| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Richard J. Baker (MN Nat Heritage Prog) |
| Organization: MN Dept of Nat Resources |
| State: MN |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Richard J. Baker |
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| TITLE | Information Systems Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | Natural Heritage Nongame Research Program |
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| ADDRESS | 500 Lafayette Rd |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | St. Paul, MN 55155 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (612)297-3764 |
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| | Fax: (612)297-4961 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | richard.baker@dnr.state.mn.us |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Minnesota DNR, Natural Heritage & Nongame Research Program
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| DATABASE NAME | NAME Natural Heritage Information System |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | NHIS |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| The NHIS is cooperatively supported and maintained by the Natural
Heritage and Nongame Research Program, the Minnesota County
Biological Survey, and the Nongame Wildlife Program of the Section
of Wildlife.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| The purpose of the NHIS is to effectively manage and distribute
information on Minnesota's rare plants, animals, natural
communities, and geologic features. The information assists DNR
personnel, other government agencies, and the public in planning
for the protection and management of the state's biological
diversity.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | early 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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| Most databases contain limited historical data, with more consistent data acquisition starting about 1978.
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Continually Updated |
| Daily Updated |
| Weekly Updated |
| Annually Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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| This is variable, depending on the database. Historical
databases updated annually.
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| State of Minnesota
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
Surveys |
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Fish |
Museum Collections |
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Birds |
Summary Data |
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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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| Licensing agreements |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Electronic data requests require Licensing Agreements.
Most data are copyrighted.
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Copyright applies to most data disclaimer/acknowledgement
statement required
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Most datasets are as accurate as possible.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| All data are quality checked upon entry.
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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 |
| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| Administrative Boundary: some by county, quad and/or watershed.
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Mary Miller, Database Manager, MN DNR
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| Natural Heritage & Nongame Research Program |
| 500 Lafayette Road
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| St. Paul, MN 55155
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| Phone:( 612)297-3764 Fax:( 612)297-4961 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: richard.baker@dnr.state.mn.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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| Printouts or electronic media.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Data Dictionaries |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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