rgbif-package {rgbif}

Interface to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility API.

Description

rgbif: A programmatic interface to the Web Service methods provided by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

About

This package gives you access to data from GBIF https://www.gbif.org/ via their API.

Documentation for the GBIF API

• summary https://www.gbif.org/developer/summary - Summary of the GBIF API

• registry https://www.gbif.org/developer/registry - Metadata on datasets, and contributing organizations

• species names https://www.gbif.org/developer/species - Species names and metadata

• occurrences https://www.gbif.org/developer/occurrence - Occurrences

• maps https://www.gbif.org/developer/maps - Maps - these APIs are not implemented in rgbif, and are meant more for intergration with web based maps.

Author(s)

Scott Chamberlain

Karthik Ram

Dan Mcglinn

Vijay Barve

John Waller