Archive - The nature data newsletter

Operating in spite of uncertainty

A framework for nature data evaluation

Aug 5 •

June 2025

An essential component of a mature nature data industry

Jun 24 •

May 2025

The rise of the nature data economy

Part 1: Foundations of data exchange

May 28 •

February 2025

Scientific concept two: Land Use and Land Cover (LULC)

This newsletter introduces LULC as a scientific concept, explores its applications in nature data analysis workflows, and explains what to expect from…

Feb 20 •

December 2024

What you need to know about nature data licensing

Over the past 18 months, we've worked with nature practitioners, legal teams, data providers, and data users to understand considerations for the…

Dec 10, 2024 •

October 2024

The case for nature data sharing

Most nature data is locked up, and continues to be used by a very narrow audience.

Oct 28, 2024 •

September 2024

Making nature data accessible

Introducing Cecil's approach to solving nature data's accessibility problem.

Sep 16, 2024 •

August 2024

Nature data documentation: 3 key challenges

Introducing principles for nature data documentation.

Aug 27, 2024 •

July 2024

Exploring spatial indexes

Challenges in scaling nature data analysis and how spatial indexes might help.

Jul 16, 2024 •

June 2024

Spatial data foundations for nature analysis

Exploring key concepts, standards, and libraries.

Jun 3, 2024 •

May 2024

To access nature data, you first need to find it

Why locating nature datasets is slowing data teams down.

May 2, 2024 •

April 2024

Selecting nature data sources

Using domain specific criteria to select plant biomass data sources.

Apr 2, 2024 •

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