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    Acknowledgements

    Special thanks to those who believe in and support GBIF's open-source infrastructure

    <a href="https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1453367118">Mexican carpenter bee (<em>Xylocopa-mexicanorum</em>)</a> by Carlos G Velazco-Macias via NaturaLista/<a href="https://www.gbif.org/dataset/50c9509d-22c7-4a22-a47d-8c48425ef4a7">iNaturalist research-grade observations</a>. Photo licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>.
    Mexican carpenter bee (Xylocopa-mexicanorum) by Carlos G Velazco-Macias via NaturaLista/iNaturalist research-grade observations. Photo licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

    The open-source infrastructure developed and maintained by the GBIF network relies on the following open-source tools:

    Software

    CentOS Linux

    CentOS

    Apache Hadoop

    Apache Hadoop

    Varnish Cache

    Varnish Cache

    Open data

    OpenStreetMap

    OpenStreetMap

    (the OpenStreetMap logo is a trademark of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, and is used with their permission. GBIF is not endorsed by or affiliated with the OpenStreetMap Foundation)

    Natural Earth

    Natural Earth

    OpenMapTiles

    OpenMapTiles

    GADM

    GADM

    Marine Regions

    Marine Regions

    Free licences

    We'd also like to offer our sincere thanks to the developers and service providers, whose demonstrate their belief in and support of open-source software by supplying us with free licences for their tools and services.

    Contentful

    Most non-data content available through GBIF.org is maintained and hosted on Contentful who generously provides GBIF services through a pro bono plan.

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    Crowdin

    In keeping with its support of open-source projects, Crowdin gives GBIF free access to its localization management platform. Crowdin enables GBIF and other organizations to maintain and manage numerous concurrent translation projects, including ones for GBIF.org, IPT and the ALA tools.

    DataCamp

    DataCamp provides free licences to help improve data skills in the GBIF network.

    YourKit

    YourKit supports open-source projects like GBIF.org with its full-featured Java Profiler. YourKit, LLC is the creator of YourKit Java Profiler, innovative and intelligent tools for profiling Java applications.

    oXygen

    oXygen supports non-profit organizations like GBIF that are active in Ecology or Wildlife protection with its comprehensive suite of XML authoring and development tools. Oxygen XML Editor includes a large variety of powerful tools for creating, editing, and publishing XML documents.

    Zapier

    Zapier is a tool used to connect apps to automate tasks and save time. Zapier support non-profit organizations like GBIF through discounts and free plans.

    Sauce Labs

    Cross-browser Testing Platform and Open Source <3 Provided by Sauce Labs