State Biodiversity Database Survey
Contact: George M. Stephens (Fish & Game Data Coordinator)
Organization: ID Dept of Fish and Game
State: ID
NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)
NAME George M. Stephens
TITLE Fish & Game Data Coordinator
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION ID Dept of Fish and Game
ADDRESS PO Box 25
CITY, STATE, ZIP Boise, ID 83707
TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILEPhone: (208)334-3402
     Fax: (208)334-2114
EMAIL/FTP/WWW gstephen@idfg.state.id.us
  http://www.state.id.us/fishgame/cdchome.htm
ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) Idaho Conservation Data Center
DATABASE NAME Biological & Conservation Data System
DATABASE ACRONYMS BCD
DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set):
Site-specific informaiton on (1) special status vertebrates, invertebrates, nonvascular & vascular plants; (2) natural areas and conservation sites.
PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE:
To provide information pertinent to conservation planning.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):
 
DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: Earliest documentation - 1996, present
IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): N
EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: 
This depends on species or natural area
 
HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED?
Continually Updated
Irregularly Updated
WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:  
COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: 
 
 
SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):		 
Idaho
 
BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS:
THEME SPECIES TYPE
Species Distribution Mammals Bibliography
Population Levels/Density Birds Surveys
Habitat Associations Reptiles  
Other; see comments Amphibians  
  Plants  
  Fungi  
  Terrestrial Invertebrates  
  Aquatic Invertebrates  
PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):
  Idaho  
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE
Other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:
Access is through the Conservation Data Center (CDC) Information Manager
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE:
Other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:
Contact CDC Information Manager
DATA ACCURACY:
DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?):
As good as the source. For surveys conducted by CDC staff biologists, the information is highly accurate. Federal agency biologists typically provide high quality information. Plant information tends to be of higher quality than animal information or is more detailed.
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED:
Data entry receives one quality control check by someone other than person doing the data entry.
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE:
 
DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING:
DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?):
YES, other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING:
The CDC does not have its own GIS Analyst, by the Department of Fish & Game Analyst maintains coverages based on CDC data via regular database (ASCII) exports from the CDC Information Manager.
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured):
 
DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set):
Information Manager, Conservation Data Center
Idaho Dept of Fish & Game
PO Box 25
Boise, ID 83707
Phone:( 208)334-3402 Fax:( 208)334-2114
Email/FTP/WWW Address: gstephen@idfg.state.id.us
http://www.state.id.us/fishgame/cdchome.htm
CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.):
Other; see comments.
COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM:
By request on a project-by-project basis from consultants, biologists, individuals, and agencies.
DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):
12 Megabytes
ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
Published Documents
Collection Protocols
Mem. of Agreemt w/other Agencies
COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: