Interface to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility API.
Source:R/rgbif-package.r
rgbif-package.Rdrgbif: A programmatic interface to the Web Service methods provided by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
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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 integration with web based maps.