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How to use the EUNIS Database web application
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How is it organised?
According to your needs, you can view and download EUNIS data:
- Using the easy searches tool in the Species, Habitat types and Sites modules. These are a set of predefined search functions that perform the most often used types of queries.
- Build advances search criteria, using the advanced search tool in the Species, Habitat types and Sites modules.
- Using the Combined search tool to cross-query the different nature modules.
- Using the download links provided on pages containing data sets. Data can be downloaded in Excel and PDF formats.
The EUNIS Database application has been designed to be used with a 800x600 minimum screen resolution, using an Internet browser: Internet Explorer 3 or higher, Netscape 4.0 or higher, Opera etc.
Other enhancements added to the applications:
- Users can save their queries for later use.
- Users can save personalize the look and feel of the application.
- Users can send their customized feedback.
- Related documents can be uploaded and downloaded.
Linked Data and RDF access
The factsheets for species, sites and habitat types are also available for Semantic Web browsers. This feature makes the information available in a machine understandable format. The URL is the same and EUNIS employs content negotiation to provide the same data in RDF form. You can also append '/rdf' to the factsheet URL to see the information in a normal webbrowser - like Ursus maritimus.
Additionally there is a VoID record containing links to data dumps in RDF format for users interested in bulk downloads.
Since EUNIS is compiled from several copyrighted sources, the material from this site is only available for your personal, non-commercial use.
Other ways to get data
You can query the database with SPARQL at http://semantic.eea.europa.eu/sparql.
To e.g. see all information on Canis lupus, you can type this:
SELECT * WHERE {
<http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/1367> ?property ?object
}
To list all species with a Natura 2000 code, enter this:
PREFIX e: <http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/rdf/species-schema.rdf#>
SELECT * WHERE {
?species e:binomialName ?name;
e:sameSynonymN2000 ?code
} ORDER BY ?code
Green tips
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union.