Wildlife Key Areas - 250k

ISO-19139 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata language: eng

Metadata character set: utf8

Last update: 2020-12-07

Metadata maintenance:

Update frequency: irregular

User contact:

Role: originator

Organization's name: Environment Yukon

Metadata contact:

Role: originator

Organization's name: Environment Yukon

Contact information:

Address:

e-mail address: wka@gov.yk.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: 4C943FA5-5BFD-47FE-9913-0920BDD65F93

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:

Title: Wildlife Key Areas - 250k

Alternate title: CSW_ENVIRONMENT.WILDLIFE_KEYAREA_VAL_POLY_250K

Date:

Reference date - publication: 2014-01-01

Presentation format: mapDigital

Cited responsible party:

Role: originator

Organization's name: Environment 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:

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@gov.yk.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@gov.yk.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 10.7.1.11595

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:

2013-08-31T00:00:00

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: originator

Organization's name: Environment Yukon

Spatial Representation

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly

Geometric objects:

Object type: composite

Object count: 4228

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:

Value: EPSG 3578

Code space: EPSG

Version: 6.13(9.3.0.0)

Data Quality

Scope of quality information:

Level of the data:dataset

Resource lineage:

Lineage statement: The Wildlife Key Area (WKA) Inventory User Agreement: This agreement applies to all paper, digital, or other types of products created by the Government of Yukon as part of the Wildlife Key Area Inventory (the WKA Inventory), including but not limited to printed or digital maps, printed or digital reports or documentation, copies of the data in any format (e.g., databases, shapefiles, dBase files), metadata, and any software applications developed by the Department of Environment to facilitate the use of the WKA Inventory. The WKA Inventory is produced by the Habitat Programs Section (the Owner), Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Environment, Government of Yukon. All components and products of the WKA Inventory are copyrighted: 1996-2013 © the Government of Yukon. In this agreement, primary user refers to the person or representative of an agency that requests and is granted a licence to use or downloads any of the WKA Products; secondary user refers to a person who is employed by a primary user and who uses WKA Products. In this agreement, I, me, my refer to both primary and secondary users unless stated otherwise. The terms of this agreement apply to both primary and secondary users. User Declaration: I, a primary user, understand that this agreement applies to me and extends to all of my secondary users, and that I must ensure that all of my secondary users understand and endorse this licence agreement. I, a user of the WKA Products, may reference the Wildlife Key Area data in reports, use the data to create maps, and use the data for analyses with other data. I agree, however, to get written approval from the Owner for the representation of Key Area data in any publication or product intended for any public distribution or display. I acknowledge that I may be required by the Owner to alter or abandon my representation of Key Area data if in their opinion my representation constitutes a misinterpretation, misrepresentation, or inappropriate use of the Key Area data. I agree to comply with the wishes of the Owner in this respect. Reports or other documents written by me that refer to or include data from the Wildlife Key Area Inventory will include the following citation (or a similar citation satisfying the intent of this citation): "Yukon Department of Environment. 2013. Yukon Wildlife Key Area Inventory. Digital database and software produced by Habitat Programs Section, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Environment, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse." Maps or other visual representations created by me that display Wildlife Key Area data will include the following statement. "Wildlife Key Areas (WKA) are compiled by the Yukon Department of Environment WKA Inventory Program (2013), against 1:250,000 NTDB from various data sources. 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@gov.yk.ca)." I will not distribute any of the WKA Products outside of my organization. I will not alter any of the WKA data without written approval from the Owner. I will not develop or deploy or have developed or deployed an internet mapping or other application that uses any of the WKA Products without written approval from the Owner. I understand that the WKA Products are provided as is. I agree to use the WKA Products only at my own risk. I will not hold either the Owner or the Government of Yukon in general in any way responsible for any loss of data or damage to computer hardware or networks or any other problems that might result from my use of the WKA Products. I understand that neither the Owner nor the Government of Yukon in general provides any technical support for the WKA Products. I understand, however, that the Owner welcomes questions and comments about the contents of the Wildlife Key Area database, and that I am welcome to contact and discuss the data with the Owner. I will not willingly misrepresent the Wildlife Key Area data. I will read the documentation provided with the WKA Products. I understand that the Wildlife Key Area project is ongoing; that new Key Areas might be identified while existing Key Areas might be modified (altered in size, combined with other Key Areas, or deleted because they are no longer considered key); that updates are made periodically; and that the onus is on me to ensure that I am using the most current version of the Wildlife Key Area data. The Owner may notify me when updates are available. I also understand that although every effort has been made to ensure the correctness of the data in the Yukon Wildlife Key Area database, there still might be errors. I agree that neither the Owner nor the Government of Yukon in general is responsible for any problems arising from errors in the data. I understand that I am encouraged to report errors in the data to the Owner.

Distribution Information

Distribution format:

Format name: Feature Class

Format version:

Transfer options:

Online distribution information:

Online location: https://map-data.service.yukon.ca/GeoYukon/Biological/Wildlife_Key_Areas_250k/

Transfer options:

Online distribution information:

Online location: https://yukon.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8bcac1c6eefe4e34b7ab7220d3d98988