AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Observations of Whooping Cranes During Winter Aerial Surveys: 1950–2011  Original & Darwin Core Variant

The Aransas-Wood Buffalo population of whooping cranes (Grus americana) declined to near extinction by the 1940s.  Starting in winter 1950–1951, annual aerial surveys were conducted to observe and record the number of whooping cranes wintering on Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and surrounding areas.  This effort resulted in 38,332 observations of whooping crane groups being marked on paper maps between winter 1950–1951 and winter 2010–2011.  We digitized those locations by matching the ArcMap 10 screen display as close as possible with the paper maps and approximating points in each of the marked locations.  These data are freely available to the public.  However, we caution that these data have quality issues and limitations due to, but not limited to, inconsistencies and lack of documentation on how data were collected, reliance on perceived knowledge of unmarked birds’ identities, and inaccuracies introduced during both recording and digitization.  For more information refer to the document entitled "Observations of Whooping Cranes During Winter Aerial Surveys: 1950-2011."  We request that proper credit to the compilers of this dataset is explicitly included in any work using these data.  doi:10.7944/W3RP4B

Tags: color-bands, general-biology-at-risk-biota-te-species, grus-americana, historical-dataset, locations, radio-tags, whooping-crane, wintering-grounds
Organization: Department of the Interior
Land Cover and Vegetation, Ruby Lake NWR

This dataset represents vegetation and land cover for Ruby Lake NWR. It was produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with field data collection provided by the University of Nevada, Reno. The process was iterative and took place over two calendar years and two field seasons. Additional data points were acquired in order to validate the map product and to develop a product that met a minimal accuracy level of 80%. The final classification is based on 2013 National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) orthophotography, produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture but additional datasets were also utilized, including a digital elevation model. The classification methodology uses a hybrid approach of pixel-based supervised classification and object-based analysis.

Tags: general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-grassland-herbaceous, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-shrubland, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-wetland, general-management-inventory, land-cover, landcover, vegetation-classification, vegetation-mapping
Organization: Department of the Interior
Camas National Wildlife Refuge: Invasive Plant Inventory and Early Detection Prioritization Tool (IPIEDT) - Area, Species, Area-Species Link Tables

The IPIEDT is an Access Database file. The user responds to questions in a “yes/no/unknown” format or chooses from a list of states or conditions that best describe the situation. Each descriptive response corresponds to a numerical value which is then used to calculate species and area scores and generate ranked lists. A higher species or area score correlates to a higher priority for inventory.

A project team built from Refuge and Branch staff, as well as local weed experts met in October 2019 to define and prioritize refuge species and areas for future invasive plant inventory. The workshop's resulting data tables are archived so that the results of the workshop are preserved if the master database receives changes based on new threats or areas. Each Invasive Plant Species and Area Prioritization Workshop will have an IPIEDT Access database and 2-3 stand-alone CSV outputs. Each table is offered as an open source CSV and the Access Database tool zipped and is also available for download.

An update of the Species Prioritization was completed in 2022, incorporating data from inventory and monitoring activities and associated management that occurred from 2020 to 2022. An updated database and flat file are included in this reference.

Tags: biota, database, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, habitat-management, invasive-species, ipiedpt, ipiedt, ipip, nonindigenous-species, planning, prioritization, weeds, workshop
Organization: Department of the Interior
2024 Forest Inventory Phase II data for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge-Winona District

Forest Inventory Phase II GIS data for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge-Winona District. Data is based off U.S. Army of Corps Engineers' MVP-ES Forest Inventory Phase II Protocol. Data covers 2024 field season. All data have been further cleaned and edited. See attached protocol for data field definitions.

Tags: arcgis, army-corps-engineers, collector, forest-inventory, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-forest, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-woodland, general-biology-infestations-and-disease-insect-pests, general-biology-infestations-and-disease-plant-diseases, general-biology-species-plants, general-management-natural-resources-management-forest-management, general-management-natural-resources-management-wildlife-management, tracheophyta, tracheophytes, vascular-plants
Organization: Department of the Interior
Spatial sampling locations for waterfowl monitoring on Pee Dee NWR using Integrated Waterbird Monitoring and Management Protocol

Data set consists of polygons of impoundments sampled for winter waterfowl use following the Integrated Waterbird Monitoring Protocol on Pee Dee NWR

Tags: anatidae, ded, ducks, geese, general-biology-species-birds, general-management-monitoring, general-management-natural-resources-management-wildlife-management, integrated-waterbird-monitoring-and-management, iwmm, sampling-unit, swans, use, wed
Organization: Department of the Interior
Midwinter Waterfowl Use Data for Overflow NWR

Data consists of a compilation of midwinter waterfowl counts conducted on Overflow NWR since 1986

Tags: anatidae, ded, ducks, geese, general-biology-species-birds, general-management-monitoring, general-management-natural-resources-management-wildlife-management, integrated-waterbird-monitoring-and-management, iwmm, sampling-unit, swans, use, wed
Organization: Department of the Interior
Monthly Waterfowl Use Data for Overflow NWR - 1985-1988

Data consists of a monthly waterfowl counts conducted on Overflow NWR from 1985-1988 including some aerial counts.

Tags: anatidae, ded, ducks, geese, general-biology-species-birds, general-management-monitoring, general-management-natural-resources-management-wildlife-management, integrated-waterbird-monitoring-and-management, iwmm, sampling-unit, swans, use, wed
Organization: Department of the Interior
Modeling Spatial Variation in Density of Golden Eagle Nest Sites in the Western United States: Spatial Data and Maps

Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nest site model spatial data and maps as described in Dunk JR, Woodbridge B, Lickfett TM, Bedrosian G, Noon BR, LaPlante DW, et al. (2019) Modeling spatial variation in density of golden eagle nest sites in the western United States. PLoS ONE 14(9): e0223143. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223143

Tags: aaf, aquila-chrysaetos, area-adjusted-frequency, biota, breeding, conservation, density, eagle, environment, general-biology-species-birds, general-management-habitat-management-habitat-models, general-management-natural-resources-management-wildlife-management, goea, golden-eagle, maxent, model, nest-site, nesting, relative-nest-site-density, rnd, western-golden-eagle-team, wget
Organization: Department of the Interior
Big Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Hakalau Forest and Kona Units: Invasive Plant Inventory and Early Detection Prioritization Tool (IPIEDT) - Area, Species, Area-Species Link Tables, 2020

The IPIEDT is an Access Database file. The user responds to questions in a “yes/no/unknown” format or chooses from a list of states or conditions that best describe the situation. Each descriptive response corresponds to a numerical value which is then used to calculate species and area scores and generate ranked lists. A higher species or area score correlates to a higher priority for inventory.

The workshop's resulting data tables are archived so that the results of the workshop are preserved if the master database receives changes based on new threats or areas. Each Invasive Plant Species and Area Prioritization Workshop will have an IPIEDT Access database and 2-3 stand-alone CSV outputs. Each table is offered as an open source CSV and the Access Database tool zipped and is also available for download.

Tags: biota, bull-thistle, californian-thistle, canada-thistle, canadian-thistle, chondrilla-juncea, cirsium-arvense, cirsium-vulgare, common-teasel, common-thistle, creeping-thistle, database, dipsacus-fullonum, eurasian-water-milfoil, eurasian-watermilfoil, field-thistle, fullers-teasel, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, habitat-management, hogbite, invasive-species, ipiedpt, ipiedt, ipip, kona-unit, lythrum-salicaria, medusahead, medusahead-rye, myriophyllum-spicatum, nonindigenous-species, phalaris-arundinacea, planning, prioritization, purple-loosestrife, purple-lythrum, rainbow-weed, reed-canary-grass, reed-canarygrass, rush-skeletonweed, skeletonweed, spear-thistle, spike-watermilfoil, spiked-loosestrife, spiked-water-milfoil, taeniatherum-caput-medusae, teasel, venuscup-teasle, weeds, workshop
Organization: Department of the Interior
Grays Lake NWR Invasive Plant Prioritization Workshop Results, 2021

The IPIEDT is an Access Database file. The user responds to questions in a “yes/no/unknown” format or chooses from a list of states or conditions that best describe the situation. Each descriptive response corresponds to a numerical value which is then used to calculate species and area scores and generate ranked lists. A higher species or area score correlates to a higher priority for inventory.

The workshop's resulting data tables are archived so that the results of the workshop are preserved if the master database receives changes based on new threats or areas. Each Invasive Plant Species and Area Prioritization Workshop will have an IPIEDT Access database and 2-3 stand-alone CSV outputs. Each table is offered as an open source CSV and the Access Database tool zipped and is also available for download.

Tags: biota, database, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, habitat-management, invasive-species, ipiedpt, ipiedt, ipip, nonindigenous-species, planning, prioritization, weeds, workshop
Organization: Department of the Interior
Bandon Marsh and Oregon Islands (Coquille Point) National Wildlife Refuges: Invasive Plant Inventory and Early Detection Prioritization Tool (IPIEDT) - Area, Species, Area-Species Link Tables, 2021

The IPIEDT is an Access Database file. The user responds to questions in a “yes/no/unknown” format or chooses from a list of states or conditions that best describe the situation. Each descriptive response corresponds to a numerical value which is then used to calculate species and area scores and generate ranked lists. A higher species or area score correlates to a higher priority for inventory.

The workshop's resulting data tables are archived so that the results of the workshop are preserved if the master database receives changes based on new threats or areas. Each Invasive Plant Species and Area Prioritization Workshop will have an IPIEDT Access database and 2-3 stand-alone CSV outputs. Each table is offered as an open source CSV and the Access Database tool zipped and is also available for download.

Tags: biota, bull-thistle, californian-thistle, canada-thistle, canadian-thistle, chondrilla-juncea, cirsium-arvense, cirsium-vulgare, common-teasel, common-thistle, coquille-point, creeping-thistle, database, dipsacus-fullonum, eurasian-water-milfoil, eurasian-watermilfoil, field-thistle, fullers-teasel, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, habitat-management, hogbite, invasive-species, ipiedpt, ipiedt, ipip, lythrum-salicaria, medusahead, medusahead-rye, myriophyllum-spicatum, nonindigenous-species, phalaris-arundinacea, planning, prioritization, purple-loosestrife, purple-lythrum, rainbow-weed, reed-canary-grass, reed-canarygrass, rush-skeletonweed, skeletonweed, spear-thistle, spike-watermilfoil, spiked-loosestrife, spiked-water-milfoil, taeniatherum-caput-medusae, teasel, venuscup-teasle, weeds, workshop
Organization: Department of the Interior
Least-cost paths connecting coastal marten Extant Population Areas (secondary model) - A landscape connectivity analysis for the coastal marten (Martes caurina humboldtensis)

In this coastal marten landscape connectivity modeling project, we produced a "primary" connectivity model in which modeled habitat cores and a resistance surface were input into Linkage Mapper to produce least-cost paths and corridors that connect habitat cores.  We also produced a "secondary" connectivity model in which the habitat cores were replaced with polygons delineating the boundaries of the four extant population areas (USFWS 2018; Fig. 1 of report).  This allowed us to examine whether there were additional areas that may represent potentially significant corridors that were not identified in the primary model.

This dataset contains the least-cost paths produced by the secondary connectivity model in which extant population areas (EPAs) are used as habitat cores.  To provide context on the connectivity modeling process, refer to the metadata record used to describe the development and output of Least-cost paths and corridors in our primary model.  This description can be directly applied to the production of our secondary model as well, by replacing any mention of "habitat cores" with "EPAs".

This is an abbreviated and incomplete description of the dataset.  Please refer to the spatial metadata for a more thorough description of the methods used to produce this dataset, and a discussion of any assumptions or caveats that should be taken into consideration.

Tags: coastal-marten, connectivity-modeling, general-biology-at-risk-biota-te-species, general-biology-species-mammals, general-landscapes-landscape-dynamics, general-landscapes-landscape-ecology, general-management-habitat-management-habitat-models, general-management-landscape-management-landscape-connectivity, gnarly-landscape-utilities, humboldt-coastal-marten, humboldt-marten, least-cost-path-analysis, linkage-mapper, martes-caurina-humboldtensis, pacific-marten
Organization: Department of the Interior
Least-cost corridors connecting coastal marten Extant Population Areas (secondary model) - A landscape connectivity analysis for the coastal marten (Martes caurina humboldtensis)

In this coastal marten landscape connectivity modeling project, we produced a "primary" connectivity model in which modeled habitat cores and a resistance surface were input into Linkage Mapper to produce least-cost paths and corridors that connect habitat cores.  We also produced a "secondary" connectivity model in which the habitat cores were replaced with polygons delineating the boundaries of the four extant population areas (USFWS 2018; Fig. 1 of report).  This allowed us to examine whether there were additional areas that may represent potentially significant corridors that were not identified in the primary model.

This dataset contains the least-cost corridors produced by the secondary connectivity model in which extant population areas (EPAs) are used as habitat cores.  To provide context on the connectivity modeling process, refer to the metadata record used to describe the development and output of Least-cost paths and corridors in our primary model.  This description can be directly applied to the production of our secondary model as well, by replacing any mention of "habitat cores" with "EPAs".

This is an abbreviated and incomplete description of the dataset.  Please refer to the spatial metadata for a more thorough description of the methods used to produce this dataset, and a discussion of any assumptions or caveats that should be taken into consideration.

Tags: coastal-marten, connectivity-modeling, general-biology-at-risk-biota-te-species, general-biology-species-mammals, general-landscapes-landscape-dynamics, general-landscapes-landscape-ecology, general-management-habitat-management-habitat-models, general-management-landscape-management-landscape-connectivity, gnarly-landscape-utilities, humboldt-coastal-marten, humboldt-marten, least-cost-path-analysis, linkage-mapper, martes-caurina-humboldtensis, pacific-marten
Organization: Department of the Interior
Coastal Marten Extant Population Areas (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, version 20180206)

The following is an excerpt from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service species status assessment report for the coastal marten (Martes caurina), Version 2.0 (July 2018); refer to this report for additional details: 

4.2 Current Range and Distribution (1980–current)

All current (since 1980) verifiable marten detections were used to delineate extant population areas (EPAs) within the historical home range. The number of detections available to guide the delineation of the boundaries of the EPAs varied across the analysis area (Figure 4.2). In addition, sampling techniques varied across the range. Marten detections were buffered by 2 km and connected using a minimum convex polygon tool. Similar to methods used in the Humboldt Marten Conservation Strategy and Assessment, a 2 km buffer distance was used because most coastal marten survey and monitoring grids use a 2–km grid spacing, thus to feel confident about where animals do not occur, one would need to survey the next grid point without detections. If the total number of detections in an area was less than 5 or they were separated by greater than 5 km from other verifiable detections, the combined detections were not designated as an EPA due to the insufficient level of information to suggest a likely self–sustaining population (Slauson et al., In review, Slauson et al., In press). Because some detections did not meet this definition of a population they appear on Figure 4.3 as points but are not included in the population areas.


Based on the distributions of current verifiable marten detections and adjacent suitable habitat, we identified four EPAs within coastal Oregon and northern coastal California (Figures 4.3):


1) Central Coastal Oregon Extant Population Area (CCO_EPA)

2) Southern Coastal Oregon Extant Population Area (SCO_EPA)

3) Oregon–California Border Extant Population Area (CAOR_EPA)

4) Northern Coastal California Extant Population Area (NCC_EPA)


This dataset contains the four EPAs described in the SSA excerpt above.

Tags: coastal-marten, epas, extant-population-areas, general-biology-at-risk-biota-te-species, general-biology-species-mammals, general-landscapes-landscape-dynamics, general-landscapes-landscape-ecology, general-management-habitat-management-habitat-models, general-management-landscape-management-landscape-conservation-planning, general-management-monitoring, humboldt-coastal-marten, humboldt-marten, martes-caurina-humboldtensis
Organization: Department of the Interior
River Discharge Dataset for Selected Locations on Diversions from the Blitzen River at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

This dataset contains instantaneous measurements of discharge, as measured at 4 locations: East Canal, West Canal, Center Ditch, and Sodhouse Canal. Dataset is considered provisional, preliminary, and subject to revision.

Tags: discharge, flow, gaging, gaging-station, general-management-natural-resources-management-water-management, general-water-hydrology-surface-water, general-water-water-rights-water-use, water, water-level
Organization: Department of the Interior
Invasive Plant Inventory at Farallon Island National Wildlife Refuge- Data Documentation

In 2016, an invasive plant inventory of priority invasive plant species in priority areas was conducted at Farallon Island  National Wildlife Refuge. Results from this effort will inform the development of invasive plant management objectives, strategies, and serves as a baseline for assessing change in the status of invasive plant distribution or abundance over time.

Tags: alien, early-detection, farallon, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, general-management-inventory, invasive, inventory, ipiedpt, island, non-native, plants, priorities, prioritization, vegetation, weeds
Organization: Department of the Interior
Raw Data : Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge : Rapid Assessment

Refuge staff must make annual decisions about what management actions to implement (e.g., fire, rest,
mow, hand pull, chemical, biological, seed, irrigate) in order to improve the health of native prairie, reach
grassland community management objectives, and benefit native grassland birds and other wildlife. Management
decisions are made across multiple grassland management units that are comprised of at least
three vegetation communities: mixed-grass prairie, shortgrass prairie, and shrublands (see Figure 1). Refuge
staff require information about grassland condition (current state) for each management unit to prescribe
optimal management treatments based on existing ecological knowledge about the likely responses of vegetation
communities to particular treatments. There may be barriers to carrying out desired management
actions due to constraints in staffing, financial resources, infrastructure, the availability of burn crews, etc.
There is generally low structural uncertainty; i.e., Refuge staff generally have a solid shared understanding
of how the grassland community is likely to respond to various management treatments. However, there
is uncertainty with regards to the current condition or state of each management unit, which will affect
which management treatments are considered optimal. In addition, there is moderate to high environmental
stochasticity; i.e., natural variation over space and time that is difficult to predict (e.g., spatial and temporal
variation in rainfall). Stakeholders who are impacted by refuge management decisions include neighboring
private property owners and members of the public who visit the refuge for wildlife-dependent recreation.
The decision maker (i.e., the person who makes most of the management decisions) is the Refuge Project
Leader or Deputy Project Leader.

This reference houses the raw data collected on Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge as part of the Rapid Assessment.

Tags: assessment, colorado, composition, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-grassland-herbaceous, general-management-monitoring, grassland, rocky-mountain-arsenal-nwr, structure, vegetation
Organization: Department of the Interior
Izembek NWR ATV Tracks May 2022

Off-road ATV usage is widespread in many regions of the Izembek Refuge, especially adjacent to official roads north and west of Cold Bay.  

GIS analysts manually digitized ATV tracks in this region using aerial imagery collected in May 2022 and processed by Mark Laker (Alaska Refuge Remote Sensing Coordinator) during that summer. This aerial imagery has a ground-resolution of 10-20 cm. GIS Analyst Tristan Amaral (Alaska Refuge Natural Resources Program) created this layer and GIS Analysts Dan Quinn (Alaska Refuge Natural Resources, daniel_quinn@fws.gov) completed the project. The layer exists as a Hosted Feature Layer on ArcGIS Online.

Tags: alaskan-peninsula, atv-tracks, general-human-dimensions-visitation-visitor-use, general-human-use-visitor-use-and-recreation, general-management-inventory, general-management-monitoring, general-management-visitor-use-management-recreation-aesthetics, general-management-visitor-use-management-visitor-impacts, general-wilderness-character-untrammeled, im, izembek, izembek-national-wildlife-refuge, may-2022, southern-alaska-peninsula
Organization: Department of the Interior