HELCOM Biodiversity database
The aim of HELCOM Biodiversity database is to collate all available species observation data made available by HELCOM Contracting Parties from a single entry point.
The database contains +1M species observations and applies World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) taxonomy. The data model used is based on Darwin Core format, with required extensions added.
Species observations are mostly pointwise observations, but also gridded observations are included for some species.
The database can be searched, viewed and downloaded using a specific web application. The whole database can be downloaded as a zipped ESRI File geodatabase.
Disclaimer: Data in the database is stemming from various sources. While there has been considerable quality assurance efforts, the accuracy of data can not be quaranteed.
Simple
- Date (Publication)
- 2016-12-31
- Unique resource identifier
- https://metadata.helcom.fi/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/9972b93d-9e81-47f1-b497-27f619febaea
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Species distribution
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GEMET
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species
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environment
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biodiversity
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- Keywords
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database
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web application
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- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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Use constraints: Data downloaded from the web application / database can be used freely given that the source (HELCOM) is cited, unless stated differently in the web application, data or metadata.
The data can be used, given that each data point is cited appropriately as described in "citation" attribute.
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Access constraints: No limitations on public access.
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Metadata language
- English
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Begin date
- 1900-01-01 Unknown
- End date
- 2020-12-31 Now
- Unique resource identifier
- EPSG:3035
- Distribution format
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ESRI File geodatabase
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XLSX
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Web application
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ESRI File geodatabase
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- OnLine resource
- Web access ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- OnLine resource
- Observations data, ESRI File Geodatabase ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
- OnLine resource
- Species, XLSX ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
- OnLine resource
- Species, CSV ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
- OnLine resource
- Red listed species list, XSLX ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
- OnLine resource
- Red listed species list, CSV ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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The database contains data collected in various data collection activities and reported to / made available to HELCOM. Each observation contains information on national data source and data collection activity.
- File identifier
- 9972b93d-9e81-47f1-b497-27f619febaea XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2023-11-10T14:30:18