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WBPHS geolocated data and segment effort, 2000+

Metadata Updated: January 14, 2026

The geolocated counts for the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey and associated segment effort information from 2000 to present. The survey was not conducted in 2020-21 due to the COVID pandemic. Two data files are included with their associated metadata (html and xml formats).

  1. wbphs_geolocated_counts_forDistribution.csv includes the locations of the plane when survey species observations were made. For each observation, the social group and count is recorded along with a description of the location quality. Number of rows in table = 1,880,556.

  2. wbphs_segment_effort_forDistribution.csv. The survey effort file includes the midpoint latitude and longitude of each segment when known, which can differ by year (as indicated by the version number). If a segment was not flown, it is absent from the table for the corresponding year. Number of rows in table = 67,874.

Not all geolocated records have locations.

Please consult the metadata for an explanation of the fields and other information to understand the limitations of the data.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date January 14, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 14, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI FWS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 14, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 14, 2026
Publisher U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Maintainer
Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/FWS_ServCat_142655
Data First Published 2025-09-02T00:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2025-09-02T00:00:00Z
Category Generic Dataset
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:18
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/fws-data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id 17e3a5a5-8bf7-4fe4-aa21-8426b5748424
Harvest Source Id f51f1f6c-4e4a-4e0a-b4e3-a5577c6dcc19
Harvest Source Title DOI FWS DCAT-US
Homepage URL https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/142655
Program Code 010:028, 010:094
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 8b81f79a02fedd20a1853750ec7c11d0d3f3c5d4716796e1b22e052739981283
Source Schema Version 1.1
Temporal 2000-01-01/2025-01-01

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