| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: William H. Busby (Zoologist & Data Manager) |
| Organization: KS Natural Heritage Inventory |
| State: KS |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | William H. Busby |
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| TITLE | Zoologist & Data Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | KS Natural Heritage Inventory |
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| ADDRESS | 2041 Constant Ave |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Lawrence, KS 66047-2906 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (913) 864-7692 |
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| | Fax: (913) 864-5093 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | w_busby@ukans.edu |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Kansas Biological Survey |
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| DATABASE NAME | Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Evidence of breeding of all bird species in 750 blocks in Kansas.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Provide detailed information on breeding distributions of breeding
birds.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1992 - 1996, Present |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | Yes |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Annually Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| Kansas | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Birds |
Surveys |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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Location: Minutes precision
All data collected in the field by volunteers.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Usual State Atlas policies and procedures.
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| Data not complete: have done 4 of 5 years. Estimated
completion after 1996 or 1997.
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| DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: |
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| DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): |
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| YES, point/location information |
| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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Administrative Boundary: County, Quad
Place: Ecoregion
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| All breeding birds in Kansas: level of evidence of breeding
(possible, probable, or confirmed); block location (5km x 5km
area) in lat/log.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| William H. Busby, Data Manager
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| Kansas Biological Survey
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| 2041 Constant Avenue
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| Lawrence, KS 66047
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| Phone:( 913)864-7692 Fax:( 913)864-5093 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: w_busby@ukans.edu |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Other; see comments. |
| Local use only; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| Will be published as book (in 1998).
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| approx. 20 Megabytes |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Collection Protocols |
| Published Documents |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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