NINA insect database

Dataset

The dataset includes findings of insects from research- and monitoring projects conducted by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. Most of the data are from the last 40 years, but also some older findings digitized from literature and collections.

Identifier: ipt__insectdb

Keywords

entomologyinsectscoleopterabeetlesbeesbumblebees

Themes

GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary

Occurrence

Spatial extent

Contacts

Creator

Ødegaard, Frode

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Senior Research Scientist

Email: frode.odegaard@nina.no

Country: NO

Creator_1

Hanssen, Oddvar

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Senior Engineer

Email: oddvar.hanssen@nina.no

Country: NO

Creator_2

Staverløkk, Arnstein

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Senior Engineer

Email: arnstein.staverlokk@nina.no

Country: NO

Creator_3

Endrestøl, Anders

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Researcher

Email: anders.endrestol@nina.no

Country: NO

Creator_4

Dahle, Sondre

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Senior Engineer

Email: sondre.dahle@nina.no

Creator_5

Åstrøm, Sandra

Researcher

Email: sandra.astrom@nina.no

Point Of Contact

Hanssen, Oddvar

Norsk institutt for naturforskning

Senior Engineer

Email: firmapost@nina.no
Website: https://www.nina.no

Country: NO

Distributor

Vang, Roald

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Email: rv@nina.no

Country: NO

Access and downloads

DarwinCore Archive

information

DarwinCore archive

Protocol: WWW:LINK

View information

GeoParquet

Protocol: FILE:GEO

Open resource

OGC API Feature

OGC REST API

Protocol: OGCFeat

Open resource

Detailed metadata

Record details

Language: no
Character set: utf8
Metadata updated: 2026-01-29
Metadata standard: ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version: ISO 19115:2003
Metadata Maintenance · Maintenance frequency: monthly
Metadata Maintenance · Maintenance Note: This metadata record was generated by pygeometa-0.20.dev0 (https://github.com/geopython/pygeometa)

Spatial information

Topology level: geometryOnly
Geometric Objects · Geometry type: composite
Reference system · Authority · Title: European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
Reference system · Authority · Date: 2008-11-12
Authority · Date · Date Type: publication
Reference system · Code: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326
Reference system · Version: 6.18.3
Top-left coordinate (longitude, latitude): 4.06°, 71.48°
Bottom-right coordinate (longitude, latitude): 32.32°, 57.21°

Dataset information

Citation · Date: 2026-01-29
Citation · Date · Date Type: publication
Status: completed
Resource Maintenance · Maintenance frequency: monthly
Spatial representation type: vector
Supplemental Information: 346a9b13-5c96-4793-bcd7-d6614950e726

Additional metadata

Contact · Individual Name: Ødegaard, Frode
Contact · Organisation Name: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Contact · Position Name: Senior Research Scientist
Contact · Role: creator
Contact · Individual Name: Hanssen, Oddvar
Contact · Organisation Name: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Contact · Position Name: Senior Engineer
Contact · Role: creator_1
Contact · Individual Name: Staverløkk, Arnstein
Contact · Organisation Name: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Contact · Position Name: Senior Engineer
Contact · Role: creator_2
Contact · Individual Name: Endrestøl, Anders
Contact · Organisation Name: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Contact · Position Name: Researcher
Contact · Role: creator_3
Contact · Individual Name: Dahle, Sondre
Contact · Organisation Name: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Contact · Position Name: Senior Engineer
Contact · Role: creator_4
Contact · Individual Name: Åstrøm, Sandra
Contact · Position Name: Researcher
Contact · Role: creator_5