| Section 1 | Overview | |||
| Originator | Quality Deer Management Association | |||
| Title | Deer Density, Eastern United States, 2008 | |||
| Abstract | Vector data from map produced by the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) in 2008. The map depicts deer density (deer per square mile) across the eastern United States. The coarse density levels should not be used to represent current or future deer densities across the study region. | |||
| Purpose | In 2008, the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) developed a map of white-tailed deer density with information obtained from state wildlife agencies. The map contains information from 2001 to 2005, with noticeable changes since the development of the first deer density map made by QDMA in 2001. The University of Minnesota, Forest Ecosystem Health Lab and the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service-Northern Research Station have digitized the deer density map to provide information on the status and trends of forest health across the eastern United States. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 01/01/2001 | |||
| Currentness Reference | Estimates include data from 2001-2005. Map that data were digitized from was published in 2008. | |||
| Progress | Complete | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | None Planned | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | ||||
| Bounding Coordinates | -97.261866 -66.011157 50.138747 23.073533 |
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| Place Keywords | Eastern United States | |||
| Theme Keywords | species distribution | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None | |||
| Access Constraints | None | |||
| Use Constraints | Deer density estimates represent levels summarized between 2001 and 2005 and should not be used to represent current or future deer density levels. | |||
| Contact Person Information | Matthew B. Russell
University of Minnesota Email: russellm@umn.edu |
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| Browse Graphic | None available | |||
| Associated Data Sets | QDMA's Whitetail Report | |||
| Section 2 | Data Quality | |||
| Attribute Accuracy | ||||
| Logical Consistency | ||||
| Completeness | ||||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | ||||
| Lineage | ||||
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata) | |||
| Section 4 | Coordinate System | |||
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | USA_Contiguous_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic_USGS_version | |||
| Horizontal Datum | D North American 1983 | |||
| Horizontal Units | meter | |||
| Cell Width | 0.0000000037527980722984474 | |||
| Cell Height | 0.0000000037527980722984474 | |||
| Section 5 | Attributes | |||
| Overview | ||||
| Detailed Citation | ||||
| Table Detail: | ||||
| deer_density_aea | |||
| Field Name | Valid Values | Definition | Definition Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FID | Internal feature number. | Esri | |
| Shape | Feature geometry. | Esri | |
| deer_dnsty | White = rare, absent, or urban area with unknown population. Green = less than 15 deer per square mile, Yellow = 15 to 30 deer per square mile, Orange = 30 to 40 deer per square mile. Red = greater than 45 deer per square mile. | ||
| Section 6 | Distribution | |||
| Publisher | Data Repository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM) | |||
| Publication Date | 03/15/2016 | |||
| Contact Person Information |
Data Respository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM)
Email: datarepo@umn.edu |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/178246 | |||
| Distribution Liability | See access and use constraints information. | |||
| Ordering Instructions | ||||
| Online Linkage | I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process, link to a service, or provide more instructions. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details. | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference | |||
| Metadata Date | 03/15/2016 | |||
| Contact Person Information |
Data Respository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM)
Email: datarepo@umn.edu |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/mgmg/metadata.htm | |||