Making occurrence maps

Data Use Club practical session - 23 Sep 2025

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Milne-Edwards, Alphonse & Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (France). (1872). Recherches sur la faune carcinologique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Masson et Cie. Via the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Users can access GBIF-mediated data and map occurrences by filtering and downloading records directly through GBIF.org and by utilizing GBIF's robust API, R and Python libraries. This session presents options and highlights considerations for creating maps using occurrence records accessed through GBIF. Content in this session refers to previously recorded sessions:

• Data quality
• Introduction to the GBIF API
• Species occurrence cubes

Topics:

  • Data quality issues to consider before making a map
  • Using the GBIF Map API
  • Downloading and generating maps locally
  • Downloading occurrence cubes

Speakers:

Matthew Blissett
John Waller

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