Habitat Connectivity Infrastructure - Wildlife Crossing Structures

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Environmental Services Office (ESO)

Title:

Habitat Connectivity Infrastructure - Wildlife Crossing Structures

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

Wildlife Crossing Structures consists of points that describe the location and characteristics of structures that enable wildlife to safely cross highways. Wildlife Crossing Structures are habitat connectivity infrastructure that includes highway bridges, culverts, jumpouts, and wildlife guards. Bridges and culverts in the dataset were either designed and built for wildlife or are existing structures that wildlife use to safely cross over or under highways as documented by motion-triggered cameras. Wildlife jumpouts are ramp structures built to allow wildlife to escape the highway right-of-way when trapped inside of wildlife fencing. Wildlife guards, which are similar to cattle guards but larger, are installed to prevent wildlife from entering highways at intersecting side roads. The points in the dataset also have links to additional information such as pictures of the structures and construction plan sheets.

Purpose:

Wildlife Crossing Structures provides information on habitat connectivity infrastructure such as, highway bridges, wildlife jumpouts and guards, that benefit wildlife and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. Links to photos of each structure document their use by wildlife and give an idea of how geography, environment, and type of structure can influence the kinds of wildlife that use a structure. Additionally, the information provided in this dataset, including photos and plan sheets, can be used as a reference for successful design and construction of future wildlife crossing structures.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20151216

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.992884

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.362710

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.853229

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.864031

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: structure

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: wildlife crossing structures

Theme_Keyword: habitat connectivity

Theme_Keyword: culverts

Theme_Keyword: bridges

Theme_Keyword: guards

Theme_Keyword: wildlife

Theme_Keyword: jumpouts

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: WA

Place_Keyword: Washington State

Access_Constraints:

All users of the WSDOT Environmental Workbench are authorized to access these data.

Use_Constraints:

Information contained herein should be credited to the Washington State Department of Transportation whenever referenced or displayed.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WSDOT ESO Fish and Wildlife Program

Contact_Person: Kelly McAllister

Contact_Position: Habitat Connectivity Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 47331

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98504-7331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7426

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: McAllKe@wsdot.wa.gov

Data_Set_Credit: Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

MilePost values represent the approximate location of wildlife crossing structures on or near state routes. Other attribute values were derived either from GIS databases such as BridgeNumber from WSDOT's Bridge Engineering Information System - BEIST or from field surveys.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

These points represent the approximate location of wildlife crossing structures.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Wildlife crossing structure points were digitized in ArcMap using WSDOT bridge and culvert data or GPS points from field surveys with an orthophoto background.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0003280833333333334

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0003280833333333334

Planar_Distance_Units: foot_us

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: HabitatConnectivitySRAEdit.DBO.WildlifeCrossingStructures

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID_1

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BridgeNumber

Attribute_Definition: The bridge number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Bridge Engineering Information System - BEIST

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: StructureType

Attribute_Definition: Type of structure.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bridge/Culvert

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bridge or culvert.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jumpout

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wildlife jumpout.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Wildlife Guard

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wildlife guard.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_Name

Attribute_Definition: The name of the feature location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WCS_ID

Attribute_Definition: A unique eight digit ID for wildlife crossing structures.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RouteID

Attribute_Definition: A unique route identifier.

Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT's GIS and Roadway Data Office

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MilePost

Attribute_Definition:

The state route mile post value for the approximate location of the structure.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Permeability_Ranked

Attribute_Definition:

The structure was ranked using the Kintsch/Cramer Passage Assessment System.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: I4

Attribute_Definition: The feature is in the I-4 program.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BridgeStructureID

Attribute_Definition: A unique seven character identifier of structure.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Bridge Engineering Information System - BEIST

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DesignedFunction

Attribute_Definition: The design function of the structure.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LRSDate

Attribute_Definition: The LRS date for the MilePost value.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SubType

Attribute_Definition: The subtype of the structure type.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIR

Attribute_Definition:

Indicates the side of the state route where the wildlife crossing structurel is located.

Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT's GIS and Roadway Data Office

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both sides of the state route.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Decreasing side of the state route.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: I

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Increasing side of the state route.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GlobalID

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology

Contact_Person: Jordyn Mitchell

Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: PO Box 47430

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98504-7430

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7645

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mitchejo@wsdot.wa.gov

Distribution_Liability: See access and use constraints information.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20160126

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WSDOT Environmental Services Office

Contact_Person: Environmental Services GIS Data Administrator

Contact_Position: Environmental Services GIS Data Administrator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 47331

City: Olympia

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98504-7331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7476

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time