Wildlife Key Areas - 250k

ISO-19139 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata language: eng
Metadata character set: utf8
Last update: 2025-02-04
Metadata maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Organization's name: Environment Yukon - Government of Yukon
Contact information:
Address:
e-mail address: env-gis-unit@yukon.ca
Metadata contact:
Role: distributor
Individual's name: Geomatics Yukon
Organization's name: Government of Yukon
Contact information:
Address:
e-mail address: geomatics.help@yukon.ca
Scope of the data described by the metadata: dataset
Scope name: dataset
Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Version of the metadata standard: 2007
Metadata identifier: 6FE80E1F-2503-4EBE-9FA6-C657100003BA

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:
Title: Wildlife Key Areas - 250k
Date:
Reference date - publication: 2025-01-13
Presentation format: mapDigital
Cited responsible party:
Role: originator
Organization's name: Environment Yukon - Government of Yukon
Themes or categories of the resource: biota
Descriptive keywords:
Place keywords:
Keywords: Yukon, Yukon Territory
Descriptive keywords:
Theme keywords:
Keywords: Key, WKA, Habitat, Wildlife, Wildlife Key Area, Data Source, Reference
Descriptive keywords:
Theme keywords:
Keywords: biota
Keyword thesaurus:
Title: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Date:
Descriptive keywords:
Keyword type not provided
Keywords: Downloadable Data
Keyword thesaurus:
Citation reference: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Abstract: Wildlife Key Areas (WKA) are locations used by wildlife for critical, seasonal life functions. WKAs are identified by interpreting observed locations of wildlife at key times of year, not through intensive habitat assessment. Polygons derived from interviews with locals and from GIS interpretation of wildlife/habitat surveys. GIS interpretation follows criteria specific for taxon and/or populations of taxon. Key Areas are based on observed locations of wildlife at key times of year, not on habitat assessment. With new information, boundaries and designations of Key Areas can change and additional Key Areas can be identified. Furthermore, Key Areas are not the only sites important for wildlife. Other information sources can identify other sites important for wildlife for reasons outside the scope of the WKA Inventory Program. Updates to Key Areas occur only periodically. For the most current information, please consult with the Regional Biologist for your area of interest. If you have questions or would like to contribute to the WKA database, please contact the WKA Inventory Program (wka@yukon.ca).Distributed from GeoYukon by the Government of Yukon. Discover more digital map data and interactive maps from Yukon’s digital map data collection.For more information: geomatics.help@yukon.ca
Purpose: Wildlife Key Areas (WKA) are locations used by wildlife for critical, seasonal life functions.
Dataset language:eng
Dataset character set: utf8
Resource maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Resource constraints:
General constraints:
Limitations of use: Open Government Licence - Yukon (https://open.yukon.ca/data/open-government-licence-yukon)
Spatial representation type: vector
Processing environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -148.007977
East longitude: -119.94934
North latitude: 70.682098
South latitude: 58.770604
Resource extent:
Extent description: Range of dates of data collection
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
2013-08-31
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -148.007977
East longitude: -119.94934
North latitude: 70.682098
South latitude: 58.770604
Credits: Government of Yukon
Resource point of contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Organization's name: Environment Yukon
Contact information:
Address:
e-mail address: env-gis-unit@yukon.ca
Resource point of contact:
Role: distributor
Individual's name: Geomatics Yukon
Organization's name: Government of Yukon
Contact information:
Address:
e-mail address: geomatics.help@yukon.ca

Spatial Representation

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type: composite
Object count: 4758

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:
Value: 3578
Code space: EPSG
Version: 6.13(9.3.0.0)

Data Quality

Scope of quality information:
Resource lineage:
Lineage statement: Wildlife surveys are the primary source for delineating seasonal distribution and key areas. But other significant sources used to locate animals and their key areas include interviews with knowledgeable locals and biologists, published and unpublished literature and/or maps, and hunting and trapping statistics. In the mid 1990’s the WKA mapping methods were transitioned from a subjective, manual means to a more systematic, semi-automated approach utilizing spatial data tools in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Mapping methods and criteria using these tools vary between species or taxon group and/or populations. Generating (i.e. mapping) key area polygons from queried survey data often used buffer thresholds that depended on species or population characteristics. Methods have evolved recently to use home range analysis tools within GIS, and applying these on seasonal data sets. Local knowledge, on the other hand, involves interpreting interview data that match defined WKA criteria and including these as key areas into the GIS system.

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format name: Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
Format version:
Transfer options:
Online distribution information:
Online location: https://map-data.service.yukon.ca/GeoYukon/Biological/Wildlife_Key_Areas_250k/