Gordons_grasshopper_pt

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: Gordons_grasshopper_pt

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 point features summarizing statewide observations for Gordon's grasshopper, Melanoplus gordonae. This coverage was created by the Zoology program of the Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Anchorage, AK. Sources of these point locations are published scientific papers and museum specimens.

Purpose:

This dataset is intended to describe the current known observations of Gordon's grasshopper, Melanoplus gordonae, in Alaska. 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: 20060630

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -147.542433

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -147.542433

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.929573

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.929573

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Vickery 1969

Theme_Keyword: Gordon's grasshopper

Theme_Keyword: Melanoplus gordonae

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: Point 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:

Vickery, V.R. 1969. Two new species of sub-Arctic American Orthoptera. Entomological News 80:265-272.

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Vickery 1969

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All invertebrate 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. The resulting shapefiles were displayed over various basemaps to check general locational accuracy and the shapefile was projected into Alaska Albers projection (NAD83).

Process_Date: 20060630

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: Metadata imported.

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

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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: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1

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: Gordons_grasshopper_pt

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: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEN_COMM

Attribute_Definition: General comments

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SCI_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Scientific Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: G_RANK

Attribute_Definition: Global Rarity Rank

Attribute_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COM_NAME

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EL_CODE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S_RANK

Attribute_Definition: State Rarity Rank

Attribute_Definition_Source: AKNHP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Sitename

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIRECTIONS

Attribute_Definition: Directions to observation site

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LAT_DD

Attribute_Definition: Latitude in decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONG_DD

Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATA_SENS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COORD_SOUR

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: SURVEY_MET

Attribute_Definition: Survey methods

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RSOURCE_CO

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MIN_ELEVAT

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: EO_NUM

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 point 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: 20070720

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:

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

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