In addition to all ESRI mandatory shapefile attributes, Critical Habitat data submitted as a shapefile containing a single species must have the following attributes contained in the attribute table (.dbf) of the shapefile Name: SINGLMULTI Description: Single or Multiple Species Type: Text(10) Value Required: Yes Values: Enter one of the following values SINGLE Value: Description: Shapefile represents a single species Value: MULTIPLE Description: Shapefile represents multiple species Name: COMNAME Description: Legal common name of the species Text (200) Type: Value Required: Yes (for single species) Values: Open text Note: Enter "No common name" in the case that there is no legal common name for the species. SCINAME Name: Description: Binomial or trinomial scientific name Type: Text (200) Value Required: Yes (for single species) Values: Open text Name: SPCODE Unique Species Code referencing the species for the critical Description: habitat being submitted Type: Text (4) Value Required: Yes (for single species) Values: Open text Note: SPCODE (Species Code) for all listed species and populations can be found at: Name: VIPCODE Description: Unique Population Code referencing the species for the critical habitat being submitted Type: Text (3) Value Required: Yes (for single species) Open text Values: Note: VIPCODE (Population Code) for all listed species and populations can be found at:
In addition to all ESRI mandatory shapefile attributes, Critical Habitat data submitted as a shapefile containing a single species must have the following attributes contained in the attribute table (.dbf) of the shapefile Name: SINGLMULTI Description: Single or Multiple Species Type: Text(10) Value Required: Yes Values: Enter one of the following values Value: SINGLE Description: Shapefile represents a single species Value: MULTIPLE Description: Shapefile represents multiple species Name: COMNAME Description: Legal common name of the species Type: Text (200) Value Required: Yes (for single species) Values: Open text Note: Enter "No common name" in the case that there is no legal common name for the species. Name: SCINAME Description: Binomial or trinomial scientific name Type: Text (200) Value Required: Yes (for single species) Values: Open text Name: SPCODE Description: Unique Species Code referencing the species for the critical habitat being submitted Type: Text (4) Value Required: Yes (for single species) Values: Open text Note: SPCODE (Species Code) for all listed species and populations can be found at: Name: VIPCODE Description: Unique Population Code referencing the species for the critical habitat being submitted Type: Text (3) Value Required: Yes (for single species) Values: Open text Note: VIPCODE (Population Code) for all listed species and populations can be found at:
FWS_Critical_Habitat_Spatial_Data_Specifications.docx