Occurrence dataset Registered February 09, 2012

    iNaturalist Research-grade Observations

    Published by iNaturalist.org
    iNaturalist contributors • iNaturalist

    Description

    Observations from iNaturalist.org, an online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature.

    Observations included in this archive met the following requirements:

    * Published under one of the following licenses or waivers: 1) http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/, 2) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, 3) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

    * Achieved one of following iNaturalist quality grades: Research

    * Created on or before 2025-02-11 15:00:21 -0800

    You can view observations meeting these requirements at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d2=2025-02-11+15%3A00%3A21+-0800&d1=1600-01-01&license=CC0%2CCC-BY%2CCC-BY-NC&quality_grade=research

    Purpose

    iNaturalist.org is a website where anyone can record their observations from nature. Members record observations for numerous reasons, including participation in citizen science projects, school projects, and personal fulfillment.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    Bounding Box

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -89.52408802695572 to 89.99999995809048
    Longitude
    From -180 to 179.99996999278665

    Temporal scope

    range
    September 17, 1768 - February 11, 2025

    Methodology

    Quality control

    Data in the DNADerivedData extension is not subject to quality control. Sequences are capitalized, but are otherwise included verbatim. iNaturalist provides no way for users to verify that a sequence is similar to others associated with the same taxon or others associated with the same locus, nor does it enforce any formatting beyond capitalization.

    Method steps
    1. Observation recorded and verified by the community

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • iNaturalist contributors

      Originator
      Organization
      iNaturalist
      Roles
      Originator
    • iNaturalist

      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      iNaturalist
      Address
      PO Box 150357
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Email

    Citation

    iNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2025). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-02-22.