EURING has established the EURING Exchange Code to enable data interchange between members, and the central EURING Databank to collect records from all members in a central database.
Exchange Code
The EURING Exchange Code (or EURING Code) is a data exchange format that describes bird ringing information and ringing recoveries. Its main use is to enable data exchange between EURING members (that each have their own databases and formats) and between members and the EURING Databank.[3]
The code was established in the 1966 EURING meeting by adapting a Dutch punch card code that originated in 1963.[4][5] The EURING Exchange Code has since then been developed further as technology improved, resulting in newer editions in 1979[6] and 2000.[7][8] The code had moved from punch cards to ASCII code to be used in text files and databases. The 2000 code was modified into the 2000+ version[9], and later succeeded by the 2020 version, which is the current standard.[10]
EURING data has been used in over 3,000 peer reviewed scientific publications on ornithology or related subjects.[14][original research?] These articles also illustrate the relevance and impact of central data collection for detecting migration routes, wintering areas and staging areas, which can then be used for conservation.[15] The establishment of the EURING 2000 Exchange Code was a driver for the rapid advancement in capture-recapture studies and analyses.[16]
Newer applications include usage for detecting avian influenza patterns, as seen in the EFSA Migration Mapping Tool and Bird Flu Radar.[17]
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^Ward J. M. Hagemeijer and Michael J. Blair, ed. (1997). The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds - their distribution and abundance. Poyser. ISBN978-0856610912.
^Spina, Fernando (1999). "Value of ringing information for bird conservation in Europe". Ringing & Migration. 19: 29–40. doi:10.1080/03078698.1999.9674209.