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    BIOS (Biogeographic Information and Observation System)

    Metadata Updated: July 24, 2025

    BIOS is an online map viewer designed to enable the management, visualization, and analysis of biogeographic data collected by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and partner organizations. BIOS facilitates the sharing of those data within CDFW as well as with the public. BIOS integrates GIS, relational database management, and ESRI's ArcGIS Server technology to create a statewide, integrated information management tool that can be accessed via the Internet. BIOS home page: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOSBIOS public dataset GIS downloads are available from:ftp://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date July 24, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from State of California

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date July 24, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date July 24, 2025
    Publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Maintainer
    Identifier 7781d38f-2555-4a0b-8ac6-576439468f65
    Data First Published 2010-08-04T23:03:18.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2019-12-10T22:46:01.000Z
    Category Natural Resources
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20250724164837
    Harvest Object Id 139e6a2b-f838-4988-80ee-927f86e21794
    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    License http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 5468a5673a931346937e11cd50241bf20d7ff7e5e9e272ba6e7ad682552964e1
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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