The Hamster — Prospect of 2011 in Alsace dataset defines annual areas surveyed by the National Office of Hunting and Wildlife (ONCFS). Agents prospect for hamster burrows within favourable crops, including winter cereals and alfalfa. The dataset was last updated on March 22, 2019.
Use Cases
- Mapping annual hamster habitat zones based on the defined survey areas.
- Analyzing the relationship between hamster presence and specific crop types mentioned in the description.
- Monitoring changes in favourable agricultural land for hamster conservation efforts.
Strengths
- Survey conducted by a national wildlife agency (ONCFS), suggesting an official source.
- Focuses on specific favourable crops (winter cereals and alfalfa) for targeted analysis.
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.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES
- Collection Method
- Annual survey of hamster burrows conducted by ONCFS agents.
- Time Range
- 2011
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-03-22 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Alsace, France