FWC.fw_species_black_bear_relocation_point 112748.230400 721838.911000 198601.863900 750481.127300 1 002 Projected GCS_NAD_1983_2011 Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000) NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/3.5.0'><WKT>PROJCS["NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_NAD_1983_2011",DATUM["D_NAD_1983_2011",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-84.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",24.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",31.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",24.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",6439]]</WKT><XOrigin>-19550100</XOrigin><YOrigin>-7526400</YOrigin><XYScale>10000</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>0.001</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><WKID>102967</WKID><LatestWKID>6439</LatestWKID></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> 1.0 FGDC 20260220 14211200 20260220 14211200 150000000 5000 20260220 16004300 TRUE dataset GIS Librarian Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GIS Data Librarian 850-488-0588 850-410-5269 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 620 S. Meridian St 5B6 Tallahassee Florida 32399 GISRequests@MyFWC.com 20260220 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 GIS Librarian Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GIS Data Librarian 850-488-0588 850-410-5269 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 620 S. Meridian St 5B6 Tallahassee Florida 32399 GISRequests@MyFWC.com 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. 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. Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer SHP http://myfwc.com/research http://myfwc.com/bear 0.054 Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class Bear_Releases_1988_2025 2024-03-20T00:00:00 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission vector digital data <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This shapefile contains the locations of black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) releases in the state of Florida. The data were limited to those records obtained from the Wildlife Incident Management System (WIMS) database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and that were associated with a geographic coordinate.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> These data are available for all people interested in the location of black bear releases in the state of Florida. Alyssa Gladney (FWC Bear Management Program) GIS Librarian Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GIS Data Librarian Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 620 S. Meridian St 5B6 Tallahassee Florida 32399 GISRequests@MyFWC.com statewide Florida Habitat uplands User bear wildlife release mapping GIS Ursus biology relocation ISO 19115 Topic Category biota bear statewide wildlife release Florida uplands mapping biota GIS Ursus biology relocation 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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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. These data are unrestricted. Where possible, always acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data. FWRI-DC Available without restriction <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Users are encouraged to read and fully comprehend the 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. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection techniques, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> publication date 1988-05-17T00:00:00 2022-12-31T00:00:00 -86.982929 -80.897526 25.912734 30.68321 Acknowledgement of the FWC-HSC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Habitat and Species Conservation Division) 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. Esri ArcGIS 13.5.5.57366 1 -87.002064 -80.636636 30.762292 25.753606 No restrictions on metadata FWRI-MC Metadata must be distributed with the data set. Metadata must be distributed with the data set. Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values. Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges Quality checked visually for attribute accuracy and consistency. Positions have been recorded with varying GPS units; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of differing GPS units. Positions have been recorded with varying GPS units; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of differing GPS units. Dataset describing Florida black bear activity in the state of Florida. Florida Black Bear Releases (1988 – 2021) Bear data FWC Bear Management Program ground condition 1988-05-17 2019-08-13 Staff records release locations in the WIMS database as geographic coordinates, which were then exported into Microsoft Excel as a spreadsheet. Spreadsheet data were imported into ESRI ArcMap 10.3.1 as an XY event and converted into a point shapefile. The shapefile was QA/QC'd against county boundaries layer in data library. Questionable records were individually examined and corrected as appropriate. 2019-01-01T00:00:00 Recieved shapefile from Bear Management. Checked data for logical consistency and updated metadata. 2024-03-20T00:00:00 2494 EPSG 8.2.10(10.3.1) FWC.fw_species_black_bear_relocation_point Feature Class 2494 These data are available for all people interested in the location of black bear releases in the state of Florida. FWC Bear Management Program OBJECTID OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Region FWC region where release took place FWC Text field Region String 254 0 0 ReportDate Date of report (mm/dd/yyyy) FWC Date field. ReportDate Date 8 0 0 BearID Bear record unique identification number FWC String BearID String 254 0 0 Sex Sex of bear FWC Text field Sex String 254 0 0 Cubs Numbers of cubs observed with bear FWC Number field. Cubs String 254 0 0 FinAction Final action taken FWC Text field FinAction String 254 0 0 County County where release took place FWC Text field County String 254 0 0 BMU FWC Bear Management Unit where release took place FWC Text field BMU String 254 0 0 RelDate Date of release (mm/dd/yyyy) FWC Date field. RelDate Date 8 0 0 Weight Weight of bear in pounds FWC Number field. Weight Double 8 38 8 Age Estimated age of bear by tooth cross section, estimation, or calculation FWC Number field. Age Double 8 38 8 AgeClass Age classification of bear FWC Text field AgeClass String 254 0 0 REarTag2 Right ear tag 2 ID number FWC Text field REarTag2 String 254 0 0 Tattoo1 Tattoo 1 ID number FWC Text field Tattoo1 String 254 0 0 Tattoo2 Tattoo 2 ID number FWC Text field Tattoo2 String 254 0 0 Shape Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. Shape Geometry 8 0 0 OrigCap First time capturing this bear FWC Text field OrigCap String 254 0 0 OCapReason Reason for capture if CapReason is OTHER FWC Text field OCapReason String 254 0 0 NCapReason Reason for capture if CapReason is Nuisance FWC Text field NCapReason String 254 0 0 Longitude Release longitude in decimal degrees FWC Coordinates defining feature Longitude Double 8 38 8 CapReason Reason for capture FWC Text field CapReason String 254 0 0 Location Specific location of release FWC Text field Location String 254 0 0 Latitude Release latitude in decimal degrees FWC Coordinates defining feature Latitude Double 8 38 8 OFinAction Final action taken if FinAction is OTHER FWC Text field OFinAction String 254 0 0 TrackNum Tracking numbers which refer to non-spatial bear database FWC Text field TrackNum String 254 0 0 REarTag1 Right ear tag 1 ID number FWC Text field REarTag1 String 254 0 0 LEarTag1 Left ear tag 1 ID number FWC Text field LEarTag1 String 254 0 0 LEarTag2 Left ear tag 2 ID number FWC Text field LEarTag2 String 254 0 0 ZipCode Zip code in which report was placed FWC Text field ZipCode Integer 4 10 0 Locale Community/Subdivision in which report was placed FWC Text field Locale String 254 0 0 City City in which report was placed FWC Text field City String 254 0 0 CapMethod Capture methodology FWC Text field CapMethod String 254 0 0 Yearlings Numbers of yearlings observed with bear FWC Number field. Yearlings String 254 0 0 created_user created_user String 255 0 0 created_date created_date Date 8 0 0 last_edited_user last_edited_user String 255 0 0 last_edited_date last_edited_date Date 8 0 0 Simple FALSE 2494 TRUE FALSE