This shapefile contains the locations of calls from the public regarding human- black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) interactions in the state of Florida. This dataset includes only those reports that are associated with concurrent bear observations in the general vicinity of the caller. The data also were limited to those records obtained from the black bear database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and that were associated with a geographic coordinate. This is an update to the FGDL layer BEARNUISANCE_2015.
These data are available for all people interested in the locations of human-black bear interactions in the state of Florida.
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
publication date
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. Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the metadata record prior to using these data.
620 S. Meridian St 5B6
Sarah Barrett, FWC
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.
Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values
Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges.
All positions recorded from an address location and converted to Latitude and Longitude; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of geocoding service.
This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan
Spatial and Attribute Information
We imported the completed nuisance dataset into ArcGIS (version 10.x, ESRI, Redlands, California) as a shapefile. Then, we assigned North American Datum 1983 HARN as the datum with a Modified Albers projection. In part to evaluate the positional and attribute accuracy of the data, we overlaid the points onto both county and state layers.
Dataset Preparation: Using the Query tool, we extracted nuisance records, 1980- 2013, from a Microsoft Access database maintained by FWC's Black Bear Management Program. The dataset was visually inspected for attribute errors by college interns with the Program.
620 S. Meridian St.
Receive spreadsheet from bear staff. Records from spreadsheet with a lat/long were imported into GIS as an XY event and migrated into a shapefile. Records from spreadsheet without a lat/long were geocoded against the NAVTEQ 2013 address locator. Geocoded records with an 85% match or better were retained. In an event of a tie, the first match was retained. The XY shapefile and resultant geocoding were combined into one shapefile. The shapefile was QA/QC'd against county boundaries, road networks, FWC regions and other bear action data layers. Questionable records were returned to bear program staff for verification, and were included if verified. Records in the spreadsheet without dates or verified geographic coordinates were not included in this dataset
The dataset was downloaded from the FFWCC website http://geodata.myfwc.com/ As Black_Bear_Related_Calls_in_Florida in August 2017. When downloaded the data was in shapefile format and the coordinate system was GCS_WGS_1984. The data was projected to GCS_North_American_1983_HARN using the WGS_1984_ (ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983 + NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation. -Added DESCRIPT field, populated it based on CALLNATURE -Added FGDLAQDATE and populated it based on the date GeoPlan received the data -Deleted OBJECTID -Restructured table -Uppercased all fields
Dataset copied.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
Esri
Date event was reported
FWC
FWC region
FWC
County of event
FWC
General location of event
FWC
City of event
FWC
Incident record unique identification number
FWC
FWC Bear Management Unit in which call was placed
FWC
Zip code in which call was placed
FWC
Latitude in decimal degrees
FWC
Longitude in decimal degrees
FWC
Nature of call
FWC
Tracking numbers which refer to non-spatial bear database
FWC
Undefined by Source
GeoPlan
GeoPlan added field based on CALLNATURE
GeoPlan
The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.
GeoPlan
Unique ID added by GeoPlan
GeoPlan
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620 S. Meridian St 5B6