ONCFS agents annually prospect favourable crop areas in Alsace for hamster burrows. The dataset likely contains geospatial boundaries for these survey areas from the year 2008. Data is provided by the French Geological and Mining Research Bureau and was last updated in March 2019.
Use Cases
- Map annual survey effort for hamster monitoring based on defined prospecting areas.
- Analyze the relationship between hamster presence and specific crop types (winter cereals, alfalfa).
- Model habitat suitability for the European hamster using geospatial survey boundaries.
- Assess changes in survey methodology or coverage over time using annual area definitions.
Strengths
- Data originates from a national wildlife authority (ONCFS), suggesting official survey protocols.
- The description specifies a clear annual temporal scope and geographic focus on the Alsace region.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2019-03-22 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- National Office of Hunting and Wildlife (ONCFS)
- Collection Method
- Annual field survey by agents prospecting for hamster burrows in defined agricultural areas.
- Time Range
- 2008
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-03-22 00:00:00
- Geography
- Alsace, France