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## WBPHS Segment Effort

Report Generated: 2025-08-22 11:49:56.456931894 +0000

### Metadata Source

Metadata schema: mdJson
Schema version: 2.8.1

Contacts
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact ID: 90bb1dce-d6f6-49c9-bb8d-83e2f684a996
is Organization: true
Meghan Eyler
Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
is Organization: false
Contact Type: federal
is Member of: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Address
11510 American Holly Drive
Laurel, Maryland 20708
USA
Address Type: physical
Address Type: mailing
Phone
Phone Name: phone
Phone Number: 301-497-5882
Service Types: voice
Electronic Mail: meghan_eyler@fws.gov

Metadata Information
Metadata Status: completed
Metadata Identifier
Identifier: 159a2fa3-5d60-4a51-b7be-6e9c94f568e9
Namespace: urn:uuid
Metadata Locales
Default Locale
Language Code: eng
Country Code: USA
Character Encoding: UTF-8
Metadata Contacts
pointOfContact
Meghan Eyler
Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal
Metadata Dates
Date: creation: 2025-08-21T18:01:09.088+00:00
Metadata Maintenance
Frequency: asNeeded

Resource Information
Resource Type: tabularDataset Name: WBPHS Segment Effort
Status: onGoing
Citation
Title: WBPHS Segment Effort
Date: creation: 2025-08-21T18:00:08.535+00:00
Date: publication: 2025-08-21T18:00:10.064+00:00
pointOfContact
Meghan Eyler
Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal
originator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact ID: 90bb1dce-d6f6-49c9-bb8d-83e2f684a996
Abstract
Full Abstract:
The segment survey effort and location for 2000 to 2025 from the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. There are no estimates for 2020-21. If a segment was not flown, it is absent from the table for the corresponding year.
Resource Contacts
pointOfContact
Meghan Eyler
Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal
Temporal Information

##### Time Period

Start Datetime: 2000-05-01T04:00:00.000+00:00
End Datetime: 2025-06-11T04:00:00.000+00:00
Spatial, Temporal, and Vertical Extents
Extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Extent Encompasses Data: true
Geographic Description:
Within the United States of America and Canada. The Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey is composed of two distinct survey areas: first, the traditional area, which has been surveyed in its current design since 1974 and extends from coastal Alaska through the boreal forest to western Ontario, and through the parklands and prairies south to South Dakota; second, the eastern area, which has been surveyed since 1990 and covers portions of Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland, the Canadian Maritimes, and Maine.
Map
User Provided Bounding Box
West Longitude: -166.8897
East Longitude: -52.6135
South Latitude: 42.625
North Latitude: 70.75
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Keywords
theme

- aerial survey
- population survey
- segment
- stratum
- transect design

Thesaurus
Title: WBPHS Segment Effort - theme
Identifier
Identifier: custom
place

- Alaska
- Alberta
- Canada
- Labrador
- Maine
- Manitoba
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- North Dakota
- Northcentral United States
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Parkland Canada
- Prairie Canada
- Prairie Pothole Region
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- South Dakota
- United States
- Yukon Territory

Thesaurus
Title: WBPHS Segment Effort - place
Identifier
Identifier: custom
Constraints
Use Constraint
Constraint Type: use
Limitation:
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.
Resource Locales
Default Locale
Language Code: eng
Country Code: USA
Character Encoding: UTF-8
Supplemental Information
Resource Maintenance
Frequency: annually
Supplemental Information:
The field area_surveyed_sqmi is calculated to account for possible missed sections of the segment by one or both observers. When the segment location is unknown, midpoint_latitude and midpoint_longitude attributes are coded as NULL; this occurs when there was no airplane track data recorded for the segment. In this case, version is 0 because unknown. To best estimate the area_surveyed_sqmi in these cases, it is calculated by taking the average area_surveyed_sqmi of the year before and after the unknown year. If the segment was no longer flown after the unknown year, then the area_surveyed_sqmi from the year before is used.

Resource Distribution
Distribution
Description:
The Segment Effort from the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey.
Liability Statement:
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.

Data Dictionaries
Dictionary
Subject: tabularDataset
Entities
WBPHS Segment Effort
ID: 00e0e3e3-9119-43ee-bf61-11aba8213811
Name: WBPHS Segment Effort
Code: WBPHS Segment Effort
Definition:
The segment effort from the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey.
Number of Header Lines: 1
Attribute: survey_year
Name: survey_year
Code: survey_year
Definition:
The survey year (YYYY).
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: survey_month
Name: survey_month
Code: survey_month
Definition:
Month the segment was surveyed (MM) without leading zeros. NULL is used when the date is unknown.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: true
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: survey_day
Name: survey_day
Code: survey_day
Definition:
Day of the month the segment was surveyed (DD) without leading zeros. NULL is used when the date is unknown.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: true
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: stratum
Name: stratum
Code: stratum
Definition:
Numeric code indicating the survey stratum. Strata are polygons defined by topographic, political, or other boundaries. Multiple survey transects are located in each stratum and population estimates and other summaries are calculated by stratum.
Datatype: tinyint
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: transect
Name: transect
Code: transect
Definition:
Numeric code indicating the survey transect. Transects are survey sample units within strata. Transect numbering is not consistent among strata due to historical survey modifications.
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: segment
Name: segment
Code: segment
Definition:
Numeric code indicating the survey segment. Transects are made up of shorter sections called segments. Most segments are approximately 18 miles long (16 miles in Alaskan strata).
Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: version
Name: version
Code: version
Definition:
The assigned segment version. Segments receive new version numbers when the surveyed track shifts location by more than ~1 mile. Version 0 is used when no survey track exists, so that the version is unknown.
Datatype: tinyint
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: midpoint_latitude
Name: midpoint_latitude
Code: midpoint_latitude
Definition:
The latitude in decimal degrees (positive value north of the equator) of the midpoint of the segment version. NULL is used when the midpoint latitude is unknown.
Datatype: decimal
Allow NULL Values: true
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: midpoint_longitude
Name: midpoint_longitude
Code: midpoint_longitude
Definition:
The longitude in decimal degrees (negative value west of the prime meridian) of the midpoint of the segment version. NULL is used when the midpoint longitude is unknown.
Datatype: decimal
Allow NULL Values: true
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Attribute: area_surveyed_sqmi
Name: area_surveyed_sqmi
Code: area_surveyed_sqmi
Definition:
Area of the segment surveyed in square miles.
Datatype: float
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Citation
Title: WBPHS Segment Effort - data dictionary
Date: creation: 2025-08-21T18:26:29.160+00:00
pointOfContact
Meghan Eyler
Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal
Recommended Use: This dictionary is used to define the attributes within the WBPHS Segment Effort.
Dictionary Included with Dataset?: false