State Biodiversity Database Survey Contact: Tom Kohley (Research Scientist) Organization: WY Water Resources Center State: WY

NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?)

NAME Tom Kohley TITLE Research Scientist AGENCY/ORGANIZATION WY Water Resources Center ADDRESS Box 3067, University Station CITY, STATE, ZIP Laramie, WY 82071 TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE Phone: (307) 766-2735       Fax: (307) 766-3785 EMAIL/FTP/WWW kohley@uwyo.edu

ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) Wyoming Gap Analysis Project and Wyoming Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit DATABASE NAME Wyoming Gap Databases DATABASE ACRONYMS WYGAP

DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): GIS Databases of Land Cover, Land Ownership, and Administration, and Predicted Distributions for 445 terrestrial vertebrate species. PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: Databases were developed as part of the National GAP Program directed by the NBS. The databases are used to assess the protection status of selected elements of biodiversity. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.):

DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: pre-1950 - 1993 IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): Yes EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA:   Yes, for terrestrial vertebrate species

HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? Update Completed Other; see comments

WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?:   COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS:   Dependent upon National GAP office and/or future support from State Cooperators.   SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET (Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.):   State of Wyoming, including all of Yellowstone National Park

BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: THEME SPECIES TYPE Species Distribution Mammals Museum Collections Management Birds Summary Data Habitat Associations Reptiles   Habitat Maps Amphibians   Wetland Maps

PLACE KEYWORDS (Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): GAP Analysis Wyoming Biodiversity GIS

DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE   COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS:   DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: Citation requirements COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS:   DATA ACCURACY: DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): Currently being evaluated QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED:   ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: Currently being evaluated DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): YES, raster (pixel/cells) image 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: Hexagon Place: Wyoming ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): Species presence/absence within mapped habitats DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): Tom Kohley, Research Scientist Wyoming Water Resources Center Box 3067 University Station Laramie, WY 82070 Phone:( 307) 766-2735 Fax:( 307) 766-3785 Email/FTP/WWW Address: kohley@uwyo.edu   CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): On-line/Internet. Other; see comments. Local use only; see comments. COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: On-line/Internet: not yet, but soon Local use: 8mm, 4mm tapes DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): Species: 200 Megabytes; Ownership: 25 Megabytes; Land Cover: 25 Megabytes ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET: FGDC compliant metadata files Data Dictionaries Accuracy Collection Protocols Published Documents COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: