Federal Lands Wildlife Vehicle Collision Data Coordination Project

Download or read book Federal Lands Wildlife-Vehicle Collision Data Coordination Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Park Service (NPS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have partnered on an effort to develop a federal landswildlife-vehicle collision (WVC) database. The agencies seek to coordinate the use of a WVC Data Collection System with other federalland management agencies and with state and local agencies and other organizations. Phase 1 of this project developed a pilot WVCsystem using an existing commercial mobile device application and its data storage and serving capabilities; this commercial system isavailable to all Department of Interior (DOI) agencies and bureaus, but not to most other potential partners. It was customized for PhaseI to collect WVC roadkill observations; the custom version is called ROaDS - Roadkill Observation and Data System. Phase 2 of theproject developed three recommendations for preliminary national standards for WVC data collection systems – 1) A standardizednational species list, 2) a spatial accuracy requirement for observation locations, and 3) a means for expert review of the speciesidentified in each observation via a geo-synched photo. In phase 2, the research team also made recommendations to modify theROaDS survey so it is shorter, easier to use and more efficient. In addition, the team also determined that the ROaDS survey cansimultaneously capture the observer’s survey route and link each individual observation to the route taken. Thus, for research ormonitoring projects, ROaDS can provide a function that captures the observer’s route, how long it took to complete the route and eachindividual observation made while on that route. Lastly, during Phase 2, the project began to engage other agencies and organizationsto jointly develop national standards for WVC data collection systems via meetings, presentations and workshops at nationalconferences that will be continued in Phase 3.