| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: T. Doug Beard (Database Coordinator) |
| Organization: WI Dept of Natural Resources |
| State: WI |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | T. Doug Beard |
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| TITLE | Database Coordinator |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | WI Dept of Natural Resources |
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| ADDRESS | PO Box 7921, FM/4 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Madison, WI 53707 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (608) 267-9427 |
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| | Fax: (608) 267-7857 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | BEARDT@DNR.STATE.WI.US |
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| | http://WWW/DNR.STATE.WI.US |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
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| DATABASE NAME | Wisconsin Fisheries Information System |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| This system is a conglomerate of datasets which contain
information on fish management fish community surveys, fish
stalking, creel surveys, and public access information. |
| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| To provide access to information collected by fish management
program in Wisconsin. |
| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1930-present, 1996 |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | Yes |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| Depends on database. | |
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Continually Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| Wisconsin. PLSS and state waterbody code naming system. | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Fish |
Surveys |
| Population Levels/Density |
Plants |
Summary Data |
| Management |
Aquatic Invertebrates |
Anecdotal |
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Other; see comments |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Copyright agreements |
| Freedom of Information Act requests |
| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Copyright: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has
copyright on all data.
Fees: If request is excessive.
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Copyright agreements. |
| 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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| Depends on dataset. All data have methodology stored with
which should allow the user to determine this.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Varies based on information, all information collected by
professional fisheries biologists.
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| These databases are information collected by Fish Management
Program and vary in all of the above. |
| DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: |
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| DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): |
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| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| YES, by place; see comments |
| YES, other; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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Administrative Boundary: PLSS
Other: State Watercoding System
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| All fish species, measure quantitative information such as
length, age, etc. |
| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| T. Doug Beard, Database Coordinator |
| Bureau of Fisheries and Habitat Protection |
| FM/4, POB 7921 |
| Madison, WI 53707 |
| Phone:(608) 267-9427 Fax:(608) 267-7857. |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: BEARDT@DNR.STATE.WI.US |
| http://WWW/DNR.STATE.WI.US |
| 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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| Diskette |
| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| 300 Megabytes |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Data Dictionaries |
| Collection Protocols |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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