| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Gretchen Eliason (Information Systems Manager) |
| Organization: MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife |
| State: MA |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Gretchen Eliason |
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| TITLE | Information Systems Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | MA Div of Fisheries & Wildlife |
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| ADDRESS | Rt 135 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Westboro, MA 01581 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (508) 792-7270 ext 165 |
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| | Fax: (508) 792-7275 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | GEliason@state.ma.us |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | MA Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. |
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| DATABASE NAME | Biological and Conservation Data System |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | BCD |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Contains over 9000 current and historic records of rare species
occurrences in Massachusetts; includes spatial data. Records
contributed by staff scientists, amateurs, and professional
naturalists; also includes records from museum collections and
published sources.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Decision support for program staff on issues of species
management, habitat management, and environmental impact review.
Public may make written requests for general information.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| The overall goal of MA NHESP is the preservation of
Massachusetts' wide range of biological diversity. Progress
towards this goal is accomplished through a comprehensive program
of inventory, research, data management, wildlife management,
habitat protection, and environmental review.
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1800's - 1996, Present |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | No |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| Records prior to 1978 are mainly from museum
collections. Records 1978-present are mainly
observations submitted directly to MA NHESP
database.
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Daily 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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| Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
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| Habitat Maps |
Fish |
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| Other; see comments |
Birds |
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Reptiles |
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Amphibians |
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Plants |
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Terrestrial Invertebrates |
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Aquatic Invertebrates |
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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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| Freedom of Information Act requests |
| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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FOIA: Exempt from some FOIA requirements
Other: Information is considered "sensitive"; distributed
on a "need to know" basis or with a memorandum or
understanding.
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Distribution |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| see access constraint comments.
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Spatial information is accurate to .02 miles (91%) for records
mapped with 3 seconds precision. Older, museum or literature
records mapped with 1 minute precision.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Each record undergoes complete quality control check.
Statistical error analysis performed on spatial data.
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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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 |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| MA state-listed rare species occurrences: info on date,
information, habitat, population size, population age, and sex
distribution, site management, and potential threats collected
for each occurrence.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Gretchen Eliason, Information Systems Manager
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| MA Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
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| MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
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| Route 135
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| Westboro, MA 01581
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| Phone:( 508) 792-7270 ext165 Fax:( 508) 792-7275 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: geliason@state.ma.us |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Other; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| Database is not available in its entirety. Reports may be
requested in writing.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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