Using data

data use

GBIF users can access the data they need in several ways, and each method generally offers data in a choice of formats.

The easiest option is to use the GBIF website, which allows searching and browsing individual records, as well as requesting data downloads in the most common formats.

For more structured access, consider using the GBIF API, either directly or using the rgbif or pygbif libraries.

Some workflows are best served using cloud computing systems, and GBIF data is available on Amazon AWS, Google GCS and Microsoft Azure for this purpose.

Data downloads

Downloads can be requested in three main formats: Simple, Darwin Core Archive and Species List. Registered users may create them using the website or through the API, or using rgbif or pygbif.

See API de descargas for creating a download directly through the API. See rgbif and pygbif for creating downloads using R or Python.

See Occurrence download formats for details on the structure of each download format, regardless of how it was created.

API usage

La API de GBIF proporciona una forma programática de consultar y publicar datos en GBIF.org. Puede ser útil o necesario usar la API para

  • realizar consultas avanzadas, no admitidas por el sitio web,

  • incluir los resultados de las consultas de GBIF en secuencias de comandos, flujos de trabajo o análisis, que pueden repetirse de forma fiable y automática,

  • incrustar datos de GBIF en otras páginas web.

It can be accessed by any programming language, from a command-line terminal interface, or in some cases using a web browser.

See Introducción a la API de GBIF for general advice on using the API, including clients in R, Python and Java. Detailed information on using the API to make downloads is in the API de descargas section.

Complete reference documentation is in the API Reference section.

Cloud computing services

Each month, an export of GBIF occurrence data is uploaded to various cloud computing services. These services allow users to query the data, integrate it into workflows running on cloud or local systems and make more complex queries than are possible using the GBIF API. See Cloud computing services for more information.

Citación

Bajo los términos del acuerdo de usuario de datos de GBIF, los usuarios que descargan datos acuerdan citar un DOI. Por favor, consulte la guía para citar de GBIF https://www.gbif.org/es/citation-guidelines.