State Biodiversity Database Survey
Contact: Jerry Horak (Conservation Specialist)
Organization: KS Dept of Wildlife and Parks
State: KS
NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)
NAME Jerry Horak
TITLE Conservation Specialist
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION KS Dept of Wildlife and Parks
ADDRESS PO Box 1525
CITY, STATE, ZIP Emporia, KS 66801
TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILEPhone: (316)342-0658
     Fax: (316)342-6248
EMAIL/FTP/WWW 
  
ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency)Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
DATABASE NAME Threatened and Endangered
DATABASE ACRONYMS 
DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set):
Distribution and population of Threatened and Endangered and species in need of conservation in the State of Kansas.
PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE:
For use in distribution, location, and population in establishing critical habitat for T/E species. This information is used to enforce the State's species permit regulation and justifying species to remain on or removal the T/E List.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):
 
DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: 
IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): Yes
EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: 
We have all sighting records for T/E species.
 
HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED?
Monthly Updated
WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:  
COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: 
 
 
SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):
 
Kansas
 
BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS:
THEME SPECIES TYPE
Species Distribution Mammals Surveys
Population Levels/Density Fish Museum Collections
Habitat Associations Birds Anecdotal
  Reptiles  
  Amphibians  
  Terrestrial Invertebrates  
  Aquatic Invertebrates  
PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):
Kansas Threatened Endangered
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE
 
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:
 
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE:
 
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:
 
DATA ACCURACY:
DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?):
Reasonably accurate
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED:
Quality observers
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE:
 
DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING:
DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?):
YES, by administrative boundary; see comments
YES, by place; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING:
 
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured):
Species distribution and habitat information
DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set):
Jerry Horak, Conservation Specialist
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
KDWP - Box 1525
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone:( 316)342-0658 Fax:( 316)342-6248
Email/FTP/WWW Address:
 
CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.):
Local use only; see comments.
COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM:
Dbase IV
DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):
 
ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
 
COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: