Title: AR-GAP Vertebrate Distribution Models
Theme Keyword: Terrestrial Vertebrate models, birds, mammals, reptiles,
amphibians, GAP ANALYSIS
I. Identification Information
Data Set Identity: vertebrate habitat distribution models, using the
Nature Conservancy Element Occurrence Codes
Identification Codes: Grids are named by their TNC ELCODE identifiers:
AR-GAP Sp. #
TNC ELCODE Common Name
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ABNCA02010 Pied-billed Grebe
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ABNFD01020 Double-crested Cormorant
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ABNFE01010 Anhinga
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ABNGA02010 Least Bittern
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ABNGA04010 Great Blue Heron
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ABNGA04040 Great Egret
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ABNGA06030 Snowy Egret
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ABNGA06040 Little Blue Heron
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ABNGA06050 Tricolored Heron
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ABNGA07010 Cattle Egret
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ABNGA08010 Green-backed Heron
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ABNGA11010 Black-crowned Night-Heron
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ABNGA13010 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
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ABNGE01010 White Ibis
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ABNJB05030 Canada Goose
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ABNJB09010 Wood Duck
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ABNJB10060 Mallard
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ABNJB10130 Blue-winged Teal
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ABNJB20010 Hooded Merganser
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ABNKA01010 Black Vulture
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ABNKA02010 Turkey Vulture
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ABNKC01010 Osprey
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ABNKC09010 Mississippi Kite
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ABNKC10010 Bald Eagle
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ABNKC12020 Sharp-shinned Hawk
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ABNKC12040 Cooper's Hawk
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ABNKC19030 Red-shouldered Hawk
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ABNKC19050 Broad-winged Hawk
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ABNKC19070 Swainson's Hawk
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ABNKC19110 Red-tailed Hawk
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ABNKD06020 American Kestrel
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ABNLC11010 Ruffed Grouse
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ABNLC14010 Wild Turkey
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ABNLC21020 Northern Bobwhite
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ABNME12010 Purple Gallinule
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ABNME13010 Common Moorhen
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ABNME14020 American Coot
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ABNNB03090 Killdeer
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ABNND01010 Black-necked Stilt
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ABNNF19020 American Woodcock
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ABNNM08100 Least Tern
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ABNPB01010 Rock Dove
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ABNPB04040 Mourning Dove
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ABNRB02020
ABNRB09020
ABNSA01010
ABNSB01030
ABNSB05010
ABNSB12020
ABNTA02020
ABNTA07010
ABNTA07070
ABNUA03010
ABNUC45010
ABNXD01020
ABNYF04040
ABNYF04170
ABNYF07030
ABNYF07040
ABNYF07060
ABNYF10020
ABNYF12020
ABPAE32060
ABPAE33020
ABPAE33040
ABPAE35020
ABPAE43070
ABPAE52060
ABPAE52100
ABPAT02010
ABPAU01010
ABPAU03010
ABPAU07010
ABPAU09010
ABPAU09030
ABPAV02020
ABPAV10010
ABPAV10080
ABPAW01020
ABPAW01110
ABPAZ01020
ABPAZ01040
ABPBG06130
ABPBG07010
ABPBG09010
ABPBJ08010
ABPBJ15010
ABPBJ19010
ABPBJ20170
ABPBK01010
ABPBK03010
ABPBK06010
ABPBN01020
ABPBR01030
ABPBT01010
ABPBW01020
ABPBW01110
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Greater Roadrunner
Common Barn-Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Common Nighthawk
Chuck-will's-widow
Whip-poor-will
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Horned Lark
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Loggerhead Shrike
European Starling
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
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ABPBW01170
ABPBW01210
ABPBW01240
ABPBX01020
ABPBX02010
ABPBX03010
ABPBX03020
ABPBX03100
ABPBX03130
ABPBX03170
ABPBX03190
ABPBX03240
ABPBX05010
ABPBX06010
ABPBX07010
ABPBX08010
ABPBX09010
ABPBX10010
ABPBX10030
ABPBX11010
ABPBX12010
ABPBX16010
ABPBX24010
ABPBX45030
ABPBX45040
ABPBX60010
ABPBX63010
ABPBX64030
ABPBX64060
ABPBX65010
ABPBX74030
ABPBX91050
ABPBX91090
ABPBX94020
ABPBX94050
ABPBX96010
ABPBXA0020
ABPBXB0010
ABPBXB2020
ABPBXB6050
ABPBXB6070
ABPBXB7030
ABPBXB9070
ABPBXB9190
ABPBY04040
ABPBY06110
ABPBZ01010
AAAAC01010
AAAAG02010
AAAAF01030
AAAAE01040
AAAAB01030
AAAAA01010
AAAAA01090
Yellow-throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Dickcissel
Rufus-sided Towhee
Bachman's Sparrow
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Great-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
Northern Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Hellbender
Lesser siren
Eastern newt
Mudpuppy
Three-toed amphiuma
Ringed salamander
Spotted salamander
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AAAAA01100
AAAAA01120
AAAAA01130
AAAAA01140
AAAAD03030
AAAAD03040
AAAAD05040
AAAAD05050
AAAAD05060
AAAAD05090
AAAAD05120
AAAAD08010
AAAAD12010
AAAAD12030
AAAAD12060
AAAAD12070
AAAAD12130
AAAAD12160
AAAAD16010
AAABF02010
AAABF01040
AAABB01020
AAABB01170
AAABB01180
AAABC01010
AAABC02030
AAABC02060
AAABC05090
AAABC02130
AAABC05060
AAABC05070
AAABE01010
AAABE01020
AAABH01010
AAABH01070
AAABH01090
AAABH01160
AAABH01170
AAABH01200
ARAAE01050
ARAAE02010
ARAAE02040
ARAAB01010
ARAAB02010
ARAAD01010
ARAAD03010
ARAAD05040
ARAAD05050
ARAAD05110
ARAAD07020
ARAAD09010
ARAAD08010
ARAAD08020
ARAAG01020
Marbled salamander
Mole salamander
Small-mouthed salamander
Tiger salamander
Ouachita dusky salamander
Dusky salamander
Long-tailed salamander
Cave salamander
Many-ribbed salamander
Dwarf salamander
Oklahoma salamander
Four-toed salamander
Caddo Mountain salamander
Zigzag salamander
Fourch Mountain salamander
Slimy salamander
Rich Mountain salamander
Southern red-backed salamander
Grotto salamander
Plains spadefoot
Eastern spadefoot
American toad
Gulf Coast toad
Woodhouse's toad
Northern cricket frog
Bird-voiced treefrog
Green treefrog
Spring peeper
Gray treefrog
Strecker's chorus frog
Striped chorus frog
Eastern narrow-mouthed toad
Western narrow-mouthed toad
Crawfish frog
Bullfrog
Green frog
Pickerel frog
Northern leopard frog
Wood frog
Common mud turtle
Razor-backed musk turtle
Common musk turtle
Snapping turtle
Alligator snapping turtle
Painted turtle
Chicken turtle
Common map turtle
Mississippi map turtle
Ouachita map turtle
River cooter
Common slider
Common box turtle
Ornate box turtle
Smooth softshell turtle
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ARAAG01030
ARACF01010
ARACF04020
ARACF12010
ARACF14130
ARACJ02110
ARACH01010
ARACH01050
ARACH01080
ARACH01130
ARACH01100
ARACH03010
ARACB02010
ARADB02010
ARADB03010
ARADB07010
ARADB10010
ARADB13020
ARADB13030
ARADB14010
ARADB17020
ARADB19010
ARADB19020
ARADB19050
ARADB21020
ARADB22010
ARADB22020
ARADB22030
ARADB22050
ARADB22060
ARADB23010
ARADB27020
ARADB27030
ARADB27040
ARADB32010
ARADB34010
ARADB34030
ARADB35040
ARADB36090
ARADB36130
ARADB39010
ARADB39020
ARADC02010
ARADE01010
ARADE01020
ARADE02020
ARADE02040
ARADE03020
ARABA01010
AMAAA01010
AMABB04010
AMABA01060
AMABA05010
AMABA04010
Spiny softshell turtle
Green anole
Collared lizard
Texas horned lizard
Eastern fence lizard
Six-lined racerunner
Coal skink
Five-lined skink
Broad-headed skink
Great Plains skink
Prairie skink
Ground skink
Slender glass lizard
Worm snake
Scarlet snake
Racer
Ring-necked snake
Corn snake
Rat snake
Mud snake
Eastern hog-nosed snake
Prairie kingsnake
Common kingsnake
Milk snake
Coachwhip
Green water snake
Plain-bellied water snake
Southern water snake
Diamondback water snake
Northern water snake
Rough green snake
Graham's crayfish snake
Glossy crayfish snake
Queen snake
Ground snake
DeKay's brown snake
Red-bellied snake
Flat-headed snake
Western ribbon snake
Common garter snake
Rough earth snake
Smooth earth snake
North American coral snake
Copperhead
Cottonmouth
Western diamondback rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnake
Pigmy rattlesnake
American alligator
Virginia Opossum
Eastern Mole
Southeastern Shrew
Desert Shrew
Least Shrew
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AMABA03030
AMABA03020
AMACD01010
AMACC08020
AMACC08010
AMACC05030
AMACC05010
AMACC05020
AMACC02010
AMACC04010
AMACC01040
AMACC03020
AMACC06010
AMACC01060
AMACC01100
AMACC01130
AMACC01010
AMACC01030
AMADA01010
AMAEB01040
AMAEB01080
AMAEB03050
AMAFB02230
AMAFB03010
AMAFB07010
AMAFB07040
AMAFB09010
AMAFC02010
AMAFE01010
AMAFF01010
AMAFF02010
AMAFF02050
AMAFF02020
AMAFF02030
AMAFF03040
AMAFF03070
AMAFF03080
AMAFF03110
AMAFF04010
AMAFF07010
AMAFF08010
AMAFF11140
AMAFF11150
AMAFF15010
AMAFF17010
AMAFF21010
AMAFF21020
AMAFF22010
AMAFK01010
AMAJA01010
AMAJA03010
AMAJA04010
AMAJB01010
AMAJE01010
Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Hoary Bat
Red Bat
Seminole Bat
Silver-haired Bat
Big Brown Bat
Gray Bat
Eastern Pipistrelle
Evening Bat
Keen's Myotis
Indiana Bat
Small-footed Myotis
Little Brown Bat
Southeastern Myotis
Nine-banded Armadillo
Eastern Cottontail
Swamp Rabbit
Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
Eastern Chipmunk
Woodchuck
Gray Squirrel
Fox Squirrel
Southern Flying Squirrel
Plains Pocket Gopher
Beaver
Marsh Rice Rat
Plains Harvest Mouse
Fulvous Harvest Mouse
Eastern Harvest Mouse
Western Harvest Mouse
Deer Mouse
White-footed Mouse
Cotton Mouse
Texas Mouse
Golden Mouse
Hispid Cotton Rat
Eastern Woodrat
Praire Vole
Pine Vole
Muskrat
Southern Bog Lemming
Black Rat
Norway Rat
House Mouse
Nutria
Coyote
Red Fox
Gray Fox
Black Bear
Ringtail
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AMAJE02010
AMAJF02030
AMAJF02050
AMAJF04010
AMAJF05010
AMAJF06010
AMAJF08010
AMAJH03020
AMALC02020
Raccoon
Long-tailed Weasel
Mink
Badger
Spotted Skunk
Striped Skunk
River Otter
Bobcat
White-tailed deer
Additional data base information is distributed with this data set in the
following Microsoft Excel file:
/argap1/start/allspecies.xls
Originator: Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
Native Data Set Environment: GRASS4.1, PCI6.1
Raster File Format: Arc/Info Grid
OS: SunOS 5.5 Generic
103093-03 April 1996
Host: cast.uark.edu; Architecture: sun4 Arc/Info 7.1 PCI 6.1
Publication Date: 19980701
On-line linkage: http://www.cast.uark.edu
Bounding coordinates:
West: -94.79348227 (UTM: 339995)
East: -89.39982717 (UTM: 821405)
North: 36.80014573 (UTM: 4074000)
South: 32.78970734 (UTM: 3633000)
Data Set Citation: Dzur, R. S., M. E. Garner, D. G. Catanzaro, K. G.
Smith, and W. F. Limp. 1997. Terrestrial vertebrate distribution
models of Arkansas: GAP Analysis.
Data Set Description:
Abstract: Mapping of terrestrial vertebrates rests upon linking a
spatial representation of species-habitat association matrix to
geographic distribution. Simply put, each model is a combination of
breeding distribution and available breeding habitats within that range.
Ranges for all species were based on county boundaries. Habitats were
base on raster AR-GAP 100ha MMU Landcover dataset and TIGER water,
habitat association matrixes were obtained from literature. For full
documentation see final report.
Access Constraints: None
Use Restrictions: This database is not intended for site-specific
analyzes. Interpretations derived from its use are suited for regional
and planning purposes only. Acknowledgments of UA-CAST and Gap Analysis
appreciated.
II. Data Quality Information
Thematic Accuracy: Variable accuracy rates. See appendix for individual
rate.
Thematic Accuracy Explanation: Thematic accuracy of bird models were
tested and presented, in the form of appendix, and may be obtained in the
final report.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy: 50 meters.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: Positional accuracy of ARGAP Landcover is based upon USGS source 30 x 60 minute series DLG roads
which are compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:100,000
scale. Utilizing those data all TM scenes were georegistered to a UTM
projection. Allowable RMS errors in georegistration of source (TM) data
were minimized below a pixel (30 m). All terrestrial vertebrate models
were based on raster AR-GAP 100ha Landcover maps.
Vertical Positional Accuracy: Unknown
Logical Consistency Report: Unknown
Completeness Report: All mammals, reptiles and amphibians were modelled.
Breeding birds were selected with the following criteron:species must
have at least 5 sightings in Arkansas, or more than 1 sighting or
breeding record within Arkansas since 1980. Species clearly out of their
range were excluded.
III. Spatial Data Organization Information
Native Data Structure: spatial
Direct Spatial Reference Method: raster
IV. Spatial Reference Information
Map Projection Name: UTM
Map Projection Description:
Ellipsoid: clark66
Semi-major Axis: 6378206.4000000004
Eccentricity Squared: 0.0067686580
Zone: 15
Horizontal Datum Name: NAD27
V. Status Information
Data Set Status: Available
Maintenance & Update Frequency:
Release Date: 19980701
None planned at this time
VI. Lineage:
Source Identity: All vertebrate distribution models were based on
combination of AR-GAP 100ha MMU Landcover and TIGER water.
Source Dates:
See Table 2.2. in the AR-GAP Final Report.
Source Distance Resolution: 30 meter resolution, exported as TIFF world
files, imported using Arc/Info IMAGEGRID, processed with PROJECTDEFINE,
and reampled to 90 meters.
Process Description: For a full description of the procedures involved
in constructing this database please refer to AR-GAP Final report Chapter 3.
VII. Entity/Attribute Information
The following attribute names and descriptions are included in the AR-GAP
vertebrate database.
Attribute_Label:
1:Marginal Habitat
2:Suitable Habitat
3:Optimal Habitat
Attribute Definition Source: Hamel, P. 1992. Land Manager's Guide for the
Birds of the South. The Nature Conservancy, Southeastern Region, Chapel
Hill, N.C..,Conant, R., and J. T. Collins. 1991. A Field Guide to
Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Houghton
Mifflin Company, Boston MA.Sealander, J. A., and G. A. Heidt. 1990.
Arkansas Mammals: Their Natural History, Classification and Distribution.
Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press.
Related Documents:
Catanzaro, D. G. and K. G. Smith. 1996. Moving towards a Species
Information System in Arkansas: building bridges over pitfalls. Pages 4356 In Proceedings of the Third Annual Organization of Fish and Wildlife
Information Managers Meeting, Fayetteville, Arkansas, August 4 - 6, 1995.
Smith, K. G. and D. G. Catanzaro. 1996. Predicting Vertebrate
Distributions for Gap Analysis: Potential Problems in Constructing the
Models. Pages 163-169 In J.M. Scott, T.H. Tear, and F. Davis, eds.
Gap Analysis:
A landscape approach to biodiversity planning. American
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda, Maryland.
VIII. Distribution Information
Distribution Contact: CAST
Transfer Options: GeoTiff
File Compression Technique: LZW
Transfer Size (megabytes): variable
Distribution Liability:
GAP Disclaimer: Although these data have been processed successfully on
a computer system at the BRD, no warranty expressed or implied is made
regarding the 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 these data are directly acquired from a BRD server [see
above for approved data providers and not indirectly through other
sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly
recommended that careful attention be paid to the content of the metadata
file associated with these data. The Biological Resources Division shall
not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described
and/or contained herein.
These data were compiled with regard to the following standards. Please
be aware of the limitations of the data. These data are meant to be used
at a scale of 1:100,000 or smaller (such as 1:250,000 or 1:500,000) for
the purpose of assessing the conservation status of vertebrate species
and vegetation types over large geographic regions. The data may or may
not have been assessed for statistical accuracy. Data evaluation and
improvement may be ongoing. The Biological Resources Division makes no
claim as to the data's suitability for other purposes. This is writable
data which may have been altered from the original product if not
obtained from a designated data distributor identified above.
CAST Disclaimer: The digital data described by this metadata report were
prepared by the Center For Advanced Spatial Technologies of the
University of Arkansas. Neither the University of Arkansas nor any agency
thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or
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Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily
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may have been derived from federal agencies or from other external
sources or from data developed by the Center For Advanced Spatial
Technologies. In those cases where data has been translated from one
format to another or initially developed from map or other sources the
Center For Advanced Spatial Technologies has made all reasonable efforts
to preserve the data quality as originally developed, however no
warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the Center For Advanced
Spatial Technologies as to the completeness or accuracy of the data and
related materials. The act of distribution does not constitute any such
warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the Center For Advanced
Spatial Technologies in the use of this data, or related materials.
IX. Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date: 19970821
Metadata Review Date: 19971001
Metadata Contact: Donald Catanzaro - dgc@cast.uark.edu
Metadata Standard Name: Metadata Standards for Gap Analysis
Metadata Metadata Standard Version: 199404
Metadata Update: Philip D. Tanimoto, Conservation Imaging, Inc. 121 Sweet
Avenue, Moscow, Idaho 83843: 208-885-3691. 03 July, 1999.