VMM - Rat control occurrences in Flanders, Belgium

Dataset type

Deze dataset bevat primaire waarnemingsgegevens voor soorten.

Beschrijving

The "VMM - Rat control occurrences in Flanders, Belgium" dataset is an occurrence dataset published by Flanders Environment Agency (VMM). The dataset is assembled by the VMM to monitor and control pest organisms in Flanders from 2016 onwards. It mainly includes observations of muskrats and brown rats, but other animal and plant pest species are included as well. Here it is published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive and includes for each occurrence record: an occurrenceID, scientific name, number of individuals (optional), date and location. Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/riparias/vmm-rattenapp-occurrences/issues. We have released this dataset under a Creative Commons Attribution license. We would appreciate it if you follow the INBO norms for data use https://www.inbo.be/en/norms-data-use) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via opendata@inbo.be.

Geografische beschrijving

Flanders, Belgium

Gegevenskwaliteit

Imagery is often provided through the registration app. Uncertain ID’s are double checked.

Methoden

The source data for this standardized dataset is managed by the Flanders Environment Agency (VMM).An SQL script was developed to transform the data to Darwin Core. This mapping script was uploaded to a GitHub repository https://github.com/riparias/vmm-rattenapp-occurrences/tree/main/sql and includes the following steps:Perform some basic data cleaning of the raw data.Generate stable and unique identifiers for each occurrence (occurrenceID).Create a occurrence core file https://rs.gbif.org/core/dwc_occurrence_2022-02-02.xml).

Type inhoud

Omvat: Puntvoorkomstengegevens.

Bronvermelding

Slootmaekers D, Gevens F, Reyserhove L, Oldoni D, Desmet P (2025). VMM - Rat control occurrences in Flanders, Belgium. Version 1.177. Flanders Environment Agency (VMM). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=vmm-rattenapp-occurrences&v=1.177

Rechten

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

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