Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 20101231 FWC Wildlife Observations 2010 vector digital data St. Petersburg, FL Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute State of Florida http://ocean.floridamarine.org/TRGIS/Description_Layers_Terrestrial.htm This point shapefile consists of the locations of species detected for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Wildlife Occurrence (WildObs) database in Florida. This spatial database contains attributes of wildlife observations that are the most commonly used by biologists. WildObs maintains records of species' distributions throughout the state in a database with a standardized format for recording and managing incidental, casual, or short-term systematic observations of wildlife. This database is a repository for data from planned surveys, contracted projects, and casual observations. Designed to be useful to biologists, particularly those with the Nongame Wildlife Program, WildObs maintains species lists and assists biologists in monitoring wildlife populations in protected or managed areas. In particular, the attributes associated with this spatial dataset were selected from the WildObs database as the most commonly used characteristics for biologists. This is an update to the FGDL layer WILDOBS_2007.shp. Our goal is to provide a standardized format for recording and managing incidental, casual, or short-term systematic observations of wildlife. The system design is intended useful for biologists to maintain species lists or to track wildlife populations in protected or managed areas. Additionally this can be a repository for longer-term studies, or data from other sources, such as literature and contracted research projects. A database management system (Microsoft Access 2000, dBase IV, and Arc/View compatible) is available if you wish to manage your own data. This database contains forms for searching records and exporting records into GIS systems. Copies of the database structure and programs are available from the Division’s database and downloadable from http://wildnet.fwc.state.fl.us/wildobs/. http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/Metadata/SDE_Current/wildlife_observations_point.htm 19880101 20101231 publication date Complete As needed -87.535645 -79.873419 31.036095 24.466446 ISO 19115 Topic Category biota None species distribution wildlife locations FWC Place Florida statewide 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. 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. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Glenn Reynolds Database Analyst mailing

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Tallahassee Florida 32399-1600 US (850) 617-6037 850-921-1847 glenn.reynolds@myfwc.com G.E. Reynolds, G. L. Sprandel, and D. E. Runde. 2003. Florida Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Tallahassee. FWRI-DC Available without restriction Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595 G.E. Reynolds, G. L. Sprandel, and D. E. Runde (FWC) 20030101 document Terrestrial Resources GIS Data http://ocean.floridamarine.org/TRGIS/Description_Layers_Terrestrial.htm FWC Wildlife Observations http://atoll.floridamarine.org/data/zips/sde/wildlife_observations_point.zip http://dm.fwc.state.fl.us/wildobs/ FWC: These tables contain numerous Look-up fields for describing species activities, site habitats, site quality, and observation type. Using Look-up fields reduces errors in data entry. In addition, on field forms you can record 1 or 2 types of habitats occupied and activities observed. Space is provided to record numbers of animals observed and to classify them according to age and sex. Finally, space is provided for detailed notes on behavior, location, and survey type information. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data. The WildObs database includes two main related tables, joinable with the "Sitenumber" field. SITES was created to hold location and habitat information. COUNTS was created to hold wildlife observations and count data. Logically consistent. All attributes fall within defined values. Location information can be recorded at several levels of accuracy on the field forms. Details of the type of survey and type of count or estimation method used may also be recorded. Optionally, information on the type of managed area where the sighting was made can be noted, and provision is made to identify important wildlife use areas. This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan Glenn E. Reynolds 20110101 The MS Access relational database from which data was extracted to create this spatial dataset. http://dm.fwc.state.fl.us/wildobs/ 0 onLine FWC Spatial and Attribute Information GeoPlan was provided the data in shapefile format via email by FFWCC/FWRI (see below), on September 17th, 2013. Chris Boland Assistant Research Scientist / SDE Database Administrator FWC: FWRI: IS&M: CSA 100 8th Ave SE Mail Station J3N-CAMRA Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: 727-896-8626 ext. 4863 Email: Chris.Boland@MyFWC.com www.myfwc.com -The data (wildobs2010.shp) was originally in the following projection: Albers, NAD 83, HARN, GRS 80 This layer was redefined to the FGDL Albers NAD83 Harn Projection. -DESCRIPT field was added based on COMNAME. -FGDLAQDATE field added to indicate date of download by FGDL. -Upcased all fields. GeoPlan 1. Queried database (qry2010WildObs) and created additional calculated fields to create a spatial database that contains attributes of wildlife observations that are most commonly used by biologists. 2. Created point feature in ArcCatalog 10.0, using Lat/Lon geographic coordinates. FWC 20111215 Various information on geographic location, species (number, age, sex, etc.), habitat and activities of target species (listed in WildObsManual.doc) were recorded on wildlife observation forms using Microsoft Access 2000. Suggested target species and groups vary with the seasons. The manual, available from the contact, provides details of each table and field of the database structure as well as overview of the contents. WildObs forms and the intranet site are not intended to replace study-specific data forms. The observation forms can also be used for casual observations. Location information can be recorded at several levels of accuracy on the field forms. Space is provided to record numbers of animals observed and to classify them according to age and sex. In addition, you can record 1 or 2 types of habitats occupied and activities observed. Details of the type of survey and type of count or estimation method used may also be recorded. Optionally, information on the type of managed area where the sighting was made can be noted, and provision is made to identify important wildlife use areas. Finally, space is provided for detailed notes on behavior, location, and survey type information. slopes, or edges of floodplains. FWC 20121231 Vector Entity point 42937 NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers 24.0 31.5 -84.0 24.0 400000.0 0.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 HARN GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 WILDOBS_2010 WILDOBS_2010.DBF FWC OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. SITENUMBER The field contains a unique 11-digit code consisting of the following: the first 4 letters of the county in which it is found, a 3-digit site-type code, and a 3-digit sequential number for the given sitetype within the county. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 SITENAME Name for the site. Note that these names are not necessarily unique. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 LAT Latitude, in decimal degrees FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 LON Longitude, in decimal degrees FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 HABITAT_DE A brief description of the habitat type during the observation. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 Date_ Date of observation: YYYY/MM/DD FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 COMNAME The accepted common name for the species as provided in the Species Ranking database. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 GFC Not Defined by Source. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 ACTIVITY_D Brief decription of activity type observed. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 TOTAL_COUN Sum of all possible discrete count fields (i.e., all possible combinations of male/female/unknown + adult, young, unknown) FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 NESTS Observed number of nests. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 SITETYPE_D Brief description of type of site (e.g., wading bird rookery). FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 OBSERVER Individual(s) who made the observation. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 AFFILTION Observer's affilliation FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 keyer Automatically assigned numeric record number used for web linking. FL Wildlife Occurrence System User Manual, 2003 DESCRIPT FGDL added field based on COMNAME. GeoPlan FGDLAQDATE The date FGDL acquired the data from the Source. 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