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 "snippet": "The purpose of the Unified Reef Map (URM) is to provide a seamless spatial representation of benthic habitats occurring in the Florida Reef Tract from Martin County through the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The primary goal of the URM project is to integrate individual maps throughout the Reef Tract using a GIS framework that allows translation between the various classification schemes while retaining original information provide the mapping source. The Unified Reef Map also supports the larger effort to coordinate scientific research and promote a reef-wide approach for protecting Florida\u2019s reef tract.",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Unified Reef Map is a regional map of benthic habitats that occur throughout the Florida reef tract. The Unified Reef Map consists of individual maps and monitoring data provided by our numerous partners. The purpose of the Unified Reef Map is to provide a comprehensive view of habitats from Martin County through the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The Unified Reef Map supports the larger effort to coordinate scientific research and promote a reef-wide approach for protecting Florida\u2019s reef tract. To create the URM, individual maps are integrated, data are edited where overlapping or neighboring maps disagree, and habitat classes are cross-walked to allow comparisons between maps. The URM symbolizes benthic habitats, or bottom types, using the Unified Classification (UC) system. The UC framework allows translation between different classification schemes while retaining the original detailed information provided by our mapping partners. There are five hierarchical UC classes starting at UC Level 0 which represents broad habitat classes and can be consistently translated between individual maps. At the most detailed UC Level 4, benthic habitats are described differently between map providers and may differ throughout the Unified Reef Map. The UC system is also cross-walked to the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS). Un-edited source maps provided by URM map partners are also available. The Unified Reef Map is a living map and will be updated as new data become available. Version 2.0 released January 2017. For more information visit: http://ocean.floridamarine.org/IntegratedReefMap/UnifiedReefTract.htm<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "The purpose of the Unified Reef Map (URM) is to provide a seamless spatial representation of benthic habitats occurring in the Florida Reef Tract from Martin County through the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The primary goal of the URM project is to integrate individual maps throughout the Reef Tract using a GIS framework that allows translation between the various classification schemes while retaining original information provide the mapping source. The Unified Reef Map also supports the larger effort to coordinate scientific research and promote a reef-wide approach for protecting Florida\u2019s reef tract.",
 "title": "Unified Reef Map v2.0",
 "tags": [
  "Ecology",
  "Florida Bay",
  "Florida Bay",
  "ecology",
  "south Florida",
  "South Florida Water Management District",
  "estuaries",
  "environment",
  "environment",
  "Dade",
  "Florida Keys",
  "marine",
  "Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary",
  "inlandWaters",
  "hard bottom)",
  "corals (reefs",
  "biota",
  "Gulf of Mexico",
  "etc.)",
  "FWC Region-South",
  "sea oats)",
  "Florida",
  "Atlantic Ocean",
  "seaweeds",
  "coastal",
  "oceans",
  "oceans",
  "marine vegetation (mangroves",
  "habitat (rivers",
  "mapping",
  "Monroe",
  "GIS",
  "biota",
  "benthic",
  "seagrasses"
 ],
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 "accessInformation": "This project was made possible by the contribution of data and expertise from partners and funded by NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Coastal Management Program. See project metadata for individual source map credits.",
 "licenseInfo": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>"
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