State Biodiversity Database Survey
Contact: Martin Hudson (GIS Analyst/Database Manager)
Organization: WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
State: WA
NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)
NAME Martin Hudson
TITLE GIS Analyst/Database Manager
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION WA Dept of Wildlife
ADDRESS600 N Capitol Way
CITY, STATE, ZIP Olympia, WA 98501-1091
TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILEPhone: (360)902-2487
     Fax:
EMAIL/FTP/WWW hudsomgh@dfw.wa.gov
  
ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency)WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife/Bonneville Power
DATABASE NAME Washington Rivers Information System
DATABASE ACRONYMSWARIS
DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set):
GIS database with 1:100,000 River Reach System and anadromous and resident fish data.
PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE:
Information and planning
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):
 
DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: 
IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No):  
EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: 
 
 
HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED?
Irregularly Updated
WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: 1991
COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: 
Updates dependent on funding.
 
SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):		 
State of Washington
 
BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS:
THEME SPECIES TYPE
Species Distribution Fish Summary Data
  Other; see comments  
PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location):
 
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE
Cooperative agreements
Fees
Other; see comments
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:
Specific locations of some species is considered sensitive and access to that information is restricted by agency policy.
DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE:
Citation requirements.
Distribution.
COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:
Specific locations of some species is considered sensitive and access to that information is restricted by agency policy.
DATA ACCURACY:
DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?):
On a scale of 1 to 10, accuracy is approximately "7"
QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED:
Information is collected from a reliable source (i.e. field 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
COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING:
Administrative boundary: Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured):
Species presence/absence with anadromous fish barriers.
DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set):
Lori Adkins, Cartographer
WA Dept of fish & Wildlife
600 Capitol Way N.
Olympia, WA 98501-1091
Phone:( 360) 902-2543 Fax:( 360) 902-2946.
Email/FTP/WWW Address:
 
CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.):
Other; see comments.
Local use only; see comments.
COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM:
Digital, reports, maps
DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):
1.2 Megabytes
ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
Data Dictionaries
COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA:
Comments regarding metadata standards.