The following is a list of web resources and datasets suggested for reference at the September 2013 workshop on species distribution modeling and conservation planning.
| Site |
Data Type |
Download format |
Extent |
Time Period |
Collection Protocols |
URL |
|---|
| Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) |
Occurrence |
xml, kml, csv |
Global |
? |
Varies, but primarily museum records |
http://www.gbif.org/ |
| CA Natural Diversity Database |
Occurrence |
ascii, esri, pdf, xml, exe |
California |
? |
Point count |
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/about/data.html |
| eBird |
Occurrence |
csv |
Global |
2002-present |
point count, transect, area searches |
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ |
| NatureServe |
Occurrence |
esri |
North America |
1974-present |
element occurence ranking? |
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/index.htm |
| BISON |
Occurrence |
|
Global |
|
point count, transect, area searches (uses
ebird) |
http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/ |
| Avian Knowledge Network |
Occurrence |
|
Global |
|
|
http://www.avianknowledge.net/content/about/ |
| CA Climate Commons |
Climate data |
|
California |
Historic; Current; Future |
|
http://climate.calcommons.org/ |
| PRISM |
Climate data |
|
United States |
Historic; Current |
|
http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/ |
| WorldClim |
Climate data |
|
Global |
Historic; Current; Future |
|
http://www.worldclim.org/ |
| Conservation International |
Climate data |
|
Global |
Future |
|
http://futureclimates.conservation.org/ |
| CliMond |
Climate data |
|
Global |
Historic; Current; Future |
|
https://www.climond.org/Default.aspx |
| Climatic Research Unit |
Climate data |
|
Global |
|
|
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ |
| Climate Wizard |
Climate data |
|
Global |
|
|
http://www.climatewizard.org/ |
| NARCCAP |
Climate data |
|
North America |
|
|
http://narccap.ucar.edu/about/index.html,
http://www.earthsystemgrid.org/project/narccap |
| USGS |
Climate data |
|
North America |
|
|
http://regclim.coas.oregonstate.edu/visualization/rcd/regional-climate-downloader/index.html#project=regcm |
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project |
Climate data |
|
United States |
|
|
http://gdo-dcp.ucllnl.org/downscaled_cmip_projections/ |
| IPCC |
Climate data |
|
Global |
|
|
http://www.ipcc-data.org/ |
| Data Basin Climate Center |
Climate data |
|
|
|
|
http://climate.databasin.org/ |
| DAYMET |
Climate data |
|
United States, Mexico and Canada |
|
|
http://daymet.ornl.gov/ |
Data Basin |
Decision support tool |
|
|
|
|
http://databasin.org/ |
| Environmental Change Network |
Decision support tool |
|
|
|
|
http://data.prbo.org/apps/ecn/ |
Future San Francisco Bay Tidal
Marshes |
Decision support tool |
|
|
|
|
http://data.prbo.org/apps/sfbslr/ |
Pacific Northwest Climate Change Avian
Vulnerability |
Decision support tool |
|
|
|
|
http://data.prbo.org/apps/nplcc/ |
| Landscape Conservation Coops |
|
|
|
|
|
http://lccnetwork.org/ |
Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO)
Database |
Soil data |
spatial tabular data |
United States |
|
|
http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/ |
| LANDFIRE |
Vegetation, Disturbance |
|
United States |
|
|
http://www.landfire.gov/ |
| Landsat |
Remote Sensed |
tiff file format |
Global |
|
|
http://landsat.usgs.gov/Landsat_Search_and_Download.php |
| MODIS |
Remote Sensed |
tiff file format |
Global |
|
|
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