NPSpecies and NPSpecies Certification Guidance
Wright CJ, Byrne MW, Curtis T, DeVivo JC. 2012. NPSpecies and NPSpecies Certification Guidance. National Park Service
NPSpecies is the National Park Service biodiversity database that documents the presence of species that occur within a particular NPS unit using three types of evidence: references, vouchers and observations (see below for definitions). In order to provide for both data quality (currency, completeness and accuracy) and data integrity (protecting sensitive data) each taxonomic group goes through a quality assurance review (Certification, see definition below) upon the completion of inventory projects and as needed following the original certification. This standard operating procedure is meant to augment existing NPSpecies guidance documents in order to clearly state SECN policies for data quality and consistency. General NPSpecies requirements are described first, followed by any special guidance needed to document special cases, by taxonomic group, that are not well defined in the national guidance.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Wright, C; Byrne, M; Curtis, T; DeVivo, J
- Date of Issue
- 2012-06
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- SECN
- Keywords
- Amphibian Procedures, Amphibians, biodiversity database, Birds, Certification, Fish, Inventory, Mammals, NPSpecies, Reptiles, Vascular Plants