Biodiversity Analysis Tool (BAT)

What does BAT do? | What is special about BAT? | Project Partners and Data Providers

BAT is a simple on-line tool that enables the user to undertake basic biodiversity queries. BAT uses a predefined grid to display maps of species richness, endemism and what we have chosen to call taxonomic diversity. BAT has been created as a demonstration project for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Run a BAT query

How to use BAT

What does BAT do?

• BAT is a web based tool which will help users understand patterns in the distribution of biodiversity.
• BAT uses records of species observations and specimens published through the web by GBIF data providers.
• BAT analyses the distribution of a particular group of species in a particular area, and gives the user a map showing areas which may be significant for that group of species. For example, the user could easily obtain:
  • a map of richness of Saturniidae moth species across Costa Rica
  • a map of endemism in Australian dragonflies
  • a list of all the species of dung beetles recorded in a 20 kilometre square in New Caledonia.

What is special about BAT?

BAT uses records of species observations and specimens published through the web by GBIF data providers. Because it draws data directly from the data providers, any additions or corrections to the data are soon reflected in BAT’s results.

BAT provides a great opportunity to study the patterns of biodiversity revealed by the increasing range of data available though the GBIF network.

No specialised software is needed to run BAT, so it makes biodiversity information broadly and easily available.

 

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