Division 18.4.2 Counting Unit (CountingUnitValue)F1

The defined unit used to express a counted or estimated number indicating the abundance of a species in a SpeciesDistributionUnit.

The allowed values for this code list comprise any values defined by data providers.

Data providers may use the values specified for one of the following code lists in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Species Distribution:

• General Counting Unit (GeneralCountingUnitValue): The unit used to express a counted or estimated number indicating the abundance within a SpeciesAggregationUnit (e.g. occurrences or the population size).

• Article 17 Counting Unit (Article17CountingUnitValue): F2Any unit (“the pre-exit reporting unit”) that was used immediately before exit day for the purpose of reporting pursuant to Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC F3(as in force immediately before exit day), or any unit that is similar to, and which conveys the same information as, the pre-exit reporting unit. This unit expresses a counted or estimated number indicating the abundance within a species distribution unit (e.g. occurrences or the population size).