# \#research-data

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## [Best Practices for Preserving Legacy GUIDs/OccurrenceIDs?](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/best-practices-for-preserving-legacy-guids-occurrenceids/6278)

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**Author:** [@Shoobs](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/Shoobs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/best-practices-for-preserving-legacy-guids-occurrenceids/6278 "2026-04-25T13:03:28Z")

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I’m helping a collection at my institution update their database and data publishing pipeline with our IPT, which we self-host. In this process, I’ve discovered a number of really bad issues with data quality from the c…

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## [BAIodiversity Informatics at TaxonWorks Together 2026 May 19 - 21](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/baiodiversity-informatics-at-taxonworks-together-2026-may-19-21/6260)

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**Author:** [@Debbie](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/Debbie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/baiodiversity-informatics-at-taxonworks-together-2026-may-19-21/6260 "2026-04-02T22:52:25Z")

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Greetings GBIF Folks, Collectively, many of us are learning a lot exploring what LLMs (including ML) can do or might offer us in our efforts to capture, share, and learn from our (aggregated) data and current methods. W…

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## [Forum for discussing the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/forum-for-discussing-the-biodiversity-heritage-library-bhl/6257)

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**Author:** [@rdmpage](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/rdmpage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/forum-for-discussing-the-biodiversity-heritage-library-bhl/6257 "2026-03-26T18:26:37Z")

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Some users of GBIF will be well aware of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), a large open access collection of literaure on biodiversity from the foundational documents of taxonomy in the 17th century to the latest …

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## [Simplemappr is being decommissioned, but a replacement is being developed](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/simplemappr-is-being-decommissioned-but-a-replacement-is-being-developed/6250)

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**Author:** [@rdmpage](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/rdmpage)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/simplemappr-is-being-decommissioned-but-a-replacement-is-being-developed/6250 "2026-03-24T13:27:19Z")

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The \[SimpleMappr\](https://www.simplemappr.net) tool developed by David Shorthouse is being decommissioned. David explains why here: SimpleMappr to be Decommissioned - Google Docs I suspect that some users of GBIF-mediat…

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## [API download of MoF, eMoF and event extensions](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/api-download-of-mof-emof-and-event-extensions/6195)

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**Author:** [@hannamodin](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/hannamodin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/api-download-of-mof-emof-and-event-extensions/6195 "2026-01-16T12:41:37Z")

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After finding out that eMoF, MoF and event extensions cannot be accessed through rGBIF, I have instead tried to download them using the occurrence API on the website. I need to download the extensions for a large number …

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## [Downloading associated/sub species using API](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/downloading-associated-sub-species-using-api/6167)

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**Author:** [@bkron](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/bkron)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/downloading-associated-sub-species-using-api/6167 "2025-12-08T14:36:40Z")

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Hi All, I’m trying to pull a master download of 128 species (most of which I’ve downloaded separately previously), but the web tool won’t allow a link of that size, so I’m branching into using the API for the first time…

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## [TaxonWorks Together 2025 - You're Invited to TWT2025 May 6 - 8](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/taxonworks-together-2025-youre-invited-to-twt2025-may-6-8/5843)

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**Author:** [@Debbie](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/Debbie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/taxonworks-together-2025-youre-invited-to-twt2025-may-6-8/5843 "2025-03-25T23:01:10Z")

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Greetings GBIF folks everywhere, RE: TaxonWorks Together 2025 - Registration open and free! It’s May 6 - 8. ‪This year’s #TWT2025 offers topics local-to-planetary! We list a few here to entice you to have a look-see an…

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## [Optimise query to bigquery and usage of GADM id](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/optimise-query-to-bigquery-and-usage-of-gadm-id/5558)

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**Author:** [@gretacv](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/gretacv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/optimise-query-to-bigquery-and-usage-of-gadm-id/5558 "2024-12-11T15:10:29Z")

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Hello, After the webinar that took place in september about using cloud services and the GBIF snapshot, I was wondering if it would be possible to get some support on how to optimise the call to bigquery so the amount o…

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## [When does evidence of impact become too onerous to track?](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/when-does-evidence-of-impact-become-too-onerous-to-track/4639)

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**Author:** [@dshorthouse](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/dshorthouse)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/when-does-evidence-of-impact-become-too-onerous-to-track/4639 "2024-10-10T19:42:42Z")

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I was reading through the most recent instalment of the Canadian Museum of Nature’s annual Science Review (albeit from 2022), modelled after GBIF’s own excellent Annual Science Review and I was struck by a paragraph in i…

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## [Help shape the future of diving!](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/help-shape-the-future-of-diving/4579)

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**Author:** [@Onyeka](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/Onyeka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/help-shape-the-future-of-diving/4579 "2024-07-05T12:46:34Z")

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Hi there, I am Onyeka, an MSc. student working on his dissertation project. I need your help getting valuable insights on dive computers and their usage. Please, fill out this 6-minute survey https://forms.office.com/…

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## [Bees Only Please: Selecting Hundreds of Thousands of Possible Bee Interactions Using a Laptop, Open Datasets, and Small (but Mighty) Commandline Tools](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/bees-only-please-selecting-hundreds-of-thousands-of-possible-bee-interactions-using-a-laptop-open-datasets-and-small-but-mighty-commandline-tools/4505)

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**Author:** [@jhpoelen](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/jhpoelen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/bees-only-please-selecting-hundreds-of-thousands-of-possible-bee-interactions-using-a-laptop-open-datasets-and-small-but-mighty-commandline-tools/4505 "2024-06-13T14:32:17Z")

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See how old-school tools like bash, grep, unix shell, a laptop and openly available resources helped build some pretty big bee biotic interactions (e.g., plant pollination, parasite hosts) datasets. Note that many of th…

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## [GBIF backbone - long format to wide format](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-backbone-long-format-to-wide-format/4431)

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**Author:** [@mluerig](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/mluerig)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/gbif-backbone-long-format-to-wide-format/4431 "2024-05-07T19:40:37Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to convert the gbif backbone (Taxon.tsv) from its long format to a wide format that is more conducive to analysis. By wide format I meant that the rank is a column, and then each species becomes a …

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## [TaxonWorks Together 2024 - You're Invited - May 7-9](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/taxonworks-together-2024-youre-invited-may-7-9/4373)

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**Author:** [@Debbie](https://discourse.gbif.org/u/Debbie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.gbif.org/t/taxonworks-together-2024-youre-invited-may-7-9/4373 "2024-04-01T21:57:33Z")

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Greetings Everyone, RE: TaxonWorks Together 2024 - You’re Invited - May 7 - 9 Registration https://together.taxonworks.org/ Please save these dates! We’re excited to open registration for TaxonWorks Together 2024. …