Atlas of Living Scotland
New open data infrastructure for research and ci8zen science
Chris&ne Johnston and Rachel Stroud (NBN Trust)
Taxonomic Recording Schemes + Socie8es
Public (incl. Honorary)
Geographic recording schemes and socie8es
Secretariat for the NBN
Conserva8on and Wildlife NGOs Museums,
botanic gardens and zoos
Ecological Consultants
Industry
Research ins8tu8ons
Government agencies
Local Record Centres
The National Biodiversity Network
850+ datasets
180+ Data Partners
140+ members
www.als.scot
Interactive mapping interface
Polygon search Data filters
SRDP, Sensitive species and Scottish Biodiversity List
Customise map Data downloads
Barn Owl distribution mapped with broad-leaved woodland
“I’m not interested in your data; I’m interested in merging your
data with other data. Your data will never be as exciting as what
I can merge it with”
Tim Berners-Lee Oct 2014