Articles | Volume 18, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2371-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-2371-2026
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31 Mar 2026
Data description article |  | 31 Mar 2026

Toward better conservation: a spatial analysis of species occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Susmita Dasgupta, Brian Blankespoor, and David Wheeler

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Global Biodiversity Data S. Dasgupta et al. https://doi.org/10.57966/h21e-vq42

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This study leverages recent advances in machine-based pattern recognition to estimate occurrence maps for over 600,000 species, using georeferenced data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). A pilot application for priority-setting identifies 30 nations that host nearly 80 percent of threatened species with small ranges limited to a single country. The algorithms are designed for rapid map updates and estimating new maps as growth in GBIF species occurrence reports continues.
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