State Biodiversity Database Survey Contact: Katherine Boyle (Biologist) Organization: SC Dept of Natural Resources State: SC

NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)

NAME Katherine Boyle TITLE Biologist AGENCY/ORGANIZATION SC Dept of Natural Resources ADDRESS PO Box 167 CITY, STATE, ZIP Columbia, SC 29202 TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE Phone: (803)734-4032       Fax: (803)734-3931 EMAIL/FTP/WWW boyle@water.dnr.state.sc.us

ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) SC Department of Natural Resources. DATABASE NAME Biological Conservation Data DATABASE ACRONYMS BCD

DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): Location data on rare and endangered species and communities including name of observer, date observed, latitude and longitude of site, and brief description of the site, with road directions. PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: Protect rare and endangered species and natural communities. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Diversity Section Heritage Trust Program

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.):   South Carolina. Latitude/Longitude defining point

BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: THEME SPECIES TYPE Species Distribution Mammals Surveys Other; see comments Fish Museum Collections   Birds Anecdotal   Reptiles     Amphibians     Plants     Aquatic Invertebrates

PLACE KEYWORDS (Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):   South Carolina

DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE   COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: No access constraints except that location data on Bald Eagle not be published for distribution to the public. DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: Other; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: None except for location data on Bald Eagles DATA ACCURACY: DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): Majority is accurate within 3 seconds of latitude/longitude. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: Latitudes/Longitudes displayed as points on GIS maps and checked against original data sheets submitted by biologists. 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 YES, by place; see comments COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: Administrative Boundary: County and Quad Place: Gov't owned lands such as Parks, National Forests, Heritage Preserves, etc. ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): Rare/endangered species and natural communities of South Carolina. Size of population, characterization of habitat, threats to the site. DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): Michelle Taylor, Data Manager SC Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Diversity PO Box 167 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone:( 803)734-3917 Fax:( 803)734-3931 Email/FTP/WWW Address:   CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): Local use only; see comments. COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: Available on paper or on diskette (in Word Perfect or ASCII format). DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): Approx. 2 Megabytes ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET: Published Documents COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: