BIOS (Biogeographic Information and Observation System)

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/

Data and Resources

Field Value
accessLevel public
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identifier 18d62b24-8354-468d-b275-5dc2915812e6
issued 2010-08-04T23:03:18.000Z
modified 2019-12-10T22:46:01.000Z
publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
resource-type Dataset
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source_hash 06e95d756bb694d8655ce7f6f6d588b50c60deb7
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theme {"Natural Resources",Water}
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • animals
  • biogeographic
  • biogeography
  • biology
  • bios
  • ca
  • california
  • california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife
  • california-natural-resources-agency
  • caopendata
  • cdfg
  • cdfw
  • ckan
  • dfg
  • geo
  • geoss
  • habitat
  • national
  • north-america
  • plants
  • relief
  • topo
  • topographic-maps
  • topos
  • united-states
isopen False
license_id notspecified
license_title License not specified
maintainer cdfwgis
maintainer_email bios@wildlife.ca.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-20T05:38:57.050053
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T05:38:57.050057
notes <span><span><p><span><span>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</span></span><span><span> the Internet. </span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>BIOS home page: </span></span></span></span><a href='https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS' target='_blank'>https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS</a></p><p><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span><span><span>BIOS public dataset GIS downloads are available from:<br /></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><a href='http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d71bf306759d41a5ac1ca099d45a39f2#ftp.dfg.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/'>ftp://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/</a> </span></span></span></p></span></span>
num_resources 2
num_tags 27
title BIOS (Biogeographic Information and Observation System)