Chloe Smith, GiGL, & Humberto Perotto-Baldivieso at Cranfield University One of the lesser known uses for GiGL partnership data is in the field of research. Collectively, the species, habitats, open space and protected sites data held by GiGL represent a unique...
Providing ecological data to private and public sector organisations is one of the core functions of any local records centre. April 2011 saw the launch of GiGL’s new data search service. Our data search system and the content of our reports has been significantly...
Lauren Alexander, GiGL’s Senior Information Officer, introduces the art of extracting bespoke information from GiGL’s data holdings. The GiGL data search service is a ‘one-stop shop’ for those seeking comprehensive biodiversity and open space information for any area...
Matt Davies and Lauren Alexander, GiGL’s data team, give an overview of GiGL’s data holdings and the process of inputting and extracting information from the database. GiGL may be ten years old, but the records that GiGL holds cover a much broader time span, dating...
Jon Riley, ECL. When developers are looking at a development site, they do not always see the wildlife value of that site.This is where consultancies such as Ecology Consultancy Ltd come in. A data search, or ‘desk-top study’, is carried in the early stages of an...
