obtainGBIF: obtainGBIF: Function to obtain occurrence data from GBIF.

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obtainGBIF: Function to obtain occurrence data from GBIF.

Description

Function used to obtain species observations from GBIF.

Usage

obtainGBIF(query, geometry, projection, datasettype, filterDistance, ...)

Arguments

query	The scientific name of the species for which observations need to be obtained.
geometry	An sf object surrounding the study area where observations need to be obtained.
projection	The coordinate reference system used for the observations and geometry.
datasettype	The type of dataset that is obtained from GBIF. Can be one of: PO, PA, Counts.
filterDistance	Remove all points x km away from the boundary polygon.
...	Additional arguments to pass to occ_download.

Value

An sf object containing the locations and other relevant information of the species obtained from GBIF.

intSDM documentation built on Sept. 9, 2025, 5:59 p.m.