State Biodiversity Database Survey Contact: Cindy Osborne (Data Manager) Organization: AR Natural Heritage Commission State: AR

NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)

NAME Cindy Osborne TITLE Data Manager AGENCY/ORGANIZATION AR Natural Heritage Commission ADDRESS 323 Center Street CITY, STATE, ZIP Little Rock, AR 72201 TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE Phone: (501)324-9762       Fax: (501)324-9618 EMAIL/FTP/WWW

ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission DATABASE NAME Natural Diversity Database/Heritage Database DATABASE ACRONYMS

DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): The Natural Diversity database contains information on locations of rare plants and animals and exemplary natural communities. Since 1978 data has been gathered from a broad range of sources including museum and herbarium records, publications, experts and field surveys. PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: The Natural Diversity database was developed by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission to provide the agency with an objective system for evaluating areas for acquisition and protection. Since the database includes the locations of rare species and high quality natural communities, it is useful for project and land management planning and has been made available to outside users through the agency's information sharing program. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.

DATE RANGE OF RECORDS:   IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): Yes EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA:

HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? Continually Updated

WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:   COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS:       SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET (Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):   lat./long., township, range/section

BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: THEME SPECIES TYPE Species Distribution Mammals Surveys   Fish Museum Collections   Birds     Reptiles     Amphibians     Plants     Terrestrial Invertebrates     Aquatic Invertebrates

PLACE KEYWORDS (Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): Arkansas Sensitive species   Arkansas Endangered Plants and Animals

DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE Fees Other; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: Database information is made available through an information sharing service. The database is not directly accessible to users. DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: Citation requirements. Distribution. COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: Citation requirements: It is requested the users cite the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage as the source of the information. Distribution: It data sets are supplied in electronic format they may not be distributed without prior written permission from the agency. DATA ACCURACY: DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): The accuracy of locations cited in the database vary depending on the source of the information. All records are coded to indicate their level of accuracy. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: Records go through at least five levels of review before being entered into the database. ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE:   DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): YES, point/location information YES, by administrative boundary; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: Administrative Boundary: County, Quad, Watershed, Natural Division (t/r/s). ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): The database records known locations of species considered rare in Arkansas and high quality examples of natural community types. Species may include federal Endangered and Threatened species, species that are on the perifery of their range, disjunct, endemic, or undercollected. DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): Cindy Osborne, Data Manager Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission 1500 Tower Building 323 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone:( 501)324-9762 Fax:( 501)324-9618 Email/FTP/WWW Address:   CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): Other; see comments. COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: Database information is available through a data sharing service. Data is provided in electonic format only through special agreements. DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):   ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:   COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: