State Biodiversity Database Survey
Contact: Margaret Beer (Data Manager)
Organization: MT Natural Heritage Program
State: MT
NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)
NAME Margaret Beer
TITLE Data Manager
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION MT Natural Heritage Program
ADDRESS1515 E 6th Ave
CITY, STATE, ZIP Helena, MT 59620
TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILEPhone: (406)444-3009
     Fax: (406)444-0581
EMAIL/FTP/WWW heritage@nris.mt.gov
  http://nris.mt.gov
ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) Montana Natural Heritage Program
DATABASE NAME Biological And Conservation Data System
DATABASE ACRONYMSBCD
DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set):
Information on the status, distribution and biology of Montana's sensitive, threatened and endangered species. Additional data on all vertebrate species in state, extensive bibliographic data, state flora.
PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE:
To serve as a central repository for information on Montana's sensitive, threatened and endangered species and biological features.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):
Program is located within the Natural Resource Information System, which serves as a clearinghouse for natural resource-related information.
DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: 1800's - 1996, present
IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): Yes
EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: 
 
 
HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED?
Continually Updated
WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:  
COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: 
 
 
SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):		 
104 degrees 00' 00"; 49 degrees 00' 00";
116 degrees 00' 00"; 44 degrees 00' 00".
 
BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS:
THEME SPECIES TYPE
Species Distribution Mammals Bibliography
Life History Fish Surveys
Other; see comments Birds Museum Collections
  Reptiles Summary Data
  Amphibians Anecdotal
  Plants  
PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):
Threatened and Endangered Sensitive EIS
EA Endangered Species Montana
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE
Fees
Other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:
Fees for certain uses. Some sensitive data sets not available for general distribution (e.g., information from private lands or landowners).
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE:
Citation requirements
Distribution
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:
Citation requirements: requested.
Distribution: Secondary distribution not allowed.
DATA ACCURACY:
DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?):
Very high quality
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED:
Numerous checks, updates, corrections made on an ongoing basis.
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE:
 
DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING:
DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?):
YES, by place; see comments
YES, point/location information
YES, vector/polygon information
YES, by administrative boundary; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING:
Administrative boundary: County, District, Quad, Watershed, Hexagon, etc.
Place: Name, Region, Ecoregion, Area, etc. Compatible with any GIS. Numerous administrative and regional references.
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured):
 
DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set):
Margaret Beer, Data Manager
Montana Natural Heritage Program
1515 E. 6th Ave.
Helena, MT 59620
Phone:( 406)444-3009 Fax:( 406)444-0581
Email/FTP/WWW Address: heritage@nris.mt.gov
http://nris.mt.gov
CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.):
On-line/Internet.
Other; see comments.
COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM:
Call for printouts, maps, diskettes, etc.
DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):
N/A; entire database is not transferrable.
ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
 
COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: