone:
>
> Fax:
>
> E-mail:

6\. Publication Date: The date that the data was published or otherwise
made available, use the format: (XXXX year, XX month, XX day)

7\. Data set Title: What is the complete title (no abbreviations please)
of the project or data set?

8\. Data Type: The *data type* is the physical (i.e., analog) or digital
medium in which the data exist. For identification of the data type in
the data set catalog, one of the acronym codes below may be used (see
instructions for details):

> Unorganized Database (e.g., unsorted files, etc.) ANAUNO ANAORG ANAUNO
> DIGDB DIGRAS DIGVE CGEODB GEORAS GEOVEC

Data Type: Point Raster Vector

> Coordinate System: Albers Geographic (Lat/Lon) State Plane UTM Other
>
> Datum: NAD27 NAD83 Other

9\. Publishing: Will the data set, project, and/or research (or
resulting analysis) be published or part of a larger publication? If so,
what is the reference, series name and issue identification?

10\. Publication place:

11\. NPS Nature Bibliography Identification (NatureBIB ID) number
(optional):

12\. Online Linkage: Full data distribution URL if the data are
available online anywhere.

13\. Online Linkage: Full URL if the report is available online
anywhere.

Link URL:

14\. If the data is available on the SFNRC Share Drive or Oracle Server,
what is the path name?

15\. Abstract: Include a concise description of the data.

16\. Purpose: A summary of the intentions for developing the dataset

17\. Methods: Briefly summarize your field and laboratory methods (cut &
paste from other documents! If you used existing protocols or methods,
list the references).

18\. Collection: The data will be developed primarily through:

a)  Field visits?

b)  Remote instrumentation (*i.e.* temperature recorders, etc)?

c)  Existing data sources (please list)?

d)  Other (explain)?

19\. Online Linkage for metadata file: Full URL for the metadata file if
it is available online anywhere.

20\. Time period of Content: The relevant date(s) of the data content.
For example the data may have been gathered in June but the report was
not completed and published until February. Use the format: year, month,
day

> Begin Date: End Date:
>
> Multiple Dates:

21\. Progress: Planned In-work Complete

22\. Update Frequency: Continually \_\_ Daily \_\_ Weekly \_\_ Monthly
\_\_ Annually \_\_

As Needed\_\_ Biannually \_\_ Irregular \_\_ None Planned \_\_ Unknown
\_\_

23\. Spatial Domain of Dataset: Approximate center of the study area
must be determined.

> N. Latitude (Dec. Degrees):
>
> W. Longitude (Dec. Degrees):
>
> E. Longitude (Dec. Degrees):
>
> S. Latitude (Dec. Degrees):
>
> UTM Zone (Optional):
>
> W. Easting:
>
> E. Easting:
>
> N. Northing:
>
> S. Northing :

Coverage of Everglades National Park:

In

Out

In&Out

Other

Coverage of Dry Tortugus National Park:

In

Out

In&Out

Other

Coverage of Biscayne National Park:

In

Out

In&Out

Other

Coverage of Big Cypress National Preserve

In

Out

In&Out

Other

24\. Layers Table or Layer Names. For a composite data set of several
Geographic Information System (GIS) layers or database tables, the names
of the multiple data record types may be listed. This field allows
composite data sets to be listed as a coherent unit in the catalog
without separate entries, but careful documentation of all tables/layers
is essential for this scheme to be practical and useful for future
reference.

Source/Attribute, Table/Layer Name, Optional Table Page(s), Scale or
resolution

25\. Subject of data set: From the list below choose the main subject of
the data set.

26\. Keyword terms: From the list below, note the most appropriate
categories from the list below for search features in the metadata
catalog.

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| > Air Quality                    | > Hydrology (ground)              |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Archeology                     | > Hydrology (surface)             |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Assessment/ Decision Support   | > Hydrology modeling              |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Basic Research                 | > Ichthyology                     |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Botany                         | > Integrated Pest management      |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Climatology                    | > Invertebrates                   |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Coastal/Marine systems         | > Lake ecology                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Contaminants/ Haz. Mat.        | > Limnology                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Ecology                        | > Mammalogy                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Ecology modeling               | > Marl Prairie                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Entomology                     | > Management/Administration       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Environmental monitoring       | > Microbiology                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Environmental impact           | > Minerals Management             |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Erosion/Sedimentation          | > Oceanography                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Estuary                        | > Ornithology                     |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Exotic species- animals        | > Paleontology                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Exotic species- Plants         | > Petrology/mineralogy            |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Fire                           | > Recreation/Aesthetics           |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Fisheries Management           | > Restoration- Cultural           |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Flood Management/History       | > Restoration- Natural            |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Forestry/ tree islands         | > Ridge and Slough                |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Fungi                          | > Sedimentology/ Stratigraphy     |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geo-Hazard (chemical)          | > Sociology                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geo-Hazard (physical)          | > Soil science                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geographic Information System  | > Tectonics                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geochemistry                   | > Threatened/Endangered animals   |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geohydrology                   | > Threatened/Endangered plants    |
|                                  | >                                 |
| Geology- coastal                 | > Water quality                   |
|                                  | >                                 |
| > Geology- fluvial               | > Water quantity                  |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geology- general               | > Water rights                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geology- structural            | > Watershed management            |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geomorphology                  | > Wetlands                        |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geophysics                     | > Wildlife management             |
| >                                |                                   |
| > Herpetology                    | Zoology                           |
|                                  |                                   |
| History                          |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

27\. Place Keywords: List regional (general) and local references
(specific) for location of your project.

28\. Species: What species or communities will be examined?

> Taxonomy: List species names using ITIS as the taxonomic authority
> [**http://www.itis.usda.gov/**](http://www.itis.usda.gov/) insert
> information here.

29\. Where vouchers collected: Y N

**30. Access Constraints for Sensitive data:** archeological
paleological

T&E species sensitive to collection legally restricted

31\. Cross Reference Citation Information: For more information about
the dataset title from Dataset Citation. Related documentation.

Originator

Publish date

Title

Online Linkage URL

32\. Analytical Tool: Will you use a model or other analytical tool to
develop your data set?

Tool Access Information

Tool contact

Tool citation

33\. Data Verification/Validation: What measures will you take to make
certain that your data set is as nearly correct as possible?

34\. Quality: Unknown None +Ver+Val +Ver +Val +Meta

> Comments about data quality:

Advice: Do you have any advice for potential users of the data set?

[Distribution Information: FGDC Section 6]{.underline}

35\. Data Distribution Contact: Individual or organization that
distributes data.

> Name:
>
> Position:
>
> Affiliation:
>
> Address:
>
> Phone:
>
> Fax:
>
> E-mail:

36\. Data Format : Paper Access Oracle SQL Server Excel ASCII Images
(list extension such as .jpg) ESRI compliant other

37\. Transfer size: mb

[Metadata Reference: FGDC Section 7]{.underline}

38\. Metadata Date: The date that the metadata is written or completed.
Use a date format of XXXX year, XX month, XX day.

39\. Metadata Contact: (Your Name):

Name:

Position:

Affiliation:

Address:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Instructions for the Metadata Form

This section contains generalized instructions for completing the data
set catalog entry form.

[NPS Information: FGDC Section 0]{.underline}

1\. Unit code for Park(s): Place an X next to the appropriate parks EVER
Everglades National Park DRTO Dry Tortugas National Park, BISC Biscayne
National Park, BICY Big Cypress National Park.

2\. SFNRC Project ID: The project identification should be assigned a
unique, park-based value.

[Identification Information: FGDC Section 1]{.underline}

3\. Originator: For data that were generated by park staff or
contractors/cooperators or other sources list the name, affiliation,
position, and contact information should appear in the provided spaces.
This is most commonly the organization that developed the data set.

4\. National Park Service Representative (COTR, Key Official) name if
applicable: Indicate the NPS staff person assisting with project.

5\. List other contractors or organizations or individuals whom should
get credit for data collection and/or analysis?

6\. Publication Date: The date that the data was published or otherwise
made available, use the format: year, month, day

7\. Data set Title: Enter a complete project title with no
abbreviations. The title should be sufficiently distinct for a search in
the catalogue to direct the data explorer to the proper data set.

8\. Data Type: The *data type* is the physical (i.e., analog) or digital
medium in which the data exist. For identification of the data type in
the data set catalog, one of the acronym codes below may be used:

> [Spatially Georeferenced Data sets]{.underline}
>
> Digital Raster Data (e.g., GRID, GRASS etc.): GEORAS
>
> Digital Vector Data (e.g., ARC, etc.): GEOVEC
>
> Digital Database (e.g., ACCESS, ASCII, personal geodatabase): GEODB
>
> [Non-georeferenced Data sets]{.underline}
>
> Digital Raster Data (e.g., SURFER, scanned maps etc.): DIGRAS
>
> Digital Vector Data (e.g., .dwg, .dxf etc.): DIGVECD
>
> Digital Database (e.g., ACCESS, ASCII): DIGDB
>
> [Analog (i.e. Hardcopy) Data sets]{.underline}
>
> Organized Database (e.g., field forms, tables, etc.) ANAORG
>
> [Unorganized Database]{.underline} (e.g., unsorted files, etc.) ANAUNO

9\. Publishing: Will the data set, project, and/or research (or
resulting analysis) be published or part of a larger publication? If so,
what is the reference, series name and issue identification?

10\. Publication place: list location of publisher

11\. NPS Nature Bibliography Identification If your project is within
the NPS system you can request a bibliographic citation number for the
National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Nature Bibliographies
database (optional).

12\. Online Linkage: Full data distribution URL if the data are
available online anywhere.

13\. Online Linkage: Full URL if the report is available online
anywhere.

Link URL:

14\. Where is the file located on a SFNRC Share Drive or Oracle Server
network, PC, data disk, list path name.

15\. Abstract: Brief description of the data set. The description must
be concise and direct. Descriptions should focus on the data. One
usually exceeds the size limit in the first draft but will quickly be
able to pare it down to the basic facts and write a concise yet complete
description of the data set.

16\. Purpose: A summary of the intentions for developing the dataset

17\. Methods : Briefly summarize your field and laboratory methods (cut
& paste from other documents! If you used existing protocols or methods,
list the references).

18\. Collection: Describe how the data were developed, site visits,
remote instrumentation (*i.e.* temperature recorders, etc), existing
data sources, etc.

19\. Online Linkage for metadata file: Full URL for the metadata file if
it is available online anywhere.

20\. Time period of Content: The overall time span of the data set and
any periods of record should be recorded if time gaps with no data
collection occurred. For one-time-only studies, the single year must be
listed and more details may be given in multi-dates/notes or in the data
set description. For multi-time data sets, a list of the start and end
dates of each period should be given. Use the format: year, month, day.

21\. Progress: Place an "x", Bold or Underline text, next to the
appropriate stage the data is in; Planned a data set in the
planning/implementation/collection stage, [In-work]{.underline} data are
still being added to the data set, [Complete]{.underline} data is no
longer being collected or planned for collection.

22\. Update Frequency: Place an "x", Bold, or Underline text, next to
the interval at which new data are appended to the data set (i.e. daily,
biannually).

23\. Spatial Domain of Dataset: The *longitude* and *latitude* of the
approximate center of the study area must be determined for geospatial
referencing. If the centroid of the park is the center of the study
area, the location may be obtained from the table in the appendix.
Otherwise, the centroid location must be determined from a map. Lat/Lon
must be in decimal degrees (DD)\--not degrees, minutes, and seconds
(DMS). To convert DMS to DD, the minutes must first be divided by 60 and
the results by 3600. Then the degrees, converted minutes, and converted
seconds are summed. If known include the UTM Zone, of the Data Set Study
Area. If UTM Northing and Easting values are available, needed, or
desired for the approximate center of the study area, they are entered
here. If the centroid of the park is the center of the study area, this
location may be obtained from the table in the appendix. Otherwise, the
centroid location must be determined from a map.

Were Data may have been collected *inside* (IN) or *outside* (OUT) of
the park boundary, and the study area may have included places inside
the park as well as outside park boundaries (INandOUT)?

24\. Layers Table or Layer Names: For a composite data set of several
Geographic Information System (GIS) layers or database tables, the names
of the multiple data record types may be listed. This field allows
composite data sets to be listed as a coherent unit in the catalog
without separate entries, but careful documentation of all tables/layers
is essential for this scheme to be practical and useful for future
reference.

List: Source/Attribute, Table/Layer Name, Optional Table Page(s), Scale
or resolution. The data dictionary that Access software generates is
acceptable.

25\. Subject of data set: Select the main Subject for the data set from
the list provided below.

26\. Keyword terms: From the list below, note the most appropriate
categories from the list below for search features in the metadata
catalog.

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| > Air Quality                    | > Hydrology (ground)              |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Archeology                     | > Hydrology (surface)             |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Assessment/ Decision Support   | > Hydrology modeling              |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Basic Research                 | > Ichthyology                     |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Botany                         | > Integrated Pest management      |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Climatology                    | > Invertebrates                   |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Coastal/Marine systems         | > Lake ecology                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Contaminants/ Haz. Mat.        | > Limnology                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Ecology                        | > Mammalogy                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Ecology modeling               | > Marl Prairie                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Entomology                     | > Management/Administration       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Environmental monitoring       | > Microbiology                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Environmental impact           | > Minerals Management             |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Erosion/Sedimentation          | > Oceanography                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Estuary                        | > Ornithology                     |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Exotic species- animals        | > Paleontology                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Exotic species- Plants         | > Petrology/mineralogy            |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Fire                           | > Recreation/Aesthetics           |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Fisheries Management           | > Restoration- Cultural           |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Flood Management/History       | > Restoration- Natural            |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Forestry/ tree islands         | > Ridge and Slough                |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Fungi                          | > Sedimentology/ Stratigraphy     |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geo-Hazard (chemical)          | > Sociology                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geo-Hazard (physical)          | > Soil science                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geographic Information System  | > Tectonics                       |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geochemistry                   | > Threatened/Endangered animals   |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geohydrology                   | > Threatened/Endangered plants    |
|                                  | >                                 |
| Geology- coastal                 | > Water quality                   |
|                                  | >                                 |
| > Geology- fluvial               | > Water quantity                  |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geology- general               | > Water rights                    |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geology- structural            | > Watershed management            |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geomorphology                  | > Wetlands                        |
| >                                | >                                 |
| > Geophysics                     | > Wildlife management             |
| >                                |                                   |
| > Herpetology                    | Zoology                           |
|                                  |                                   |
| History                          |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

27\. Place Keywords: Location refers to the geographic position of the
data set. Descriptive term(s), place name(s), site(s), etc. (e.g.,
Taylor Slough, Pine Island Campground etc.) should be used. If the data
set covers relatively few sites throughout the park, parkwide should be
chosen but other place names or some details should also be provided in
the data set description.

28\. Species: List species name(s) using Integrated Taxonomic
Information System (ITIS) as the taxonomic authority
[**http://www.itis.usda.gov/**](http://www.itis.usda.gov/). For each
scientific name, ITIS will include the authority (author and date),
taxonomic rank, associated synonyms and vernacular names where
available, a unique taxonomic serial number, data source information
(publications, experts, etc.) and data quality indicators. Expert
reviews and changes to taxonomic information in the database will be
tracked. Geographic coverage will be worldwide with initial emphasis on
North American taxa. From the website attach the ITIS report as .xml
with this document.

29\. Where vouchers collected: Yes or No

**30. Access Constraints for Sensitive data:** The deliberate
withholding of publicly owned information is valid only when data are
specifically protected under existing law. The locations of
caves/caverns and archeological sites on federal lands have this level
of protection. **Sensitive information** such as the location of rare,
threatened, endangered species, critical habitats and species sensitive
to collection will not be made available to the public on SFNRC or NPS
Service-wide websites.

31\. Cross Reference Citation Information: Documents that relate to the
data set must be listed. Although some projects may have an extensive
document list, the list must be shortened for the data set catalog. The
list may include brief titles, project proposals, published protocols,
work plans, significant reports, analyses, IAR/RMP IDs, etc.

32\. Analytical Tool: List the models or other analytical tools used to
develop your data set including: Tool Access Information, Tool contact,
Tool citation.

33\. and 34. Data Verification/Validation: The *quality* field is
essential, and the answer regarding data quality must be accurate. The
identification of any data sets that have not been critically reviewed
is very important. Selections for the data set catalog are listed below.
What measures will you take to make certain that your data set is as
nearly correct as possible? There is space to describe any additional
data quality information and any advice for potential users of the data
set.

  -------------- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------
  Condition      Value      Attributes

  Unknown        UNKNOWN    quality of the data including verification and
                            validation attempts is unknown

  Not ver/val    None       data are known to be unverified and unvalidated

  Verification   +VER       *formally* verified as an accurate transcription of
                            the original source (usually field forms)

  Validation     +VAL       *formally* checked for out-of-range errors,
                            spelling (sitecodes, names), correct dates, and
                            logic errors (e.g., a 2 foot high tree with a 6
                            foot dbh)

  Metadata       +META      data were fully documented to meet the applicable
                            metadata standard
  -------------- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------

[Distribution Information: FGDC Section 6]{.underline}

35\. Data Distribution Contact: Individual or organization that
distributes data.

> Name:
>
> Position:
>
> Affiliation:
>
> Address:
>
> Phone:
>
> Fax:
>
> E-mail:

36\. Data Format: The format(s) in which the data set resides (e.g.,
software version, digital file, or analog format(s) used to manage the
data) must be specified. Place "x" next to the format(s) your data is
stored in such as paper, Access, SQL Server, ESRI compliant.

37\. Transfer size: Include the transfer size of file in megabytes.

[Metadata Reference: FGDC Section 7]{.underline}

38\. Metadata Date: The date that the metadata is written or completed.
Use a date format of XXXX year, XX month, XX day.

39\. Metadata Contact: (Your Name): The data set contact person field is
the person and position to which inquiries about the data set can be
directed. The person filling in this catalog entry should be the contact
person for this data set. Provide the name, position, and contact
information in the provided space.