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Available Data and Metadata: The Wyoming Bioinformation Node is a component of the Wyoming Natural Resources Data Clearinghouse at the University of Wyoming. All downloadable data is accompanied by federally-compliant metadata. Some metadata is also available to provide contacts for datasets that are not available on-line. |
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This internet map server was developed to make the Colorado Cutthroat Trout database, developed by the U.S. Forest Service, available on-line. Interactive capability allows web users to view and query different map overlays, as well as zoom and pan over portions of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. |
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Refuge GAP is a decision support tool developed by SDVC/WBN for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This GIS-based tool utilizes Gap Analysis and other biological databases for Wyoming, providing regional analysis of biodiversity as well as project-specific queries of wildlife locations. |
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Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD) is a research and service unit of the University of Wyoming. WYNDD serves as an objective and comprehensive source of information on the biology, location and status of rare native plant and animal species as well as natural communities of Wyoming. |
 | Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West: provides ecological, biological and management information on North American grasshopper species, including links to a grasshopper field guide, distribution atlas, and spatial ecological factors related to grasshopper population dynamics in Wyoming. This site was developed by UW's Dept. of Renewable Resources. |
 | Wyoming Vertebrate Atlas: This on-line atlas contains the distribution maps, habitat information and references for the 445 terrestrial vertebrates species mapped for Wyoming by the Gap Analysis program. Browse menus and keyword search tools exists to help users find species of interest. |
| University of Wyoming's Rocky Mountain Herbarium is the largest collection of Rocky Mountain plants in existance, with over 668,000 specimens. Specimen information specific to Wyoming has been collected into a digital Plant Atlas, containing point distribution maps for nearly 2,000 taxa. |
 | Biodiversity Expert Systems Tool (BEST) for county planners: a pilot project in Teton County has been completed, exploring the integration of the WBN databases into county land-use planning. BEST is a joint development project between SDVC and National Gap Program and is designed to help county planners assess biological resources as part of their routine planning and land-use evaluations. |
| Wyoming Gap Analysis: The results of this analysis of the current status of biodiversity in Wyoming are available in the on-line final report. The statewide GIS datasets developed by this project are also available, including species distributions, vegetation alliance types, and land ownership/management. An ArcView interface has also been developed to demonstrate the integration of biological databases for planning, management, and education purposes. |
| Under development: Partners in Flight (birding information) | In order to increase public awareness and access to biological information, one of the major goals of WBN is to develop working partnerships with University departments and other data-producing organizations to bring biological data up on the web. |
The WBN was developed as a cooperative effort between the University of Wyoming Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center and the Biological Resources Division (BRD) of the U.S. Geological Survey.