Finnish Museum of Natural History

LMO Description

Organisation:

Proposed role in INSPIRE development

submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams

yes

be kept informed

yes

Details

Level of authority:

National

Formal Mandate:

<p>The Finnish Museum of Natural History has the formal mandate to report Annex III themes "Species distribution" and "Biogeographical regions" </p>

Main Activities:

The Finnish Museum of Natural History is an independent research institution functioning under the University of Helsinki. It is also one of the three central national museums in Finland and responsible for the national collections in its field. The collections, which include botanical, zoological, geological and paleontological specimens from all over the world, serve research in the fields of biology and geology as well as educational purposes.

URL:

http://www.luomus.fi/english/

Area of work/experience

Geographic Domain::

National

Finland

Societal Sector:

research, education

Specific Expertise:

Data Specifications

Data and Service Sharing

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development:

production of national and European-wide datasets

INSPIRE Data Themes
Producer	Bio-geographical regions, Species distribution

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