| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Jack McMillen (Assistant Data Manager) |
| Organization: WA Dept of Natural Resources |
| State: WA |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Jack McMillen |
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| TITLE | Assistant Data Manager |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | WA Dept of Natural Resources |
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| ADDRESS | PO Box 47016 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Olympia, WA 98504-7016 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (360)902-1673 |
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| | Fax: (Fax:(360)902-1787 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | JMMM490@WADNR.GOV |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Washington Natural Heritage Program, Dept of Natural Resources |
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| DATABASE NAME | Biological and Conservation Data System, Washington |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | BCD |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| A collection of relational databases, including taxonomic and
distribution information on rare plant species and high-quality
ecosystems in Washington state.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Used to track rare plant species and high-quality ecosystems in
Washington state.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1881 - 1996, present |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | Yes |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Weekly Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| Washington State. 45 degrees 30' N - 49 degrees N to 117 degrees W - 125 degrees W
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Plants |
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| Habitat Associations |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Licensing agreements |
| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Citation requirements |
| Distribution |
| 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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| Most locations accurate to 300 m, some only to general place
name.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Mapping and data entry are checked for accuracy.
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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, vector/polygon information |
| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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Administrative Boundary: County, Quad, Managed Areas
Place: Ecoregion, Site Names, Township/Range/Section
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| Rare plant species, high-quality ecosystems.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Jack McMillen, Assistant Data Manager
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| WA Natural Heritage Program/WA DNR |
| PO Box 47016 |
| Olympia, WA 98504-7016 |
| Phone:( 360) 902-1673 Fax:( 360) 902-1787 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: JMMM490@WADNR.GOV |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Other; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| Printed reports, diskette
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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