| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Rachel Novak (Information Manager) |
| Organization: NY Natural Heritage Program |
| State: NY |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Rachel Novak |
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| TITLE | Information Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | NY Natural Heritage Program |
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| ADDRESS | 700 Troy-Schenectady Rd |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Latham, NY 12110-2400 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservancy |
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| DATABASE NAME | Element Occurrence Record
System |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Locations and status of rare plants, rare animals and important
ecological communities.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Identify, track, protect and manage rare plants, rare animals, and
important ecological communities.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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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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| Varies according to source of data
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Continually 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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| New York State | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
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| Population Levels/Density |
Fish |
Surveys |
| Management |
Birds |
Museum Collections |
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Reptiles |
Summary Data |
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Amphibians |
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Plants |
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Fungi |
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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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| Other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Access to data is restricted; need to submit written
request. Access is based on a need-to-know basis.
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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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| As accurate as the source of the data.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Two quality assurance steps performed on each record. Data is also screened and reviewed BEFORE entry entry into the database.
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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, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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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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| Kathryn J. Schneider, (written requests only), Coordinator |
| NY Natural Heritage Program |
| Wildlife Resources Center |
| 700 Troy-Schenectady Road |
| Latham, NY 12110-2400
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| Phone:( 518)783-3932 Fax:( 518)783-3916 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: mmouse@cc.edu |
| http//www.mmouse.urc |
| 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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Local use: Paper maps and reports
Other: Data access is restricted; please submit a WRITTEN request.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| Database is not available for transfer
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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