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Map requests should be emailed to Liz at egjieli@nybg.org
All map requests should be emailed to Liz at egjieli@nybg.org




Please include:
'''In your request, please include:'''


*purpose of map (publication, presentation, exploratory spatial data analysis, etc.)
*purpose of map (for publication, presentation, exploratory spatial data analysis, IUCN Red List categorization, etc.)
*map type and quantity of maps, if applicable (new species distribution, species range, area of occupancy and extent of occurrence calculations, niche modelling, etc.)
*map type and quantity of maps, if applicable (new species distribution, species range, area of occupancy and extent of occurrence calculations, niche modelling, etc.)
*all occurrence point data must be provided, in decimal degrees coordinates preferred. Ideal format is as a CSV with latitude and longitude values in separate columns where column headers do not contain spaces
*data: occurrence data in decimal degrees latitude and longitude coordinates; GIS vector data in .shp, .kml/.kmz; raster data in .jpg, .tiff, .bil
*color preference: gray-scale or colorized map
*color preference: gray-scale or colorized map
*GIS layer preference: terrain data, aerial imagery, hydrography data, basic political subdivisions only, land use, soil type dataset, etc.
*GIS layer preference, if more than basic country-level political subdivisions: terrain, aerial imagery, hydrography, land use, soil type, etc.
*approximate date needed (please allow at least 2 weeks from date of request)
*approximate date needed (please allow at least 2 weeks from date of request)


if >10 georeferenced occurrence localities are required to fulfill the map request, funding may be requested
 
Georeferencing collection localities for map requests is time-intensive and may require assistance from support staff, thus may require funding.

Revision as of 14:06, 17 May 2023

All map requests should be emailed to Liz at egjieli@nybg.org


In your request, please include:

  • purpose of map (for publication, presentation, exploratory spatial data analysis, IUCN Red List categorization, etc.)
  • map type and quantity of maps, if applicable (new species distribution, species range, area of occupancy and extent of occurrence calculations, niche modelling, etc.)
  • data: occurrence data in decimal degrees latitude and longitude coordinates; GIS vector data in .shp, .kml/.kmz; raster data in .jpg, .tiff, .bil
  • color preference: gray-scale or colorized map
  • GIS layer preference, if more than basic country-level political subdivisions: terrain, aerial imagery, hydrography, land use, soil type, etc.
  • approximate date needed (please allow at least 2 weeks from date of request)


Georeferencing collection localities for map requests is time-intensive and may require assistance from support staff, thus may require funding.

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