Idaho GAP Predicted Habitat - AMAJF04010, American badger, Taxidea taxus

Idaho GAP Predicted Habitat - AMAJF04010, American badger, Taxidea taxus

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Idaho GAP Predicted Habitat - AMAJF04010, American badger, Taxidea taxus

Abstract: 
The Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit's Landscape Dynamics Lab created the wildlife habitat relationship (whr) models for 379 terrestrial vertebrates that regularly breed in Idaho.  Habitat associations for each species were determined by literature searches and expert opinion.  These features were then selected from the following spatial datasets where appropriate: Idaho Land Cover, Idaho Digital Elevation Model, Idaho Climate Zones, and Distance to Hydrologic Features.  The resulting maps were then restricted to the areas where the species had been observed (determined by occurrence within 635 sq. km hexagons.  Each model was reviewed and edited as needed.  Models are stored as geo-referenced image files (.tif and .tfw).  In ARC/INFO, use the IMAGEGRID command to convert the image into a grid.

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Landscape Dynamics Lab, 20010101, Idaho GAP Predicted Habitat - AMAJF04010, American badger, Taxidea taxus: Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, ID.

    Online links:
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -117.8213021
    East: -110.59569566
    North: 49.13585278
    South: 41.69658246

  3. What does it look like?

    http://www.wildlife.uidaho.edu/images/whr/amajf04010.jpg (jpg)
    Image of species predicted distribution.

    Thumbnail image:

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar date: 20010101
    Currentness reference: 
    Current as of publication date of each source

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types:
      • Dimensions 27554 x 17570 x 1, type Grid Cell

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      Projection parameters:
      Transverse Mercator
      Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600
      Longitude of central meridian: -114.000000
      Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000
      False easting: 500000.000000
      False northing: 100000.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using row and column.
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 30.000000.
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 30.000000.
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.400000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity and attribute overview: 
    The following information details the selection parameters and
spatial data sets used to create the model for this species.
For an explanation of the codes, refer to the reference for
that spatial data set.

ELCODE          =AMAJF04010
SCIENTIFIC      =Taxidea taxus
CNAME           =American badger
BUFFER1         =
BUFFER2         =
VEG             =2000->3316,8100
ELEMIN          =
ELEMAX          =3660

    Entity and attribute detail citation: 
    none
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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    • Landscape Dynamics Lab

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Leona Svancara
    Landscape Dynamics Lab
    Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Moscow, Idaho 83844-1141

    208-885-3774 (voice)
    leonab@uidaho.edu
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Why was the data set created?

These data were developed for the Idaho Gap Analysis Project. They comply to minimum standards of the Gap Analysis Program of the Biological Resources Division, US Geological Survey as of January 1, 1999. These data are intended to aid in state level assessment of natural resources and are not intended for use at a scale greater than 1:100,000.

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

    IDVEG (source 1 of 5)

    Landscape Dynamics Lab, 19990210, GRID IDVEG - Idaho Land Cover: Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.

    Type of source media: Landsat Thematic Mapper Image
    Source scale denominator: 24000
    Source contribution: 
    Land cover component

    IDDEM (source 2 of 5)

    Landscape Dynamics Lab, 19990210, GRID IDDEM - Idaho Digital Elevation Model: Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.

    Type of source media: Digital Elevation Model
    Source scale denominator: 100000
    Source contribution: 
    Elevation component as needed

    CLIMATE (source 3 of 5)

    Landscape Dynamics Lab, 19990210, GRID CLIMATE - Idaho Climate Zones: Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.

    Type of source media: Landsat Thematic Mapper Image
    Source scale denominator: 500000
    Source contribution: 
    Climate zone component as appropriate

    IDHYDBUF (source 4 of 5)

    Landscape Dynamics Lab, 19990210, Idaho Hydrologic Buffers: Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.

    Type of source media: Rasterized Digital Line Graph
    Source scale denominator: 100000
    Source contribution: 
    Distance to hydrologic features as needed

    EMAP (source 5 of 5)

    Landscape Dynamics Lab, 19990210, Idaho EMAP Hexagon Coverage: Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Moscow, Idaho.

    Type of source media: Landsat Thematic Mapper Image
    Source scale denominator: 100000
    Source contribution: 
    Hexagons for restricting range predictions

  2. What changes have been made?

    Date: 19981001 (change 1 of 17) 
    Compiled list of terrestrial vertebrates known to regularly breed in Idaho

    Date: 19981001 (change 2 of 17) 
    Searched literature for habitat associations for each of the 379 terrestrial vertebrates known to regularly breed in Idaho, documenting the references for each species.

    Date: 19991001 (change 3 of 17) 
    Compiled the spatial data sets necessary to create the wildlife habitat relationship models.

    Date: 19991001 (change 4 of 17) 
    Converted the text habitat descriptions for each species into codes corresponding to the spatial data sets being used.

    Date: 19991001 (change 5 of 17) 
    Obtained occurrence records for species from Idaho Conservation Data Center, Breeding Bird Survey, Region 1 Landbird Monitoring Project, Dr. Charles Peterson, reviewer expert opinion and other sources to populate the hexagons where each species was documented to occur in Idaho.

    Date: 20001001 (change 6 of 17) 
    Constructed the first model coverage for a species by selecting the land cover types appropriate for that species using the SELECT function in ARC GRID.

    Date: 20001001 (change 7 of 17) 
    Using the first model coverage as a mask, selected the next appropriate habitat features for that species using the SELECTMASK function in ARC GRID.

    Date: 20001001 (change 8 of 17) 
    Repeated the above process until all appropriate habitat features were included in the model.

    Date: 20001001 (change 9 of 17) 
    Constructed a hexagon of occurrence grid for the species by selecting the hexagons where the species was observed and converting the resultant coverage to a raster grid

    Date: 20001001 (change 10 of 17) 
    To eliminate artificial boundaries associated with using the hexagon coverage as a mask, used the ZONALMIN function in ARC GRID to create zones in the hexagon of occurrence grid based on 5th code watersheds.  These zones were then used to select the watersheds containing at least part of a hexagon of occurrence for that species.

    Date: 20001001 (change 11 of 17) 
    Restricted the species model by the watershed occurrence grid using the SELECTMASK function in ARC GRID

    Date: 20001001 (change 12 of 17) 
    Used the TEST function in ARC GRID to reduce the output grid to a binary grid (1 for suitable, 0 for unsuitable habitat).

    Date: 20001001 (change 13 of 17) 
    Converted the final model grid to a geo-registered TIFF image using the GRIDIMAGE command in ARC to save disk space.

    Date: 20001001 (change 14 of 17) 
    Edits made as necessary based on expert review.

    Date: 20011001 (change 15 of 17) 
    Gathered species lists from management areas for use in accuracy assessment.

    Date: 20011001 (change 16 of 17) 
    Used the SELECTMASK function in ARC GRID to determine the number of correct present and omission predictions of species occurrence in selected management areas.

    Date: 20060522 (change 17 of 17) 
    Data were downloaded from the Landscape Dynamics Lab Web site.

The original image could not be accessed in ArcGIS due to issues with the G4 compression.  Therefore, the compression format was changed from G4 to LZW using the IMAGEGRID and GRIDIMAGE commands using Arc Workstation 9.1.

IMAGEGRID %prefix%.TIF %prefix%g # # NEAREST DEFAULT
GRIDIMAGE %prefix%g colormapfile.clr whr%prefix%_id_icfwru.tif TIFF LZW

The colormap file had the following entries:
# value red green blue
0 255 255 255
1 0 0 0

Metadata were converted from text format to XML using MP Batch and updated to reflect distribution through the Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse.

    Person responsible for change:
    Bruce Godfrey
    Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
    GIS Specialist
    Box 442350
    Moscow, ID 83844-2350

    208.885.6463 (voice)
    bgodfrey@uidaho.edu

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    Wildlife lists gathered from 62 special management areas across Idaho were used to assess the accuracy of the WHR models.  Only 353 of the 379 species modeled were included in the accuracy assessment due to lack of independent data.  See the Idaho GAP Analysis Report for more information.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Unknown

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    All cells within Idaho boundary are assigned as suitable or unsuitable habitat for this species.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Not applicable for raster data.

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: None
Use constraints: 
These data are not to be used at scales greater than 1:100,000.

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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Leona Svancara
    Landscape Dynamics Lab
    Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Moscow, ID 83844-1141

    208-885-3774 (voice)
    leonab@uidaho.edu

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Not to be used at scales greater than 1:100,000.  Not to be used for navigational purposes.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?


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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Ree Brannon
    National GAP Analysis Program
    Senior GIS Analyst
    530 S. Asbury St., Suite 1
    Moscow, ID 83843
    USA

    208-885-3720 (voice)
    208-885-3618 (FAX)
    abrannon@uidaho.edu
    Hours of Service: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the US Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.  This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.  It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data.  The US Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?


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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Bruce Godfrey
    Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
    GIS Specialist
    Box 442350
    Moscow, ID 83844-2350

    208.885.6463 (voice)
    bgodfrey@uidaho.edu

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 20010701
Last reviewed: 20011201

Metadata author:
Leona Svancara
Landscape Dynamics Lab
Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Moscow, Idaho 83844-1141

208-885-3774 (voice)
leonab@uidaho.edu

Metadata standard:
Content Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata(FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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