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National Plant Monitoring Scheme

Habitat samples from the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, 2015-2022

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The following acknowledgement is required for use of this dataset: The National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) is organised and funded by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Plantlife and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The NPMS is indebted to all volunteers who contribute data to the scheme.

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

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https://doi.org/10.5285/a12b5c70-c0e2-48cf-b0b7-3e95791feca9

This data resource provides plot-level habitat data for the first eight years (2015-2022) of the National Plant Monitoring Scheme (covering the UK, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man). Data consist of surveyor-recorded habitat information on repeated samples of fixed plots at the metre-scale. Other information includes the date of sampling, data regarding the spatial location of the plot, and an assessment of whether or not the recorded broad habitat is reported to have changed between surveyor visits.

This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.

Publication date: 2023-03-03

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area

Spatial representation type

Tabular (text)

Spatial reference system

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent

2015-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Provenance & quality

Data are collected directly from volunteers into a custom Indicia database system through the National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) website or app. The Indicia system is built on a PostgreSQL/PostGIS database, and the data presented here were extracted directly from this master database using appropriate SQL queries. See the associated documentation for more information on the broader Quality Assurance processes supporting the NPMS.

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:

National Plant Monitoring Scheme (2023). Habitat samples from the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, 2015-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a12b5c70-c0e2-48cf-b0b7-3e95791feca9

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Supplemental information

Indicia database system

National Plant Monitoring Scheme website

Correspondence/contact details

National Plant Monitoring Scheme

support@npms.org.uk

Author

National Plant Monitoring Scheme

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Rights holder

Natural Environment Research Council

Custodian

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

info@eidc.ac.uk

Publisher

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories

biota

INSPIRE theme

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

Keywords

Biodiversity , Biodiversity , earth observation , environmental monitoring , Environmental survey , habitat , National Plant Monitoring Scheme , National Plant Monitoring Scheme , plant community , training , validation , vegetation

Funding

Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R016429/1

Last updated

09 April 2025 08:43