iDigBio Search API
Innovative Data Access through Search
This API is best for providing access to biodiversity datasets from museums, herbaria, and other institutions.
Developers should use this API because it allows them to access large biodiversity datasets in an efficient and convenient way. It leverages powerful search capabilities to drastically reduce the amount of data needed to be loaded before a search can run. With the API, developers can quickly search through collections data and media associated with them. It also provides support for SOLR dictionaries, making it easy to find the data you need.
Key features
- Data discovery and search
- access to collections and associated media
- search engine and web service optimized
- HTTP and SOLR Dictionaries for download
- recommendations for predictively mapping accessions to descriptive terms
- examples and tutorials in five languages
Potential use cases
- Biodiversity App: Create a mobile application for exploring local biodiversity species. Users could query the iDigBioSearch API to search for species in their local area, or for particular species or traits.
- Species Identification Website: Create a website that uses the iDigBioSearch API to help users identify species. The website would use the user’s location and query the API with local species data, displaying images, species descriptions, and related documentation.
- Environmental Sustainability Tracking App: Create an app that allows users to track their environmental sustainability efforts. The app could query the iDigBioSearch API to track the status of species in the user's local area, to inform users about recent conservation efforts, and to recommend green initiatives for users to take part in.
I recently used the iDigBio Search API to access a comprehensive dataset of biodiversity data. It was simple to use and allowed me to quickly search through hundreds of thousands of records. With lots of sample code and tutorials, I was able to get up and running in no time. Highly recommended!
Related Technologies
- GBIF API
- EOL API
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility API
- IPT API