Download and Process GBIF Observations — download_gbif

This function retrieves, processes, and saves GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) observation data for a specified taxon.

Usage

download_gbif_obs(
  taxon,
  min_year = 1923,
  max_year = as.numeric(format(Sys.Date(), "%Y")),
  country_code = NULL,
  save_raw_data = FALSE,
  output_dir = file.path(system.file(package = "infinitylists"), "data/")
)

Arguments

taxon: Character. The taxon (species, genus, etc.) for which to retrieve GBIF data.
min_year: Numeric. The minimum year for the observations to be retrieved. Default is 1923.
max_year: Numeric. The maximum year for the observations to be retrieved. Default is the current year.
country_code: Character. The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to filter observations by country. Default is NULL (no country filter).
save_raw_data: Logical. Whether to save the raw data retrieved from GBIF. Default is FALSE.
output_dir: Character. The directory where the processed data will be saved. Default is a "data" directory within the "infinitylists" package.

Value

None. The function saves the processed data to the specified output directory.