State Biodiversity Database Survey Contact: Terry Johnson (Cartographer) Organization: WA Dept of Wildlife State: WA

NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)

NAME Terry Johnson TITLE Cartographer AGENCY/ORGANIZATION WA Dept of Wildlife ADDRESS 600 N Capitol Way CITY, STATE, ZIP Olympia, WA 98501-1091 TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE Phone: (360)902-2494       Fax:   EMAIL/FTP/WWW

ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife. DATABASE NAME Wildlife Heritage Database; Priority Habitats & Species Database DATABASE ACRONYMS HRTG; PHS

DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): 1:24,000 scale GIS databases with detailed data on specific known locations of important fish and wildlife species. PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: Information and planning SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):

DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: 1980's - current 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.):   State of Washington

BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: THEME SPECIES TYPE Species Distribution Mammals   Habitat Associations Fish     Birds     Reptiles     Amphibians     Terrestrial Invertebrates     Aquatic Invertebrates

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?): Accurate to 1/4 mile, 1 mile, or a general location. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: Information is collected from a reliable source (i.e. field biologists) and screened by a wildlife biologist prior to entry in database. 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: USGS 7.5 minute QUAD ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): Locational information on important fish and wildlife species. 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) 902-2494 Email/FTP/WWW Address:   CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): Other; see comments. COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: Digital, reports, maps DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.):   ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET: Data Dictionaries Published Documents COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: