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| About WeedMapper |
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WeedMapper is a web-based spatially referenced database of state listed noxious weeds. It is designed to facilitate identification, reporting, and verification of noxious weeds in the state of Oregon. It provides maps of known infestations of the most serious weed pests, as well as photographs, taxonomic and diagnostic characteristics to assist in their identification. Electronic maps are viewable at the state, county, township, or section (square mile) level.
WeedMapper is a cooperative partnership with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon State University, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service. The database includes information about weeds and locations of noxious weeds throughout Oregon as collected by responsible federal, state, and local agencies.
www.weedmapper.org.
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| Request for data |
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WeedMapper Request for Data
2008 Update
The WeedMapper project is now accepting noxious weed distribution data to include in the 2008 update of maps.
What type of data are we looking for?
Any location information that has been collected for Oregon state-listed noxious weeds. This includes updates from the 2007 field season for those who have already contributed data, and all past and current data from new contributors.
The following information is required:
* Exact weed location (lat/long or UTM coordinate) or GIS shapefile
* Type of datum used to collect location (there is a setting on GPS units)
* Weed species name (common and scientific)
* Contact person name, organization, address, phone and email address.
* If providing an update, please indicate if the data replaces earlier information supplied or if it is in addition to it.
The following information is also requested:
* Number of plants (in quantity or net and gross acres)
* Type of location (roadside, pasture, rangeland, forest, field, urban or riparian)
* Frequency (spot, patch or solid stand)
* Treatment (manual, mechanical, chemical or none)
* Land ownership type (USFS, BLM, state, county, city, private, unknown, other)
* Date of find
What format do we want the data in?
Data needs to be in some type of electronic format. Small sets of data can be entered directly into the weed sighting report form at www.weedmapper.org. For larger data sets the following format is preferred:
GIS Shapefile – one per weed species. These can be point, line or area files, but point files are preferred. Please include a note about what datum was used to collect the data (e.g. WGS 84, NAD 27, etc.) and what projection the shapefile is (e.g. Oregon Lambert, state/plane, etc.) if a projection file is not part of the shapefile.
Other electronic formats are also acceptable:
* Shapefiles with more than one weed species
* Arc coverages
* Spreadsheets
* Any other format that has the data stored electronically in table form.
When do we need the data?
Please send your information by January 31, 2008 to have it included in this year’s update. Information in the preferred format will be given priority.
Who should you contact?
Beth Myers-Shenai, Noxious Weed Management Technician
Oregon Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Control Program
635 Capitol St. N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
503-986-4621
smyers@oda.state.or.us
Please contact Beth if you have data to share and she can arrange the best way to receive it from you. Thank-you for your support of WeedMapper!
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