Checklist dataset Registered March 05, 2021
United Kingdom Species Inventory (UKSI)
Description
The UK Species Inventory is the most comprehensive curated database of UK wildlife taxonomy and nomenclature. Originally developed for the JNCC's "Recorder" biological recording package, the database has since 2000 been maintained by the Natural History Museum, London. Data has been sourced from published checklists and from a network of dedicated amateur and professional taxonomists. It forms the foundation for the largest biological recording and reporting systems in the UK, including all of the partners in the National Biodiversity Network. This extract from the UKSI has been created by the data management team at the NBN Atlas as as simplified derivative checklist.
Geographic scope
- Description
UK
- Bounding box
Taxonomic scope
- Description
The taxonomic coverage is very broad - covering all forms of cellular life found in the UK though emphasis has always been given to taxonomic groups where there is an interest in biological recording.
- Coverage
Methodology
- Quality control
Additions and amendments are obtained from organisations and expert taxonomists, both voluntary and professional. Suggestions from new contributors are cross-checked with other experts at the NHM and further afield.
- Method steps
The master data are held in Microsoft 365 Access database with powerful administration tools built in. Realease copies are manually created and distributed to partner organisations and interested parties. A local pre-release copy called the "UKSI sandbox" is available to consult at http://nbn-sd-dev.nhm.ac.uk/.
Contacts
- Organization
- Natural History Museum, London
- Position
- Manager of the UK Species Inventory
- Address
- Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
Administrative point of contact
- Organization
- National Biodiversity Network Trust
- Position
- NBN Atlas Data Manager
- Roles
- Editor
GBIF registration
- Registration date
- March 05, 2021
- Metadata last modified
- June 21, 2023
- Publication date
- February 16, 2023
- Hosted by
- National Biodiversity Network
- Installation
- NBN Atlas
- Endpoints
- Darwin Core Archive
- Preferred identifier
- 10.15468/rm6pm4