Over 1.2 million natural history specimens from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory document the region's biological wealth. MAGNT collections provide a permanent record of the Northern Territory's natural heritage, with data shared via the Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums network. The organization SCIOPS manages this data aggregation.
Use Cases
- Map species distribution using specimen collection location coordinates.
- Analyze taxonomic diversity across families and genera recorded in the collection.
- Study temporal trends in specimen acquisition dates for population monitoring.
- Cross-reference specimen records with other museum databases via shared catalog numbers.
- Validate species identification using curator-assigned scientific names and classifications.
Strengths
- Collection includes over 1.2 million natural history specimens.
- Data is aggregated through the national OZCAM and OBIS Australia networks.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column names, and data formats are unknown.
- Data may have geographic bias limited to the Northern Territory and surrounding region.
- Update frequency and temporal coverage of records are unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) collections.
- Collection Method
- Physical specimen collection and curation, with data provided to OZCAM.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Northern Territory, Australia, and the surrounding region.