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Historical Aerial Photography for the Greater Everglades of South Florida: The 1940, 1:40,000 Photoset

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Smith, Thomas J. III

Foster, Anne M., Briere, Peter R., Coffin, Alisa W., Jones, John W., Van Arsdall, Carson, Frye, Laurinda J.

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title:

Historical Aerial Photography for the Greater Everglades of South Florida: The 1940, 1:40,000-scale Photoset

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Series_Information:

Series_Name:USGS Open-File Reports

Issue_Identification: OFR 02-327

Publication_Place: Saint Petersburg, FL

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center

Abstract:

The files on the DVD are organized by directory. The 'htm', 'sheet_jpgs', 'mos_jpg' and 'misc' directories contain all the necessary HTML and image files to run the web pages. The 'sheet_jpgs' directory contains individual ungeoreferenced digital photos while the 'mos_jpg' directory contains mosaics 1-36 linked to individual frames via *.htm files. The 'metadata' directory contains metadata and spreadsheets corresponding to archived and missing photographs from the 1940 USDA/SCS 1:40,000 Photography. The '300dpi_images' directory contains the jpeg images at 300 dpi for printing purposes.

Purpose:

The Florida Integrated Science Center(FISC), a center of the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Discipline (BRD), in collaboration with the Eastern Region Geography(ERG) of the Geography Discipline has created digital files of existing 1940(1:40,000-scale) Black and White aerial photography for the South Florida region. These digital files are available on a DVD and through the SOFIA web site (http://sofia.usgs.gov) in a manner designed to facilitate access to the product by those intending to integrate the data with other spatial data. The photos are archived in this report as 300 dpi (dots per inch) jpeg files.

This product is a precursor to a second publication containing higher-resolution, rectified versions of the photos.

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19400214

Ending_Date: 19400821

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.9

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.98

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.22

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.41

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: aerial photography

Theme_Keyword: digital image

Theme_Keyword: mapping

Theme_Keyword: historical photos

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: FL

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, D. C., National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: Collier County

Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County

Place_Keyword: Monroe County

Place_Keyword: Broward County

Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County

Place_Keyword: Hendry County

Place_Keyword: Glades County

Place_Keyword: Lee County

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Everglades

Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve

Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress

Place_Keyword: Southeast Coast

Place_Keyword: Florida Keys

Place_Keyword: Central Everglades

Place_Keyword: Florida Bay

Place_Keyword: mangrove

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas J. Smith III

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 600 Fourth Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 x3130

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tom_j_smith@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 0900-1700 ET M-F

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Fennema, R. J.

Neidrauer, C. J., Johnson, R. A., MacVicar, T. K., Perkins, W. A.

Publication_Date: 1994

Title: A computer model to simulate natural Everglades hydrology

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Delray Beach, FL

Publisher: St. Lucie Press

Other_Citation_Details:

in The Everglades: The Ecosystem and Its Restoration

S. M. Davis and J. C. Ogden, editors

Citation_Information:

Originator: Blake, N. M.

Publication_Date: 1980

Title: Land into water - water into land

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: University Presses of Florida

Citation_Information:

Originator: Davis, J. H.

Publication_Date: 1943

Title: The natural features of southern Florida

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Florida Geological Survey Bulletin

Issue_Identification: 25

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: Florida Geological Survey

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Davis, S. M.

Gunderson, L. H., Park, W. A., Richardson, J. R., Mattson, J. E.

Publication_Date: 1994

Title:

Landscape dimension, composition, and function in a changing Everglades landscape

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Delray Beach, FL

Publisher: Saint Lucie Press

Other_Citation_Details:

in Everglades: The ecosystem and its restoration

S. M. Davis and J.C. Ogden, editors

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Steinman, A. D., Havens, K. E., Carrick, H. J., VanZee, R.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

The past, present, and future hydrology and ecology of Lake Okeechobee and its watersheds

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boca Raton, FL

Publisher: CRC Press

Other_Citation_Details:

in The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys

J. W. Porter and K. G. Porter, editors

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: not available

Completeness_Report:

Many photographs in the north have not been located and were not scanned or included in the database. Use the html interface or view the shapefiles to determine which frames are available on the DVD.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Publication_Date: 1940

Title: Aerial Photographs

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Source_Scale_Denominator: 40000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19400214

Beginning_Time: unknown

Ending_Date: 19400522

Ending_Time: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USDA photos

Source_Contribution:

Photos converted to digital form and archived; provided spatial and attribute information.

Process_Description:

Acquisition of the aerial photography.

R. Johnson, W. Perry, D. Buker, and T. Mullins of the South Florida Natural Resources Center at Everglades National Park provided access to the Park's aerial photographic archives. L. Brandt (Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge), T. Polizos (Collier County office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service) and C. Coffin (Miami-Dade Co., NRCS) generously assisted by providing the photos of their respective geographic regions of south Florida. K. Rutchey provided access to the archives of the South Florida Water Management District.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USDA photos

Process_Date: 2002

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas J. Smith III

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 600 Fourth Street South

City: Saint Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 x3130

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tom_j_smith@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 0900-1700 ET M-F

Process_Description:

Photographs were cataloged individually into Everglades Historical Aerial Photographic Database. Attribute information about each photograph was recorded, including identity, content, condition as well as general information about the flight and the photography.

Process_Date: Not complete

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Everglades Aerial Photographic Database - 1940 set number 1

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS, Florida Integrated Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 412 NE 16th Avenue, Room 250

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32601

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352)372-2571

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (352)374-8080

Process_Description:

Photographs were scanned using Umax Mirage II Scanner: Scan resolution of optical 800 dpi; final radiometric resolution of 8-bit per channel; tru color (RGB) compatibility; TIFF output; images may have been subsequently rotated to ensure an orientation of north at the top-most edge of the image. Images were resampled to 300 dpi.

Process_Date: 2002

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 412 NE 16th Avenue, Room 250

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32601

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352)372-2571

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (352)374-8080

Hours_of_Service: 0900-1700 ET M-F

Process_Description:

Mosaic sheets were scanned, cropped and mosaicked to create one image. This larger image was georeferenced against a base map of the Florida coastline. This image was exported and developed into a .pdf image of the mosaics.

Process_Date: 2003

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 412 NE 16th Avenue, Room 250

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32601

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352)372-2571

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (352)374-8080

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Greater Everglades

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas J. Smith III

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 600 Fourth Street South

City: Saint Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 x3130

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tom_j_smith@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 0900-1700 ET M-F

Resource_Description: scanned USDA 1940, 1:40,000 scale aerial photographs

Distribution_Liability:

This report was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Although the data published herein has been reviewed by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and related material. Publication and distribution of these data should not be construed to constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favor by the United States Government or any agency thereof.

Standard_Order_Process:

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: JPEG

Format_Information_Content: contains the scanned aerial photos at a resolution of 300 dpi

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD

Compatibility_Information:

This DVD can be accessed by any computer system that has the appropriate hardware and software to read DVD discs. The discs are intended for use with Windows, Macintosh and Unix systems.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/02-327

Access_Instructions: Log onto the SOFIA web site at http://sofia.usgs.gov

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20031114

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jo Anne Stapleton

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 521 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4592

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4614

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jastapleton@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile