Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, National Sage-Grouse Conservation Planning Framework Team Originator: USGS, Snake River Field Station, Rangewide Conservation Assessment Team Publication_Date: 06302004 Title: Male Sage Grouse Strutting Density Edition: 1.1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Other_Citation_Details: The dataset described herein was assembled for use in Connelly, J. W., S. T. Knick, M. A. Schroeder, and S. J. Stiver. 2004. Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Unpublished Report. Cheyenne, WY. Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/FTP/regional/USGS/male_lek_dens_sgca.zip Description: Abstract: Density of strutting male Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) as derived from sage-grouse lek survey data initially assembled for the Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats (Connelly et al. 2004). Source data from all (n = 5654 at that time) known active leks in Western North America. Density grid based on a summary of counts conducted at leks between 2000-2003. The lek count data was assembled from state- and province-based records acquired from, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Data were acquired from the appropriate persons listed below and assembled and classified based on standard terminology. THE SOURCE DATA, DEFINING LEK LOCATION AND ANNUAL COUNTS, IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND WILL NOT BE DISRTIBUTED TO ANY PARTIES WITHOUT FULL CONSENT OF ALL OF THE PRIMARY DATA PROVIDERS. This density estimate was created using ArcMap Spatial Analyst Density function and is freely available for distribution. Purpose: The purpose of this data compilation and mapping effort was to estimate sage-grouse strongholds throughout the species range. In general, lek count surveys are performed by state wildlife agencies and maintained in state databases. This grid was an added analysis of the first attempt (as far as we can tell) to assemble these state-based data into a regional format. The GIS data layers resulting from this effort will likely be superseded by better regional data compilations in the future. The data that underlies this grid could be used as a starting point to monitor and analyze changes in Greater Sage-grouse populations over time. Supplemental_Information: These data were used for all sage-grouse analyses in the Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats (Connelly et al. 2004) and were, at that time, the most complete and reliable regional database of Sage-grouse leks available. However, the source data used to create this database was not consistent in terms of methods or effort, either within or among states/provinces. Furthermore, no field-based quality assurances were made to assess the validity of this data. See the Conservation Assessment (http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/conservation_assessment.htm) starting on page 6 - 2 for more detail on post-processing of the data. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.043523 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.616112 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.570939 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.968245 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Greater Sage-grouse Theme_Keyword: Sage-grouse Theme_Keyword: Centrocercus Theme_Keyword: urophasianus Theme_Keyword: distribution Theme_Keyword: range Theme_Keyword: current Theme_Keyword: present-day Theme_Keyword: historic Theme_Keyword: habitat Theme_Keyword: potential Theme_Keyword: strutting ground Theme_Keyword: lek Theme_Keyword: counts Theme_Keyword: survey Theme_Keyword: census Theme_Keyword: regional Theme_Keyword: summary Theme_Keyword: route Theme_Keyword: density Theme_Keyword: strutting Theme_Keyword: male Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geospatial One Stop Theme_Keyword: Biology and Ecology Theme_Keyword: Bird Conservation Theme_Keyword: Ecosystems Theme_Keyword: Environment and Conservation Theme_Keyword: Natural Resources Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Canada Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Washington Place_Keyword: Oregon Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Nevada Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: North Dakota Place_Keyword: South Dakota Place_Keyword: Alberta Place_Keyword: Saskatchewan Access_Constraints: None for this grid. However, the source data is not to be distributed to the general public without the expressed written concent of all data providors (listed below). Use_Constraints: Data must be used with caution because of the inconsistency of the methods used and completeness of the data within and among states/provinces. While the creation of this grid from point count data lessens inconsistency problems, users are still cautioned regarding the shortcomings of the source data. User assumes all responsibility for use and interpretation of this data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Sean Finn Contact_Organization: USGS Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist (GIS) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS Snake River Field Station Address: 970 Lusk St. City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (208) 426-2697 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (208) 426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sfinn@usgs.gov Data_Set_Credit: Jack Connelly, Steven Knick, Mike Schroeder, San Stiver, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, National Sage-Grouse Conservation Planning Framework Team Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: none Security_Classification: Unclassified Security_Handling_Description: None. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Connelly, J. Originator: Knick, S. Originator: Schroeder, M. Originator: Stiver, S. Publication_Date: 062004 Title: Conservation Assessment for Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Series_Information: Series_Name: Sage Grouse Conservation Assessment Issue_Identification: Unpublished Report Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Cheyenne, WY Publisher: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/conservation_assessment.htm Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The accuracy varies from state to state depending on persons recording the data and the management of the data in each state/province. Logical_Consistency_Report: For the source (i.e., lek count and location) data, logical consistency is unknown. Source data was collected independently by each state and province and protocols typically differed among states. Subsequent to assimilation of the source data into one dataset, all information was consistently evaluated and analyzed. Completeness_Report: There is no way to assess the completeness of this data. It was assembled from stateand provincial databases that have been managed independently. See 'Source Data' section for any available information regarding completeness at the state/province level. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Point data generally recorded in decimal degrees or UTM coordinate. Any accuracy report cited for individual state/province data is listed below in 'Source Data'. Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Original point data may be from GPS or hand mapping. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: John Wrede, Regional Wildlife Manager Publication_Date: Unpublished Title: South Dakota - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: john.wrede@state.sd.us (605)394-2394 Answered call for metadata 6/2005. Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SD-DGFP Source_Contribution: Block counts of all known leks, primarily from the ground with occational aerial searches to locate new leks or revisit historic lek sites that had been abandoned for several years. No known breeding areas were excluded from surveying. Use "PR Job Outlines" as survey protocol. Some locations were GPS'ed others were hand-mapped. Data stored in Excel spreadsheets. In 2005, agency was in process of converting all recorded locations into GIS. Attributes are: Lek ID & Name, male bird counts, total leks counted, total active leks,total birds counted, observer name, date, time. Some data have: weather, # observers. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Tom Christiansen, Sage Grouse Program Coordinator Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Wyoming - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: tom.christiansen@wgf.state.wy.us (307)875-3223 Answered call for metadata 6/2005. Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/docs/Grouse_habitat_book.pdf Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WY - WGF Source_Contribution: Lek counts for Wyoming collected "largely based on Connelly et al. 2003 (Monitoring of Greater Sage-grouse Habitats and Populations - Univ. of Idaho Station Bulletin 80). The level of standardization has increased over the years. Wyoming Game and Fish (WGF) samples a portion of of the >1700 known leks (~1000 leks sampled in 2002). The sampling regime is not statistically based. Wyoming Game and Fish also has an unpublished internal techniques document that is currently being updated and will be published in an updated WGF Wildlife Techniques Manual. Historically, most locations were hand mapped and most are now GPS'ed. Currently mapping polygons of lek perimeters. Data stored in Access database. Currently working on quality controls for the survey effort and data management. Attributes are: date, time, observer name, male/female/unknown grouse count, legal oocation, UTM, grouse sign observed, land status (ownership), administrative location (BLM office, county, etc), comments/field notes. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jerry Kobriger, Upland Game Supervisor Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: North Dakota - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: gkobriger@stste.nd.us (701) 227-7431 Answered call for metadata 6/2005. Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ND - GFD Source_Contribution: Conduct 2-3 ground counts/year throughout the Sage-grouse range in ND. Also use aerial surveys to locate leks that have moved and to complete survey area (2x in last 25 yr). No formal survey protocol exists. Location data was originallly recorded by legal description; now most sites are GPS'ed. Data are stored in an Excel spreadsheet. Currently only high male count is in dataset. ND is in process of developing a dataset with additional information (weather, type of count, time of day, etc.). Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Scott Gardner, Wildlife Programs Branch Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Califirnia - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: sgardner@dfg.ca.gov (916) 445-3690 Answered call for metadata 6/2005. Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Mono, Co., CA - DFG Source_Contribution: This data set covers the highest annual counts made of male Greater Sage-grouse at leks in Mono County. A lek is a traditional display area of courtship and breeding where two or more male sage-grouse have attended in two or more of the previous 5 years. The area is normally located in a very open site in or adjacent to sage brush dominated communities. Usually 3-4 counts are made each year from late March to mid-April (depending on local weather conditions). Counts start about sunrise, are made over a 1-2 hour period, with observers about 100 meters distant from most of the activity. The counts of sage-grouse at leks were made largely by Department of Fish and Game and Bureau of Land Management employees. These data document 887 counts representing the count with the most male sage-grouse observed at a particular lek over the 52 years of counts, from 1953 through 2004. All 35 of these leks where counts were made are in Mono County, and most are east of Highway 395. WHAT EACH RECORD REPRESENTS Each record contains information on the local population name, lek identification code, highest number of grouse observed for each lek in each year where a count was made, and the UTM coordinates representing each lek's location. Purpose This data set was designed to track the maximum numbers of male Greater Sage-grouse at individual leks each year and over time. It can be used to track population trends, and the dynamics of leks and the variations in their use. DATA ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS The same count errors (see caveats below) occur consistently and allow counts to provide the basis for valid assumptions of the variation in the population size from year-to-year, and over longer time periods, in local populations. The three to four different counts of each lek also mitigate against having a single-day count with bad weather imparing grouse movement to a lek and poor visibility to count grouse. KNOWN CAVEATS OF THE DATA * Not all leks were counted in all years. * The data does not include count data that were not the highest for a particular lek in a given year. * Not all sage-grouse in a area may be at a given lek during a count period. * Not all sage-grouse at a lek in a given count period may be counted. * Observations of a single displaying male grouse, by itself, are not included since this type of observation does not meet the definition of a lek Data stored in Excel spreadsheet and submitted to BIOS, the official state database. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Scott Gardner, Wildlife Program Branch Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: California - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: sgardner@dfg.ca.gov (916) 445-3690 Answered call for metadata 6/2005. Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NW CA - DFG Source_Contribution: This data set was developed from known lek locations for greater sage-grouse in northeastern California & western Nevada. Lek locations have been observed and recorded since the early 1950's. Locations were recorded from hand marked paper maps prior to the mid-1990's. Locations since about 1995 have been by GPS with annual corrections. Locations determined from aircraft were followed up with ground observations. Objectives of data set were to locate, map, and monitor leks used historically and currently in northeastern California. A lek is an area clear of ground cover that sage-grouse use for display and breeding. Data set includes but is not limited to leks that may have moved slightly or may have been subsequently re-located at a slightly different location than the original detection. These data were developed for landscape scale monitoring, protection, and conservation planning purposes. This is a subset of a larger data set that is maintained by DFG Wildlife Programs Branch in Sacramento, California. TIME PERIOD COVERED: Lek site observations from 1953 until 2004. GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF THE RECORDS: Lassen County and Modoc County, California; Washoe County, Nevada. EACH RECORD REPRESENTS: Records in this data set represent the estimated location of leks by field personnel from GPS and hand mapped observations since 1953. Attributes include X and Y coordinates. Due to the extreme sensitivity of leks to the reproduction success of sage-grouse, only those who can demonstrate a critical need for the data will be given access. Permission can only be granted for use by Frank Hall (see Point of Contact information), California Department of Fish & Game, Northern California North Coast Region for use of these data. These data are intended for small scale (1:100,000 and smaller) natural resource management and planning applications. The points in this data set are not exact locations, but estimations of 400± meters to 10 ± meters. These location points are a representation of a general area of use for a lek. This data set is intended as an analytical tool for wildlife and habitat management along with conservation and restoration planning. It is recommended that these data be acquired directly from the Department of Fish & Game and not any other source which may have changed the data. It is also recommended that attention be paid to the content of the metadata file associated with these data. Users are cautioned that these data and interpretations derived from them do not eliminate the need for onsite survey and evaluation of specific sites for intensive uses. Every effort is made to provide and maintain accurate, complete, usable, and timely data. However, some DFG data and information may be preliminary in nature and presented prior to final review. These data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be correct or complete. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Conclusions drawn from or actions undertaken on the basis of, such data and information are the sole responsibility of the user. Neither the State of California or Department of Fish & Game, nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed. Data stored in Excel spreadsheet and submittted to BIOS, the official state database. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Dean Mitchell, Upland Game Program Coordinator Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Utah - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: deanmitchell@utah.gov (801) 538-4709 Answered call for metadata 6/2005. Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: UT - DWR Source_Contribution: Lek count surveys conducted annually. Standard written protocol and data sheet provided to all observers. Locations recorded using GPS. Data stored in Excel spreadsheet. Standard data quality control in place: region observer data submitted to and reviewed by regional wildlife managers and statewide upland game coordinator. Coordinator works with regional managers to recitfy and data problems. Attributes are: date, time, and weather. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Shawn Espinosa, Sage Grouse Staff Specialist Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Nevada - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: sespinosa@ndow.org (775) 688-1523 Answered call for metadata 6/2005 Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NV - DOW Source_Contribution: Lek count data are collected using actual lek counts, lek routes, and using helicopter aerial surves in almost all cases. Counts are colected on trend grounds, known leks, and periodic discovery flights are made in suspected grouse habitat when flight time is available. Most lek locations are GPS'ed (in NAD27) and all leks are identified by legal description (TRS). Data is maintained in an Access database and maintained by the 'GIS section.' The data gets several levels of scrutiny including by the volunteer coordinator (if applicable), the field biologist, and the Staff Sage-grouse Biologist. The process includes a data warehousing protocol with definitions and guidelined for creating complexes and applying a status to a lek (active, inactive, historic, unknown). Attributes are: lek name, ID number, PMU name, UTM, NDOW Management Area and Hunt Unit and Region, Complex name, Trend Ground (Y/N), County, Survey Method. Are now adding date, time, weather, and observer to database where this data is avaliable. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Sue McAdam Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Saskatchewan - Personal Communication Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: none Other_Citation_Details: smcAdam@serm.gov.sk.ca Responded to metadata call 9/2005. Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SK - SME Source_Contribution: Minimum of two counts (due to impassible access), usually three counts on provincial lands and four counts on federal lands. One count on each lek about once a week to ten days from early April- early May. Counts were done on foot, truck, or ATV of all known occupied leks and as many abandoned leks as possible. Counts begin at least half an hour before sunrise and end when the birds leave or at 09:30h (Birds in SK are gone well before that, usually before 07:00h.). Counts completed using methods described by Connelly et al. and mapped using GPS (some hand-mapped on topographic maps). Data are stored in an Excel spreadsheet. Digital data has lek location and male grouse count only; additional attributes (time, weather, observers noted) available only on paper. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (Rick Northrup) Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Sage Grouse Leks [metadata] Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Other_Citation_Details: rnorthrup@state.mt.us (406) 444-5633 Responded to metadata call 9/2005 Type_of_Source_Media: computer program Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MT - FWP Source_Contribution: The data were received from MFWP and BLM wildlife biologists in a variety of file formats. The location data ranged from UTM and/or lat long coordinates recorded with GPS units to township, range, and section notations. The township, range, and section data were often broken down to the 1/4 1/4 section level. The coordinates for the township, range, and section data locations were generated using a VBA (Microsoft Access) procedure that calculated the x and y coordinate derived from the xy coordinate of the section's polygon centroid. The centroid of the section's polygon was based on the 1:100,000 Public Land Survey System GIS layer that was developed by the BLM, Billings, MT. Process_Step: Process_Description: Lek location data were collected from the state agencies and personnel listed in 'Source Information' to produce the analyses conducted for Connelly et al. 2004. Process_Date: 2004 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jack Connelly Contact_Organization: Idaho Department of Fish and Game Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Idaho Department of Fish and Game Address: 1345 Barton Road City: Pocatello State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83204 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (208) 681-1414 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jcsagegrouse@aol.com Process_Step: Process_Description: Lek locations <1.6 km apart were combined to account for lek movement through time and for ephermeral use of satellite leks (smaller irregularly used sites that are associated with larger 'core' lek sites nearby). Process_Date: 2004 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Mike Schroeder Contact_Organization: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife City: Olympia State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 98501 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (509) 686-2692 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: grouse@vib.tv Process_Step: Process_Description: Counts from 2000-2003 were averaged and place in a new field called 'Size'. Tabular data were converted to an ArcGIS Geodatabase: lekcounts_44-03_sgca.mdb Process_Date: 2004 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: lekcounts_44-03_sgca.mdb Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Sean Finn Contact_Organization: USGS Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: USGS Snake River Field Station Address: 970 Lusk St. City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (208) 426-2697 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sfinn@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The grid was produced in ArcMap from the summarized data as follows. Selected records where ?Current? = ?Active? and ?Size? > 0. The Spatial Analyst Density function was used where Input = lekcounts_44-03_sgca.mdb; Population field = Size; Density Type = Kernel; Search Radius = 50000; Area Units = Sq. Km; Output Cell Size = 90. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: lekcounts_44-03_sgca.mdb Process_Date: 2004 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: curr_active Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Sean Contact_Organization: USGS Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St. City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (208) 371-2740 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sfinn@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5654 Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell Row_Count: 14997 Column_Count: 15962 Vertical_Count: 1 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 38.000000 Standard_Parallel: 41.000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -114.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 34.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 90.000000 Ordinate_Resolution: 90.000000 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The single attribute of the floating point grid is a value indicating the number of male sage grouse / km^2. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Connelly, J. W., S. T. Knick, M. A. Schroeder, and S. J. Stiver. 2004. Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Unpublished Report. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St. City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-5204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tzarriel@usgs.gov Resource_Description: ESRI personal geodatabase Distribution_Liability: We make every effort to provide and maintain accurate, complete, usable, and timely information on our web sites. However, some USGS data and information accessed through these pages may, of necessity, be preliminary in nature and presented prior to final review and approval by the Director of the USGS. These data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be correct or complete. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis of, such data and information are the sole responsibility of the user. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCG Format_Version_Number: 9.2 Transfer_Size: 925.144 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: SAGEMAP Access_Instructions: from 'Data Query and Download' page, search on Regional Data and Sage Grouse Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/FTP/regional/usgs/male_lek_dens_sgca.zip Fees: none Custom_Order_Process: Contact authors of the Conservation Assessment for Greater Sage-grouse or data distributor to begin process of acquiring data. As stated, all data providers representing 14 states and provinces must agree to release data before a request is filled. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20070808 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Sean P. Finn Contact_Organization: USGS Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist, GBIP Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St. City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (208) 426-2697 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sfinn@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 am - 5 pm Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: none Metadata_Use_Constraints: none Metadata_Security_Information: Metadata_Security_Classification_System: none Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: none Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile