Observations in GIS format can only be downloaded in the GeoPackage format. Since 2024, we have no longer supported Shapefiles due to their limitations (e.g., column length, max size, and geometry types).
| Name in GeoPackage format | Type | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| fid | Integer | Feature ID in GeoPackage format |
| record_quality | String | The conservation status of the taxa according to the IUCN Red List of threatened species. |
| collection_quality | String | Indicator of the data quality of collection or dataset on scale of AMATEUR, HOBBYIST and PROFESSIONAL |
| taxonomic_order | String | An integer indicating the position of the taxon in a taxonomic order. |
| formatted_taxon_name | String | A string consisting of a common or vernacular name (if known) followed by the full scientific name of the taxon. |
| abundance_verbatim | String | The verbatim reported measurement of abundance for the occurrence. |
| formatted_date_time | String | The date and time of the event as a formatted string. |
| country | String | The country in which the occurrence record is made. |
| bio_province_interpreted | String | Biogeographical province of the occurrence |
| locality | String | The specific description of the place. |
| collection_name | String | The name of the collection or dataset from which the record was derived. |
| document_id | String | An identifier for the record within the data set or collection. |
| team | String | A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original occurrence. |
| common_name | String | A common or vernacular name. |
| scientific_name_interpreted | String | The full scientific name of the taxon (for taxa linked to the FinBIF taxanomic database). |
| reported_name | String | The taxonomic identification as it appeared in the original record. |
| red_list_status | String | The regulatory status or list of regularatory statuses that apply to the taxon of the occurrence record. |
| sensitive | Integer / Boolean | Indicates whether the taxon is considered sensitive and may be subject to data restriction. |
| primary_habitat | String | List of habitats used by the taxa. |
| ordinal_day_start | Integer | The earliest integer day of the year on which the Event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). |
| ordinal_day_end | Integer | The latest integer day of the year on which the event occurred (1 for January 1, 365 for December 31, except in a leap year, in which case it is 366). |
| determiner | String | The names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the taxon to the subject. |
| abundance_unit | String | The units of the measurement of abundance. |
| life_stage | String | The age class or life stage of the organism(s) at the time the occurrence was recorded. |
| abundance_interpreted | Integer | The number of individuals present at the time of the occurrence. Has been interpreted as one individual when unreported by original source. |
| sex | String | The sex of the biological individual(s) represented in the occurrence. |
| atlas_code | String | Finnish Breeding Bird Atlas observation code and the explanation |
| atlas_class | String | Finnish Breeding Bird Atlas observation class |
| coordinates_uncertainty_interpreted | Integer | The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given coordinates describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the location of the occurrence. Coordinate uncertainty has been interpreted as one meter when unreported by original source. |
| coordinates_verbatim | String | The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the location. |
| coordinates_10_center_ykj | String | The geographic coordinates (using the spatial reference system YKJ) of the south west corner of a 10km grid cell containing the center of the occurrence. |
| coordinates_10_ykj | String | The geographic coordinates (using the spatial reference system YKJ) of the south west corner of a 10km grid cell containing the location of the occurrence. This field is blank if the entire geometry of the occurrence does not fit in the grid cell. |
| coordinates_1_center_ykj | String | The geographic coordinates (using the spatial reference system YKJ) of the south west corner of a 1km grid cell containing the center of the occurrence. |
| coordinates_1_ykj | String | The geographic coordinates (using the spatial reference system YKJ) of the south west corner of a 1km grid cell containing the location of the occurrence. This field is blank if the entire geometry of the occurrence does not fit in the grid cell. |
| reported_taxon_confidence | String | A brief phrase or term to express the determiner’s doubts about the identification. |
| record_basis | String | The specific nature of the data record. |
| record_notes | String | Data quality rating based on the rating given by the original source and FinBIF quality control classes (incorrect, uncertain, neutral, community verified and expert verified). |
| event_notes | String | Comments or notes about the event. |
| source_id | String | A unique identifier for the source data system that holds the collection in which the information about the occurrence is held. |
| restriction_level | String | Indicator of withheld information about the occurrence record incuding geographic aggregation (e.g., none, 1km, 100km, etc.). |
| restriction_reason | String | The reason or reasons why data associated with the record (time, location, personal information) has been restricted. |
| record_id | String | Comments or notes about the occurrence. |
| n_total_finnish_records | Integer | The number of FinBIF occurrence records in Finland for the taxon. |