River invertebrate observations

A national dataset of invertebrate data collected at 66 sites. The network was first established in January 1989 and was designed to provide reliable scientific information on many important physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of a selection of river waters across Aotearoas New Zealand.
Hosted By: NIWA
Category: Freshwater
Keywords: freshwater, river, chemistry
Licences: Non-commercial Licence (more details)
Access: Open (more details)
Access Methods: Direct Download (more details)
Data Descriptions: Observation feature - surface
Data Quality
Parameter Score Description
Accessible (AC) Good Data are accessible from a public facing server
Common Format (CF) Good Data are available in a commonly used format (syntax)
Data Lineage Statement (DL) Good Data are well described in terms of their origins, modifications and processing history
Data Quality Statement (DQ) Medium Data are not well established in terms of their content quality, completeness and consistency
Governance (GO) Good The contributing organisation (CRI) has ownership or recognised stewardship of the data
Identifiers (ID) Good Both metadata and the data are described with a unique identifier
Terms of use (TU) Good A data licence is easily accessible and understandable
Last Updated (LU) Good A last updated statement is available