| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Michelle Piazza (Asst. Research Scientist) |
| Organization: Florida Marine Research Institute |
| State: FL |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Michelle Piazza |
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| TITLE | Asst. Research Scientist |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | Florida Marine Research Institute |
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| ADDRESS | 100 Eighth Ave., SE |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | St. Petersburg, FL 33701 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (813)896-8626 |
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| | Fax: (813)823-0166 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | mpiazza@fmri.usf.ude |
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| | piazza_m@dep.state.fl.us |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Florida Marine Research Institute/FL Dept of Environmental Protection |
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| DATABASE NAME | Florida Storet |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Florida Storet is a relational database designed in coordination
with EPA's effort to modernize the National Storet database.
Florida Storet contains the biological, physical and chemical data
collected by researchers in the FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary
(FKNMS).
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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1. To hold the biological, chemical and physical data collected
within the FKNMS;
2. To provide a tool for managers to make
informed decisions. |
| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| FKNMS Water Quality Protection Plan which is part of the FKNMS
Act signed into law in 1990. |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1995 - Present, 1996 |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | Yes |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Continually Updated |
| Irregularly Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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| Irregularly: as data from the different projects are
collected.
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| 2400--8325; 2600--8000 | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Plants |
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| Population Levels/Density |
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| Habitat Associations |
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| Other; see comments |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Freedom of Information Act requests |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Very Accurate |
| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| To collect the data -- EPA requires a QALQC plan for each
project.
To enter data -- a data entry tool was used that checks
incoming data. |
| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: |
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| DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): |
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| YES, point/location information |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| Depends on the project: there are 11 projects. |
| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Michelle Piazza, Asst. Research Scientist |
| FDEP/FMRI |
| 100 8th Ave SE
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| St. Petersburg, FL 33701 |
| Phone:( 813)896-8626 Fax:( 813)896-0166 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: mpiazza@fmri.usf.ude |
| piazza_m@dep.state.fl.us |
| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| On-line/Internet. |
| Other; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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On-line through FTP.
Other: diskette, hard copy
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| FGDC compliant metadata files |
| Data Dictionaries |
| Accuracy |
| Precision |
| Collection Protocols |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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