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Corine Biotopes

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: European Environment Agency
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Corine Biotopes
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Copenhagen, Denmark
Publisher: European Environment Agency
Online_Linkage:
http://dataservice.eea.eu.int/dataservice/metadetails.asp?table=biotopes&i=1
Description:
Abstract:
The CORINE biotopes (Version 2000) database is an inventory of major nature sites. The database began under the CORINE Biotopes project to enhance reliable and accessible information about vulnerable ecosystems, habitats and species of important as background information for Community environmental assessment. The original documentation of the dataset and its compilation is available in the following report: CORINE Biotypes - The design, compilation and use of an inventory of sites of major importance for nature conservation in the European Community. Also, the data collection is described in this report: CORINE Biotopes Sites - Database Status and Perspectives 1995.
Purpose:
The database is a computerized inventory of sites of international importance for nature conservation in the European Union (EU) (25 countries). It represents the most comprehensive European source of such information. Records identify the location and extent of over 7000 sites, with descriptions of important habitats, and biological species, rationale for notification and protection status. The inventory forms a layer of the European Union CORINE (Co-ordinated Environmental Information in the European Community) geographical information system (GIS) on the state of the environment of the EU, co-ordinated by the European Environment Agency.
Supplemental_Information:
Inventory of major nature sites including information on vulnerable ecosystems, habitats, and species. Available on web; database began under CORINE Biotopes project to enhance reliable and accessible information about vulnerable ecosystems, habitats, and species of importance for community environmental assessment. Strengths: Available on web; database began under CORINE Biotopes project to enhance reliable and accessible information about vulnerable ecosystems, habitats, and species of importance for community environmental assessment. Weaknesses: Europe only. (previous geoform was 'Database')
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date_Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
European Union - 25 countries - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 21
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 32
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 60
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: biotope
Theme_Keyword: species
Theme_Keyword: plants
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: European Union
Place_Keyword: Europe
Place_Keyword: Austria
Place_Keyword: Belgium
Place_Keyword: Denmark
Place_Keyword: Finland
Place_Keyword: France
Place_Keyword: Germany
Place_Keyword: Greece
Place_Keyword: Ireland
Place_Keyword: Italy
Place_Keyword: Luxembourg
Place_Keyword: Netherlands
Place_Keyword: Portugal
Place_Keyword: Spain
Place_Keyword: Sweden
Place_Keyword: United Kingdom
Access_Constraints:
Access to these data is granted free of charge under the following conditions:

1) not to pass the data to third parties without written permission from EEA;

2) not to use the data for commercial purposes;

3) to acknowledge the source of the data in all publications and to display the link to the data provider. For EEA data the acknowledgement should read: "ŠEEA, Copenhagen, ";

4) to help improve the quality of the data by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered;

5) to help improve the quality of the EEA data service by giving feedback on functionalities and data packaging;

6) to help improve the coordinated use of data by informing EEA about applications, which use data from the data service;

7) to help improve the efficiency of environmental reporting by supplying EEA with documented digital copies of data and information derived from EEA data so that it can be reused by EEA with reference to the source;

8) to supply EEA with a copy of the URL to all publications and other products based on the data set(s).

Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Barry Wyatt
Contact_Organization: Environmental Information Centre, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Monks Wood
City: Huntingdon
State_or_Province: Cambs
Postal_Code: PE17 2LS
Country: United Kingdom
Contact_Voice_Telephone: unknown
Data_Set_Credit: None
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: unknown
Logical_Consistency_Report: unknown
Completeness_Report:
It represents the most comprehensive European source of such information. Records identify the location and extent of over 7000 sites, with descriptions of important habitats, and biological species, rationale for notification and protection status.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: unknown
Process_Date: Unknown
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: based on local reference names
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Entity - Major nature sites; Attributes - important habitats, biological species, rationale for motivation and protection status.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: unknown
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: European Environment Agency
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Kongens Nytorv 6
City: Copenhagen
State_or_Province: unknown
Country: Denmark
Postal_Code: unknown
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +45-3336-7100
Contact_Instructions: http://nature.eionet.eu.int
Distribution_Liability:
The European Environment Agency accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the information on this site and the information does not necessarily reflect the official opinion of EEA or other European Communities bodies and institutions.

The material on this site is not necessarily comprehensive, complete, accurate or up to date and may contain links to external sites over which the EEA services have no control and for which the EEA assumes no responsibility. Neither the European Environment Agency nor any person or company acting on behalf of the Agency is responsible for the contents of this website and the use that may be made of it.

Our goal is to keep this information timely and accurate. If errors are brought to our attention, we will try to correct them.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050712
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Cheryl Solomon
Contact_Organization: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Contact_Position: Metadata specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 10210 Greenbelt Road, Suite 500
City: Lanham
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20706
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 867-2080
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-867-2149
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: solomon@gcmd.nasa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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