Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) Telemetry Locations Feburary 1981-June 2019

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Title:
Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) Telemetry Locations Feburary 1981-June 2019
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://www.floridapanthernet.org>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset represents Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) radio-telemetry data collected February 1981-June 2019. These data were collected by three entities: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Everglades National Park (ENP), and Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP). Methodology for the collection of telemetry locations was described by Land et al. (2008). Many of these panther locations were collected during the diurnal resting period (i.e., during early to mid-morning [Comiskey et al., 2002; Beier et al., 2003]).
Purpose: Monitor Florida panther activities.
Supplemental_Information:
Location data were contributed by the FWC, BCNP, and ENP in a cooperative effort.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 198102
Ending_Date: 20190630
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.835137
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.360287
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.311458
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.209590
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Common Names
Theme_Keyword: panther
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Theme
Theme_Keyword: telemetry
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: wildlife
Theme_Keyword: aerial survey
Theme_Keyword: dispersal
Theme_Keyword: endangered species
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Theme_Keyword: home range
Theme_Keyword: movements
Theme_Keyword: occupied range
Theme_Keyword: panther
Theme_Keyword: radio tracking
Theme_Keyword: surveys
Theme_Keyword: wildlife
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC place
Place_Keyword: Everglade National Park
Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve
Place_Keyword: South Florida
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: FWC Regions
Place_Keyword: South Region
Access_Constraints:
These data are unrestricted. Users should acquire the best available data. If possible, please acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data.
Use_Constraints:
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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS Librarian
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: Saint Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Data_Set_Credit: FWC, BCNP, and ENP
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC
Security_Classification: Available without restriction
Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.3.1
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: FWC
Publication_Date: 20160310
Title:
Annual Report on the Research and Management of Florida Panthers: 2014-2015
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Online_Linkage: <http://www.floridapanthernet.org/index.php/reports>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
QAQC not completed. All attribute values fall within defined parameters. The 'Habitat' field was completed using two different land use/land cover classification schemes depending on the agency tracking panthers on a given day. In all, the different schemata combined with typing errors led to >75 categories, many of which had overlapping characteristics.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values.
Completeness_Report:
These data are complete as of the data available to FWRI in October 2019.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Spatial accuracy of telemetry data has been estimated to be within 124 m (Land et al 2008).
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Pan_Flight_81_19_final.xlsx
Type_of_Source_Media: spreadsheet
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 198102
Ending_Date: 20190630
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: pan
Source_Contribution:
Contributed to the spatial and attribute content of the dataset.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Received panther telemetry database from Panther Team, containing a cumulative table of spatial coordinates of telemetry locations since Feb 1981, as well as associated attributes. Flights for each radio-collared panther were conducted aerially, 3 times a week. Panthers that were unable to be located were occasionally noted in the dataset. These null locations were removed before the table was converted to a shapefile, with the Florida Modified Albers projection.
Process_Date: 201607
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
ISOLATE present year data and add to bottom of last year's shapefile because their table contains null values for locations.
1. Use filter to isolate data from previous year (07/01 thru 06/30) onto another worksheet. 2. Create XY Event using projection UTM17N NAD83. 3. Project to NAD83 Florida GDL Albers (Meters). 3. Using the Merge data management tool, combine this years data to existing shapefile. 4. Update metadata record.
Process_Date: 201808
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Contact_Person: GIS Librarian
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: Saint Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
ISOLATE present year data and add to bottom of last year's shapefile because their table contains null values for locations.
1. Isolate data from previous year (07/01 thru 06/30) onto another worksheet. (Filter was not working for several date values due to syntax errors -- so this was done manually) 2. Create XY Event using projection UTM17N NAD83. 3. Project to NAD83 Florida GDL Albers (Meters). 3. Using the Merge data management tool, combine this years data to existing shapefile. 4. Update metadata record.
Process_Date: 20191030

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Florida Modified 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: 0.000000004429812072714868
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000004429812072714868
Planar_Distance_Units: meter
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN
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: Panther_LocationsJune2019
Entity_Type_Definition: Aerial telemetry locations of Florida panthers
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FWC
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FLGTDATE
Attribute_Definition: Date of aerial telemetry flight.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Calendar data values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CATNUMBER
Attribute_Definition:
This field consists of sequentially-numbered Florida panthers that were captured for radiotelemetry studies. The FWC updates this information in Appendix 1 of its, "Annual Report on the Research and Management of Florida Panthers." This data set also includes locations of 8 female Texas cougars that were released into the Florida panther population in 1995 as part of Florida Panther Genetic Restoration.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AGENCY
Attribute_Definition:
This field corresponds records which entity collected the location and corresponds to the abbreviations used above
Attribute_Definition_Source: FWC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
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:
Format_Name: SHP
Transfer_Size: 2.505
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://research.myfwc.com/>
Fees:
None. However, persons or organizations requesting information must provide transfer media if FTP is not available and must pay express shipping costs if express shipping is required.
Ordering_Instructions:
Contact GIS Librarian by e-mail, telephone, or letter explaining which products are needed and providing a brief description of how the products will be used. Also, provide name and address of the person or organization requesting the products.
Turnaround:
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Custom_Order_Process: Contact GIS Librarian

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20191030
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Organization:
FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Contact_Position: GIS Data Librarian
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: No restrictions on metadata
Metadata_Use_Constraints: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: FWRI-MC
Metadata_Security_Classification: Available
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: Metadata must be distributed with the data set.

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