FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: FLORIDA BLACK BEAR NUISANCE REPORTS 1980 - 2016

Geodataset Name:       BEARNUISANCE_2016
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         47624
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
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.
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Varies
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida
PUBLICATION DATE: 20161231 TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT: Begin Date: 19800101 End Date: 20161231 DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BEARNUISANCE_2016.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
OBJECTID
4 OID
Shape
4 Geometry
REPORTDATE
25 String
REGION
15 String
COUNTY
15 String
LOCALE
105 String
CITY
30 String
INCIDENTID
15 String
BMU
15 String
ZIPCODE
10 String
LATITUDE
8 Double
LONGITUDE
8 Double
CALLNATURE
25 String
TRACKNUM
30 String
LAST_EDITE
25 String
DESCRIPT
25 String
FGDLAQDATE
36 Date
AUTOID
4 Integer

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

REPORTDATE Date event was reported

REGION FWC region

COUNTY County of event

LOCALE General location of event

CITY City of event

INCIDENTID Incident record unique identification number

BMU FWC Bear Management Unit in which call was placed

ZIPCODE Zip code in which call was placed

LATITUDE Latitude in decimal degrees

LONGITUDE Longitude in decimal degrees

CALLNATURE Nature of call

TRACKNUM Tracking numbers which refer to non-spatial bear database

LAST_EDITE Undefined by Source

DESCRIPT GeoPlan added field based on CALLNATURE

FGDLAQDATE The date FGDL acquired the data 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.
GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within
the original data.
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.

These data are available for all people interested in the locations of human-black 
bear interactions in the state of Florida.

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

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.

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A note about data scale: 

Scale is an important factor in data usage.  Certain scale datasets
are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modeling purposes.
Please be sure you are using the best available data. 

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
county level.
1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such
as property parcel boundaries.
1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
multi-county or regional level.
1:125000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the
regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be
considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data
before using it for projects or analysis. Every effort has been
made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional
information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact
section of this documentation. For more information regarding
scale and accuracy, see our webpage at:
http://geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
FFWCC Florida Black Bear Management:
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/bear/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
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.
Process Date: 20140101

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. Process Date: 20140101
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 Process Date: 20170501
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 Process Date: 20170803
Dataset copied. Process Date: 20180124
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

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

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Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
FFWCC-FWRI
620 S. Meridian St 5B6
Tallahassee, Florida
32399
850-488-0588

http://geodata.myfwc.com/ GISRequests@MyFWC.com GIS Librarian

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                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
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