State Biodiversity Database Survey
Contact: John Ozard (Senior Wildlife Biologist)
Organization: Dept of Environmental Conservation
State: NY
NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)
NAME John Ozard
TITLE Senior Wildlife Biologist
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION Dept of Environmental Conservation
ADDRESS700 Troy-Schenectady Rd
CITY, STATE, ZIP Latham, NY 12210-2400
TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILEPhone: (518)783-5733
     Fax:
EMAIL/FTP/WWW 
  
ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
DATABASE NAME Breeding Bird Atlas
DATABASE ACRONYMS 
DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set):
An atlas of breeding birds of New York state from 1980-1985 based upon a 5 kilometer square atlas block.
PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE:
Historical distribution of breeding birds.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):
 
DATE RANGE OF RECORDS:1980 - 1985
IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): No
EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: 
It is an Atlas
 
HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED?
Other; see comments
WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:  
COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: 
Discussions are underway to possibly repeat the Atlas beginning in the year 2000.
 
SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):		 
NYTM Grid 5km x 5km
 
BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS:
THEME SPECIES TYPE
Species Distribution Birds Surveys
PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):
  New York State  
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE
Cooperative agreements
Other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:
Written requests for data can be submitted to the Natural Heritage Program.
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE:
Citation requirements
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:
DATA ACCURACY:
DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?):
Within 25 square kilometers
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED:
Based upon volunteers with varying experience and knowledge.
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE:
 
DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING:
DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?):
YES, point/location information
YES, vector/polygon information
YES, by administrative boundary; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING:
Administrative Boundary: Special grid
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured):
Presence of breeding activity grouped into three catagories:
1) Possible Breeding;
2) Probable Breeding; and
3) Confirmed Breeding.
DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set):
New York Natural Heritage Program, * written requests only!
700 Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 12110
CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.):
Other; see comments.
Local use only; see comments.
COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM:
Local use: paper printouts for local areas, special requests
Other: Published Book: The Atlas of Breeding Birds of New York State, Cornell University Press - 1988.
DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):
20 + Megabytes
ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
Published Documents
COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA:
Published Book: The Atlas of Breeding Birds of New York State, Cornell University Press - 1988.