Biodiversity Data Management

At NEYEDC we use the Recorder 2002 database and MapInfo geographic information system (GIS) software packages for storing and manipulating ecological data on behalf of various individuals and organisations. This allows us to keep in line with data standards of the National Biodiversity Network whilst also giving us the ability to analyse the data for many different purposes.

For enquiries see data requests in the downloads section.

Data holdings include:

• Site survey details and habitat maps for North Yorkshire non-statutory sites (BioDAT)
• Site boundaries for East Yorkshire non-statutory sites
• Phase 1 survey maps and target notes for most parts of North Yorkshire
• Species database (currently with 230,000+ records)

North York Moors Phase 1 map

BioDAT habitat map

Data Products

Data products include:

• Data search responses (site details and species records)
• Habitat maps, species lists and descriptions for North Yorkshire non-statutory sites
• Species/ habitat distribution maps
• Analyses of data holdings

known distribution of hedgehog © NEYEDC, 2003 (data from Yorkshire Mammal Group)

Survey effort for the North Yorkshire SINC survey © NEYEDC (data from North Yorkshire County Council)

Ecological Surveys

NEYEDC has a limited capacity to carry out ecological survey work. Past surveys have included:

• Phase 1 habitat survey
• amphibian survey
• reptile survey

 Recorder 2002/ MapInfo training

NEYEDC distribute the Recorder 2002 software to any interested individuals or organisations in the region. For users of Recorder, NEYEDC can provide training and technical support. For more information on Recorder 2002 see the National Biodiversity Network website www.nbn.co.uk or contact the staff at NEYEDC.

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