File Geodatabase Feature Class
Tags
CNDDB, zoology, botany, plant, animal, Online Field Survey Form, CDFW, California Natural Diversity Database, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, rare, sensitive, threatened, endangered, fully protected, species of special concern, California Rare Plant Rank
This is a draft dataset providing raw, unprocessed data on observations from the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) Online Field Survey Form application. These records have received preliminary review by junior staff, but have not been evaluated by senior staff. These raw data are provided to facilitate information flow and evaluation of records submitted through the CNDDB Online Field Survey Form that have yet to be evaluated for incorporation as element occurrences into the full version of CNDDB.
In October 2014, the CNDDB program began accepting data through our Online Field Survey Form, an application allowing users to submit mapped detections directly to CNDDB to be captured in a digital format. In an effort to encourage increased submission of records through the Online Field Survey Form, we are providing increased access to unprocessed submissions for CNDDB subscribers. These are records that have received minimal review by CNDDB staff and have not been evaluated for accuracy and incorporation into the full version of the CNDDB. The data set also includes submissions which have been transcribed by CNDDB staff into the Online Field Survey Form to allow for digital management of these observations.
Mapping of biodiversity data for conservation and resource management, especially for widespread but declining species, presents unique data challenges and can lead to a lag time before data submitted to our program is reviewed and made available through RareFind and our GIS layer. Some rare species may be locally conspicuous and readily observed, leading to numerous observations. In other cases, it may be necessary to distinguish rare observations such as breeding sites from more common observations. The CNDDB program is currently exploring ways that data from the Online Field Survey Form can help us more efficiently map observations, especially for animal data, as well as provide increased access to data submitted to our program while it is undergoing review.
California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.
This dataset is available to CNDDB subscribers and is subject to all conditions of the License Agreement for the California Natural Diversity Database. The data in this layer are raw data records that have received minimal review. Neither this data, nor the full version of the CNDDB, are to be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Extent
| West | -124.505018 | East | -113.512748 |
| North | 42.065103 | South | 32.425704 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.
This dataset is available to CNDDB subscribers and is subject to all conditions of the License Agreement for the California Natural Diversity Database. The data in this layer are raw data records that have received minimal review. Neither this data, nor the full version of the CNDDB, are to be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.