SRLCC support to the State CHAT Data Community (SCDC)
Summary
The State CHAT Data Community (SCDC) was created to facilitate updating and maintenance of the Crucial Habitat data and associated Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT) hosted by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) across the west ( http://www.wafwachat.org/). The community is part of a pilot project with Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, Utah and Washington to explore how this community environment can be used to 1) help the states keep the CHAT maps and website current, 2) provide Federal Agency partners with increased online access to state data used in creating the CHAT maps, and 3) provide CHAT states with increased online access to federal data that states incorporate into the CHAT mapping process.
Summary
The State CHAT Data Community (SCDC) was created to facilitate updating and maintenance of the Crucial Habitat data and associated Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT) hosted by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) across the west (
http://www.wafwachat.org/). The community is part of a pilot project with Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, Utah and Washington to explore how this community environment can be used to 1) help the states keep the CHAT maps and website current, 2) provide Federal Agency partners with increased online access to state data used in creating the CHAT maps, and 3) provide CHAT states with increased online access to federal data that states incorporate into the CHAT mapping process.
