FGDL Documentation

FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: BLACK BEAR RANGES WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA - 2016

Geodataset Name:       BEAR_RANGE_2016
Geodataset Type:       SDE Feature Class
Geodataset Feature:    Polygon
Feature Count:         4

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This shapefile contains a range map of the Florida Black Bear. Before settlement by Europeans, black bears occupied all of mainland Florida including some coastal islands and larger keys. The occupied range has been reduced to 6 core areas (Eglin, Apalachicola, Osceola, Ocala, St. Johns, and Big Cypress) and 2 remnant areas (Chassahowitzka and Glades/Highlands). While bears can be found in areas outside of these ranges, evidence suggests that these areas are important for bears. A home range is an area that is inhabited in search of food, water and adequate cover. This shapefile contains rare, occasional, common and abundant ranges of the Florida black bear throughout the state of Florida. This is an update to bear_range_2008.

DATA SOURCE(S):                    Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     Unknown
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

PUBLICATION DATE:                  20160101
TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT:            Begin Date: 2004    End Date: 20160101
DOWNLOAD LINK:                     http://www.fgdl.org/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: BEAR_RANGE_2016.DBF

ITEM NAME	WIDTH	TYPE
OBJECTID	4	OID
Shape	4	Geometry
ACRES	8	Double
KM2	8	Double
MI2	8	Double
LABEL	15	String
SOURCE	45	String
DESCRIPT	15	String
FGDLAQDATE	36	Date
AUTOID	4	Integer
SHAPE.AREA	0	Double
SHAPE.LEN	0	Double

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description

OBJECTID Internal feature number.

Shape Feature geometry.

ACRES Calculated acres of range

KM2 Calculated square kilometers of range

MI2 Calculated square miles of range

LABEL Range description

SOURCE The utilization distribution model. The Concave Hull model and two levels (isopleths) of the Kernel Density Estimator model were used.

DESCRIPT Based on the LABEL field.

FGDLAQDATE Date FGDL acquired the data from the Source.

AUTOID No description

SHAPE.AREA No description

SHAPE.LEN No description

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.

This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.

To cartographically represent the home range of the Florida black bear.

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

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.

The Florida Geographic Data Library is a collection of Geospatial Data compiled by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation. GIS data available in FGDL is collected from various state, federal, and other agencies (data sources) who are data stewards, producers, or publishers. The data available in FGDL may not be the most current version of the data offered by the data source. University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no guarantees about the currentness of the data and suggests that data users check with the data source to see if more recent versions of the data exist. Furthermore, the GIS data available in the FGDL are provided 'as is'. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no warranties, guaranties or representations as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the data provided by the data sources. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center makes no representations or warranties about the quality or suitability of the materials, either expressly or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. The University of Florida GeoPlan Center shall not be liable for any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying, contributing or distributing the materials. 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:

Black Bear Distribution Map http://myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Bear_distribution.htm FFWCC Black Bear page: http://myfwc.com/bear/

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:

FMRI/FFWCC Data Lineage and Metadata Update Information: Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: bear_roadkill_1976-2002.shp.xml Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: bear_roadkill_1976-2003.shp.xml Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used: bear_roadkill_1976-2004 Description: Dataset copied. Source_Used: bear_roadkill_1976-2004 Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: bear_roadkill_1976-2004.shp.xml Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: bear_roadkill_1976-2005.shp.xml Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: bear_roadkill_1976-2006.shp.xml Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: Bear_Range2005.shp.xml Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: Bear_Range_2007.shp.xml Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: Bear_Range_2008.shp.xml Description: Metadata imported. Source_Used: FMRI_black_bear_range.shp.xml Process Date: 20080211
The dataset was downloaded from the FFWCC website http://geodata.myfwc.com/ in September 2016. 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 LABEL -Added FGDLAQDATE and populated it based on the date GeoPlan received the data -Deleted OBJECTID -Restructured table -Uppercased all fields -Renamed data from Black_Bear_Range_Florida to bear_range_2016 Please Note: Previous TRGIS data layers (prior to 2014) were misidentified in the metadata as being in Albers HARN. FFWCC-FWRI said all TRGIS data is PCS Albers (Not HARN). The data now has a HARN transformation and so all of the data is shifted (<1m) from previous FGDL versions. Fields changed between updates. Descript field was based on POPULATION, descript field now based on LABEL. Fields missing from latest update: POPULATION, RANGETYPE, HECTARES Fields added to latest update: LABEL, SOURCE, ACRES Fields with name changes: -KILOMETERS to KM2 -MILES to MI2 Process Date: 20161102

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
FFWCC
620 S. Meridian St.
Tallahassee, FL
32399-1600
(850) 488-0588


http://geodata.myfwc.com/
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