| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Gretchen Eliason (Information Systems Manager) |
| Organization: MA Div of Fisheries & 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) | Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program |
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| DATABASE NAME | Estimated Habitat of Rare Wetlands Wildlife; Priority Sites of Rare Species |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Three geographic information system layers showing important plant
and wildlife habitat areas. Cerified Vernal Pool layer is a point
layer. Rare Wetlands Wildlife and Priority sites layers show
estimated habitat polygons.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Certified Vernal Pool and Rare Wetlands Wildlife layers are for
use with MA Wetlands Protection Act. Priority Sites layer is for
use with MA Forest Cutting Regulations. All suited for use in
regional planning.
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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: | 1971 - 1995 |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | No |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| Few records prior to 1978.
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Other; see comments |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | 1995 |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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| Updated every two years. Last edition in 1995.
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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 |
TYPE |
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| Habitat Maps |
Mammals |
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| Other; see comments |
Fish |
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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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| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Fees: $100.00 per layer, payable to Massachusetts GIS Program.
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements |
| Distribution |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Citations provided with datalayer descriptions.
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Vernal Pool points are accurate to .02 mile (91%). Habitat
polygons are estimated, not field checked; compiled at 1:25k
or 1:24k scale.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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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 |
| YES, vector/polygon information |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| Certified Vernal Pool layer includes all vernal pools certified
by NHESP prior to 1995. Rare Wetlands Wildlife layer includes
habitat polygons for all occurrences of MA state-listed, rare, Wetlands Wildlife documented within the last 25 years. Priority
Sites layer inlcudes polygons for habitats of rarest species
(plant or animal) or habitats with several rare species or best
examples or plant communities. No attributes for any layer.
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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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| CD-ROM. |
| Other; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| Other: Available on diskette, unless ordered with MassGIS
CD-ROM.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| 1 Megabyte |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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| Other: Datalayer descriptions
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