northwestern_salamander_eo

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:

Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources, University of Alaska Anchorage

Publication_Date: 20060630

Title: northwestern_salamander_eo

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska

Publisher: Alaska Natural Heritage Program

Online_Linkage:

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Description:

Abstract:

This shapefile contains polygon features summarizing current statewide observations for the Northwestern salamander, Ambystoma gracile. This coverage was created by the Zoology program of the Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Anchorage, AK. Sources of these point locations include published scientific papers, unpublished reports and surveys, and museum specimens.

Purpose:

This dataset is intended to describe current observations of the Northwestern salamander, Ambystoma gracile. This information was developed in association with efforts to describe life history and distribution of species featured in Alaska's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy, which was prepared by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20070530

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -137.692767

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -129.843030

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.278201

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 55.056311

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: AKNHP 2006

Theme_Keyword: Northwestern salamander

Theme_Keyword: Ambystoma gracile

Place:

Place_Keyword: Alaska

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword: Distribution

Access_Constraints:

This dataset summarizes public information and may be provided to aid users in generating various natural resource analyses and products; as such there are no access constraints.

Use_Constraints:

Any products utilizing these data should clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, they are obligated to describe modifications performed, and the user specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data or to imply that the Alaska Natural Heritage Program approved the changes they made.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Julie Michaelson

Contact_Organization:

Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resource Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage

Contact_Position: Program Data Manager

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 257-2749

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907) 257-2789

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: anjam1@uaa.alaska.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am-5:00pm Mon-Fri AST

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attributes assembled from published hardcopy and digital data and standardized across the entire dataset.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon features presented.

Completeness_Report: Unknown.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

Alaska Natural Heritage Program. 2006. Alaska Amphibian Database. Compiled for the Alaska Natural Heritage Program under contract with the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game. Assembled by Sanjay Pyare, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK. from multiple datasets provided by many contributors.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: AKNHP 2006

Source_Contribution: Observation data

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

Naslund, N.L., K.J. Kuletz, M.B. Cody, and D.K. Marks. 1995. Tree and habitat characteristics and reproductive success at marbled murrelet tree nests in Alaska. Northwestern Naturalist 76:12-15.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Naslund et al. 1995

Source_Contribution: observation data

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

Mendenhall, V.M. [No date]. Distribution, breeding records, and conservation problems of the marbled murrelet in Alaska. Tech. rep. U.S. Dept. Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Div. Migratory Bird Management, Anchorage, AK. 40 p.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Mendenhall no date

Source_Contribution: observation data

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

MacIntosh, R. 1991. Letter to Kathy Kuletz, Marine Bird Biologist, U.S. Dept. Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK, from Richard MacIntosh, Wildlife Biologist, Alaska Dept. Fish and Game, Kodiak, AK, regarding breeding or possible breeding of marbled murrelets in Kodiak area. April 19, 1991. 2 p. + map.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MacIntosh 1991

Source_Contribution: observation data

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

Carter, H.R. and S.G. Sealy. 1987. Inland records of downy young and fledgling marbled murrelets in North America. The Murrelet 68:58-63.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Carter and Sealy 1987

Source_Contribution: observation data

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All vertebrate observations were assembled from a variety of sources and evaluated by program zoologists for data accuracy and quality. Excel software was used to assemble observation data tables. These database files were transfered to ArcGIS software and x,y coordinates in each table were used to create a point feature coverage which was buffered by distance accuracy to create polygon features. The resulting shapefiles were displayed over various basemaps to check general locational accuracy and the shapefile was projected into Alaska Albers projection (NAD83). Where necessary, data of different projections were reprojected and merged into one Albers dataset.

Process_Date: 20070530

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resource Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907 257-2749

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907 257-2780

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: anjam1@uaa.alaska.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 AST Mon-Fri

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset moved.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 55.000000

Standard_Parallel: 65.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50.000000

False_Easting: 0.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: northwestern_salamander_eo

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LAT_DD

Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees

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.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEN_COMM

Attribute_Definition: General comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: G_RANK

Attribute_Definition: Global Rarity Rank

Attribute_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S_RANK

Attribute_Definition: State Rarity Rank

Attribute_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIRECTIONS

Attribute_Definition: Directions to observation site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONG_DD

Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATA_SENS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATUM

Attribute_Definition: North American Datum

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRECISION

Attribute_Definition: Precision category

Attribute_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4 categories U = very general, G=General, 10km, M=2000m, S=100m

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBSERVER

Attribute_Definition: Name of Observer

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACCURACY_M

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REFERENCE

Attribute_Definition: Reference

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_

Attribute_Definition: Date of observation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_RANGE

Attribute_Definition: Range of years observed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHER_DATE

Attribute_Definition: Additional Date observed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ABUND_COMM

Attribute_Definition: Abundance comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RSOURCE_CO

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EO_TYPE

Attribute_Definition: Element occurrence type

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIMEN

Attribute_Definition: Specimen

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COLL_COMM

Attribute_Definition: Collection comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LIFE_STAGE

Attribute_Definition: Life stage

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HAB_COMM

Attribute_Definition: Habitat comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ESA_STAT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURV_METH

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EONUM

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMM_NAME

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCI_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Scientific Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BUFFER

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EL_CODE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATA_SOURC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Sitename

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MIN_ELEV

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Provides the scientific and common name to identify the species together with the Alaska Natural Heritage global and state rarity rank. General documentation of sources used to construct the polygon coverage is provided as are general location fields together with a precision field.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Julie Michaelson

Contact_Organization: Alaska Natural Heritage Program

Contact_Position: Program Data Manager

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907 257-2749

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907 257-2780

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: anjam1@uaa.alaska.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm Mon-Fri AST

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described. Information contained in the data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. AKNHP gives no warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the AKNHP and not indirectly through other sources that may have changed them in some way.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 4.051

Custom_Order_Process: Contact the Alaska Natural Heritage Program.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070724

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Julie Michaelson

Contact_Organization:

Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resource Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage

Contact_Position: Program Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: 707 A Street

City: Anchorage

State_or_Province: Alaska

Postal_Code: 99501

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Julie Michaelson

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907 257-2780

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: anjam1@uaa.alaska.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am- 5:00pm AST Mon-Fri

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: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Security_Information:

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