Abstract
 "Where Is That Place?" The Creation of a Florida Gazetteer Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Heather Kostura, Rob Hudson, Philip Henderson The South Florida Water Management District in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, have taken on the challenges of the largest ecological restoration project in the world--the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). The CERP partnership expects to commission nearly 70 "place-based" projects over the next 20 years. Due to the place-based nature of the restoration projects, CERP requires a standardized place name database that is spatially explicit and can be used to couple financial, electronic document management, and environmental monitoring computer systems. This place name database for CERP is the prototype for the Florida Gazetteer. The Prototype Florida Gazetteer geodatabase design is predicated on the USGS National Gazetteer (Geographic Names Information System [GNIS]), and is taking on the challenge of incorporating "footprints" for the places. The CERP partnership is working closely with the USGS to ensure compatibility of the Florida Gazetteer with the GNIS. Heather Kostura USACE/SFWMD IT/GIS 3301 Gun Club MS 6320 West Palm Beach , FL 33406 US Phone: 561-682-2998 E-mail: hkostura@sfwmd.gov Rob Hudson Photo Science 9800 4th Street North Suite 402 St. Petersburg , FL 33702 US Phone: 727.576.9500 E-mail: rhudson@photoscience.com Philip Henderson Photo Science 9800 4th Street North Suite 402 St. Petersburg , FL 33702 US Phone: 727.576.9500 E-mail: phenderson@photoscience.com |
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