Article 12 Birds Range

Name: Article 12 Birds Range
Creator: Planning Authority

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This WMS service provides the geographic range of bird species reported under Article 12 of the EU Birds Directive, which requires Member States to report on implementation progress. Reporting has been revised to focus on data describing the status of bird populations, including their distribution range. The dataset covers Malta and is published by the Planning Authority, offering a map layer of species range polygons that can be consumed by GIS clients for conservation and land-use planning purposes.Article 12 requires Member States to report about the progress made with the implementation of the Birds Directive. The Commission, in agreement with Member States, has revised the reporting procedure in order to focus the reporting on data that inform about the status of bird populations, thereby…

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Field	Type	Description
inspireIdInspire id	IdentifierPropertyType	Unique INSPIRE identifier for the spatial object.Unique INSPIRE identifier for the spatial object.
geometryGeometry	geometry	Spatial geometry representing the species range.Spatial geometry representing the species range.
speciesNameSpecies name	SpeciesNameTypePropertyType	Scientific or common name of the bird species.Scientific or common name of the bird species.
spatialObjectSpatial object	FeaturePropertyType	Reference to the associated spatial feature.Reference to the associated spatial feature.
domainExtentDomain extent	geometry	Geometry defining the extent of the reporting domain.Geometry defining the extent of the reporting domain.
member	SpeciesDistributionUnitPropertyType	Reference to a species distribution unit belonging to this feature.Reference to a species distribution unit belonging to this feature.

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Record 1inspireId: {"Identifier":{"localId":"A771","namespa · identifier: {"value":"https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/sd

{
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "A771",
      "namespace": "Art12_MT_BirdsRange"
    }
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/sd/SpeciesDistributionUnit/Art12_MT_BirdsRange/A771",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "speciesName": {
    "SpeciesNameType": {
      "referenceSpeciesId": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/NatureDirectivesCodeValue/A771"
      },
      "referenceSpeciesName": "Passer hispaniolensis all others",
      "referenceSpeciesScheme": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ReferenceSpeciesSchemeValue/natureDirectives"
      }
    }
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": true
}

Record 2inspireId: {"Identifier":{"localId":"A746","namespa · identifier: {"value":"https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/sd

{
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "A746",
      "namespace": "Art12_MT_BirdsRange"
    }
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/sd/SpeciesDistributionUnit/Art12_MT_BirdsRange/A746",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "speciesName": {
    "SpeciesNameType": {
      "referenceSpeciesId": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/NatureDirectivesCodeValue/A746"
      },
      "referenceSpeciesName": "Miliaria calandra",
      "referenceSpeciesScheme": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ReferenceSpeciesSchemeValue/natureDirectives"
      }
    }
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": true
}

Record 3inspireId: {"Identifier":{"localId":"A726","namespa · identifier: {"value":"https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/sd

{
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "A726",
      "namespace": "Art12_MT_BirdsRange"
    }
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/so/sd/SpeciesDistributionUnit/Art12_MT_BirdsRange/A726",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "speciesName": {
    "SpeciesNameType": {
      "referenceSpeciesId": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/NatureDirectivesCodeValue/A726"
      },
      "referenceSpeciesName": "Charadrius dubius curonicus",
      "referenceSpeciesScheme": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ReferenceSpeciesSchemeValue/natureDirectives"
      }
    }
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": true
}

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