Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Problem
Identify shortfalls in the South Dakota Wildlife Damage Management program (location of staff stations, amount of damage staff, hotspots locations, etc.) through identifying drive times and hotspot locations.
Data Needs
Needed Data:
· Complaint points: location, species type and specialist that took care of it
· Coverage areas: the coverage areas for each specialist including region and district
· Roads throughout South Dakota
Attributes:
· Coordinates (XY) for each point
· Name of specialist for each point
· Districts for each specialist
Spatial Extents
· State of South Dakota
Resolution:
· 10m
Coordinate System:
· NAD 1983 UTM Zone 14N
Data Sources
Data Retrieved:
· South Dakota State Game, Fish and Parks
o provided by employer
o Vector (coverage area shapefile)
§ South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks. “WDS” [shapefile]. 1:2,891,459. November 2020.
o CSV table
§ South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks. “WDS” [table]. November 2020.
· ESRI ArcGIS Online Network Analysis Database
o Network Analysis Extension
o Vector
o “Maps throughout this map were created using ArcGIS® software by Esri. ArcGIS® and ArcGIS Pro™ are the intellectual property of Esri and are used herein under license. Copyright © Esri. All rights reserved. For more information about Esri® software, please visit www.esri.com.”
Progress Update
All data has been downloaded and the coverage area shapefile is ready to be analyzed. The complaint points table still needs to be added to the map using XY tool and then checked for outliers and duplicates. Data for the basemap and streets/roads will be determined as the project progresses and I understand the Network Analysis tool better.
Data Limitations
The location of specific work stations for Wildlife Damage Specialist could not be provided for concern over privacy issues so locations will have to roughly estimated based on a map image provided with stars for their locations. I may also look into Game, Fish, and Parks buildings and see if there is one for every district.