Data Tools - Biodiversity
Check out the below data tools on diverse wildlife species and more!
Tagged Animal Movement Explorer
What: Uses USGS tagged animals to create a map of animal movements, and graphs of associated information,
You'll Find: Projects that map fish, birds, whales, and other animals
Next you can: Students can download their own data sets and create their own species maps
Use for: Understanding migration, species range, and spread of invasive species
Data Skills: Spatial data, tracking, data formatting
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
What: An international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing open access to data about all types of life on Earth.
You'll Find: Standardized datasets of biological occurrence records.
Next You Can: Students can download data from individual studies, or synthesize their own dataset by filtering on space, time, taxonomy, etc.
Use for: Global biodiversity patterns
Data Skills: Mapping, graphing, spatial analysis, temporal analysis
Amphibian and Reptile Species Distribution Explorer
What: Provides information about reptile distributions and species richness for anyone interested in amphibians and reptiles.
You'll Find: A variety of dashboards that display species lists that can be filtered and/or display data summarized within states and ecoregions in the US.
Next You Can: Students can filter the various species dashboards to view the amphibian and reptile species distribution across the US.
Use for: Ecosystems, reptiles and amphibians
Data Skills: View, filter, and interpret data displayed on dashboards
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
What: ITIS is the authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
You'll Find: A digital taxonomy that is available for download in several formats, and the entire database is available for download and use under CC0 public domain.
Next You Can: Students can view the taxonomic information of plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of the world.
Use for: Ecosystems, taxonomy
Data Skills: Viewing taxonomic data/database
PAD-US Statistics Dashboard
What: Official inventory of public open space and private protected areas.
You'll Find: The lands included in PAD-US are assigned conservation status codes that both denote the level of biodiversity preservation and indicate other natural, recreational and cultural uses. PAD-US also includes the best available aggregation of federal lands data provided by agencies.
Next You Can: Students can use a tabular dashboard that leverages data attributes from the latest PAD-US release to allow users to create an assortment of charts.
Use for: Biodiversity preservation
Data Skills: Using a tabular dashboard, creating data charts
Chronic Wasting Disease Research by the U.S. Geological Survey & Partners
What: The USGS conducts wildlife disease surveillance and research to support management of affected species and their habitats.
You'll Find: Information on USGS science addressing CWD across the Nation.
Next You Can: Students can search for projects by state or by species to find information on research coming from each USGS Center or Cooperative Research Unit (CRU).
Use for: biodiversity, habitats
Data Skills: View points and clusters on maps and read project data for each location
World Terrestrial Ecosystems Explorer
What: Allows for the map-based visualization and query of any terrestrial location on Earth for its ecosystem type and characteristics.
You'll Find: A practical map of World Terrestrial Ecosystems (WTEs). The WTEs were conceptualized and delineated as areas with unique combinations of climate setting, landforms, and vegetation/land cover.
Next You Can: Students can view an interactive map that explores and describes current ecosystems of the world.
Use for: Ecosystems
Data Skills: View interactive map
U.S. Register of Introduced and Invasive Species StoryMap
What: Serves as a national inventory for all non-native and invasive species that are established within Alaska, Hawaii, and the conterminous US.
You'll Find: Comprehensive and Authoritative Lists of Non-Native Taxa Established in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Conterminous United States.
Next You Can: Students can view a visual narrative about invasive species
Use for: Ecosystems, invasive species
Data Skills: View data table of taxonomic characteristics of the US-RIIS