Fwd: [Move BON] New GBIF Data Portals for Animal Tracking and Camera Trap Data

[Mathew Biddle - NOAA Federal]

FYI, both ATN and OTN contribute to the Wild Moves effort. 

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From: Hughey, Lacey via Move BON <move...@lists.geobon.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Subject: [Move BON] New GBIF Data Portals for Animal Tracking and Camera Trap Data
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Hi Move BON,

Check out the new WILDLABS article profiling the recently launched GBIF data portals for animal tracking and camera trap data: Wild Moves and Wild Album,

Why these portals matter

Technologies such as GPS trackers, bio-loggers, and camera traps are increasingly used to monitor wildlife. However, the data generated from these tools often remain siloed within individual research projects or integrated within a variety of specialized community repositories. This results in a fragmented information landscape, which makes it difficult for those outside the field to discover and access these datasets to inform broader conservation research, policy, and management.

By highlighting datasets already published through GBIF, Wild Moves and Wild Album help make these data easier to discover, explore, and reuse with attribution. This can support efforts such as:

• Spatial planning and connectivity mapping
• Developing movement-based biodiversity indicators
• Synthesizing data across disciplines and data types
• Filling gaps in species occurrence records in GBIF

The portals were developed through a collaboration between WILDLABS, the International Bio-logging Society, Move BON, the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). This initiative emerged from ideas discussed within the Data Standardization Working Group of the International Bio-Logging Society and Move BON preparatory meetings.

👉Learn more here!

Lacey Hughey, PhD (she/her)
Strategic Partnerships & Science-Policy Integration Lead

Conservation Technology & Innovation 

W: +1 540-635-6509 | E: hug...@si.edu

SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO AND
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE
Movement of Life | Move BON Co-Chair & Manager

nationalzoo.si.edu | movementoflife.si.edu | geobon.org/move-bon/

 

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