FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FLORIDA PANTHER MORTALITY 1972 - 2012

Geodataset Name:       PANTHER_MORTALITY_2012
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         323
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) mortality database contains all known and documented mortalities including known or likely causes. This dataset reflects dead and/or injured Florida panthers from 1972 to Jul 2012. This is an update to the panther_mortality_2010 layer.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: Unpublished Material TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 19720213 End Date: 2012 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: PANTHER_MORTALITY_2012.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
PANTHERID
254 String
SEX
254 String
AGE
254 String
LOCATION
254 String
CAUSE
254 String
TYPE
254 String
YEAR
8 Double
NAD83E
8 Double
DATE_
36 Date
NAD83N
8 Double
DESCRIPT
75 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

PANTHERID Unique identifier

SEX Gender of panther killed. If unknown it is indicated missing values, ???, or unknown.

AGE Estimated and know ages at death

LOCATION Narrative indicating location details

CAUSE Probable cause of death

TYPE Death or Injury

YEAR Year of incident

NAD83E X coordinate location

DATE_ No description

NAD83N Y coordinate location

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on "LOCATION".

FGDLAQDATE GeoPlan added field based on the date the data was acquired from the source.

AUTOID Unique ID added by GeoPlan


USER NOTES:
Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values
Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within 
specified ranges. Locations for some mortalities are unknown and 
are given spatial coordinates of 0 degrees longitude and 0 degrees 
latitude. These points were not included in the spatial file.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
Locations for some mortalities are unknown and are given spatial coordinates 
of 0 degrees longitude and 0 degrees latitude. These points were not included 
in the spatial file.

To monitor Florida panther mortalities and document their locations and causes.

Unknown.  However, locations were validated using physical descriptions of locations

This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy
has not been verified by GeoPlan

Users should read and fully comprehend this metadata record prior to using these 
data.  Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 
(FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data.  If any data 
are modified, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware 
that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate.  Please 
use the best available data. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of 
these data.

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information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
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REFERENCES:
FFWCC living with panthers:
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/florida-panther/

http://www.floridapanthernet.org/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
Data through 2011 were imported into GIS using MS Excel database.
Process Date: 8/13/2007

Features with 0 latitude and longitude coordinates were removed from the spatial file. A point in Georgia which had incorrect UTM coordinates was corrected Process Date: 20120327
Data dated after 2011 are converted to shapefile quarterly from the panther mortality database. This shapefile is then appended to the edited 2011 (containing data from 2011 and previous) shapefile using the merge tool. Process Date:
GeoPlan received the data on 8/2/2012 from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via email from Rebecca Telesco (Rebecca.Telesco@MyFWC.com). The data was projected in Florida Modified Albers with the North American 1983 Harn geographical Coordinate System. During the QA/QC process, GeoPlan performed the following tasks: - Redefined the dataset's projection to FGDL Albers. - Removed 1 feature located in Georgia. - Upcased all fields. - Added a DESCRIPT field based on Location. - Added FGDLAQDATE based on date FGDL acquired the data. - Renamed the dataset from panther_mortality_2012Q2 to panther_mortality_2012 Process Date: 20120803
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

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