BIOM365 Methodology
A published, sourced and traceable method
A method backed, indicator by indicator, by the field's reference works — published, sourced and open to scrutiny.
1. A transparent, sourced method
Each tool publishes its « Methodology » page: what it measures, its general formula, its source protocols, its guide values and its limits. The method is open to scrutiny and backed by the field's references.
2. Every indicator is backed by a recognised method producer
SoilDiag
Cerema soil quality/health framework and MUSE functional grid (INRAE/Cerema/BRGM); VESS, OPVT, mini-Porchet protocols; guide values from urban-soil research.
FaunaLog
Logic of the Vigie-Nature monitoring schemes (MNHN) — STOC, STERF — and IUCN indicators; conservation value based on ZNIEFF determinant lists and regional red lists.
TerraLink
Official public data (IGN, INPN, CORINE Land Cover, Green & Blue Network); PatriNat framework for habitat sensitivity.
HabitatCheck
Established practices of ecological engineering — ADIVET (green roofs), decree of 27 December 2018 & OFB dark-network (lighting), LPO (roosts and nest boxes), OFB/UPGE Ecological Engineering Resource Centre (ponds, hedgerows).
BiodivPass
Avoid-Reduce-Offset sequence and environmental code; assessment principles of the ACT Biodiversity method (ADEME/OFB).
These references anchor the method in its home context; internationally, each is mapped to its equivalent framework (IUCN, TNFD, national ecological and legal references) through the country annex — so the method stays applicable and comparable worldwide. See the BPS worldwide →
3. Two levels, from general public to expert
Each tool exists in LITE (public, free, immediate orientation) and PRO (field ecologist, mandatory evidence, outputs usable in impact studies and the ARO sequence). Same method, two levels of requirement.
4. Traceable by design
Three requirements, drawn from the ACT Biodiversity method (ADEME/OFB), structure each output: a datum that carries a score must be verifiable; in the absence of evidence, we do not overestimate; monitoring data are comparable over time. Each score comes with a reliability index and a confidence index — and below a quality threshold, the tool displays « not computable » rather than a misleading figure.
5. In service of the BPS evaluation
In PRO mode, the diagnostics feed the BPS (Biodiversity Performance Score) evaluation in a documented way: they objectify the initial state, the design and the post-delivery check. The BPS is an evaluation and decision-support tool operated by IRICE; the evaluation remains conducted by a qualified Biodiversity Partner. The tools prepare and document.
What the tools say
The measurement protocols are recognised and the thresholds continuously consolidated with the scientific committee. The LITE versions are orientation tools, not regulatory inventories — and say so clearly. It is this transparency that makes the approach credible and defensible.
In one sentence. BIOM365 offers five biodiversity diagnostics whose method is published and backed by the field's references (Cerema, INRAE, MNHN/Vigie-Nature, IUCN, IGN, INPN, PatriNat, OFB, ADIVET, LPO, ADEME/OFB ACT), available in public and professional versions, in service of a structured biodiversity evaluation.