Occurrence dataset Registered June 16, 2017
North Merseyside Local Species Data (DEFRA Grant 23169)
Description
These data have been compiled from various sources as a result the DEFRA grant for releasing data under a license which permits commercial use. Data included here have been through a targeted process of validation and verification making use of established in-house validation and verification procedures. Records have only been included where permission has been granted by data suppliers to release these data for this purpose.
Purpose
Records were collected for a variety of reasons and are sourced from a number of different surveys. Many are the results of casual recording but also include structured surveilance and monitoring.
Methodology
- Quality control
Data have been collated from a variety of locally held sources and using a variety of methods. The majority of records within this dataset have been through a formal process of verification using locally recognised taxonomic experts (usually local representatives of a national scheme or society) where this has not been possible the NBN Record Cleaner been used to remove records of a dubious nature.
- Method steps
Most of these records were provided by data-suppliers in electronic formats – mostly spreadsheets – which we manipulated and then imported to Recorder 6 via the import tool. Others were captured by Merseyside BioBank staff and volunteers from a variety of paper sources.
Metrics
Contacts
Merseyside BioBank
Originator
Metadata author- Organization
- Merseyside BioBank
- Roles
- Originator
Metadata author
- Organization
- NBN Atlas
- Address
- 27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
- Roles
- Distributor
Administrative point of contact
GBIF registration
- Registration date
- June 16, 2017
- Metadata last modified
- August 03, 2025
- Publication date
- November 24, 2022
- Hosted by
- National Biodiversity Network
- Installation
- NBN Atlas
- Endpoints
- Darwin Core Archive
- Preferred identifier
- 10.15468/h5k3ix
- Alternative identifiers