National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) databank is a world-leading repository for New Zealand’s plot-based vegetation data describing plant species occurrence and abundance, vegetation structure, and environment. It is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 132,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 26,000 permanent plots. These data can be explored online as well as requested for download. It provides a unique record, spanning more than 75 years, of indigenous and exotic plants. Spatially, NVS data cover NZ’s three main islands, many nearshore islands, Rangitāhua (Kermadec Islands), Rekohu (Chatham Island), Motu Ihupuku (Campbell Island), Tini Heke (Snares Island), and Motu Maha (Auckland Islands). Ecologically, NVS data cover all of NZ’s major ecosystems and a selection of naturally uncommon ecosystems.
Hosted By:
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Keywords: Terrestrial Ecology, Terrestrial plants, Land, Vegetation, New Zealand
Data Quality
| Parameter | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accessible (AC) | Good | Data are accessible from a public facing server |
| Common Format (CF) | Good | Data are available in a commonly used format (syntax) |
| Data Lineage Statement (DL) | Not Assessed | - |
| Data Quality Statement (DQ) | Not Assessed | - |
| Governance (GO) | Good | The contributing organisation (CRI) has ownership or recognised stewardship of the data |
| Last Updated (LU) | Medium | The last updated statement is ambiguous |
| Terms of use (TU) | Good | A data licence is easily accessible and understandable |
| Identifiers (ID) | Medium | Only one of the metadata or the data are described with a unique identifier |