National Mammal Atlas Project, online recording

doi:10.15468/i2eosa

National Mammal Atlas Project, online recording

Citation

The Mammal Society (2017). National Mammal Atlas Project, online recording. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/i2eosa accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-15.

Description

Public sightings of mammals in Britain, submitted via an online recording form.

Purpose

Mammals in Britain are critically under-recorded. To address this, The Mammal Society is compiling a National Mammal Atlas, the first for over 20 years, which will provide a detailed, up-to-date picture of mammal distribution and abundance across the British Isles. Records will build the atlas and provide vital information about mammals over the last 15 years, to help us make informed conservation decisions for mammals.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Data quality high, records are validated based on recorder credentials and expert review by mammal experts. Geolocation accuracy is likely to be high use functionality available via the online recording form. Many records also have a photograph attached to aid verification.

Method steps

Data is collected through an Indicia online recording form http://www.brc.ac.uk/mammals/recording.php, via iRecord (http://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/home) and the Mammal Tracker Smartphone App (http://www.mammal.org.uk/mammal_tracker). Data is stored in the Indicia data warehouse, hosted by the Biological Records Centre. Data is verified by experienced mammal experts using the iRecord system.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

British Isles. Coverage is incomplete; occurrence of records is dependent on recording effort… The majority of records in this dataset are provided with 100m or greater precision.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
The Mammal Society
18 St John's Church Road
E9 6EJ
London
Telephone: 02380 010981
email: atlas@themammalsociety.org
homepage: http://www.mammal.org.uk/

metadata author
The Mammal Society
18 St John's Church Road
E9 6EJ
London
Telephone: 02380 010981
email: atlas@themammalsociety.org
homepage: http://www.mammal.org.uk/

distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org

Derek Crawley
administrative point of contact
email: atlas@themammalsociety.org