Geodataset Name:       BEARRDKILL_2016
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         3631

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: 19760101    End Date: 20161231
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BEARRDKILL_2016.DBF

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item	Item Description
OBJECTID	Internal feature number.
Shape	Feature geometry.
REPORTDATE	Date of report (mm/dd/yyyy)
REGION	FWC region where roadkill took place
COUNTY	County where roadkill took place
LOCALE	Community/Subdivision in which report was placed
SEX	Sex of carcass, if determined (male/female/unknown/[NULL])
AGECLASS	General age group (cub/juvenile/adult/unknown/[NULL])
WEIGHT	Weight of carcass, if determined (lbs.)
CUBS	Number of cubs observed
YEARLINGS	Number of yearlings observed
BEARID	Bear record unique identification number
SUBTYPE	Type of record Carcass = Bear deceased when personnel arrived on scene, as a direct result of vehicle strike Capture = ear was euthanized due to irrecoverable vehicle strike injuries
ROADDATE	Date of roadkill (mm/dd/yyyy)
BMU	FWC Bear Management Unit where roadkill took place
ZIPCODE	Zip code in which report was placed
LOCATION	Specific location of roadkill
LATITUDE	Roadkill latitude in decimal degrees
LONGITUDE	Roadkill longitude in decimal degrees
ORIGCAP	First time capturing this bear ["yes"/blank]
AGE	Estimated age by tooth cross section
LEARTAG1	Left ear tag ID number 1
LEARTAG2	Left ear tag ID number 2
REARTAG1	Right ear tag ID number 1
REARTAG2	Right ear tag ID number 2
TATTOO1	Tattoo ID number 1
TATTOO2	Tattoo ID number 2
TRACKNUM	Tracking numbers which refer to non-spatial bear database
LAST_EDITE	Undefined by Source
DESCRIPT	FGDL added field based on LOCATION.
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.

These data display the locations and the associated attributes of black bear road kills in the state of Florida, from 1976 to 2016.

The GIS analyst overlaid the remaining point locations onto current roads, counties, and imagery layers. Some locations were not aligned with roads; these were removed from the dataset pending closer examination. All positions recorded from a GPS unit; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of each unit.

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. Users should acquire the best available data. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data.

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REFERENCES:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: http://myfwc.com/research FFWCC Florida Black Bear Management: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/bear/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Using the Query tool, we extracted roadkill records from a Microsoft Access database maintained by FWC's Black Bear Management Program. Process Date: We imported the completed nuisance dataset into ArcGIS 10.0 as a shapefile with North American Datum 1983 HARN as the datum for the geographic coordinates. Data were projected into FL Modified Albers. Process Date: Records from spreadsheet were imported into GIS by creating an XY event and exporting into a shapefile. Some records were hand digitized if enough attribute information was available. 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: 20170401 The dataset was downloaded from the FFWCC website http://geodata.myfwc.com/ As Black_Bear_Roadkill 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 LOCATION - Added FGDLAQDATE and populated it based on the date GeoPlan received the data - Removed OBJECTID field - Restructured table - Uppercased all fields - Recalculated LATITUDE and LONGITUDE 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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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
FFWCC-FWRI
620 S. Meridian St 5B6
Tallahassee, Florida
32399
850-488-0588


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