Database Summary
Western Monarch Overwintering Site Database Summary
About
LINK: WMOS Data Hub
LINK: Here
Overview
LINK: WMC: Monarch Count Datasheet
LINK: WMC: Short Form Habitat Assessment
LINK: WMC: Long Form Habitat Assessment
Data collection forms
LINK: WMC website
LINK: Survey123 app
Accessing the WMOS Database
LINK: Https://wmosdatabase-xerces.hub.arcgis.com/
Notice: Below is a list of 8 important links included on this page.
2. Here
3. WMC: Monarch Count Datasheet
4. WMC: Short Form Habitat Assessment
5. WMC: Long Form Habitat Assessment
6. WMC website
8. Https://wmosdatabase-xerces.hub.arcgis.com/
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Western Monarch Overwintering Site Database Summary
About
This document gives an overview of the Xerces Society’s Western Monarch Overwintering Site (WMOS) database including its components, layer views, data collection forms, and web applications for data viewing and editing. The WMOS database can be accessed via the WMOS Data Hub which allows users to view, filter and export the data—the Hub is only visible to those who have completed the steps outlined here.Overview
The Western Monarch Overwintering Site (WMOS) database contains information about monarch population status and habitat at overwintering sites located in California, Arizona, and Baja California. Overwintering site monitoring data is collected from the Xerces Society’s Western Monarch Count (WMC) community science program, and also includes information compiled from published and unpublished sources. The database contains three core datasets which are detailed below: sites, counts and habitat assessments. Please note that while this document summarizes the WMOS database contents in its entirety, some contents may not be visible to all users. The database is designed to limit access to sensitive data depending on the user’s assigned view level (e.g., public, partner, staff). User views are assigned at the sole discretion of the Xerces Society.- Sites: Site descriptions, boundaries, and official counts for each known monarch overwintering site created by Xerces staff. Site descriptions include site name synonyms, whether the site is sensitive (aka: private & obscured from the public dataset), directions, access, ownership, contact information, land use, site status, comments, and whether the site is counted in the WMC. Site boundaries are mapped as polygons. Official counts are listed for each site by year and official count period. Obscured boundaries of sensitive sites that can be shown to the public are available in a separate layer. Dataset items*: Site Descriptions and Boundaries layer, Official Counts table.
- Counts: Monarch counts and activity observations at sites compiled by Xerces staff or reported by WMC volunteers during the overwintering period in the WMC: Monarch Count Datasheet via Survey123. Observations include the source, date, observers, weather, cluster tree locations, monarch counts, and whether the observations submitted during the official count periods passed staff quality control (counts submitted outside of these periods are not vetted for protocol adherence). Count observations may include photos of the overwintering site; The Xerces Society exports and archives photos after one year. Dataset items*: Counts layer, Cluster Trees layer, Observers table, Sources table, and attached photos (photos older than 1 year are archived).
- Habitat Assessments: Habitat assessments at overwintering sites compiled by Xerces staff or reported by WMC volunteers in the WMC: Short Form Habitat Assessment or WMC: Long Form Habitat Assessment via Survey123. Habitat data includes detailed weather, grove tree arrangement, tree species, presence of hazard trees, water sources, and nectar species, community composition, and potential threats. Photopoints may be included for the site; The Xerces Society exports and archives photos after one year. The area surveyed during the assessment is mapped as a polygon. Dataset items*: Habitat Assessments layer, Sources table, Photopoints table, Nectar species table, Observers table, and attached photos (photos older than one year are archived).
Data collection forms
WMC data is primarily collected through public Survey123 forms that feed into the Counts and Habitat Assessment datasets. Collection layers are designed to only collect data, not for any data viewing or editing. Additionally, both short and long habitat assessment data goes to the same collection layer and no community science data goes to the Sites dataset – this is updated by the Xerces Society on an as-needed basis. All forms are built with the desktop software Survey123 Connect and are accessible from the WMC website or the Survey123 app, once downloaded.Accessing the WMOS Database
You can access the WMOS database using your organizational ArcGIS login, or the login Xerces provided you with, once you’ve reviewed and agreed to comply with the Xerces Society’s Data Use Policy. Once completed, you’ll want to bookmark or save the following link to the WMOS Data Hub: https://wmosdatabase-xerces.hub.arcgis.com/
