At the 9th international Meeting on Vegetation Databases (24-26 February 2010, Hamburg, Germany), it was decided to establish a global metadatabase of vegetation data that is publicly available. Such a metadatabase shall provide an overview of existing data, allow researchers to retrieve suitable data for specific research questions, and thus enhance the awareness and application of this valuable but underestimated source of biodiversity information. The metadatabase is now managed by an elected steering committee. Members of the steering committee are:
Working Group on EcoInformatics of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS)
European Vegetation Survey (EVS), a working group of the IAVS
Landscape Ecology at the University of Rostock
Direct Access Database: https://www.givd.info/api/givd/<Database-ID> (Example: https://www.givd.info/api/givd/00-00-001)
Download Factsheet: https://www.givd.info/api/givd/<Database-ID>/factsheet (Example: https://www.givd.info/api/givd/00-00-001/factsheet)
Databases listed in sPlot: https://www.givd.info/api/givd/byMetaDB/splot
Databases listed in EVA: https://www.givd.info/api/givd/byMetaDB/eva
Databases listed in TAVA: https://www.givd.info/api/givd/byMetaDB/tava