Geodataset Name:       BEARRDKILL_2017
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    Point
Feature Count:         3879

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:                  20171229
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 19760101    End Date: 20171229
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BEARRDKILL_2017.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 = Bear 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	GeoPlan added field based on LOCATION
FGDLAQDATE	GeoPlan added field based on the date 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.

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 roadkills in the state of Florida, from 1976 to 2017.

Errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of GPS 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: DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

Records from spreadsheet were imorted 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 GeoPlan Center took the following steps during the QA/QC process: - Downloaded the datasets from FFWCC on 7/23/2018 using this link: http://geodata.myfwc.com/pages/downloads (original dataset was in shapefile format and in the WGS 1984 geographic coordinate system). - The dataset was projected into the FGDL Albers HPGN projection using the WGS_1984_(ITRF00)_To_NAD_1983 + NAD_1983_To_HARN_Florida transformation. - OBJECTID field was removed. - DESCRIPT field added based on the LOCATION field. Any records with no data in the LOCATION field had their DESCRIPT field calculated as 'NO DESCRIPT AVAILABLE'. - FGDLAQDATE field added based on the date the dataset was downloaded from the source. - The longest record for each field was found and field character lengths were shortened to appropriate shortest lengths possible. - Uppercased fields and appropriate records in the dataset. - Layer name changed from Black_Bear_Roadkill.shp to bearrdkill_2017.shp Process Date: 20180723 Dataset copied. Process Date: 20180728

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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