Florida Black Bear Range, 2016

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Florida Black Bear Range, 2016

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://myfwc.com/bear/>

Description:

Abstract:

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.

Purpose:

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

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2016

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.639226

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872419

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.042851

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.466386

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: User

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: bear

Theme_Keyword: habitat

Theme_Keyword: range

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: statewide

Access_Constraints:

Available without restriction. All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.

Use_Constraints:

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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Wildlife Technology Services Section

Address: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399-1600

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (850) 488-0588

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (850) 410-5269

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisrequests@myfwc.com

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.3.1

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values

Completeness_Report:

Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 2011 Florida GDL Albers

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.0

Standard_Parallel: 31.5

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.0

False_Easting: 400000.0

False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001

Planar_Distance_Units: meter

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D NAD 1983 2011

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: GIS.FWC.BlackBearRange_fl_poly

Entity_Type_Definition: Florida black bear range, 2016

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FWC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Acres

Attribute_Definition: Calculated acres of range

Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Km2

Attribute_Definition: Calculated square kilometers of range

Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mi2

Attribute_Definition: Calculated square miles of range

Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Label

Attribute_Definition: Range description

Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Number field

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Source

Attribute_Definition:

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

Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape.area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape.len

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (850) 488-0588

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (850) 922-5679

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisrequests@fwc.state.fl.us

Resource_Description: Available from the FWC

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.262

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 201604

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Address: 620 S. Meridian St.

City: Tallahassee

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32399-1600

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (850) 488-0588

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (850) 410-5269

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisrequests@myfwc.com

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time