Cro Habitats

The CRO Habitats system allows you to view the Map of the habitat of the Republic of Croatia and the Catalogue of habitat types to all users of the system, while the viewing of field observations (as well as entering personal observations) is only possible for users who have been granted access by HAOP employees. Cro Habitats is a component of the Nature Protection Information System intended for the storage, maintenance and exchange of data related to habitat types in Croatia. The Cro Habitats system contains catalogue data on habitat types, the Habitats Map of the Republic of Croatia and field data on habitat types entered in the form of polygonal, line or spot spatial observations. When entering field observations, the user has the possibility to enter a large number of additional information such as: observed plant species, reasons of threat, references, multimedia and many others, depending on the type of habitat type to be introduced. The catalogue part of the system allows users to view and compare different classification systems of habitat types (National habitat classification, EUNIS, CLC, etc.). Map of habitats of the Republic of Croatia: Catalogue overview of habitat types of individual national and international, current and previous classification systems (National classification of habitats from 2004 to date — NKS 2004, NKS 2006, NKS 2009 and NKS 2014; EUNIS 2004; EUNIS 2012; Corine Land Cover — CLC; The Barcelona Convention; The Habitats Directive) Spatial observations of individual habitat types and additional information related to observations (recorded plant species, degree of structural conservation, degree of functional conservation, causes of vulnerability, representativeness, national importance, degree of conservation, links with other classification systems, references, multimedia, detailed description of the water surface and its conditions in the case of aquatic habitat types, etc.). Technology used: ArcGIS/SQL database. Year of construction: 2014. Base status: At the stage of preparation of the upgrade. Contact person: Jurica Ranj Availability of the base: The CRO Habitats system allows you to view the Map of the habitat of the Republic of Croatia and the Catalogue of habitat types to all users of the system, while the viewing of field observations (as well as entering personal observations) is only possible for users who have been granted access by HAOP employees. Legal basis: Nature Protection Act (NN No 80/13), Rules on the list of habitat types, habitat maps and endangered and rare habitat types (Official Gazette 88/14); Directive on the protection of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (Council Directive 92/43/EEC). Targeted beneficiaries: Researchers, scientists and employees within the nature protection sector for quality monitoring of the status of habitat types on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, reporting on the status of target habitat types according to the European Union, planning for the protection of endangered habitat types, defining conservation objectives and planning the management of protected areas and all areas within the ecological network. Investors who wish to plan and assess the impact of the project on the habitats of an area in a timely manner. Scientists when planning future and current field research. A wide range of citizens of the Republic of Croatia, even domestic and foreign tourists, interested in the conservation status of certain habitat types and those interested in exploring the specific natural beauties of the Republic of Croatia (birdwatching etc.).