Taxon observations

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Taxon observations

Number of observations of a marine taxon: Returns all observation points (latitude and longitude) in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) for a specific species, based on the ScientificNameID in the uploaded data file.


Number of observations in a 1000m radius around a point: Returns the number of observations in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) of taxon in a radius of 1000 meter around a point, based on Latitude and Longitude in the uploaded data file.


Taxon list of a certain region: Returns a taxon list based on observations from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) for a certain region, based on the Marine Regions ID (MRGID) in the uploaded data file.