# Florida Forever BOT Projects - August 2026

TypeFile Geodatabase Feature Class

TagsFlorida Forever, Florida

### Summary

    To provide a statewide GIS data layer for all Florida Forever Board of Trustees projects on the current list approved by the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC).

### Description

    FLORIDA FOREVER BOT PROJECTS (layer name FFBOT): This is a polygon data layer for Florida Forever Board of Trustees (BOT) projects (formerly known as CARL projects). This data layer is site-based and contains boundaries of all Florida Forever BOT projects approved by the State's Acquisition and Restoration Council as of August 14, 2026. These lands have been proposed for acquisition because of outstanding natural resources, opportunity for natural resource-based recreation, or historical and archaeological resources. However, these areas may not be currently managed for their resource value. Portions of these projects may have already been acquired by the State and/or its acquisition partners.

### Credits

    Florida Natural Areas Inventory

### Use limitations

    Use of this data should be accompanied by proper citation of FNAI. Available for free download at: https://www.fnai.org/publications/gis-data.

### Extent

West | -87.558093 | East | -79.930833
North | 31.038131 | South | 24.540317

### Scale Range

Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000

### Topics and Keywords ▼►

Content type ⇔Downloadable Data
  Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource DescriptionNo
Theme keywordsFlorida Forever
Place keywordsFlorida

### Citation ▼►

TitleFlorida Forever BOT Projects - August 2026
Creation date2026-08-14 00:00:00
Publication date2026-08-20 00:00:00
EditionAugust 2026
Edition date2026-08-14
Presentation formatsdigital map

### Citation Contacts ▼►

Responsible party - originator
  Organization's nameFlorida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)
Responsible party - point of contact
  Individual's nameNathan Pasco
  Organization's nameFlorida Natural Areas Inventory
  Contact's positionConservation Data Analyst
    Contact information ▼►
      Phone
        Voice850-224-8207 x216
      Address
        Typeboth
        Delivery point1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
        CityTallahassee
        Administrative areaFlorida
        Postal code32303
        CountryUS
        e-mail address npasco@fnai.fsu.edu

### Resource Details ▼►

Dataset languagesEnglish (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character setutf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
Statuscompleted
Spatial representation typevector
Processing environmentEsri ArcGIS Pro 3.7
Credits

      Florida Natural Areas Inventory

ArcGIS item properties
  Name ⇔ffbot
  Location ⇔file://\\FSU.EDU\CTSMgd\FNAI\Current\GIS\FNAI_current\FNAI_CURRENT.gdb
    Access protocol ⇔Local Area Network

### Extents ▼►

Extent
  Description

        The dates of each Acquisition and Restoration Council meeting

  Temporal extent
    Beginning date2001-07-01 00:00:00
    Ending date2026-08-14 00:00:00
Extent
  Geographic extent
    Bounding rectangle
      Extent type
      Extent used for searching
      West longitude ⇔-87.558093
      East longitude ⇔-79.930833
      North latitude ⇔31.038131
      South latitude ⇔24.540317
      Extent contains the resourceYes
Extent in the item's coordinate system
  westBL ⇔60400.722800
  eastBL ⇔788411.592500
  southBL ⇔65905.698400
  northBL ⇔781082.509600
  exTypeCode ⇔Yes

### Resource Points of Contact ▼►

Point of contact - point of contact
  Individual's nameNathan Pasco
  Organization's nameFlorida Natural Areas Inventory
  Contact's positionConservation Data Analyst
    Contact information ▼►
      Phone
        Voice850-224-8207 x216
      Address
        Typeboth
        Delivery point1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
        CityTallahassee
        Administrative areaFlorida
        Postal code32303
        CountryUS
        e-mail address npasco@fnai.fsu.edu

### Resource Maintenance ▼►

Resource maintenance
  Date of next update2026-10-09 00:00:00
  Update frequencyas needed
  Time period between updates
    Time durationFollowing each Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting

### Resource Constraints ▼►

Constraints
  Limitations of use

        Use of this data should be accompanied by proper citation of FNAI. Available for free download at: https://www.fnai.org/publications/gis-data.

### Spatial Reference ▼►

ArcGIS coordinate system
  Type ⇔Projected
  Geographic coordinate reference ⇔GCS_NAD_1983_2011
  Projection ⇔NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers
  Coordinate reference details ⇔
    ProjectedCoordinateSystem
      WKID102967
      XOrigin-19550100
      YOrigin-7526400
      XYScale10000
      ZOrigin-100000
      ZScale10000
      MOrigin-100000
      MScale10000
      XYTolerance0.001
      ZTolerance0.001
      MTolerance0.001
      HighPrecisiontrue
      LatestWKID6439
      WKTPROJCRS["NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers",BASEGEOGCRS["GCS_NAD_1983_2011",DATUM["D_NAD_1983_2011",ELLIPSOID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101],ANCHOREPOCH[2010.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],CS[ellipsoidal,2],AXIS["Latitude (lat)",north,ORDER[1]],AXIS["Longitude (lon)",east,ORDER[2]],ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],CONVERSION["Albers",METHOD["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-84.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",24.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",31.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",24.0]],CS[Cartesian,2],AXIS["Easting (X)",east,ORDER[1]],AXIS["Northing (Y)",north,ORDER[2]],LENGTHUNIT["Meter",1.0],ID["EPSG","6439"]]
Reference system identifier
  Value0
  Codespace ⇔EPSG
  Version ⇔8.2.10(10.3.1)

### Spatial Data Properties ▼►

Vector ▼►
  Level of topology for this dataset ⇔geometry only
  Geometric objects
    Feature class nameffbot
    Object type ⇔composite
    Object count ⇔0
ArcGIS Feature Class Properties ▼►
  Feature class nameffbot
    Feature type ⇔Simple
    Geometry type ⇔Polygon
    Has topology ⇔FALSE
    Feature count ⇔0
    Spatial index ⇔FALSE
    Linear referencing ⇔FALSE

### Data Quality ▼►

Scope of quality information ▼►
  Resource leveldataset

### Lineage ▼►

Process step ▼►
  When the process occurred2026-08-20 00:00:00
  Description

        This GIS data layer was generated by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) using ArcGIS Pro v 3.7. Boundary information for Florida Forever BOT projects was provided by the Florida Forever Program, Office of Environmental Services, Division of State Lands, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Boundary information was originally in either digital format or on paper source maps with varying scales. Digital boundary files were received from various sources and integrated into FFBOT by FNAI staff. In the case of paper source maps, FNAI staff digitized these boundaries (on screen or with digitizer) using 1:24000 7.5' USGS quadrangles as base maps. The following digitizers were used by the FNAI GIS: CalComp DBII, accuracy of +/- .01 inch CalComp DBIII, accuracy of +/- .005 inch CalComp 9500 Series, accuracy of +/- .005 inch When digital boundaries from one source overlapped with digital boundaries from another source, the boundaries were adjusted by FNAI staff to eliminate the overlapping areas. Adjustments were made based on the best known information about the source of the boundaries. All overlaps greater than 0.002 meters were removed using this process.

### Geoprocessing history ▼►

Process
  Process nameExport Features (2)
  Date2026-08-20 16:20:59
  Tool locationc:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures
  Command issued
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  Include in lineage when exporting metadataNo

### Distribution ▼►

Distribution format
  Version10.7
  Name ⇔File Geodatabase Feature Class
Transfer options
  Transfer size6.727
  Online source
    Online location (URL) https://www.fnai.org/publications/gis-data

### Fields ▼►

Details for object ffbot ▼►
  Type ⇔Feature Class
  Row count ⇔0
  Definition

        Feature Class

  Definition source

        ESRI

  Field OBJECTID ▼►
    Alias ⇔OBJECTID
    Data type ⇔OID
    Width ⇔4
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description ⇔

          Internal feature number.

    Description source ⇔

          Esri

    Description of values ⇔

          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

  Field Shape ▼►
    Alias ⇔Shape
    Data type ⇔Geometry
    Width ⇔0
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Feature geometry.

    Description source

          ESRI

    Description of values

          Coordinates defining the features.

  Field SITE_ID ▼►
    Alias ⇔SITE_ID
    Data type ⇔Integer
    Width ⇔4
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Unique numeric identifier for each site, designed by NatureServe for use with the BIOTICS data management system.

    Description source

          NatureServe

  Field SITENAME ▼►
    Alias ⇔SITENAME
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔300
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Site name.  The name of the Florida Forever BOT project, or portion of the project, represented by the site.  For Florida Forever BOT projects that are composed of multiple sites (e.g., Dade County Archipelago Florida Forever BOT Project), the SITENAME for each site begins with the name of the project, and this is followed by the name of the particular site within the project (e.g., Dade County Archipelago Florida Forever BOT Project - Whispering Pines).

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field PROJECT_NAME ▼►
    Alias ⇔PROJECT_NAME
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔300
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Project name. The name of the Florida Forever BOT project.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field SHORT_NAME ▼►
    Alias ⇔SHORT_NAME
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔300
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Abbreviated name of the Florida Forever BOT project.  Since all sites belonging to a project have the same SHORT_NAME, a query conducted on this attribute will select the entire Florida Forever BOT project.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field PROJECT_CD ▼►
    Alias ⇔PROJECT_CD
    Data type ⇔Integer
    Width ⇔4
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Project code. Unique identifier for each Florida Forever BOT project. All sites within a project have the same Project code.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field FF_CAT ▼►
    Alias ⇔FF_CAT
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔50
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Category of project as designated by the Acquisition and Restoration Council.

    Description source

          Acquisition and Restoration Council

  Field FF_RANK ▼►
    Alias ⇔FF_RANK
    Data type ⇔Integer
    Width ⇔4
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Rank of project within category as designated by the Acquisition and Restoration Council.

    Description source

          Acquisition and Restoration Council

  Field SHORT_SITE ▼►
    Alias ⇔SHORT_SITE
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔300
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Abbreviated name of site within the Florida Forever BOT project.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field COUNTY ▼►
    Alias ⇔COUNTY
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔1000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          County name(s).  Names of the county or counties where the Florida Forever BOT project is located.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field PRISEC_ACRES ▼►
    Alias ⇔PRISEC_ACRES
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Area of the Florida Forever BOT project site, in acres.  This figure was obtained from the FL DEP Office of Environmental Services and is based on deed acres from plat maps or tax roll records, unless otherwise noted in SITECOM.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field GIS_ACRES ▼►
    Alias ⇔GIS_ACRES
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Area of the Florida Forever BOT project site, in acres, calculated from GIS boundaries.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field BOUNDJUST ▼►
    Alias ⇔BOUNDJUST
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔8000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Purpose for Acquisition from the Florida Forever Plan.

    Description source

          Florida Forever Program

  Field PROTCOM ▼►
    Alias ⇔PROTCOM
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔8000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Protection comments.  Number of acres within the Florida Forever BOT project that have been protected (i.e., purchased by the State of Florida or one of its acquisition partners), and the State's acquisition partners, if any.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field MACOM ▼►
    Alias ⇔MACOM
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔8000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Managed Area comments.  Relationship of Florida Forever BOT project to managed area(s), also called conservation land(s).  If a portion of the project site has been purchased and is currently being managed, MACOM gives the name of the Managed Area and the name of the managing agency.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field SITE_RELATIONS ▼►
    Alias ⇔SITE_RELATIONS
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔8000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Site relations.  Gives relationship of this Florida Forever BOT project site to other sites, including current Florida Forever BOT projects and former CARL projects, and the earliest date at which this relationship existed.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field SITEDESC ▼►
    Alias ⇔SITEDESC
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔8000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Site description.  Ecological description of the site.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field SITECOM ▼►
    Alias ⇔SITECOM
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔8000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Site comments.  Miscellaneous information about Florida Forever BOT project, including dates of additions/deletions to project boundary, and relationship of project to its component sites or to certain rare species occurrences.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field DIG_COM ▼►
    Alias ⇔DIG_COM
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔4000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Source of the digital boundaries and date.  Indicates whether GIS boundaries were provided by an outside agency/organization or were transcribed and digitized by FNAI staff as described earlier.  Includes date (month/year) digital boundary file was received by FNAI and/or revisions were made by FNAI staff.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field CITATION ▼►
    Alias ⇔Citation
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔300
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Citation for this feature class.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field FDEP_URL ▼►
    Alias ⇔FDEP_URL
    Data type ⇔String
    Width ⇔8000
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description

          Web address for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Florida Forever Five Year Plan project summary.

    Description source

          Florida Natural Areas Inventory

  Field Shape_Length ▼►
    Alias ⇔Shape_Length
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description ⇔

          Length of feature in internal units.

    Description source ⇔

          Esri

    Description of values ⇔

          Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

  Field Shape_Area ▼►
    Alias ⇔Shape_Area
    Data type ⇔Double
    Width ⇔8
    Precision ⇔0
    Scale ⇔0
    Field description ⇔

          Area of feature in internal units squared.

    Description source ⇔

          Esri

    Description of values ⇔

          Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Overview Description
  Entity and Attribute Detail Citation

        ZZ and -9999 are used to indicate empty fields or that data are not yet available.

### Metadata Details ▼►

Metadata languageEnglish (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character setutf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
Scope of the data described by the metadatadataset
Scope name ⇔dataset
Last update ⇔2026-08-20
ArcGIS metadata properties
  Metadata formatArcGIS 1.0
  Metadata styleFGDC CSDGM Metadata
  Standard or profile used to edit metadataFGDC
  Created in ArcGIS for the item2026-04-30 15:41:12
  Last modified in ArcGIS for the item2026-08-20 16:20:54
  Automatic updates
    Have been performedYes
    Last update2026-08-20 16:20:54

### Metadata Contacts ▼►

Metadata contact - point of contact
  Individual's nameNathan Pasco
  Organization's nameFlorida Natural Areas Inventory
  Contact's positionConservation Data Analyst
    Contact information ▼►
      Phone
        Voice850-224-8207 x216
      Address
        Typeboth
        Delivery point1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
        CityTallahassee
        Administrative areaFlorida
        Postal code32303
        CountryUS
        e-mail address npasco@fnai.fsu.edu

### Metadata Maintenance ▼►

Maintenance
  Date of next update2026-10-10 00:00:00
  Update frequencyas needed
  Other maintenance requirements

        Last metadata review date: 20260820