Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge summary reports: annex K
Metadata Information for Maps in ATK summary reports for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
The following is a description of the metadata for all maps present in ATK summary reports from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Attribute Description:
Please note; when an attribute is left blank it means that the information was not specified by participants.
- Shape *-
- Line
- Point
- Polygon
- ConsultName - [ConsultNam]
- Name of community/meeting that the information was gathered from.
- (Consult)ID - [ConsultID]
- A sequential number, beginning at 1, given to each Shape* for a given ConsultName.
- Type -
- Caribou use: Areas where participants have seen boreal caribou.
- Caribou previous use: Areas where participants used to see boreal caribou in the past but have indicated that they no longer do.
- Disturbance: Areas where boreal caribou are disturbed by landscape features.
- Protection: Areas/features that participants thought were important to protect for boreal caribou.
- Other wildlife use: Areas used by other wildlife species (species name is specified)
- Caribou absent: Areas where caribou are not believed to using
- Caribou range: Area where participants indicated the range boundary for a local population(s) differs from the current range boundary.
- Caribou habitat: Areas/features identified by the participants as important habitat for boreal caribou.
- Caribou migration: Migration pathway used by boreal caribou.
- Other: Any other type of information not identified in the above categories.
- Season - Specifies what season observation by participants were made
- All: year round
- C: calving
- F: fall
- W: winter
- Sp: spring
- S: summer
- Caribou Use - [CaribouUse] Indicates how (or why) the area identified by polygon is being used by boreal caribou.
- Bed Site: Area used for bedding.
- Calving: Area is used for calving.
- Caribou trail: Trail identified as being used by boreal caribou.
- Migration: Area is used by boreal caribou for seasonal movements between areas.
- Refuge-bugs: Area offers boreal caribou a refuge from bugs.
- Refuge-predator: Area offers boreal caribou a refuge from predators.
- Reserve: Area set aside for protection.
- Road Crossing: Area where caribou cross the road/highway
- Salt lick : Location of a salt lick.
- Disturbance Type - [Dist_Type] Classifies the type of disturbance contained within the area.
- Cb: Cutblock/logging
- Dr: Drilling
- F: Forest fire
- Ht: Hunting
- L: Light
- Mn: Mining
- N: Noise
- OHV: Off-highway vehicles
- O&G: Oil and gas (general), usually indicates presence of multiple features such as seismic lines, well sites, roads, and plants
- Pip: Pipeline
- Pl: Plant (industrial)
- Rd: Road(s)
- Rec: Recreational use (general)
- Trp: Trapping
- SL: Seismic line
- WS: Well site
- CWS Region -
- The CWS Region in which the data was collected: PYR, PNR, OR, QR, AR
- Date -
- Indicates date when information was collected from community members
- Notes -
- [Details] Any other information, or further details that are applicable to a given line/point/polygon file.
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