Description
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 13,042 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Perez Clausen M, Rovira C (2026). Field observations of birds from Veolia facilities under BiObserva program. Version 1.13. AGBAR. Samplingevent dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/uykaay
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is AGBAR. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 35e0cdd1-d493-4a73-bca8-2850c61ef79f. AGBAR publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Spain.
Keywords
Samplingevent; openPSD; private-sector; gbif-cesp; Samplingevent; Observation
Contacts
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Responsable de Sostenibilidad
- Content Provider ●
- Metadata Provider
- Responsable de Biodiversidad
- Content Provider
- Area Divulgación y Formación
Geographic Coverage
Observations are all located in Spain.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [26.431, -20.215], North East [43.93, 5.186] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Class | Aves |
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Project Data
BiObserva es un programa de ciencia ciudadana corporativa que monitorea la biodiversidad de avifauna en instalaciones industriales de Veolia en España. Mediante protocolos estandarizados de observación, voluntarios capacitados realizan censos sistemáticos semestrales (primavera e invierno) registrando especies, abundancias y comportamientos. Los datos georreferenciados y validados por expertos contribuyen a GBIF, generando información científica sobre distribución, fenología y uso de hábitat de aves en entornos antropizados. El programa evalúa el impacto de infraestructuras de gestión de agua y residuos en la biodiversidad local, identifica especies de interés para la conservación y fundamenta estrategias de naturalización basadas en evidencia científica.
| Title | BiObserva |
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| Identifier | BiObserva |
| Funding | Internal financing of Veolia company. Acknowledgments: this dataset has been published as part of the efforts done in the CESP Project “OpenPSD – Engage and promote the private sector in open biodiversity data publication (ID CESP2019-004)”. |
| Study Area Description | Some of the water treatment facilities located in Spanish territory. The area includes the entire surface of the facility as well as an external margin of 200 meters around the perimeter. |
| Design Description | BiObserva implementa un diseño de muestreo sistemático mediante censos estandarizados en puntos fijos dentro de instalaciones de Veolia. Se realizan dos censos anuales obligatorios (mayo y enero) de 20 minutos de duración, complementados con observaciones oportunistas continuas. Los voluntarios registran todas las especies detectadas visual y acústicamente mediante aplicaciones móviles (Natusfera/iNaturalist), documentando con fotografías, coordenadas GPS y metadatos temporales. Las observaciones son validadas por expertos taxonómicos antes de su integración en GBIF. El diseño permite comparaciones temporales (variación estacional e interanual), espaciales (entre instalaciones) y evaluar efectos de acciones de naturalización. La replicación del protocolo en múltiples instalaciones genera una red de monitoreo a escala nacional, proporcionando datos robustos sobre biodiversidad en infraestructuras industriales del ciclo del agua. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Point Of Contact
Sampling Methods
The observer walks a transect within the limits of the facility. Observed species in the facility and in a buffer of 200m are registered. It is recommended to register all observed species (complete list), including common species. Twice a year (15th to 30th of January, 15th to 30th of May) observers are asked to invest 30 minutes between sunrise and midday to survey their facilities.
| Study Extent | El área de estudio comprende las instalaciones operativas de Veolia (plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales, estaciones de tratamiento de agua potable, plantas de gestión de residuos y centros operacionales) y un perímetro de 200 metros alrededor de cada instalación. |
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Method step description:
- 1. Workers at each plant who have voluntarily enrolled in the Biobserva program observe birds during their working hours. 2. Volunteers have been trained in bird watching and identification. 3. Each sighting is noted by the volunteer. For this they have an application that can be used from the phone or from the computer. 4. All observations are reviewed by an expert from the Institut Català d'Ornitologia (ICO).
Additional Metadata
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| Maintenance Description | Even though the sightings carried out by the volunteers are almost daily, the data is updated annually. |
| Alternative Identifiers | 10.15470/uykaay |
| 35e0cdd1-d493-4a73-bca8-2850c61ef79f | |
| https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=biobserva-aves |