{"text_format":"1","workbook":"xlsx","n_sheets":8,"sheets":["Survey Information","Survey Obs (Capture, Handling)","Marks of Individuals","Telemetry or GPS Observations","Site & Incidental Observations","Predefined Columns and Codes","User-defined Columns and Codes","tempUserValuesPicklists"],"not_rendered":{"charts":0,"images":0,"macros":1,"external_links":0,"defined_names":3,"comments":1,"pivot_tables":0},"unopened":[],"bounds":{"document_bytes":16777216,"sheet_cells":100000,"rows_first":2000,"rows_last":500,"rows_between":2000,"halvings":0,"cell_chars":16384,"cell_head_chars":4096},"cells_cut":0,"cells_raw":0,"read":"whole","date_system":"1900"}

{"sheet":"Survey Information","index":0,"n_rows":1,"n_cols":9,"rows_kept":1,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["SPI Project ID","Project Name","Survey Name","Vantage Code","Sampling Session Start Datetime","Marked Animals Available","Total Marked Animals Observed","Sampling Session End Datetime","Sampling Session Comments"]

{"sheet":"Survey Obs (Capture, Handling)","index":1,"n_rows":1,"n_cols":47,"rows_kept":1,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Study Area Name","Design Component Label","Design Component Type","Insert Predefined Design Component Column","Visit Start Date","Visit Start Time","Visit End Time","Insert Predefined Design Component Visit Column","Insert Predefined Sampling Condition Column","Surveyor","Species Code","Count","Survey Observation Photos","Animal ID","UTM Zone","Easting","Northing","Longitude (DD)","Latitude (DD)","Spatial Accuracy (m)","Handling Event Code","Handling Event Time","Handling Event Minutes Elapsed","Sex Code","Life Stage Code","Estimated Age (yr)","Reproductive Condition Code","Young Count","Estimated Age of Young (yr)","Weight (kg)","Total Length (cm)","Tail Length (cm)","Shoulder Height (cm)","Neck Girth (cm)","Chest Girth (cm)","Belly Girth (cm)","Ear Length (cm)","Front Pad Width (cm)","Front Pad Length (cm)","Hind Pad Width (cm)","Hind Pad Length (cm)","Hind Foot Length (cm)","Body Temperature (C)","Health Code","Insert Predefined Survey Observation Column","Comments","Add your new column here"]

{"sheet":"Marks of Individuals","index":2,"n_rows":1,"n_cols":18,"rows_kept":1,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Animal ID","Mark Method Code","Date Applied","Mark Make Code","Mark Device ID","Frequency","Frequency Unit Code","Label/Number","Location on Individual Code","Mark Material Code","Shape Code","Frontal Area","Frontal Area Unit Code","Pattern Code","Color Code","Mark Comments","End Date","Insert Predefined Mark Column"]

{"sheet":"Telemetry or GPS Observations","index":3,"n_rows":1,"n_cols":29,"rows_kept":1,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Animal ID","Date & Time","Telemetry Observer","UTM Zone","Easting","Northing","Longitude (DD)","Latitude (DD)","Visual Flag","Activity Code","Group Label","Group Count","Comments","BEU","Seral Stage","BEU2","Seral Stage2","Location","Young Count","Est Age of Young (yr)","Status Fix","Satellites","Validated","DOP","PDOP","HDOP","Air Temperature (C)","Insert Predefined Telemetry Observation Column","Add your new column here"]

{"sheet":"Site & Incidental Observations","index":4,"n_rows":1,"n_cols":41,"rows_kept":1,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Study Area Name","Design Component Label","Observer First Name","Observer Last Name","Info About Observer","Location","Site Access Instructions","UTM Zone","Easting","Northing","Longitude (DD)","Latitude (DD)","Spatial Accuracy (m)","Habitat Description","Site Description Photos","Site Description Comments","Insert Predefined Site Description Column","Species Code","Date & Time","Activity Code","Activity Descriptor Code","Activity Count","Adult Males","Adult Females","Adults - Unclassified Sex","Juvenile Males","Juvenile Females","Juveniles - Unclassified Sex","Unclassified Life Stage and Sex","Eggs","Egg Masses","Larvae","Pupae","Vegetation Layer Code","Percent Cover","Area (sq m)","Plants","Comments","Incidental Observation Photos","Insert Predefined Incidental Observation Column","Add your new column here"]

{"sheet":"Predefined Columns and Codes","index":5,"n_rows":1056,"n_cols":6,"rows_kept":1056,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Column Name","Column Description","Code for in Column","Code Meaning","Code Description","Column For"]
["SPI Project ID","A unique numeric SPI-generated identifier permanently assigned to a Project. Project IDs are assigned after Projects are submitted here: www.gov.bc.ca/submit-wildlife-data."]
["Project Name","The name of the species inventory Project.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Format is Start Year-End Year - Species (or species group) - General Survey Intent and/or Field Method - Project Boundary (location) - FLNRO Region.\r\nE.g., 1976-ongoing - Roosevelt Elk - Population Count - Vancouver Island - West Coast Region",null,null,null,"Project"]
["Survey Name","The name of a Survey.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Generally the Survey Name should be meaningful in terms of the target taxa, geographic area and calendar year for which the Survey is being conducted.\r\nFormat is Survey Year - Species - Survey Intent and/or Field Method - Study Area (location).\r\nE.g., 2016 - Mule Deer - Spotlight Count - Vancouver Island.\r\nIf the entire scope of the Project consists of only this survey, then the Survey Name may be the same as the Project Name.",null,null,null,"Survey"]
["Vantage Code","A code indicating the place, position or vehicle from which a Sampling Session was conducted, e.g., AERIAL.","WALKING","Walking","Walking vantage","Study Area Visit"]
["Vantage Code","ditto","VEHICLE","Vehicle","Vehicle vantage","Study Area Visit"]
["Vantage Code","ditto","BOAT","Boat","Boat vantage","Study Area Visit"]
["Vantage Code","ditto","AERIAL","Aerial","Aerial vantage","Study Area Visit"]
["Sampling Session Start Datetime","The date, and optionally time, when a Sampling Session was started.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: For clarity, do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.\r\nSimilarly, for clarity use a 24 hour time format with colons (e.g. 13:45) and ensure that Excel interprets it correctly.",null,null,null,"Study Area Visit"]
["Marked Animals Available","The number of marked animals available to be detected during the course of a Sampling Session.",null,null,null,"Study Area Visit"]
["Total Marked Animals Observed","The total number of marked animals detected during the course of a Sampling Session.",null,null,null,"Study Area Visit"]
["Sampling Session End Datetime","The date, and optionally time, when a Sampling Session was ended.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: For clarity, do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.\r\nSimilarly, for clarity use a 24 hour time format with colons (e.g. 13:45) and ensure that Excel interprets it correctly.",null,null,null,"Study Area Visit"]
["Sampling Session Comments","Informative comments about a Sampling Session.",null,null,null,"Study Area Visit"]
["Study Area Photos","A list of photos (or other Standard Digital Files*) that are associated with a Study Area.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: To easily add photo names to a cell, right-click on a cell and select 'WSI: Add File Names to Cell'. Photo names must not have spaces.\r\nTo include comments about your photos, add a column named 'Study Area Photos Comments' or 'Study Area Photos Comments', and enter your comments.\r\n*Standard Digital Files are recognized by most operating systems and includes images, videos, and documents in formats such as PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PDF, MP4, AVI, and TXT.",null,null,null,"Study Area"]
["Study Area Photos Comments","Informative comments and/or notes about the photos, or other Standard Digital Files.",null,null,null,"Study Area"]
["Design Component Type","The type of Design Component. Design Components are georeferenced units which are used as the basis for sampling.","BLOCK","BLOCK","A BLOCK is an area, either square like a grid, or irregularly shaped, used as the basis for the collection of data.","Design Component"]
["Design Component Type","ditto","SAMPLE STATION","SAMPLE STATION","A SAMPLE STATION is one point in space used as the basis for collection of data.","Design Component"]
["Design Component Type","ditto","TRANSECT","TRANSECT","A TRANSECT is a linear sample unit, which may or may not have width. Transects can be conducted on either foot, boat, motor vehicle, or aircraft. They can follow predetermined straight lines, roads, contours or drainages. Species may be sampled continuously along the transect or at fixed points along it.","Design Component"]
["Design Component Type","ditto","TRANSECT SEGMENT","TRANSECT SEGMENT","A TRANSECT SEGMENT is a portion of a transect for which the UTMs of each transect segment are recorded and the observations are recorded for each transect segment.","Design Component"]
["Design Component Type","ditto","STREAM REACH","STREAM REACH","A length of stream or river","Design Component"]
["Design Component Type","ditto","QUADRAT","QUADRAT","The term \"quadrat\" is used to describe relatively small, rectangular plots which are used for sampling sedentary organisms, such as terrestrial salamanders, or animal sign, such as pellet counts for hares and cottontails.","Design Component"]
["Parent Design Component Label","The label of the 'parent' Design Component; i.e., the label of the Design Component within which a Design Component is nested; i.e., the label of the Design Component that is one hierarchical level higher. If Design Components are not nested, this will be empty.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Spatial polygons and lines must be submited for all Blocks and Transects respectively.\r\nIf your design involves nesting, enter the label of the parent Design Component. For example, if Block C is nested within Block B and Block B is nested within Block A, the parent Blocks are Block B and Block A, respectively.\r\nIf Design Components are not nested, this will be empty.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["UTM Zone Design Component","The UTM zone of the centroid of a Block, or the UTM zone of the location of a Sample Station, Trap, or Detector.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Easting Design Component","The UTM easting of the centroid of a Block, or the UTM easting of the location of a Sample Station, Trap, or Detector.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Northing Design Component","The UTM northing of the centroid of a Block, or the UTM northing of the location of a Sample Station, Trap, or Detector.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Longitude Design Component (DD)","The longitude of the centroid of a Block, or the longitude of the location of a Sample Station, Trap, or Detector, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Latitude Design Component (DD)","The latitude of the centroid of a Block, or the latitude of the location of a Sample Station, Trap, or Detector, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Design Component Area (sq m)","The area enclosed by a Block in square meters.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Number of Devices","The number of devices (e.g., traps, or detectors, or cameras) in/at a Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["UTM Zone Start","The two digit UTM zone identification number for the start of the transect or transect segment.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Easting Start","The East coordinate in meters for the start of the transect or transect segment.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Northing Start","The North coordinate in meters for the start of the transect or transect segment.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["UTM Zone End","The two digit UTM zone identification number for the end of the transect or transect segment.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Easting End","The East coordinate in meters for the end of the transect or transect segment.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Northing End","The North coordinate in meters for the end of the transect or transect segment.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Segment Length (m)","The distance the transect segment covers, measured in km.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Segment Number","The number of the transect segment within the transect.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Transect Type","The transect type","ENCOUNTER","ENCOUNTER","An encounter transect is a transect in the form of a long continuous line along which observed species are counted continuously or at fixed points, regardless of the distance from the line.","Design Component"]
["Transect Type","ditto","FIXED-WIDTH","FIXED-WIDTH","A fixed-width transect (sometimes also referred to as strip transects) count individuals within a fixed distance from the center line. The transect width is based on the type of habitat, behaviour of the species, and type of transportation being used.","Design Component"]
["Transect Type","ditto","LINE","LINE","A line transect has no width. Only animals, or their sign, which are observed on the transect line are assumed to be completely counted. Although observed animals, or their sign, which do not occur on the transect line may still be counted, their numbers are estimated based on the assumption that the probability of animal detection decreases with increasing distance from the transect line.","Design Component"]
["Transect Bearing","The orientation of a straight-line transect (1-360 degrees).\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: True North is represented as 360 degrees, not 0 degrees.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Transect Length (km)","The length of the transect, measured in km.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Transect Width (m)","The width of the transect segment in meters.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["No Transect Stations","The number of stations located along the specified transect.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Interstation Distance (m)","The distance, in metres, between sample stations or devices (e.g., turbines).",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Gradient","The environmental gradient on which the transects were laid out.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Distance To Shore (km)","The distance a Design Component (e.g., a transect, a sample station) is from the nearest shore, in km. Distances are always positive regardless of whether the Design Component is on/in water or on land.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","A code indicating the type of device. E.g., the type of trap or detector.","DART","Capture - Dart capture","Capture - by darting a free roaming animal","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-GE","Hair - general","Hair snag trap (e.g. barbed wire, Velcro, sticky stuff). Type of hair snag trap not specified.","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-BA","Hair - barbed wire","Hair snag trap made from barbed wire","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-BA-BS","Hair - barbed wire at bait station","Hair snag trap made from barbed wire mounted around, alongside or near a location to which animals are attracted with bait.","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-BA-RS","Hair - barbed wire on a rub surface","Hair snag trap made from barbed wire attached to a surface an animal uses for rubbing against.","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-BA-TR","Hair - barbed wire on trail","Hair snag trap made from barbed wire mounted alongside or on a trail the animal uses.","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-NB-RS","Hair - no barbed wire - rub surface","Hair snag trap comprised of no barbed wired, but only comprised of a rub surface.","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-VE","Hair - Velcro","Hair snag trap made from Velcro","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-CA","Hair - carpet boards","Hair snag trap made carpet laying spiked boards","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HR-DC","Hair - Described in Comments","Hair snag trap of a type described in comments.\nNote: Describing the data in comments rather than using a predefined code may reduce the clarity and accessibility of data.","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","CAMR","Detector - Camera station","Detector - Remotely operated camera station","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","TRCK","Detector - Track station","Detector - Baited/scented station for collecting tracks (may use track plates, sand or snow)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","DROP","Net - Drop net","Net - Drop net (ungulates)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","NGUN","Net - Net gun","Net - Drop net (ungulates)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","NDIP","Net - Dip net","Net - Net (handheld;dip)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","MIST","Net - Mist net","Net - Mist Net","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","SEIN","Net - Seine net","Net - Seine net","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","PIT","Pitfall - Pitfall","Pitfall - Basic pitfall trap (a hole in the ground into which an animal falls)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","FPIT","Pitfall - Floating pitfall trap","Pitfall - Floating pitfall trap (pond turtles)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","CAGE","Trap - Containment trap","Trap - Any walk-in containment trap (Bolton, Havahart, Longworth, box, barrel, culvert, corral, etc) generally has a door that opens and closes.","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","FUNN","Trap - Funnel trap","Trap - Funnel trap","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","MINN","Trap - Minnow trap","Trap - Minnow trap (pond breeding amphibians)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","THRO","Trap - Throw trap","Trap - Throw trap (amphibian larvae)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","ACO","Trap - Artificial Cover Object","Trap - Artificial Cover Object (salamanders)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","HARP","Trap - Harp Trap","Trap - Harp trap (bats)","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","LEG","Trap - Leg hold trap","Trap - padded leg hold trap","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","SNAP","Trap - Snap trap","Trap - Snap trap","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","SNAR","Trap - Snare trap","Trap - Snare","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","FLT","Arthropod - Flight Trap","Arthropod - Flight Trap","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","PAN","Arthropod - Pan/Window Trap","Arthropod - Pan/Window Trap","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","CORE","Arthropod -Soil Core","Arthropod -Soil Core","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","LGHT","Arthropod - Light Trap","Arthropod - Light Trap","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","SIFT","Arthropod - Litter Sifting","Arthropod - Litter Sifting","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","SWEP","Arthropod - Beating &/or Sweeping","Arthropod - Beating &/or Sweeping","Design Component"]
["Type of Device Code","ditto","SRCH","Arthropod - Search","Arthropod - Search (lookup/look down)","Design Component"]
["Trap Width (cm)","The width of a trap in cm.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Trap Height (cm)","The height of a trap in cm.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","A code indicating the make or brand of a trap or detector. E.g. 'RE'.","BR","Browning",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","BU","Bushnell",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","CA","Cabelas",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","CO","Covert",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","LA","LTL Acorn",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","MO","Moultrie",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","RE","Reconyx",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","RT","RidgeTec",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","SN","Spartan",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","SP","Spypoint",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","SC","Stealth Cam",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","TM","TrailMaster",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","TS","Titley Scientific",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","WA","Wildlife Acoustics",null,"Design Component"]
["Make of Device Code","ditto","WI","Wildgame Innovations",null,"Design Component"]
["Model of Device","The name of the model of a trap or detector. Values are freeform. E.g. 'SM4', 'PC900'.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Prebait Used Flag","A Y/N indicating whether or not a Design Component (e.g., a Sample Station containing traps or detectors) was prebaited.","Y","Yes",null,"Design Component"]
["Prebait Used Flag","ditto","N","No",null,"Design Component"]
["Prebait Used Flag","ditto","UN","Unknown",null,"Design Component"]
["Prebait Used Flag","ditto","NE","Not Evaluated",null,"Design Component"]
["Prebait Type","The type of prebait used (freeform text) at a trap or detector. E.g., jam, peanuts.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Design Component Bait Lure Type","The type of bait/lure used at a Design Component, recorded as freeform text.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Design Component Comments","Informative comment(s) about a Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Design Component Photos","A list of photos (or other Standard Digital Files*) that are associated with a Design Component.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: To easily add photo names to a cell, right-click on a cell and select 'WSI: Add File Names to Cell'. Photo names must not have spaces.\r\nTo include comments about your photos, add a column named 'Design Component Photos Comments' and enter your comments.\r\n*Standard Digital Files are recognized by most operating systems and includes images, videos, and documents in formats such as PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PDF, MP4, AVI, and TXT.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Design Component Photos Comments","Informative comments and/or notes about the photos, or other Standard Digital Files* associated with a Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Insert Predefined Design Component Column","You may insert additional predefined columns and codes relevant to Design Components.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Sample Stations."]
["Stratum Label","A unique label of a stratum. E.g. 'high', 'medium', 'low' or 'S1', 'S2', 'S3', etc.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Enter the label of the stratum in which the Design Component is situated.",null,null,null,"Survey Stratum"]
["Stratum Description","A description of the criteria that defines a stratum.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: E.g. low means 5-35 elk, medium means 35-85 elk, high means >85 elk; S1 means young forest and shrubby areas, S2 means forests >40 years old.\r\nThis description needs to be provided only once for each stratum.",null,null,null,"Survey Stratum"]
["Visit Start Date","The date of a visit to a Design Component, or the date of the start of a deployment (e.g., of a trap or detector) at a Design Component.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The date may not span days.\r\nFor clarity, on your field forms do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Visit Start Time","The time, in 24 hour format, at the start of a visit to a Design Component, or the time at the start of deployment (e.g. of a trap or detector) at a Design Component.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Use colons (e.g. 13:25).\r\nFor quality assurance reasons you should use a colon because then Excel will automatically recognize it as time information and you will immediately notice obviously incorrect entries such as 26:44. The format that Excel displays does not matter as long as Excel recognizes it as legitimate time information.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Visit End Date","The date at the end of visit to, or deployment at, a Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Visit End Time","The time at the end of a visit to, or deployment at, a Design Component.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Use colons (e.g. 13:25).\n For quality assurance reasons you should use a colon because then Excel will automatically recognize it as time information and you will immediately notice obviously incorrect entries such as 26:44. The format that Excel displays does not matter as long as Excel recognizes it as legitimate time information.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Total Visit or Deployment Time","A measure of sampling effort; it is the amount of active sampling time spanned during a visit to, or deployment at, a Design Component. If multiple surveyors or devices are involved during a visit or deployment, then this may be the totalled time spans.\r\nE.g., If multiple surveyors are searching, then this may be the totalled searching time spans of the surveyors.\r\nE.g., If multiple cameras are deployed at one Sample Station, then this may be the totalled functioning time spans of the multiple cameras.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Decimals are not accepted. Use a smaller time unit if needed to obtain integer numbers.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Unit of Total Time Code","A code indicating the unit for the amount of time spanned during a visit to, or deployment at, a Design Component, e.g., M.","M","Minutes",null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Unit of Total Time Code","ditto","H","Hours",null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Unit of Total Time Code","ditto","D","Days",null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Unit of Total Time Code","ditto","N","Nights",null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Trap Event Code","A code indicating the setting of a trap or detector at the end of a visit to the trap or detector, e.g., SET.","CLOSE","Closed","Trap deactivated, or detector deactivated.","Design Component Visit"]
["Trap Event Code","ditto","SET","Set","Trap activated and ready for capture, or detector activated and ready for detecting.","Design Component Visit"]
["Trap Event Code","ditto","SETUP","Setup","Trap locked open and possibly prebaited","Design Component Visit"]
["Number of Traps Sprung","The number of traps, or other capture/detection mechnisms, that were inoperable or sprung without a capture/detection.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Number of Visits or Samples","The number of samples or detections (e.g. photos via remote camera) obtained at a  Design Component over the course of a visit to, or deployment at, the Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Nights Deployed","A measure of sampling effort; the number of nights that trapping (or other detection techniques) took place over the course of deployment at a Design Component.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Typically this is the number of nights since the last visit to the Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Distance Covered (km)","A measure of sampling effort; the distance (km) traversed along a transect, during a visit to a Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Quiet Period (s)","The set minimum time span permitted, in seconds, between the end of a recording event (e.g. photograph or video) and the triggering of a subsequent recording event.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Trigger Sensitivity","The setting of the trigger sensitivity of a trap or detector. This is freeform and the names of the settings depend on the make and model of the trap or detector. E.g., medium.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Trigger Timing (s)","The set time span, in seconds, between automated regularly-timed recording events.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Photos per Trigger","The set number of photos that a camera should record when triggered.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Video Length per Trigger (s)","The set minimum length of video time, in seconds, that a camera should record when triggered.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Bait Lure Type","The type of bait or lure used to attract species to a trap or detector over the course of a visit to, or deployment at, a Design Component. Values are freeform, e.g., 'jam', 'peanuts'.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Design Component Visit Comments","Comments about a visit to, or deployment at, a Design Component.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Design Component Visit Photos","A list of photos (or other Standard Digital Files*) that are associated with a vist to, or deployment of, a Design Component.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: To easily add photo names to a cell, right-click on a cell and select 'WSI: Add File Names to Cell'. Photo names must not have spaces.\r\nTo include comments about your photos, add a column named 'Design Component Visit Photos Comments', and enter your comments.\r\n*Standard Digital Files are recognized by most operating systems and includes images, videos, and documents in formats such as PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PDF, MP4, AVI, and TXT.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Design Component Visit Photos Comments","Informative comments and/or notes about the photos, or other Standard Digital Files.",null,null,null,"Design Component Visit"]
["Insert Predefined Design Component Visit Column","You may insert additional predefined columns that are relevant to Design Component Visits.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Block Visits."]
["Sampling Condition Timing Code","A code indicating the moment for which Sampling Conditions are recorded, e.g. START.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: This moment is typically defined as either at the START of a Design Component Visit, or at the END of a Design Component Visit.","START","Start","Sampling Conditions were recorded at the START of a Design Component Visit.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sampling Condition Timing Code","ditto","END","End","Sampling Conditions were recorded at the END of a Design Component Visit.","Sampling Condition"]
["SC DateTime","The date and time for which Sampling Conditions are recorded.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If this is the same as the Design Component Visit date and time, this may be omitted.\r\nFor clarity, do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.\r\nSimilarly, for clarity use a 24 hour time format with colons (e.g. 13:45) and ensure that Excel interprets it correctly.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Air Temp (C)","The air temperature in degrees Celsius at the start, or end, of sampling, e.g., 15.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: By default, all Sampling Conditions are assumed to be recorded for the START of sampling. If conditions are being recorded for the END of sampling, insert column 'Sampling Condition Timing Code' and enter 'END' into the column.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Air Temp (C)","The air temperature during the previous 48 hours, in degrees Celsius.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Speed Code","A code indicating the strength of the wind at the start, or end, of sampling, using the Beaufort Scale, e.g., 1.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: By default, all Sampling Conditions are assumed to be recorded for the START of sampling. If conditions are being recorded for the END of sampling, insert column 'Sampling Condition Timing Code' and enter 'END' into the column.",0,"Calm","Less than 2 km/h","Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Speed Code","ditto",1,"Light Air","2 - 5 km/h","Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Speed Code","ditto",2,"Light Breeze","Leaves rustle ( 6 - 12 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Speed Code","ditto",3,"Gentle Breeze","Leaves and twigs constantly move ( 13 - 19 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Speed Code","ditto",4,"Moderate Breeze","Small branches move, dust rises ( 20 - 29 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Speed Code","ditto",5,"Fresh Breeze","Small trees sway ( 30 - 39 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Speed Code","ditto",6,"Strong Breeze","Large branches moving, wind whistling ( 40 - 50 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","A code indicating the direction of the wind recorded as a cardinal direction, e.g., NE.","N","North",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","NNE","North North East",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","NE","North East",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","ENE","East North East",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","E","East",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","ESE","East South East",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","SE","South East",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","SSE","South South East",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","S","South",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","SSW","South South West",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","SW","South West",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","WSW","West South West",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","W","West",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","WNW","West North West",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","NW","North West",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wind Direction Code","ditto","NNW","North North West",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Wind Speed Code","A code indicating the wind speed during the previous 48 hours, e.g., 1.",0,"Calm","Less than 2 km/h","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Wind Speed Code","ditto",1,"Light Air","2 - 5 km/h","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Wind Speed Code","ditto",2,"Light Breeze","Leaves rustle ( 6 - 12 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Wind Speed Code","ditto",3,"Gentle Breeze","Leaves and twigs constantly move ( 13 - 19 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Wind Speed Code","ditto",4,"Moderate Breeze","Small branches move, dust rises ( 20 - 29 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Wind Speed Code","ditto",5,"Fresh Breeze","Small trees sway ( 30 - 39 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Wind Speed Code","ditto",6,"Strong Breeze","Large branches moving, wind whistling ( 40 - 50 km/h )","Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","A code indicating the type of precipitation that was occuring at the start, or end, of sampling, e.g., D.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: By default, all Sampling Conditions are assumed to be recorded for the START of sampling. If conditions are being recorded for the END of sampling, insert column 'Sampling Condition Timing Code' and enter 'END' into the column.","N","No Precipitation",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","F","Foggy","Reduced visibility, like a cloud.","Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","M","Misty Drizzle","No distinct rain drops but can dampen clothing.","Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","D","Drizzle","Fine rain drops (< 0.5 mm diameter),  visible on ground.","Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","LR","Light Rain","Puddles not forming quickly, < 2.5 mm rain per hour.","Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","HR","Hard Rain","Puddles form quickly, > 2.5 mm rain per hour.","Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","S","Snow",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","SL","Snow - Light",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Precipitation Code","ditto","SH","Snow - Heavy",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Rainfall over 24 hours (mm)","The amount of rainfall that fell within the last 24 hours (mm).",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Rainfall over 48 hours (mm)","The amount of rain that fell within the last 48 hours (mm).",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","A code indicating the type of precipitation that occurred during the preceding 48 hours, e.g., S.","N","No Precipitation",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","F","Foggy","Reduced visibility, like a cloud.","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","M","Misty Drizzle","No distinct rain drops but can dampen clothing.","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","D","Drizzle","Fine rain drops (< 0.5 mm diameter),  visible on ground.","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","LR","Light Rain","Puddles not forming quickly, < 2.5 mm rain per hour.","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","HR","Hard Rain","Puddles form quickly, > 2.5 mm rain per hour.","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","S","Snow",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","SL","Snow - Light",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Precip Code","ditto","SH","Snow - Heavy",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","A code indicating the type of clouds, e.g. ST.","ST","Stratus","Low, continuous-cover clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","ditto","NS","Nimbostratus","Low, heavy rain clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","ditto","SC","Stratocumulus","Low fluffy clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","ditto","CU","Cumulus","Big, tall fluffy clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","ditto","AC","Altocumulus","Mid altitude fluffy clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","ditto","AS","Altostratus","Mid altitute continuous clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","ditto","CC","Cirrocumulus","High altitute bands of puffy clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Type Code","ditto","CI","Cirrus","Very high altitude wispy clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Cover Code","A code indicating the extent of cloud cover at the start, or end, of sampling, e.g., 2.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: By default, all Sampling Conditions are assumed to be recorded for the START of sampling. If conditions are being recorded for the END of sampling, insert column 'Sampling Condition Timing Code' and enter 'END' into the column.",1,"Clear","Clear sky; no clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Cover Code","ditto",2,"Scattered (<50%)","Scattered clouds covering less than 50% of sky","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Cover Code","ditto",3,"Scattered  (>50%)","Scattered clouds covering more than 50% of sky","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Cover Code","ditto",4,"Unbroken clouds","Unbroken cloud cover","Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Ceiling Code","A code indicating the height of cloud cover relative to trees and ridges, e.g. VH.","VH","Very High",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Ceiling Code","ditto","H","High",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Ceiling Code","ditto","ART","Above Ridge Tops",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Ceiling Code","ditto","BRT","Below Ridge Tops",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Ceiling Code","ditto","ATT","Above Tree Tops",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Cloud Ceiling Code","ditto","BTT","Below Tree Tops",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Cloud Cover Code","A code indicating the extent of cloud cover during the preceding 48 hours, e.g., 3.",1,"Clear","Clear sky; no clouds","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Cloud Cover Code","ditto",2,"Scattered (<50%)","Scattered clouds covering less than 50% of sky","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Cloud Cover Code","ditto",3,"Scattered  (>50%)","Scattered clouds covering more than 50% of sky","Sampling Condition"]
["Prec 48 hr Cloud Cover Code","ditto",4,"Unbroken clouds","Unbroken cloud cover","Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","A code indicating the depth of snow. E.g. '3'  means 6 to 25 cm.",1,"0 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","ditto",2,"1-5 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","ditto",3,"6-25 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","ditto",4,"26-50 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","ditto",5,"51-75 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","ditto",6,"76-100 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","ditto",7,"101-150 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Depth Code","ditto",8,">150 cm",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Cover Code","An code indicating the extent of snow cover on the ground. E.g. '3' means 6 to 25%.",1,0,"0 % of ground covered","Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Cover Code","ditto",2,"1-5 %","1-5 % of ground covered","Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Cover Code","ditto",3,"6-25 %","6-25 % of ground covered","Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Cover Code","ditto",4,"26-50 %","26-50 % of ground covered","Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Cover Code","ditto",5,"51-75 %","51-75 % of ground covered","Sampling Condition"]
["Snow Cover Code","ditto",6,"76-100 %","76-100 % of ground covered","Sampling Condition"]
["Time Since 5 cm Snow Code","A code indicating the number of days since 5 cm of snow fell. E.g. '3' means less than 14 days.",1,"< 1/2 day","Less than half a day since it snowed last","Sampling Condition"]
["Time Since 5 cm Snow Code","ditto",2,"< 3 days","Less than 3 days since it snowed last","Sampling Condition"]
["Time Since 5 cm Snow Code","ditto",3,"< 14 days","Less than 14 days since it snowed last","Sampling Condition"]
["Time Since 5 cm Snow Code","ditto",4,"> 14 days","More than 14 days, or exactly 14 days, since it snowed last","Sampling Condition"]
["Time Since 5 cm Snow Code","ditto",5,"NR","Not recorded because information is of no value","Sampling Condition"]
["Water Temperature (C)","The current water temperature in degrees Celsius.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","A code indicating the strength of the wind, over the sea, using the Beaufort Scale, e.g., 1.",0,"Calm","Calm 0-1 knots, sea like a mirror","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",1,"Light Air","Light Air 1-3 knots, 1/4 ft waves, ripples with appearance of scales, no foam crests.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",2,"Light Breeze","Light Breeze, 4-6 knots, 1/3 ft. waves, small wavelets, crests of glassy appearance not breaking.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",3,"Gentle Breeze","Gentle Breeze,  7-10 knots, 2 ft. waves, large wavelets, crests begin to break, scattered whitecaps.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",4,"Moderate Breeze","Moderate Breeze, 11-16 knots, 4 ft waves, small waves, becoming longer, numerous whitecaps.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",5,"Fresh Breeze","Fresh Breeze, 17-21 knots, 16 ft waves, moderate waves, taking longer form, many whitecaps, some spray.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",6,"Strong Breeze","Strong Breeze, 22-27 knots, 10 ft. waves, longer waves forming, whitecaps everywhere, more spray.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",7,"Near Gale","Near Gale, 28-32 knots. 14 ft. waves.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",8,"Gale","Gale, 34-40 knots, 18 ft. waves.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",9,"Strong Gale","Strong Gale, 41-47 knots, 23 ft waves.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",10,"Storm","Storm 48-55 knots, 29 ft waves","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",11,"Violent Storm","Violent Storm 53-63 knots, 37 ft waves","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Wind Condition Code","ditto",12,"Hurricane","Hurricane, 64-71 knots, 45 ft waves.","Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Surface Temperature (C)","The sea water surface temperature in degrees Celsius.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Sea Surface Salinity (ppt)","The sea water surface salinity in parts per thousand (ppt).",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Swell Height (m)","The current swell height in meters (m).",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Wavelet Height (cm)","The current wavelet height in centimeters (cm).",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Tide Direction Code","A code indicating the tide direction, e.g., H.","H","High",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Tide Direction Code","ditto","IE","Intermediate Ebb",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Tide Direction Code","ditto","IF","Intermediate Flood",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Tide Direction Code","ditto","L","Low",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Ground Temperature (C)","The ground surface temperature in degrees Celsius.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Ground Moisture Code","A code indicating the ground moisture class, e.g., D.","D","Dry","no apparent moisture on ground/vegetation. Surface litter is dry and will not stain fingers when rubbed","Sampling Condition"]
["Ground Moisture Code","ditto","M","Moist","moisture is not apparent on ground/vegetation, but soil is moist. Surface litter will stain fingers when rubbed, but no water is apparent when soil/litter is squeezed","Sampling Condition"]
["Ground Moisture Code","ditto","W","Wet","moisture is apparent on ground/vegetation; water is observed if soil/litter is squeezed","Sampling Condition"]
["Leaf Moisture Code","A code indicating the leaf moisture class, e.g. D.","D","Dry","No moisture nor droplets detected on leaves' surfaces.","Sampling Condition"]
["Leaf Moisture Code","ditto","M","Moist","Moisture and/or droplets detected on leaves' surfaces.","Sampling Condition"]
["Official Sunrise","The official sunrise time.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","A code indicating the lunar phase class, e.g., FM.","NM","New Moon","The moon is dark. Also called 'dark moon'.","Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","ditto","WxC","Waxing Crescent",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","ditto","FQ","First Quarter","Also called 'half moon', and is waxing.","Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","ditto","WxG","Waxing Gibbous",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","ditto","FM","Full Moon","The entire illuminated portion of the moon is visible.","Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","ditto","WnG","Waning Gibbous",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","ditto","TQ","Third Quarter","Also called 'half moon', and is waning.","Sampling Condition"]
["Lunar Phase Code","ditto","WnC","Waning Crescent",null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Turbidity (cm)","The turbidity of the water as represented by centimeters of visibility measured with a secchi disk (cm) or other instrument.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Temperature Variance","The water temperature variance in +/- degrees Celsius.",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Sampling Condition Comments","Comments about the Sampling Conditions",null,null,null,"Sampling Condition"]
["Insert Predefined Sampling Condition Column","You may insert additional predefined columns and codes relevant to Sampling Conditions.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Sampling Conditions."]
["Observation #","A number that uniquely identifies a Survey Observation (e.g. a rare plant observation) on a field form or in an Excel data file.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: This number is mandatory if voucher specimens are collected because it links voucher data to a Survey Observation.\r\nIn general this number is used to link individual Survey Observations to related data on other field forms, or to related data in other Excel worksheets within an Excel data file.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Surveyor","The full name (First Last) of one surveyor who provided the data point.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Enter only one surveyor. If there are multiple surveyors for a data point, enter only the primary surveyor."]
["Count","The number of individuals of all life stages.\r\nAlternatively, a count of 0 (zero), or of 1 (one) may mean that details about numbers are recorded in other columns, such as Sign Count. \r\nSee project report for details.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If possible, reserve counts of 1 or more for observations of live individuals and reserve 0 for observations of only sign. Zero should also be used for  null-observations (i.e. species code is ‘NULL’ because no live individuals nor sign were observed).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Survey Observation Photos","A list of photos (or other Standard Digital Files*) that are associated with a Survey Observation.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: To easily add photo names to a cell, right-click on a cell and select 'WSI: Add File Names to Cell'. Photo names must not have spaces.\r\nTo include comments about your photos, add a column named 'Survey Observation Photos Comments' or 'Survey Observation Photos Comments', and enter your comments.\r\n*Standard Digital Files are recognized by most operating systems and includes images, videos, and documents in formats such as PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PDF, MP4, AVI, and TXT.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Survey Observation Photos Comments","Informative comments and/or notes about the photos, or other Standard Digital Files.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Animal ID","A unique identifier permanently assigned to an animal, independent of possible changes in mark method used.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: This data is mandatory if there is telemetry or GPS data for the animal.\r\nIdeally use IDs that:\r\n     - contain letters\r\n     - do not start with zero\r\nFor example, AVOID '003' or '2-5', because data systems (e.g. Excel) often automatically reformat such data.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["UTM Zone","The UTM zone in which the observation occurs.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Use these UTM columns for UTMs of individual observations only.\r\nDo not enter UTMs of Blocks, Sample Stations, or Transects here. If you do not have UTMs of the individual observations, make sure that you use the appropriate 'Block Information',  'Sample Station Information', or 'Transect Information' worksheet to enter UTMs of Blocks, Sample Stations, or Transects.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Easting","The UTM east coordinate in metres.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The value in this field must be a 6-digit number.\r\nUse these UTM columns for UTMs of individual observations only.\r\nDo not enter UTMS of Blocks, Sample Stations, or Transects here. If you do not have UTMs of the individual observations, make sure that you use the appropriate 'Block Information',  'Sample Station Information', or 'Transect Information' worksheet to enter UTMs of Blocks, Sample Stations, or Transects.\r\nDo not enter UTMs if Long-Lats are provided.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Northing","The UTM north coordinate in metres.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The value in this field must be a 7-digit number.\r\nUse these UTM columns for UTMs of individual observations only.\r\nDo not enter UTMS of Blocks, Sample Stations, or Transects here. If you do not have UTMs of the individual observations, make sure that you use the appropriate 'Block Information',  'Sample Station Information', or 'Transect Information' worksheet to enter UTMs of Blocks, Sample Stations, or Transects.\r\nDo not enter UTMs if Long-Lats are provided.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Longitude (DD)","The longitude of the observation, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Latitude (DD)","The latitude of the observation, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Spatial Accuracy (m)","The measured or guesstimated spatial accuracy of the point in meters.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Comments","Informative comments about the observation.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Insert Predefined Survey Observation Column","You may insert additional predefined columns and codes relevant to Survey Observations.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Survey Observations."]
["Handling Event Code","A code indicating the type of animal handling event being recorded.","CR","Capture - Release","An individual, or group, is captured and released at the same location, all during the course of one handling event.","Survey Observation"]
["Handling Event Code","ditto","CNR","Capture - No Release","An individual, or group, is captured but not released at the end of a handling event.","Survey Observation"]
["Handling Event Code","ditto","PCLR","Previous Capture - Local Release","An individual, or group, that was captured during a previous capture event, is released local (nearby and practically at) to the location where it was captured during the previous handling event.","Survey Observation"]
["Handling Event Code","ditto","PCFR","Previous Capture - Far Release","An individual, or group, that was captured during a previous capture event, is released far (practically 'far' considering the species' mobility) from where it was captured during the previous handling event.\r\nTranslocations of individuals and re-introductions of species necessarily consist of 2 distinct handling events: First a 'Capture - No Release' at a particular place and time, followed by a second handling event 'Previous Capture - Far Release' at a different place and time.","Survey Observation"]
["Handling Event Time","The time of a handling event.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Use colons (e.g. 13:25).\r\nFor quality assurance reasons you should use a colon because then Excel will automatically recognize it as time information and you will immediately notice obviously incorrect entries such as 26:44. The format that Excel displays does not matter as long as Excel recognizes it as legitimate time information.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Sex Code","A code indicating the sex of an individual, e.g., M.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If observing a group then record the exact, sub sampled, or guesstimated mode sex of all the individuals in the group.","M","Male",null,"Survey Observation"]
["Sex Code","ditto","F","Female",null,"Survey Observation"]
["Sex Code","ditto","UC","Unclassified",null,"Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","A code indicating the life stage of an individual, e.g., A.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If observing a group then record the exact, sub sampled, or guesstimated mode life stage of all the individuals in the group.","A","Adult","Old enough to breed","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","S","Subadult","Animal that is older than the juvenile stage, does not require parental care, and has not reached sexual maturity; includes amphibians and reptiles which have not reached adult size, but have adult form; insects have no subadult stage.","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","J","Juvenile","Fledged birds before their first winter, mammals older than neonates but still requiring parental care, and reptiles and amphibians of adult form that are significantly smaller than adult size.\r\n  Prior to September 2015, the definition of juveniles included larvae (e.g. tadpoles).","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto",2,"Two Years","Animal is two years, or almost two years old. Animal has lived through two winter seasons.","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto",1,"One Year","Animal is one year, or almost one year old. Animal has lived through one winter season.","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","YOY","Young of Year","Animal is less than one year old and has not yet lived through a winter season.","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","N","Nestling or neonate","Nestling birds and newly hatched or newborn amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","E","Egg","Amphibian, bird, insect, and reptile eggs","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","L","Larva","Larva","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","P","Pupa","Pupa","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","DC","Described in Comments","Life stage is described in comments. Note: Describing the data in comments rather than using a predefined code may reduce the clarity and accessibility of data.","Survey Observation"]
["Life Stage Code","ditto","UC","Unclassified","Life stage is unclassified","Survey Observation"]
["Estimated Age (yr)","The estimated age, in years, of the organism. A decimal place is permitted.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Reproductive Condition Code","A code indicating the reproductive condition of the captured or focal animal.","NOT","Not currently capable of reproduction","Not currently capable of reproduction; sexually immature","Survey Observation"]
["Reproductive Condition Code","ditto","REPR","Reproductively capable","Apparently reproductively capable; if female not apparently pregnant/gravid","Survey Observation"]
["Reproductive Condition Code","ditto","ESTR","In state of estrus","In state of estrus; not apparently pregnant/gravid","Survey Observation"]
["Reproductive Condition Code","ditto","PRGT","Pregnant/gravid","Pregnant/gravid","Survey Observation"]
["Reproductive Condition Code","ditto","LACT","Lactating","Lactating","Survey Observation"]
["Reproductive Condition Code","ditto","POST","Post lactating","Post lactating","Survey Observation"]
["Young Count","The number of young the captured or focal adult has, or the number of young at the focal den.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Estimated Age of Young (yr)","The estimated age, in years, of the young. A decimal place is permitted.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Weight (kg)","The weight of the animal (kg)",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Total Length (cm)","The distance from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail vertebrae along the contour of the body (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Tail Length (cm)","The distance from the base of the first caudal vertebrae to the tip of the last tail vertebrae, exclusive of the hairs (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Shoulder Height (cm)","The distance from the top of the shoulder above the shoulder blade to the bottom of the front foot (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Neck Girth (cm)","The distance around the neck (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Chest Girth (cm)","The distance around the chest (cm). This measurement is taken behind the shoulders.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Belly Girth (cm)","The distance around the widest section of the belly (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Ear Length (cm)","The distance from the base of the notch of the lower part of the ear to the uppermost margin of the ear (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Front Pad Width (cm)","The horizontal distance across the front pad of the foot of the animal, taken at its widest location (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Front Pad Length (cm)","The length of the pad of the hind foot of the animal, taken at its longest location (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Hind Pad Width (cm)","The horizontal distance across the pad of the hind foot of the animal, taken at its widest location (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Hind Pad Length (cm)","The length of the pad of the front foot of the animal, taken at its longest location (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Hind Foot Length (cm)","The distance from the back of the hind foot pad (from the end of the heel bone, calcaneum) to the tip of the toes, taken where the length is greatest (cm). For hooved animals: the distance from the tip of the hock to the tip of the hoof (cm).",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Body Temperature (C)","The body temperature of the animal.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Health Code","A code indicating whether the captured animal is alive or dead when a trap is checked, e.g., A.","A","Alive","Alive","Survey Observation"]
["Health Code","ditto","W","Well","Alive - appears well","Survey Observation"]
["Health Code","ditto","P","Poor","Alive - appears in poor condition","Survey Observation"]
["Health Code","ditto","D","Dead","Dead","Survey Observation"]
["Handling Event Minutes Elapsed","The number of minutes elapsed during a handling event.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Decimals are accepted.",null,null,null,"Survey Observation"]
["Detection Date","The date of a detection. I.e., the date of animal observation, or detection, or capture, or the date of the Image or Sequence observation.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The date may not span days. For clarity, on your field forms do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information."]
["Handling Event Date","The date of a handling event.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The date may not span days.\r\nFor clarity, on your field forms do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information."]
["Wildlife Health ID","The identifier given to the individual by the B. C. Wildlife Health Program."]
["Mark Method Code","A code indicating the method used to mark the individual, e.g., GPS.","WLH ID","Wildlife Health ID","The identifier given to the individual by the B. C. Wildlife Health Program.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","GPS","Global Positioning System","A GPS collar","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","VHF","Very High Frequency","A VHF (i.e. radio) collar or other device that transmits VHF radio waves.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","ETAG","Ear tag","An ear tag, typically on a mammal.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","AAID","Alternate Animal ID","An alternate Animal ID given to the individual by survey biologists.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","NKBD","Neckband","A neckband","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","BRND","Branded","Branded, typically on a mammal.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","HORN","Horn","A horn maker, typically on a mammal.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","SWCH","Mammals - Ear switches","An ear switch, typically on a mammal.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","BKTG","Back tag","A back tag, typically on a bird.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","LGBD","Leg band","A leg band, typically on a bird.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","NASA","Nasal","A nasal marker, typically on a bird.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","STRM","Streamer","A wing streammer, typically on a bird.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","PIT","Passive Integrated Transponder","Marked with a passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","VIT","Vaginal Implant Transmitter","Implanted with a vaginal implant transmitter (VIT)","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","WGBD","Wing band","A wing band, typically on a bat.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","SCUT","Scute Removal","Scute removal, typically on a snake.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","A code indicating the location of a tag or mark on an animal, e.g., Front.","RtEar","Right Ear","Mark is on the right ear.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","RtFront","Right Front","Mark is at the right-front of the animal.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","RtLeg","Right Leg","Mark is on the right leg.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","RtRear","Right Rear","Mark is at the right-rear of the animal.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","RtWing","Right Wing","Mark is on the right wing.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","LtEar","Left Ear","Mark is on the left ear.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","LtFront","Left Front","Mark is at the left-front of the animal","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","LtLeg","Left Leg","Mark is on the left leg.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","LtRear","Left Rear","Mark is at the left-rear of the animal.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","LtWing","Left Wing","Mark is on the left wing.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","Neck","Neck","Mark is on the neck.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","Front","Front","Mark is at the front of the animal.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","Rear","Rear","Mark is at the rear of the animal.","Mark"]
["Location on Individual Code","ditto","Back","Back","Mark is on the back.","Mark"]
["Mark Material Code","A code indicating the type of material from which a tag or mark is made, e.g., PL.","PL","Plastic","The mark or object is primarily made of plastic.","Mark"]
["Mark Material Code","ditto","AL","Aluminum","The mark or object is primarily made of aluminum.","Mark"]
["Shape Code","A code indicating the shape of a mark, e.g. RN.","RN","Round","The object is round.","Mark"]
["Shape Code","ditto","TR","Triangular","The object is triangular.","Mark"]
["Shape Code","ditto","SQ","Square","The object is square.","Mark"]
["Shape Code","ditto","RC","Rectangular","The object is rectangular.","Mark"]
["Frontal Area","The area of the front of a tag or mark.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS:  This is a number with up to one decimal place.",null,null,null,"Mark"]
["Frontal Area Unit Code","A code indicating the area-units used when recording the Frontal Area of a tag or mark, e.g., cm2.","cm2","Square Centimeters","The units used for recording area are square centimeters.","Mark"]
["Frontal Area Unit Code","ditto","in2","Square Inches","The units used for recording area are square inches.","Mark"]
["Frontal Area Unit Code","ditto","mm2","Square Millimeters","The units used for recording area are square millimeters.","Mark"]
["Pattern Code","A code indicating the pattern of markings on a tag or mark, e.g., HS.","HS","Horizontal Stripes","The pattern is horizontal stripes.","Mark"]
["Pattern Code","ditto","VS","Vertical Stripes","The pattern is vertical stripes.","Mark"]
["Pattern Code","ditto","DS","Diagonal Stripes","The pattern is diagonal stripes.","Mark"]
["Color Code","A code indicating the main or identifying color of a tag or mark, e.g., YL.","GN","Green",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","BL","Blue",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","BK","Black",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","BN","Brown",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","YL","Yellow",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","OR","Orange",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","RD","Red",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","WT","White",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","PK","Pink",null,"Mark"]
["Color Code","ditto","PP","Purple",null,"Mark"]
["Mark Comments","Informative notes about an individual's tag or mark.",null,null,null,"Mark"]
["End Date","The date a tag or mark was removed, lost, or became obsolete.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The date may not span days.\r\nFor clarity, on your field forms do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.",null,null,null,"Mark"]
["Observation Number","A number that uniquely identifies this point data record within this worksheet."]
["Insert Predefined Mark Column","You may insert additional predefined columns and codes relevant to Marks.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Marks.\r\n\r\nMarks can be entered in either worksheet Survey Observations or Marks of Individuals. Worksheet Marks of Individuals is convenient for multiple Marks per individual."]
["Animal ID","A unique identifier permanently assigned to an animal, independent of possible changes in mark method used.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: This data is mandatory if there is telemetry (e.g., GPS) data for the animal.\r\nIdeally, use IDs that:\r\n     - contain letters\r\n     - do not start with zero\r\nFor example, AVOID '003' or '2-5', because data systems (e.g. Excel) often automatically reformat such data."]
["Row ID","A number that uniquely identifies this point data record within this worksheet.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","A code indicating the activity of an animal when it was first detected or the activity that caused the sign, e.g. GR.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If observing a group then record the exact, sub sampled, or guesstimated mode activity of all the individuals in the group.","GR","Grooming","Behaviour for the purpose of arranging and protecting the fur, feathers, skin, etc. Includes scratching and rubbing of antler velvet.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","HI","Hibernating","Hibernating","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","HU","Hunting","Searching for, pursuing, and killing prey. For animals which hunt and eat simultaneously, such as grazers, browsers, and flying insectivores, the activity is recorded as eating","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","IM","Ingesting Minerals","Ingesting minerals by eating or licking a substance for the purpose of ingesting minerals.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","IN","Incubating","Incubating, protecting, or laying eggs.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","LI","Living","Activity that could not be classified due to ignorance or the activity being too diverse.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","MD","Migrating Daily","Traveling that is a regular daily activity; includes traveling to or away from a communal habitat. E.g. seeing a bat on its daily flight to or from a roosting site.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","MS","Migrating Seasonally","Traveling that is a regular annual activity. E.g. seeing an elk or a Sandhill Crane on its migration route, or seeing a snake traveling away from a communal habitat such as a hibernaculum.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","RB","Reproducing, birthing","Giving birth to live young; preparing a birthing site, such as a den","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","RE","Reproducing, eggs","Laying eggs (amphibians, reptiles and birds), building a nest, and feeding non-mobile young","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","RR","Rearing","Adults feeding neonates and juveniles.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","SA","Standing","Standing; used when the specific purpose of standing is not known. If the purpose of standing is know then use a more specific activity such as alert or feeding.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TH","Thermal Habitat","Animals using habitat for the purpose of protecting themselves from heat, cold, or precipitation","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","SH","Security Habitat","Using habitat for protection or hiding from predators.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","ST","Security and Thermal","Using habitat for its security and thermal values","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TE","Territoriality","Behaviour for the purpose of marking or defending a territory; may include singing, drumming, winnowing, howling","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","NT","Not Travelling","Not travelling. NT is typically used in telemetry Surveys when it is only important to distinguish whether or not the animal was travelling.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TU","Traveling, Unclassified","Travelling, but the method and purpose of traveling could not be or is not classified. TU is often used when individual tracks are observed, or in telemetry Surveys when it is only important to distinguish whether or not the animal was travelling.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TW","Traveling, Walking","Traveling by walking. TW is used when the purpose of walking is not known. If the purpose of the walking is known then use a more specific description such as migrating; does not include traveling on a path","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TR","Traveling, Running","Traveling by running. TR is used when the specific purpose of running is not known. If the purpose of the running is known then use a more specific activity such as disturbed or fleeing.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TP","Traveling on a Path","Walking on a trail that is embedded in the ground due to animals walking the same route for many years.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TS","Traveling, Swimming","Traveling by swimming. TS is used when the specific purpose of swimming is not known. If the purpose of the swimming is known then use a more specific activity such as fleeing.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TF","Traveling, Flying","Traveling by flying. TF is used when the purpose of flying is not known. If the purpose of the flying is known then use a more specific description such as hunting.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSkiHS","Traveling, Heli-skiing","Traveling or recreating by heli-skiing. Heli-skiing is skiing in which the skier is taken up the mountain by helicopter.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSki","Traveling, Skiing","Traveling or recreating by skiing","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSM","Traveling, Snowmobiling","Traveling or recreating by snowmobiling","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSS","Traveling, Snowshoeing","Traveling or recreating by snowshoeing","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSC","Traveling, Snow Cat","Traveling on a snow caterpillar. A snow caterpillar is a tracklaying vehicle for travel on snow.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","UR","Urinating","Urinating","Telemetry Observation"]
["Group Label","A unique identification label assigned to the group during the course of the Design Component Visit to distinguish this group from other groups, and to record this group again if it is encountered again during this Design Component Visit.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Group Count","The counted or guesstimated number of individuals in the group",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","Broad Ecosystem Unit in which the animal was detected.","AB","Antelope-brush Shrub/grassland","Typically an open to dense, dry shrubland, generally lacking trees, that is dominated by drought tolerant shrubs, most prominently antelope-brush and perennial grasses.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AC","Trembling Aspen Copse","Typically a dense deciduous or broad-leaved forest, with a shrub-dominated understory, that includes plant communities that succeed through shrub thickets to an edaphic climax of trembling aspen.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AD","Sitka Alder - Devil's Club Shrub","Typically a Sitka alder shrub community, with a lush fern understory, that occurs on steep slopes within the northern portion of the Interior Cedar Hemlock zone.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AG","Alpine Grassland","Typically a high elevation, northern, grassland habitat, characterized by lush bunchgrass growth, with forbs, sedges and terrestrial lichens.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AH","Alpine Heath","Typically a high elevation dwarf shrubland habitat, characterized by cold-resistant vegetation, consisting of mountain-heathers, forbs, graminoids, and lichen.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AM","Alpine Meadow","Typically a high elevation, herbaceous community, dominated by moisture-loving herbs and sedges, on wetter sites in alpine areas.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AN","Alpine Sparsely Vegetated","Typically a high elevation, sparsely vegetated habitat, characterized by a mixture of rocky slopes and a sparse cover of grasses, lichens and low shrubs.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AS","Alpine Shrubland","Typically a high elevation, northern, shrubland habitat, characterized by a dense cover of deciduous shrubs with graminoids, forbs, and terrestrial lichens.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AT","Alpine Tundra","Typically a high elevation, open to dense herbaceous or dwarf shrubland habitat, characterized by cold resistant vegetation consisting of low dwarf shrubs, graminoids, hardy forbs, and lichens.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AU","Alpine Unvegetated","Typically a high elevation habitat dominated by rock outcrops, talus, steep cliffs and other areas with sparse vegetation of grass, lichens and low shrubs.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","AV","Avalanche Track","Typically a dense shrub or herb dominated ecosystem where periodic snow and rock slides have prevented coniferous forest establishment and abundant moisture is available for much of the growing season","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","BA","Boreal White Spruce - Trembling Aspen","Typically a dense, broad-leaved, mixed or coniferous mixed forest, with shrub and herb dominated understories, that include plant communities which succeed through trembling aspen seral forests to a white spruce climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","BB","Black Spruce Bog","A bog wetland class that typically is a sparse to open, treed organic wetland, with a peat moss dominated understory, with black spruce and sometimes, tamarack.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","BG","Sphagnum Bog","A bog wetland class that typically is an unforested wetland, dominated by sphagnum (peat) mosses and herbaceous plants, found on poorly drained organic sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","BK","Subalpine Fir - Scrub Birch Krummholz","Typically a northern, high elevation, open ecosystem, characterized by islands of stunted subalpine fir intermixed with a dense shrub cover of willows and scrub birch.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","BL","Black Spruce - Lodgepole Pine","Typically an open coniferous forest with shrub, moss or terrestrial lichen understories, on gently sloping dry or wet sites, usually with lodgepole pine communities that progress to a black spruce climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","BP","Boreal White Spruce - Lodgepole Pine","Typically a dense, boreal coniferous forest that includes plant communities that succeed through lodgepole pine seral forests to a white spruce climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","BS","Bunchgrass Grassland","Typically a dense herbaceous habitat dominated by perennial grasses and forbs, and generally lacking shrubs and trees.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CB","Cedars - Shore Pine Bog","A Bog Wetland Class that typically is an open to dense forest, with moss and shrub dominated understory. Sites are found on poorly drained outer coastal areas; often containing a varying mixture of we","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CD","Coastal Douglas-fir","Typically dense coniferous forest, with shrub-dominated understories, including seral plant communities of Douglas-fir which progress directly to climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CF","Cultivated Field","Typically a mixture of farmlands where man's agricultural practices of plowing, fertilization and non-native crop production has resulted in long-term soil and/or vegetation changes.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CG","Coastal Western Redcedar - Grand Fir","Typically a dense coniferous forest that includes plant communities that progress through long-lived Douglas-fir seral stages to a varied climax of western redcedar and grand fir.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CH","Coastal Western Hemlock - Western Redcedar","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with shrub-dominated understories, found along outer coastal plains.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CL","Cliff","Non-alpine, steep unvegetated rock slope.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CP","Coastal Douglas-fir - Shore Pine","Typically a dry coniferous forest, characterized by plant communities composed of a sparse shrub layer and a well developed moss and lichen layer which proceed to a Douglas-fir climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CR","Black Cottonwood Riparian","Typically a dense coniferous and deciduous or broad-leaved forest, with shrub dominated understories, that include plant communities that progress through varying mixture of shrubs and black cottonwood.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CS","Coastal Western Hemlock - Subalpine Fir","Typically a northern coastal, cold habitat, characterized by dense coniferous forests of western hemlock, subalpine fir and spruce with dense shrub and moss layers.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","CW","Coastal Western Hemlock - Douglas-fir","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with fern - or shrub-dominated understories; that includes plant communities that progress through long-lived Douglas-fir seral stages to a western hemlock climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","DA","Douglas-fir - Arbutus","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with shrub-dominated understories, that are composed of plant communities which may pass through seral stages, with arbutus as a major component after intense fire","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","DF","Interior Douglas-fir","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with grass- or shrub-dominated understories, that include plant communities that progress directly to a Douglas-fir climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","DL","Douglas-fir - Lodgepole Pine","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with shrub- or pinegrass-dominated understories, that include plant communities that progress through a mixture of lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","DP","Douglas-fir - Ponderosa Pine","Typically an open to dense coniferous forest, with shrub-or bunchgrass-dominated understories that include plant communities that progress through a mixture of Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine to a Doug","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","EF","Engelmann Spruce - Subalpine Fir Dry Forested","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with shrub-dominated understories, that include plant communities which may progress through seral lodgepole pine to a varied climax of Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","ER","Engelmann Spruce Riparian","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with shrub and forb dominated understories, found on floodplains or small riparian areas, with Engelmann spruce and sometimes black cottonwood.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","ES","Estuary","Typically an unforested tidal wetland dominated by persistent emergent herbaceous species, with open or sporadic access to ocean areas and where the sea-water is periodically diluted with fresh water ","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","EW","Engelmann Spruce - Subalpine Fir Wet Forested","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with a shrub-dominated understory, that includes plant communities that progress directly to a mixed climax of subalpine fir and mountain hemlock, and sometimes am","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","FB","Subalpine Fir - Scrub Birch Forested","Typically a northern, subalpine, open forested habitat, characterized by stands of subalpine fir and white spruce with a dense shrub understory of willows and scrub birch.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","FE","Sedge Fen","A fen wetland class that typically is an unforested wetland, dominated by sedges, found on poorly drained organic sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","FP","Engelmann Spruce - Subalpine Fir Dry Parkland","Typically a high elevation mosaic of stunted tree clumps and herb or dwarf shrub dominated openings, occurring above the closed forest ecosystems and below the alpine communities.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","FR","Amabilis Fir - Western Redcedar","Typically a low elevation dense, coniferous forest, with fern or shrub dominated understories, that include plant communities which may contain western redcedar as a long-lived seral species, leading ","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","FS","Fast Perennial Stream","Typically a freshwater riverine habitat contained within a channel that has continuously-moving, fast-flowing water, that is bounded by banks or upland habitat, and has a high gradient.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","GB","Gravel Bar","Typically a level, unvegetated fluvial area along an active watercourse.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","GL","Glacier","Typically a field or body of snow or ice formed at higher elevations in mountainous terrain where snowfall exceeds melting: these areas of snow and ice will show evidence of past or present glacier m","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","GO","Garry Oak","Typically a sparse to open mixed forest, with understories dominated by mosses and a dense mixture of spring wildflowers and grasses, growing on shallow, rocky sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","HB","Western Hemlock - Paper Birch","Typically a dense mixed forest composed of paper birch, Douglas-fir, western redcedar and western hemlock, with shrub-dominated understories.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","HL","Coastal Western Hemlock - Lodgepole Pine","Typically an open to dense coniferous forest situated on dry sites, with a shrub dominated understory that includes plant communities which progress through lodgepole pine seral stages to a western he","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","HP","Mountain Hemlock Parkland","Typically a high elevation, sparse to open mosaic of stunted tree clumps and herbaceous or mountain-heather dominated openings, which proceed after disturbance directly to a climax species mix, dominated by mountain hemlock.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","HS","Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce","Typically a dense coniferous forest along outer coastal sites, with a shrub-dominated understory, that usually succeeds directly to a mixed climax of western hemlock and Sitka spruce.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","IG","Interior Western Redcedar","Typically a dense coniferous or mixed forest, with extensive shrub and herb dominated understories, which include plant communities that progress through seral Douglas-fir, trembling aspen and paper b","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","IH","Interior Western Hemlock - Douglas-fir","Found extensively at low to middle elevations through the Columbia mountains. Typically range in elevation between 400m and 1400m.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","IM","Intertidal Marine","Typically a habitat that consists of ocean overlying the continental shelf and its associated high energy shoreline, with salinities in excess of 18 ppt, and a substrate that is exposed and flooded by","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","IN","Intermittent Stream","Typically a freshwater riverine habitat contained within a channel that only periodically has moving water and is bounded by banks or upland habitat.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","IR","Interior Western Hemlock - Interior Western Redcedar",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SG","Subalpine Grassland","Typically a high elevation, lush grassland habitat dominated by perennial grasses and forbs, on dry sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SH","Shrub Fen","A fen wetland class that typically is dominated by shrubs and found on poorly drained organic sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SK","Spruce - Swamp","A swamp wetland class that typically is an open forested wetland of spruce with an understory skunk cabbage and sparse shrubs, found on very poorly drained sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SL","Sub-Boreal White Spruce - Lodgepole Pine","Typically a dense, subboreal coniferous forest that includes plant communities that succeed through lodgepole pine seral forests to a white spruce climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SM","Subalpine Meadow","Typically a high elevation meadow community, dominated by moisture-loving herbaceous species, found on wetter sites in subalpine forested areas.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SP","Slow perennial stream",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SR","Sitka spruce - Black cottonwood riparian",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SS","Big Sagebrush Shrub/Grassland","Typically open to dense, dry shrubland, dominated by drought tolerant shrubs and perennial grasses; generally lacking trees.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","ST","Subtidal Marine","Typically a habitat that consists of open ocean overlying the continental shelf with salinities in excess of 18 ppt and a substrate that is continuously submerged.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SU","Subalpine Shrub/Grassland","Typically a high elevation, northern habitat, characterized by dense shrubs and bunchgrasses intermixed and dominated by scrub birch, willows and Altai fescue.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SW","Shrub - Swamp","A swamp wetland class that typically is a tall shrub wetland, characterized by willows, a sparse cover of spruce, and sedges; usually found along stream channels and composed of a mixture of mineral a","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","TA","Talus","Typically sparsely vegetated, rubbly or blocky colluvial areas, at the base of rock outcroppings or escarpments.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","TB","Trembling Aspen - Balsam Poplar","Typically an open, deciduous subalpine forest found on warm aspects often in association with shrub/grasslands. This important habitat occurs on steep, warm aspects in the Spruce-Willow Birch Biogeoclimatic Zone.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","TC","Transportation Corridor","Typically a linear-shaped land area dedicated to some form of above ground system for carrying products from one point to another, including roads and railways.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","TF","Tamarack Wetland","A fen wetland class that typically is an open forested wetland, dominated by tamarack, scrub birch, sedges and moss.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","TR","Transmission Corridor","Typically a linear-shaped land area dedicated to some form of above or below ground system for carrying products from one point to another, including transmission lines and pipelines.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","UR","Urban","Typically a mixture of human-influenced habitats that includes residential areas, urban areas and commercial/industrial areas, but excludes major agriculture lands.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","UV","Unvegetated","Typically steep unvegetated habitats resulting from natural erosion processes. This limited habitat occurs on eroding cutbanks along watercourses.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","WB","Whitebark Pine Parkland","Typically a subalpine habitat of open, whitebark pine forests, intermixed with lush bunchgrasses, other perennial grasses and forbs, on droughty sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","WG","Hybrid White Spruce Bog","A bog wetland class that is typically described as a sparse to open, treed organic wetland, composed of hybrid white spruce, minor amounts of lodgepole pine and a moss dominated understory.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","WL","Wetland","Used for any wetland habitat class which cannot be recognized at small mapping scales.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","WP","Subalpine Fir - Mountain Hemlock Wet Parkland","Typically a high elevation mosaic of tree clumps and subalpine meadows or tundra, occurring above the closed forest ecosystems and below the alpine communities.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","WR","White Spruce - Black Cottonwood Riparian","Typically a dense deciduous, mixed, or coniferous forest, with shrub dominated understories, that includes plan communities that succeed slowly through black cottonwood to potential white spruce clim","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","YB","Yellow Cedar Bog Forest","Typically a open forest with shrubby yellow cedar, mountain hemlock and western hemlock; found on poorly drained sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","YM","Mountain Hemlock - Yellow Cedar","Typically a open scrubby forest, with a well-developed understory; mountain hemlock and yellow cedar are the dominant climax species.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","YS","Yellow Cedar - Mountain Hemlock - Skunk Cabbage","Typically a open forested wetland of yellow-cedar with an understory of skunk cabbage and sparse shrubs found on poorly drained mineral sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Comments","Informative comments about the observation.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Insert Predefined Telemetry Observation Column","You may insert additional predefined columns and codes relevant to Telemetry Observations.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Telemetry Observations."]
["Study Area Name","The name of the Study Area in which a Survey is conducted or in which a Site Description is recorded.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Spatial polygons should be submited for all Study Areas.\r\nThe Study Area Name should indicate the geographic area for which the Survey is being conducted. E.g. name of mountain, river valley, watershed, wildlife management unit.\r\nStudy Area Name is not needed for Site & Incidental Observations that are not in Study Areas.",null,null,null,"Study Area"]
["Design Component Label","A unique identifier of the Design Component in/at which observations are made.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Spatial polygons and lines must be submited for all Blocks and Transects respectively.\r\nLabels must be 50 characters (including spaces), or shorter.\r\nCaution must be used when entering labels into Excel. Excel can misinterpret labels with dashes in them as dates. For example, 2-58 would reformat as February 1st, 1958. This may or may not be visible in Excel, but becomes evident during the process of loading data into SPI (the WSI database). To avoid this problem, also use letters in the Design Component label.\r\nIf your design involves nesting, also use column Parent Block Label. For example, if Block C is nested within Block B and Block B is nested within Block A, the Parent Blocks are Block B and Block A, respectively.\r\nDesign Component Label is not needed for Site & Incidental Observations that are not at/in Design Components.",null,null,null,"Design Component"]
["Mark Method Code","A code indicating the method used to mark the individual, e.g., GPS.","SHLL","Shell marking","A shell marking, typically on a turtle.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","CLIP","Clipped","A clipped toe, ear, or tail.","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","DYBD","Dye or Paint","Marked with dye or paint","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","FLRD","Fluorescence or radiation","Marked with fluorescence or radiation","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","TAG","Tag","Marked with a tag, but not ear- or back-tag","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","TATO","Tattoo","A tattoo","Mark"]
["Mark Method Code","ditto","DESC","Description","A written description. Possible because the animal's appearrance is unique.","Mark"]
["Date Applied","The date a mark was applied or installed.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The date may not span days.\r\nFor clarity, on your field forms do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.",null,null,null,"Mark"]
["Mark Make Code","The name of a make or brand of a mark.","ATS","Advanced Telemetry Systems",null,"Mark"]
["Mark Make Code","ditto","Followit","Followit","(formerly Televilt)","Mark"]
["Mark Make Code","ditto","Lotek","Lotek",null,"Mark"]
["Mark Make Code","ditto","Telonics","Telonics",null,"Mark"]
["Mark Make Code","ditto","VECT","VECTRONIC Aerospace",null,"Mark"]
["Mark Device ID","An identifying number or label (e.g. serial number) that the maker of a device has applied to the device.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Mark Device IDs are common when the mark is a complex and expensive item such as a GPS collar; makers give the GPS collars serial numbers.",null,null,null,"Mark"]
["Frequency","The frequency of electromagnetic signal emitted by a tag or mark.",null,null,null,"Mark"]
["Frequency Unit Code","A code indicating the frequency-unit used when recording the Frequency of a tag or mark, e.g., kHz.","kHz","Kilohertz",null,"Mark"]
["Frequency Unit Code","ditto","MHz","Megahertz",null,"Mark"]
["Frequency Unit Code","ditto","Hz","Hertz",null,"Mark"]
["Label/Number","The identifying numbers or letters on a tag or mark.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not use this column for a mark's serial number. A mark's serial number should be entered into column Mark Device ID.",null,null,null,"Mark"]
["Date & Time","The date and time of a Telemetry (e.g., GPS) Observation.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: For clarity, on your field forms do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008'). When entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.\r\nSimilarly, for clarity use a 24 hour time format with colons (e.g. 13:45) and ensure that Excel interprets it as correct time information.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Telemetry Observer","The initials, or other unique identifier, of the surveyor who provided the data point.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If there are multiple surveyors for a data point, pick one surveyor. A surveyor is not required for GPS data.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["UTM Zone","The UTM zone in which the observation occurs.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Easting","The UTM east coordinate in metres for the observation recorded.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The value in this field must be a number, and it must be 6 digits long. UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Northing","The UTM north coordinate in metres for the observation recorded.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The value in this field must be a number, and it must be 7 digits long. UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Longitude (DD)","The longitude of the observation, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Latitude (DD)","The latitude of the observation, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Visual Flag","An Y/N indicating whether the animal was sighted.","Y","Yes",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Visual Flag","ditto","N","No",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Visual Flag","ditto","UN","Unknown",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Visual Flag","ditto","NE","Not Evaluated",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","A code indicating the activity of an animal when it was first detected or the activity that caused the sign, e.g. GR.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If observing a group then record the exact, sub sampled, or guesstimated mode activity of all the individuals in the group.","AL","Alert","Activity with the purpose of detecting predators. E.g. guard or sentry duty.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","AN","Antler (not an activity)","A solid, annually deciduous horn of a cervid","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","AP","Avoiding Pests","Avoiding pests. E.g. seeing caribou standing on snow fields during summer when insects are abundant.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BA","Basking","Behaviour for the purpose of gathering warmth. E.g. Seeing a marmot or snake lying on warm rocks.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BE","Bedding","Bedding, sleeping, or resting above ground; includes bedding for the purpose of cud chewing but does not include loafing.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BP","Body parts (not an activity)","Incidental portions of an animal's body which are left behind, but do not indicate the animal is dead; e.g., feathers, hair, and shed skins; shed antlers are recorded as AN","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BU","Building","Building a nest, bed, burrow, den, lodge, or other dwelling.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CA","Casting","Discharging bodily waste from the mouth. E.g. Seeing an owl or snake casting pellets.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CC","Caching","Storing away food or other items in hiding, or for future use.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CO","Courting","Behaviour for the purpose of enticing a conspecific of the opposite sex into copulation; includes copulation, courtship feeding, and defense of mates.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CR","Carcass (not an activity)","A carcass, or portions of a carcass, that indicates the animal is dead","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DE","Denning","Sleeping or hiding in a cavity, cave, or burrow; does not include hibernating.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DC","Described in Comments","The activity is described in the comments field. Note: Describing the data in comments rather than using a predefined code may reduce the clarity and accessibility of data.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DI","Disturbed","Behaviour for the purpose of avoiding the observer; use only if the activity before disturbance is not known.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DR","Drinking",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","EX","Excreting","Discharging waste through the anus.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","FD","Feeding","Consuming food items. Does not include hunting, except when animals hunt and eat simultaneously, such as grazers, browsers, and flying insectivores.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","FL","Fleeing","Hurried movement to avoid a conspecifics or other animal; does not include fleeing to avoid the observer.","Telemetry Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","FS","Feeding, salmonid","Feeding on salmonids during a salmonid run","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","Broad Ecosystem Unit in which the animal was detected.","IS","Interior Western Hemlock - White Spruce","Typically a dense coniferous forest with shrub and moss dominated understories, that include plant communities that may progress through long-lived seral subalpine fir, spruce and lodgepole pine to a climax western hemlock and western redcedar.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","LL","Large Lake","Typically a fresh deep water habitat that includes permanently flooded lakes, usually found in a topographical depression, lacking emergent vegetation except along shorelines, and usually with a size ","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","LP","Lodgepole Pine","Typically an open lodgepole pine forest with shrub, moss or terrestrial lichen understories on level, nutrient-poor, coarse-textured soils.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","LS","Small Lake","Typically a fresh deepwater habitat that includes permanently flooded lakes (and sometimes reservoirs), usually 8 to 60 ha in size in a topographic depression, with most of the water less than 7 min ","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","ME","Meadow","A meadow wetland class that typically is a lower elevation herbaceous community, dominated by moisture-loving species, on imperfectly to poorly drained mineral soil sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","MF","Mountain Hemlock - Amabilis Fir","Typically a high elevation, dense coniferous forest with a shrub-dominated understory, that proceeds after disturbance directly to a climax species mix of mountain hemlock, western hemlock and amabilis fir; occasionally with a little yellow-cedar.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","MI","Mine","Typically an area where mining exploration is presently taking place or an area where mining has been recently completed.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","MR","Marsh","A marsh wetland class that typically is permanently or seasonally inundated and that supports an extensive cover of emergent, non-woody vegetation, rooting in a mineral-rich substrate.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","MS","Montane Shrub/Grassland","Typically a varied mixture of shrubs, thickets and herbaceous openings found in steep breaks along lower river valleys.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","OA","Garry Oak - Arbutus","Typically a sparse to open mixed forest, with understories dominated by mosses and a dense mixture of spring wildflowers, growing on shallow rocky sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","OV","Orchard/Vineyard","Typically an agricultural area used for growing hard and soft fruit crops, with some form of symmetrical arrangement of the trees, shrubs, or vines.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","OW","Shallow Open Water","A shallow open water wetland class that typically is comprised of permanent shallow open water and that lacks extensive emergent plant cover; water is usually less than 2 m in depth, with submerged an","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","PB","Lodgepole/Shore Pine Bog","A Bog Wetland Class characterized by a sparse cover of stunted shore pine and poorly drained coastal soils. Shrubs and sphagnum moss dominate the understory.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","PO","Lodgepole Pine Outcrop","Typically a sparse to open lodgepole pine forest, with understories dominated by moss, lichens and grasses, growing on shallow, rocky sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","PP","Ponderosa Pine","Typically a sparse to open coniferous forest, with shrub or perennial grass dominated understories, that occur along the grassland / forest border, leading to a ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","PR","White Spruce - Balsam Poplar Riparian","Typically a dense, deciduous, mixed or coniferous forest, with a thick shrub understory, found on or in association with fluvial sites; includes plant communities which succeed through deciduous forests to a white ( or hybrid white) spruce climax.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","RB","Western Redcedar - Paper birch",null,"Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","RD","Western Redcedar - Douglas-fir","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with shrub-dominated understories, that includes plant communities that succeed through Douglas-fir, lodgepole pine, and western larch (sometimes) to a climax of w","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","RE","Reservoir","Typically a fresh, dammed, deepwater habitat that is permanently flooded, with variable water levels.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","RM","Reclaimed Mine","Typically a mined area or mine tailings that have plant communities composed of a mixture of agronomic grasses and forbs, and native plants.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","RO","Rock","Typically a mixture of gentle to steep, non-alpine bedrock escarpments and outcroppings, with little soil development and relatively low vegetative cover.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","RR","Western Redcedar - Black Cottonwood Riparian","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with shrub-dominated understories, that includes plant communities that may succeed either through deciduous seral species or directly to a climax of hybrid spruce","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","RS","Western Redcedar Swamp","A Swamp Wetland Class that typically is an open forested wetland of western redcedar and various conifers, with a skunk cabbage and fern understory; associated with very poorly drained sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SA","Sub-Boreal White Spruce - Trembling Aspen","Typically a dense mixed or coniferous subboreal forest, with shrub and herb dominated understories, that include plant communities that succeed through trembling aspen seral forests to a white spruce ","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SB","White Spruce - Paper Birch","Typically a dense, mixed subboreal forest, with dense shrub-dominated understories, that include plant communities that succeed through paper birch, trembling aspen and Douglas-fir seral forests to a ","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SC","Shrub-Carr","A shrub-carr wetland class that typically is dominated by shrubs, found on poorly drained mineral soil sites.","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SD","Spruce - Douglas-fir","Typically a dense coniferous forest, with soopolallie or pine grass dominated understories, that include plant communities that progress through a mixture of lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir and western la","Telemetry Observation"]
["BEU","ditto","SF","White spruce - Subalpine Fir","Typically a dense, coniferous subboreal forest, with dense shrub-moss dominated understories, that include communities that progress directly to a white spruce and subalpine fir climax, sometimes with","Telemetry Observation"]
["Plot Label","A label that uniquely identifies a plot (i.e. a Site Description) at a site.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Caution must be used when entering labels into Excel. Excel can misinterpret labels with dashes in them as dates. For example, 2-58 would reformat as February 1st, 1958. This may or may not be visible in Excel, but becomes evident during the process of importing data into SPI (the WSI database). To avoid this problem, also use letters in the Plot Label.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Site Description Type Code","A code indicating the type of observation with which a site description is associated. E.g., 'SO' means the site description is associated with a 'Survey Observation'.","SO","Survey Observation","This site description is associated with a Survey Observation","Site Description"]
["Site Description Type Code","ditto","DC","Design Component","This site description is associated with a Design Component","Site Description"]
["Site Description Type Code","ditto","IO","Incidental Observation","This site description is associated with an Incidental Observation","Site Description"]
["Site Description Type Code","ditto","FO","Feature Observation","This site description is associated with a Wildlife Feature Observation","Site Description"]
["Site Description Date","The date when a Site Description was made.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Observer First Name","The observer's first name.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Observer Last Name","The observer's last name.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Info About Observer","Information about the observer(s) recording the information.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Observer Email Address","The email address of the observer",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Location","A text description of the location.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: This description should include a gazetted name if possible.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Site Access Instructions","Instructions for accessing the site.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If you provide Site Access Instructions, ensure that column 'Site Description Date' is also present and populated.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Mapsheet","The map sheet or marine chart that the observed site is on.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["UTM Zone","The UTM zone in which the observation occurs.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Easting","The UTM east coordinate in metres for the observation recorded.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The value in this field must be a number, and it must be 6 digits long.\r\nUTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Northing","The UTM north coordinate in metres for the observation recorded.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The value in this field must be a number, and it must be 7 digits long. UTM coordinates must be recorded using NAD 83 datum.\r\nDo not enter UTM coordinates if Long-Lat coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Longitude (DD)","The longitude of the observation recorded, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Latitude (DD)","The latitude of the observation recorded, in decimal degrees.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Do not enter Long-Lat coordinates if UTM coordinates are provided.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Spatial Accuracy (m)","The measured or guesstimated spatial accuracy of the point in meters.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: The value must be less than or equal to 5 digits long.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Habitat Description","A general description of the habitat.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If you provide a Habitat Description, ensure that column 'Site Description Date' is also present and populated.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Site Description Photos","A list of photos (or other Standard Digital Files*) that are associated with a Site.\r\nA distinct site is defined based on each unique combination of Observer Name, UTMs, and Site Description Date, if Site Description Date is included.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: To easily add photo names to a cell, right-click on a cell and select 'WSI: Add File Names to Cell'. Photo names must not have spaces.\r\nTo include comments about your photos, add a column named 'Site Description Photos Comments' or 'Site Description Photos Comments', and enter your comments.\r\nIf you provide photos, ensure that column 'Site Description Date' is also present and populated.\r\n*Standard Digital Files are recognized by most operating systems and includes images, videos, and documents in formats such as PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PDF, MP4, AVI, and TXT.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Site Description Photos Comments","Informative comments and/or notes about the photos, or other Standard Digital Files.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Site Condition","A description of the quality of biotic and abiotic factors within a site.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: For example, the extent of invasive species and the health of individuals and/or populations may be considered; damage from herbivory, trampling, or disease may be considered.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Landscape Context","A description of the disturbances and/or threats, as related to the viability of individuals and/or populations of plants and fungi, at the landscape level.\r\nThis information is used in BC CDesign Component Element Occurrence ranking.\r\nRefer to the following link for examples of threat types:  http://cmp-openstandards.org/using-os/tools/threats-taxonomy/.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","A code indicating the type of ownership of the land on which this site occurs, e.g., F.","C","Corporation","The observation occurred on land owned by a corporation.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","E","Estate","The observation occurred on an estate.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","F","Federal Government","The observation occurred on Federal government owned lands.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","F-CNP","Parks Canada","The observation occurred in a national park or ecological reserve.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","FN","First Nations Reserve","The observation occurred on First Nations Reserve lands.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","I","Private individual","The observation occurred on land owned by a private indivdual.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","L","Local Government","The observation occurred on local government owned lands.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","M","Municipal","The observation occurred on municipal lands.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","OTH","Other","The observation occurred on land owned by another type of group or individual.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","P","Private Organization","The observation occurred on land owned by a private organization.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","S","State/Provincial Gov.","The observation occurred on Provincial government owned lands.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","T","Trust","The observation occurred on lands governed by a trust.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","UNK","Unknown","The observer did not know who the landowner is.","Site Description"]
["Ownership Type Code","ditto","X","Partnership(legal entity)","The observation occurred on land owned by a legal partnership.","Site Description"]
["BGC Unit","The biogeoclimatic unit, including zone, subzone and variant.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Site Series Code 1","A two- or three-digit site series code and a coding for site series phases or seral designation, where recognized.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Site Series Code 2","A second site series used where site is uniform but transitional",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","The moisture class of the soil.",0,"Very xeric","Water supply removed very rapidly in relation to supply. Soil is moist for a negliglibe time after precipiation.","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",1,"Xeric","Water removed very rapidly in relation to supply; soilis moidt for brief periods following precipitation.","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",2,"Subxeric","Water removed rapidly in relation to supply; soil is moist for short periods following precipitation","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",3,"Submesic","Water removed readily in relation to supply; water available for moderately short periods following precipitation","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",4,"Mesic","Water removed somewhat slowly in relation to supply; soil may remain moist for a significant, but sometimes short period of the year. Available soil moisture reflects climatic inputs","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",5,"Subhygric","Water removed slowly enough to keep soil wet for a significant part of growing season; some temporary seepage and possibly mottling below 20 cm","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",6,"Hydric","Water removed slowly enough to keep soil wet for most of growing season; permanent seepage and mottling; gleyed colours common","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",7,"Subhydric","Water removed slowly enough to keep water table at or near surface for most of year; gleyed mineral or organic soils; permanent seepage < 30 cm below surface","Site Description"]
["Soil Moisture Regime","ditto",8,"Hydric","Water removed so slowly that water table is at or above soil surface all year; gleyed mineral or organic soils","Site Description"]
["Soil Nutrient Regime","The nutrient class of the soil.","A","Very Poor (VP)",null,"Site Description"]
["Soil Nutrient Regime","ditto","B","Poor (P)",null,"Site Description"]
["Soil Nutrient Regime","ditto","C","Medium (M)",null,"Site Description"]
["Soil Nutrient Regime","ditto","D","Rich (R)",null,"Site Description"]
["Soil Nutrient Regime","ditto","E","Very Rich (VR)",null,"Site Description"]
["Soil Nutrient Regime","ditto","F","Saline (S)",null,"Site Description"]
["Elevation (m)","The elevation of the site in metres.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Slope (Percent)","The slope gradient measured in percent.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Aspect (Degrees)","The orientation of the slope, in degrees.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Rooting Zone Soil Texture","The size distribution of the primary mineral particles (2 mm diameter or less).","CLAYEY","(SiCL, CL, SC, SiC, C)",null,"Site Description"]
["Rooting Zone Soil Texture","ditto","LOAMY","Loamy (SL,L,SCL,FSL)",null,"Site Description"]
["Rooting Zone Soil Texture","ditto","ORGANIC","Organic",null,"Site Description"]
["Rooting Zone Soil Texture","ditto","SANDY","Sandy (LS, S)",null,"Site Description"]
["Rooting Zone Soil Texture","ditto","SILTY","Silty (SiL, Si)",null,"Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","The position of the site relative to the localized catchment area","CR","Crest","The generally convex uppermost portion of a hill; usually convex in all directions with no distinct aspect.","Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","ditto","UP","Upper slope","The generally convex upper portion of the slope immediately below the crest of a hill; has a specific aspect.","Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","ditto","MD","Middle slope","Area between the upper and lower slope; the surface profile is generally neither distinctly concave nor convex; has a straight or somewhat sigmoid surface profile with a specific aspect.","Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","ditto","LW","Lower slope","The area toward the base of a slope; generally has a concave surface profile with a specific aspect.","Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","ditto","TO","Toe","The area demarcated from the lower slope by an abrupt decrease in slope gradient; seepage is typically present.","Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","ditto","DP","Depression","Any area concave in all directions; may be at the base of a mesoscale slope or in a generally level area.","Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","ditto","LV","Level","Any level meso-scale area not immediately adjacent to a meso-scale slope; the surface profile is generally horizontal and straight with no significant aspect.","Site Description"]
["Meso Slope Position","ditto","GU","Gully","An area in a double toe slope position where the receiving area is also sloped (perpendicular to the toe slopes).","Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","The appearance of a stand or community using the characteristic life form and certain physical attributes.",1,"Non-vegetated/sparse",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","1a","Non-vegetated",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","1b","Sparse",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","1c","Bryoid",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto",2,"Herb",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","2a","Forb-dominated",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","2b","Graminoid-dominated",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","2c","Aquatic",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","2d","Dwarf shrub",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto",3,"Shrub/herb",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","3a","Low shrub",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto","3b","Tall shrub",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto",4,"Pole/Sapling",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto",5,"Young Forest",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto",6,"Mature Forest",null,"Site Description"]
["Structural Stage","ditto",7,"Old Forest",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 1st terrain texture of the upper stratigraphic layer.","a","Blocks",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","b","Boulders",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","c","Clay",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","d","Mixed fragments",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","e","Fabric",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","g","Gravel",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","h","Humic",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","k","Cobble",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","m","Mud",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","p","Pebbles",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","r","Rubble",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","s","Sand",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","u","Mesic",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","x","Angular",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","y","Shells",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 1 - Upper","ditto","z","Silt",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 2nd terrain texture of the upper stratigraphic layer.","a","Blocks",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","b","Boulders",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","c","Clay",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","d","Mixed fragments",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","e","Fabric",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","g","Gravel",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","h","Humic",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","k","Cobble",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","m","Mud",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","p","Pebbles",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","r","Rubble",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","s","Sand",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","u","Mesic",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","x","Angular",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","y","Shells",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 2 - Upper","ditto","z","Silt",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 3rd terrain texture of the upper stratigraphic layer.","a","Blocks",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","b","Boulders",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","c","Clay",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","d","Mixed fragments",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","e","Fabric",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","g","Gravel",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","h","Humic",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","k","Cobble",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","m","Mud",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","p","Pebbles",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","r","Rubble",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","s","Sand",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","u","Mesic",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","x","Angular",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","y","Shells",null,"Site Description"]
["Terrain Texture 3 - Upper","ditto","z","Silt",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","A one- or two-letter code indicating the 1st surficial material of the upper stratigraphic layer.","A","Anthropogenic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","C","Colluvium",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","D","Weathered bedrock",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","E","Eolian",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","F","Fluvial",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","FG","Glaciofluvial",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","I","Ice",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","L","Lacustrine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","LG","Glaciolacustrine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","M","Morainal",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","O","Organic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","R","Bedrock",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","U","Undifferentiated",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","V","Volcanic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","W","Marine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 1 - Upper","ditto","WG","Glaciomarine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","A one- or two-letter code indicating the 2nd surficial material of the upper stratigraphic layer.","A","Anthropogenic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","C","Colluvium",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","D","Weathered bedrock",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","E","Eolian",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","F","Fluvial",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","FG","Glaciofluvial",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","I","Ice",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","L","Lacustrine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","LG","Glaciolacustrine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","M","Morainal",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","O","Organic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","R","Bedrock",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","U","Undifferentiated",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","V","Volcanic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","W","Marine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 2 - Upper","ditto","WG","Glaciomarine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","A one- or two-letter code indicating the 3rd surficial material of the upper stratigraphic layer.","A","Anthropogenic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","C","Colluvium",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","D","Weathered bedrock",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","E","Eolian",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","F","Fluvial",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","FG","Glaciofluvial",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","I","Ice",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","L","Lacustrine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","LG","Glaciolacustrine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","M","Morainal",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","O","Organic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","R","Bedrock",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","U","Undifferentiated",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","V","Volcanic",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","W","Marine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surficial Material 3 - Upper","ditto","WG","Glaciomarine",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 1st surface expression of the upper stratigraphic layer.","a","Moderate slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","b","Blanket",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","c","Cone(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","d","Depression(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","f","Fan(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","h","Hummock(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","j","Gentle slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","k","Moderately steep slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","m","Rolling",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","p","Plain",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","r","ridge(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","s","Steep slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","t","Terrace(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","u","Undulating",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","v","Veneer",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","w","Mantle of variable thickness",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 1 - Upper","ditto","x","Thin veneer",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 2nd surface expression of the upper stratigraphic layer.","a","Moderate slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","b","Blanket",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","c","Cone(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","d","Depression(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","f","Fan(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","h","Hummock(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","j","Gentle slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","k","Moderately steep slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","m","Rolling",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","p","Plain",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","r","ridge(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","s","Steep slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","t","Terrace(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","u","Undulating",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","v","Veneer",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","w","Mantle of variable thickness",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 2 - Upper","ditto","x","Thin veneer",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 3rd surface expression of the upper stratigraphic layer.","a","Moderate slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","b","Blanket",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","c","Cone(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","d","Depression(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","f","Fan(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","h","Hummock(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","j","Gentle slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","k","Moderately steep slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","m","Rolling",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","p","Plain",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","r","ridge(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","s","Steep slope",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","t","Terrace(s)",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","u","Undulating",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","v","Veneer",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","w","Mantle of variable thickness",null,"Site Description"]
["Surface Expression 3 - Upper","ditto","x","Thin veneer",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 1st geomorphological process of the upper stratigraphic layer.","A","Avalanches",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","B","Braiding",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","C","Cryoturbation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","D","Deflation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","E","Channeled",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","F","Slow mass",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","H","Kettle",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","I","Irregular channel",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","J","Anastomosing Channel",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","K","Karst",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","L","Surface seepage",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","M","Meandering channels",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","N","Nivation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","P","Piping",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","R","Rapid mass movement",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","S","Solifluction",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","U","Inundation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","V","Gully erosion",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","W","Washing",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","X","Permafrost",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 1 - Upper","ditto","Z","Periglacial processes",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 2nd geomorphological process of the upper stratigraphic layer.","A","Avalanches",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","B","Braiding",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","C","Cryoturbation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","D","Deflation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","E","Channeled",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","F","Slow mass",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","H","Kettle",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","I","Irregular channel",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","J","Anastomosing Channel",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","K","Karst",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","L","Surface seepage",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","M","Meandering channels",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","N","Nivation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","P","Piping",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","R","Rapid mass movement",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","S","Solifluction",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","U","Inundation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","V","Gully erosion",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","W","Washing",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","X","Permafrost",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 2 - Upper","ditto","Z","Periglacial processes",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","A one-letter code indicating the 3rd geomorphological process of the upper stratigraphic layer.","A","Avalanches",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","B","Braiding",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","C","Cryoturbation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","D","Deflation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","E","Channeled",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","F","Slow mass",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","H","Kettle",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","I","Irregular channel",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","J","Anastomosing Channel",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","K","Karst",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","L","Surface seepage",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","M","Meandering channels",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","N","Nivation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","P","Piping",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","R","Rapid mass movement",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","S","Solifluction",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","U","Inundation",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","V","Gully erosion",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","W","Washing",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","X","Permafrost",null,"Site Description"]
["Geomorphological Process 3 - Upper","ditto","Z","Periglacial processes",null,"Site Description"]
["Soil Drainage","The speed and extent to which water is removed from a mineral soil.","x","Very rapidly drained","Water is removed from the soil very rapidly in relation to supply. Water source is precipitation and available water storage capacity following precipitation is essentially nil. Soils are typically fragmental or skeletal, shallow, or both.","Site Description"]
["Soil Drainage","ditto","r","Rapidly drained","Water is removed from the soil rapidly in relation to supply. Excess water flows downward if underlying material is pervious. Subsurface flow may occur on steep gradients during heavy rainfall. Water source is precipitation. Soils are generally coarse textured.","Site Description"]
["Soil Drainage","ditto","w","Well drained","Water is removed from the soil readily, but not rapidly. Excess water flows downward readily into underlying pervious material or laterally as subsurface flow. Water source is precipitation. On slopes, subsurface flow may occur for short durations, but additions are equalled by losses. Soils are generally intermediate in texture and lack restricting layers.","Site Description"]
["Soil Drainage","ditto","m","Moderately well drained","Water is removed from the soil somewhat slowly in relation to supply because of imperviousness or lack of gradient. Precipitation is the dominant water source in medium- to fine- textured soils; precipitation and significant additions by subsurface flow are necessary in coarse-textured soils.","Site Description"]
["Soil Drainage","ditto","i","Imperfectly drained","Water is removed from the soil sufficiently slowly in relation to supply to keep the soil wet for a significant part of the growing season. Excess water moves slowly downward if precipitation is the major source. If subsurface water or groundwater (or both) is the main source, the flow rate may vary but the soil remains wet for a significant part of the growing season.","Site Description"]
["Soil Drainage","ditto","p","Poorly drained","Water is removed so slowly in relation to supply that the soil remains wet for much of the time that it is not frozen. Excess water is evident in the soil for a large part of the time. Subsurface or groundwater flow (or both), in addition to precipitation, are the main water sources. A perched water table may be present. Soils are generally mottled and/or gleyed.","Site Description"]
["Soil Drainage","ditto","v","Very poorly drained","Water is removed from the soil so slowly that the water table remains at or near the surface for most of the time the soil is not frozen. Groundwater flow and subsurface flow are the major water sources. Precipitation is less important, except where there is a perched water table with precipitation exceeding evapotranspiration. Typically associated with wetlands.","Site Description"]
["Humus Form","The structure of the humus.","R","Mor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","HR","Hemimor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","UR","Humimor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","RR","Resimor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","LR","Lignomor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","YR","Hydromor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","FR","Fibrimor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","MR","Mesimor",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","D","Moder",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","RD","Mormoder",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","TD","Leptomoder",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","MD","Mullmoder",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","LD","Lignomoder",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","YD","Hydromoder",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","SD","Saprimoder",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","L","Mull",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","VL","Vermimull",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","ZL","Rhizomull",null,"Site Description"]
["Humus Form","ditto","YL","Hydromull",null,"Site Description"]
["Rooting Zone Coarse Fragment %","The particle size distribution within the mineral portion of the rooting zone.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Depth (cm)","The depth of the layer that restricts root penetration.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","The type of layer that prevents the penetration of roots.","C","Strongly cemented horizon",null,"Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","ditto","P","Clay pan or restriction due to fines",null,"Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","ditto","K","Compacted morainal material",null,"Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","ditto","L","Lithic Contact",null,"Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","ditto","W","Excessive moisture","Roots are being restricted by excessive moisture, but does not require the\r\npresence of free water at the time of sampling.","Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","ditto","X","Excessive accumulation of chemicals","Excessive accumulations of chemicals within the profile which\r\ninhibit root growth (e.g., CaCO3 )","Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","ditto","Z","Permafrost","Ice cementation, ice lenses, or massive ice","Site Description"]
["Root Restriction Layer","ditto","N","No root restriction evident",null,"Site Description"]
["SPI_SITE_OBSERVATIONS.SOIL_PH","Concentration of hydrogen ions in the mineral soil."]
["Site Description Comments","Informative comment(s) about the site.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If you provide site comments, ensure that column 'Site Description Date' is also present and populated.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Crown Closure","The percentage of the ground surface covered when the crowns are projected vertically.",null,null,null,"Site Description"]
["Insert Predefined Site Description Column","You may insert additional predefined columns and codes relevant to Site Descriptions.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Site Descriptions."]
["Species Code","A code that identifies a species or subspecies of wildlife.\nINSTRUCTIONS: Use code 'NULL' if none of the target taxa are detected.\nCodes are at:\nhttp://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/\nAdditional animal codes are at:\nhttps://nrm.sp.gov.bc.ca/sites/ENV/wildlife/comm/Projreg/Lists/AnimalCodes/AllItems.aspx\nAdditional plant codes are at:\nhttps://nrm.sp.gov.bc.ca/sites/ENV/wildlife/comm/Projreg/Lists/PlantCodes/AllItems.aspx\nIf the species is unknown, the wildlife may be identified at a higher taxonomic level such as Genus, or Family by recording the complete Genus or Family name."]
["Date & Time","The date and, optionally, time of the observation(s).\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: For clarity, on your field forms do not use a 2-digit month format nor a 2-digit year format. A reliable format is dd-mmm-yyyy (e.g. '7 Jun 2008' or '7-Jun-2008').\r\nWhen entering the date into Excel ensure that Excel interprets it as correct date information.\r\nSimilarly, for clarity use a 24 hour time format with colons (e.g. 13:45) and ensure that Excel interprets it as correct time information.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","A code indicating the activity of an animal when it was first detected or the activity that caused the sign, e.g. GR.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: If observing a group then record the exact, sub sampled, or guesstimated mode activity of all the individuals in the group.","AL","Alert","Activity with the purpose of detecting predators. E.g. guard or sentry duty.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","AN","Antler (not an activity)","A solid, annually deciduous horn of a cervid","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","AP","Avoiding Pests","Avoiding pests. E.g. seeing caribou standing on snow fields during summer when insects are abundant.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BA","Basking","Behaviour for the purpose of gathering warmth. E.g. Seeing a marmot or snake lying on warm rocks.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BE","Bedding","Bedding, sleeping, or resting above ground; includes bedding for the purpose of cud chewing but does not include loafing.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BP","Body parts (not an activity)","Incidental portions of an animal's body which are left behind, but do not indicate the animal is dead; e.g., feathers, hair, and shed skins; shed antlers are recorded as AN","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","BU","Building","Building a nest, bed, burrow, den, lodge, or other dwelling.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CA","Casting","Discharging bodily waste from the mouth. E.g. Seeing an owl or snake casting pellets.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CC","Caching","Storing away food or other items in hiding, or for future use.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CO","Courting","Behaviour for the purpose of enticing a conspecific of the opposite sex into copulation; includes copulation, courtship feeding, and defense of mates.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","CR","Carcass (not an activity)","A carcass, or portions of a carcass, that indicates the animal is dead","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DE","Denning","Sleeping or hiding in a cavity, cave, or burrow; does not include hibernating.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DC","Described in Comments","The activity is described in the comments field. Note: Describing the data in comments rather than using a predefined code may reduce the clarity and accessibility of data.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DI","Disturbed","Behaviour for the purpose of avoiding the observer; use only if the activity before disturbance is not known.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","DR","Drinking",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","EX","Excreting","Discharging waste through the anus.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","FD","Feeding","Consuming food items. Does not include hunting, except when animals hunt and eat simultaneously, such as grazers, browsers, and flying insectivores.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","FL","Fleeing","Hurried movement to avoid a conspecifics or other animal; does not include fleeing to avoid the observer.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","FS","Feeding, salmonid","Feeding on salmonids during a salmonid run","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","GR","Grooming","Behaviour for the purpose of arranging and protecting the fur, feathers, skin, etc. Includes scratching and rubbing of antler velvet.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","HI","Hibernating","Hibernating","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","HU","Hunting","Searching for, pursuing, and killing prey. For animals which hunt and eat simultaneously, such as grazers, browsers, and flying insectivores, the activity is recorded as eating","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","IM","Ingesting Minerals","Ingesting minerals by eating or licking a substance for the purpose of ingesting minerals.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","IN","Incubating","Incubating, protecting, or laying eggs.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","LI","Living","Activity that could not be classified due to ignorance or the activity being too diverse.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","MD","Migrating Daily","Traveling that is a regular daily activity; includes traveling to or away from a communal habitat. E.g. seeing a bat on its daily flight to or from a roosting site.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","MS","Migrating Seasonally","Traveling that is a regular annual activity. E.g. seeing an elk or a Sandhill Crane on its migration route, or seeing a snake traveling away from a communal habitat such as a hibernaculum.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","RB","Reproducing, birthing","Giving birth to live young; preparing a birthing site, such as a den","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","RE","Reproducing, eggs","Laying eggs (amphibians, reptiles and birds), building a nest, and feeding non-mobile young","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","RR","Rearing","Adults feeding neonates and juveniles.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","SA","Standing","Standing; used when the specific purpose of standing is not known. If the purpose of standing is know then use a more specific activity such as alert or feeding.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TH","Thermal Habitat","Animals using habitat for the purpose of protecting themselves from heat, cold, or precipitation","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","SH","Security Habitat","Using habitat for protection or hiding from predators.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","ST","Security and Thermal","Using habitat for its security and thermal values","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TE","Territoriality","Behaviour for the purpose of marking or defending a territory; may include singing, drumming, winnowing, howling","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","NT","Not Travelling","Not travelling. NT is typically used in telemetry Surveys when it is only important to distinguish whether or not the animal was travelling.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TU","Traveling, Unclassified","Travelling, but the method and purpose of traveling could not be or is not classified. TU is often used when individual tracks are observed, or in telemetry Surveys when it is only important to distinguish whether or not the animal was travelling.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TW","Traveling, Walking","Traveling by walking. TW is used when the purpose of walking is not known. If the purpose of the walking is known then use a more specific description such as migrating; does not include traveling on a path","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TR","Traveling, Running","Traveling by running. TR is used when the specific purpose of running is not known. If the purpose of the running is known then use a more specific activity such as disturbed or fleeing.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TP","Traveling on a Path","Walking on a trail that is embedded in the ground due to animals walking the same route for many years.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TS","Traveling, Swimming","Traveling by swimming. TS is used when the specific purpose of swimming is not known. If the purpose of the swimming is known then use a more specific activity such as fleeing.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TF","Traveling, Flying","Traveling by flying. TF is used when the purpose of flying is not known. If the purpose of the flying is known then use a more specific description such as hunting.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSkiHS","Traveling, Heli-skiing","Traveling or recreating by heli-skiing. Heli-skiing is skiing in which the skier is taken up the mountain by helicopter.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSki","Traveling, Skiing","Traveling or recreating by skiing","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSM","Traveling, Snowmobiling","Traveling or recreating by snowmobiling","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSS","Traveling, Snowshoeing","Traveling or recreating by snowshoeing","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","TSC","Traveling, Snow Cat","Traveling on a snow caterpillar. A snow caterpillar is a tracklaying vehicle for travel on snow.","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Code","ditto","UR","Urinating","Urinating","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","A code indicating whether an animal was seen or heard doing an activity, or gives the probable age or season of the sign caused by an activity, e.g., S.","S","Seen","The live animal was Seen","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","ditto","H","Heard","The live animal was Heard","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","ditto","F","Fresh","Fresh sign ( <1 week old)","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","ditto","Y","Year","Sign is less than 1 Year old but greater than 1 week old","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","ditto","O","Old","Sign is Old ( > 1 year old)","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","ditto","U","Undetermined","Undetermined (age of sign is unknown)","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","ditto","G","Growing season","Sign is from the Growing season","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Descriptor Code","ditto","W","Winter season","Sign is from the Winter season","Incidental Observation"]
["Activity Count","The number of animals doing the activity, or the number of sign made by the activity.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Adult Males","The number of adult males observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Adult Females","The number of adult females observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Adults - Unclassified Sex","The number of adults of unknown sex observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Juvenile Males","The number of juvenile males observed or detected.\r\nJuveniles are defined as 'fledged birds before their first winter, mammals older than neonates but still requiring parental care, and reptiles and amphibians of adult form that are significantly smaller than adult size.'\r\nFor Survey Observations prior to December 2015, and for Incidental Observations prior to May 2013, the definition of juveniles included larvae (e.g. tadpoles).",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Juvenile Females","The number of juvenile females observed or detected.\r\nJuveniles are defined as 'fledged birds before their first winter, mammals older than neonates but still requiring parental care, and reptiles and amphibians of adult form that are significantly smaller than adult size.'\r\nFor Survey Observations prior to December 2015, and for Incidental Observations prior to May 2013, the definition of juveniles included larvae (e.g. tadpoles).",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Juveniles - Unclassified Sex","The number of juveniles of unknown sex observed or detected.\r\nJuveniles are defined as 'fledged birds before their first winter, mammals older than neonates but still requiring parental care, and reptiles and amphibians of adult form that are significantly smaller than adult size.'\r\nFor Survey Observations prior to December 2015, and for Incidental Observations prior to May 2013, the definition of juveniles included larvae (e.g. tadpoles).",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Unclassified Life Stage and Sex","The number of unknown age individuals of unknown sex  observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Eggs","The number of eggs observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Egg Masses","The number of egg masses observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Larvae","The number of larvae observed or detected.\r\nFor Survey Observations prior to December 2015, and for Incidental Observations prior to May 2013, larvae were included in the definition of juveniles.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Pupae","The number of pupae observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["IO Air Temp (C)","The air temperature in degrees Celsius during an Incidental Observation, e.g., 15.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["IO Wind Speed Code","A code indicating the strength of the wind during an Incidental Observation, using the Beaufort Scale, e.g. 1.",0,"Calm","Less than 2 km/h","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Wind Speed Code","ditto",1,"Light Air","2 - 5 km/h","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Wind Speed Code","ditto",2,"Light Breeze","Leaves rustle ( 6 - 12 km/h )","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Wind Speed Code","ditto",3,"Gentle Breeze","Leaves and twigs constantly move ( 13 - 19 km/h )","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Wind Speed Code","ditto",4,"Moderate Breeze","Small branches move, dust rises ( 20 - 29 km/h )","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Wind Speed Code","ditto",5,"Fresh Breeze","Small trees sway ( 30 - 39 km/h )","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Wind Speed Code","ditto",6,"Strong Breeze","Large branches moving, wind whistling ( 40 - 50 km/h )","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Cloud Cover Code","A code indicating the extent of cloud cover during an Incidental Observation, e.g., 2.",1,"Clear","Clear sky; no clouds","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Cloud Cover Code","ditto",2,"Scattered (<50%)","Scattered clouds covering less than 50% of sky","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Cloud Cover Code","ditto",3,"Scattered  (>50%)","Scattered clouds covering more than 50% of sky","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Cloud Cover Code","ditto",4,"Unbroken clouds","Unbroken cloud cover","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","A code indicating the type of precipitation during an Incidental Observation, e.g., D.","N","No Precipitation",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","F","Foggy","Reduced visibility, like a cloud.","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","M","Misty Drizzle","No distinct rain drops but can dampen clothing.","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","D","Drizzle","Fine rain drops (< 0.5 mm diameter),  visible on ground.","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","LR","Light Rain","Puddles not forming quickly, < 2.5 mm rain per hour.","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","HR","Hard Rain","Puddles form quickly, > 2.5 mm rain per hour.","Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","S","Snow",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","SL","Snow - Light",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["IO Precipitation Code","ditto","SH","Snow - Heavy",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Vegetation Layer Code","A code indicating the vegetation layer that the plant species was found in, e.g., HERB.","TREE","Tree layer",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Vegetation Layer Code","ditto","SHRUB","Shrub layer",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Vegetation Layer Code","ditto","HERB","Herb layer",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Vegetation Layer Code","ditto","MOSS","Moss layer",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Vegetation Layer Code","ditto","EPIPHYTE","Epiphyte layer",null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Percent Cover","The percentage of the ground surface, of a plot or area occupied, covered when a species' aboveground-vegetation is projected vertically onto the ground.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Area (sq m)","The size of a circumscribed area occupied by a species, in square metres.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Plants","The number of plants  observed or detected.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Comments","Informative comments about the observation.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Incidental Observation Photos","A list of photos (or other Standard Digital Files*) that are associated with an Incidental Observation.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: To easily add photo names to a cell, right-click on a cell and select 'WSI: Add File Names to Cell'. Photo names must not have spaces.\r\nTo include comments about your photos, add a column named 'Incidental Observation Photos Comments' or 'Incidental Observation Photos Comments', and enter your comments.\r\n*Standard Digital Files are recognized by most operating systems and includes images, videos, and documents in formats such as PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PDF, MP4, AVI, and TXT.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Incidental Observation Photos Comments","Informative comments and/or notes about photos, or other Standard Digital Files, associated with an Incidental Observation.",null,null,null,"Incidental Observation"]
["Insert Predefined Incidental Observation Column","You may insert additional predefined columns and codes relevant to Incidental Observations.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: Double-click on the column header again now (while Data-entry Assistant is open) to insert predefined columns and codes relevant to Incidental Observations."]
["Add your new column here","Add your new column here.\r\nINSTRUCTIONS: You can add your own user-defined columns. Be sure to define your columns and any associated codes in worksheet 'User-defined Columns and Codes'. If your columns and codes are well-defined we may load your user-defined data (up to a maximum of 10 columns) into the SPI database. Alternatively, these user-defined data may remain only within this Excel file."]
["Location","Text description of the location."]
["Young Count","The number of young the captured or focal adult has, or the number of young at the focal den.","","",""]
["Est Age of Young (yr)","The estimated age, in years, of the young. A decimal place is permitted.","","",""]
["BEU2","The second Broad Ecosystem Unit that characterizes the habitat within which the observations are being made."]
["Seral Stage","The plant community conditions of the Broad Ecosystem Unit","0","non-forested units","Age up to 100+ yrs. Climax or disclimax communities dominated by herbaceous or shrubby vegetation less than 10m tall (ie; alpine, snow fields, avalanche tracks, grasslands, wetlands).Some communities dominated by bryophytes and lichens, especially where t"]
["Seral Stage","The plant community conditions of the Broad Ecosystem Unit","1","recent disturbance","Age typically less than 20 yr. Communities representative of early successional stages following recent disturbance (e.g fire, logging). Includes initial stages in primary or secondary succession with less than 10% cover of vascular plants; as well as mor"]
["Seral Stage","The plant community conditions of the Broad Ecosystem Unit","2","young forests, coniferous","Age < 60 yr. Forests dominated by coniferous trees (cone-bearing with needle-shaped, scalelike leaves), that are greater than 10 m tall and have overtopped the shrub and herb layers. Younger stands (usually 10 -30 yrs) are typically dense and remain this "]
["Seral Stage","The plant community conditions of the Broad Ecosystem Unit","3","young forests, broad-leaved or mixed","Age < 60 yr. Forests dominated by broad-leaved trees or dominated by a mixture of coniferous and broad-leaved species, that are greater than 10 m tall and have overtopped the shrub and herb layers. Younger stands (usually 10 -30 yrs) are typically dense a"]
["Seral Stage","The plant community conditions of the Broad Ecosystem Unit","4","mature forests, coniferous","Age 60 to 140 yr. Coniferous trees that were established after the last disturbance have matured and a second cycle of shade tolerant trees may have become established; understories become well developed as the canopy opens up."]
["Seral Stage","The plant community conditions of the Broad Ecosystem Unit","5","mature forests, broad-leaved or mixed","Age 60 to 140 yr. Broad-leaved and coniferous (if present) trees that were established after the last disturbance have matured and a second cycle of shade tolerant trees may have become established; understories become well developed as the canopy opens u"]
["Seral Stage","The plant community conditions of the Broad Ecosystem Unit","6","old-growth","Age > 140 yr. Old, structurally complex stands comprised mainly of climax tree species, although older seral remnants may still be present in the upper canopy; standing snags and rotting logs on the ground are common and understories are typically patchy."]
["Seral Stage2","The plant community conditions of the second Broad Ecosystem Unit"]
["DOP","Dilution of Precision. A measure of the probable lack of accuracy of GPS coordiantes due to the geometric arrangement of  the satellites seen by the receiver. Also called GDOP (Geometric DOP)","","",""]
["HDOP","Horizontal Dilution of Precision. A measure of the probable lack of horizontal accuracy of GPS coordiantes due to the geometric arrangement of  the satellites seen by the receiver.","","",""]
["PDOP","Positional Dilution of Precision. A measure of the probable lack of positional accuracy of 3D GPS coordiantes due to the geometric arrangement of  the satellites seen by the receiver.","","",""]
["Satellites","The number of satellites accessed by the GPS unit to obtain a fix.","","",""]
["Status Fix","In indication of whether the GPS unit obtained a 2D or 3D fix.","2D","The GPS unit obtained a 2D fix.",""]
["Status Fix","In indication of whether the GPS unit obtained a 2D or 3D fix.","3D","The GPS unit obtained a 3D fix.",""]
["Validated","A Y or N to indicate whether the UTM coordinates (particularly those obtained from VHF triangulation) have been validated and/or adjusted by on-ground visits to the UTM location.","Y","Yes",""]
["Validated","A Y or N to indicate whether the UTM coordinates (particularly those obtained from VHF triangulation) have been validated and/or adjusted by on-ground visits to the UTM location.","N","No",""]
["Validated","A Y or N to indicate whether the UTM coordinates (particularly those obtained from VHF triangulation) have been validated and/or adjusted by on-ground visits to the UTM location.","UN","Unknown",""]
["Air Temperature (C)","The air temperature in degrees Celsius."]
["Location","Text description of the location."]

{"sheet":"User-defined Columns and Codes","index":6,"n_rows":2,"n_cols":5,"rows_kept":2,"cut":false,"hidden":false,"merged":[]}
["Column Name","Column Description","Code for in Column","Code Meaning","Code Description"]
["Add your column name here","Add your column description here","Add new codes here","Add code meanings here","Add code descriptions here"]

{"sheet":"tempUserValuesPicklists","index":7,"n_rows":0,"n_cols":0,"rows_kept":0,"cut":false,"hidden":true,"merged":[]}