SDMdata: A Web-Based Software Tool for Collecting Species Occurrence Records.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26030926.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0128295 and PMC identifier 4452258.
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Abstract
It is important to easily and efficiently obtain high quality species distribution data for predicting the potential distribution of species using species distribution models (SDMs). There is a need for a powerful software tool to automatically or semi-automatically assist in identifying and correcting errors. Here, we use Python to develop a web-based software tool (SDMdata) to easily collect occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and check species names and the accuracy of coordinates (latitude and longitude). It is an open source software (GNU Affero General Public License/AGPL licensed) allowing anyone to access and manipulate the source code. SDMdata is available online free of charge from <http://www.sdmserialsoftware.org/sdmdata/>.
Medical subject headings
- Computational Biology
- Internet
- Software