National Vegetation Survey Databank

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 121,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 25,000 permanent plots in New Zealand. The data can be explored online and requested for download. The NVS Databank provides data spanning more than 60 years of indigenous and exotic plant plot records from throughout New Zealand's terrestrial ecosystems. The physical archive includes plot sheets, maps, and photographs from many years of vegetation surveys. Purpose-built software for entering, validating and summarising data is available. NVS is accorded the status of a Nationally Significant database and upkeep and maintenance is supported by Core funding for Crown Research Institutes from the NZ Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

国家植被调查（NVS）数据库系一物理档案与电子数据库，收录了超过121,000个植被调查样地的记录，其中包括新西兰超过25,000个永久样地的数据。数据可在网上进行探索并申请下载。NVS数据库提供了跨越60余年新西兰陆地生态系统中本土及外来植物样地记录的数据。物理档案中包含了多年植被调查的样地图表、地图和照片。为录入、验证和汇总数据而专门设计的软件亦可供使用。NVS被认定为国家级重要数据库，其维护与运营由新西兰商务、创新与就业部对皇家研究学院的主体资金支持所保障。