iMapInvasives - NatureServe - New York

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18 April 2017
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Description

iMapInvasives is an on-line, GIS-based data management system used to assist citizen scientists and natural resource professionals working to protect our natural resources from the threat of invasive species. This subset of iMapInvasives data includes all confirmed invasive plant records from New York State with permission to distribute, including historical records. The majority of the records are based on exact observation information, but approximately 1,000 records are checklist data, without observation dates.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

iMapInvasives. 2015. An online GIS-based invasive species data management system. http://www.imapinvasives.org. Accessed 2015-06-08.

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is United States Geological Survey. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

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Keywords

Metadata; exotic species; invasive species

Contacts

Annie Simpson
  • Processor
  • Biologist & Information Scientist
US Geological Survey
  • 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mailstop 302
20192 Reston
Virginia
US
  • +1 703-648-4281
Heidi Krahling
  • Content Provider
  • Metadata Provider
  • Point Of Contact
  • NY iMapInvasives Information Manager
NY Natural Heritage Program
  • 625 Broadway, 5th Floor
12233-4757 Albany
New York
US
Jennifer Dean
  • Principal Investigator
  • Invasive Species Biologist
NY Natural Heritage Program
  • 625 Broadway, 5th Floor
12233-4757 Albany
New York
US
Meg Wilkinson
  • Point Of Contact
  • Invasive Species Database Coordinator
NY Natural Heritage Program
  • 625 Broadway, 5th Floor
12233-4757 Albany
New York
US
Annie Simpson
  • Processor
  • Biologist and Information Scientist
US Geological Survey
  • 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mailstop 302
20192 Reston
Virginnia
US
  • 703-648-4281

Geographic Coverage

New York State

Bounding Coordinates South West [40.5, -79.7], North East [45.13, -71.83]

Taxonomic Coverage

Non-native plants and some fungi.

Kingdom Plantae (plants), Fungi (fungi)
Species Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man's Fingers)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1800-01-01 / 2015-05-27

Project Data

No Description available

Title iMapInvasives - NatureServe - New York
Funding The New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) is a partnership between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) and The State University of New York's School of Environmental Science and Forestry. The overall website and internet mapping components for the iMapInvasives Project are developed and hosted by the Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center (FREAC) at the Florida State University.
Study Area Description Data is contributed by a large number and variety of sources from federal agencies to individual citizen scientists. Our largest contributors of NY data include: New York PRISMs (Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management); New York Flora Association; Brooklyn Botanic Garden; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; New York City Department of Parks and Recreation; New York Natural Heritage Program; and New York/New Jersey Trail Conference.
Design Description Instructions on how to submit data are available at the following link: http://www.nyimapinvasives.org/report-an-invasive

The personnel involved in the project:

Meg Wilkinson
  • Principal Investigator

Sampling Methods

Sampling procedures vary with each contributing dataset.

Study Extent Study extent (temporal and frequency of occurrence) varies with each contributing dataset.
Quality Control QA/QC requirements for individual datasets vary according to the contributor. Bulk data sets from partner organizations are readily incorporated by the iMapInvasives Information Manager as it is assumed the contributor has conducted an internal QA/QC process. iMapInvasives users entering their own data are strongly encouraged to include photos for verification, and records with insufficient data to verify are not included in this set. Outliers and difficult-to-ID species are vetted by experts before being approved for inclusion.

Method step description:

  1. Varies with each contributing dataset.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. iMapInvasives: New York. 2016. An online GIS-based invasive species data management system for the state of New York. http://www.nyimapinvasives.org. Accessed 2015-06-08. http://www.nyimapinvasives.org

Additional Metadata

This subset of iMapInvasives data from New York are the plant records to county level resolution that are publicly available. For more detailed data, please contact the data owners.

Purpose

The iMapInvasives Partnership facilitates the management and sharing of invasive species information, including extent of infestations, search efforts, and treatment outcomes.

Alternative Identifiers https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/resource?r=imapinvasives-natureserve-ny