Methods for Data Science

Use the templates below to enter your survey data:

• Rocky Shore Data Template – NEW!
• Sandy Beach Data Template – NEW!

Check your list of species with WoRMS for taxonomy quality control:

• Taxonomy quality check with WoRMS

Transform your survey data tables to Darwin Core Archive files (DwC-A):

• DwC-A Writer
• Download this test dataset to run DwC-A Writer

Use these instructions to upload you data to the MBON Pole to Pole IPT:

• HOW TO upload data to the Integrated Publishing Toolkit

Filter and analyze in situ temperature logger records deployed on rock shores

• Use this R script to filter and visualize high-frequency temperature logger records for your monitoring sites

Fetch, analyze, and visualize satellite seascape data from selected polygons

• Use the seascapeR package to perform seascape analysis for your monitoring regions

Create your biodiversity dashboard:

• R script to develop Biodiversity Dashboards for your monitoring sites

OBIS extractions:

• R script to visualize boundaries of selected Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) and extract OBIS records from selected LMEs

Extract satellite data:

• R script to extract sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll-a (CHL) from ERDDAP servers for selected locations, create time series plots of SST and CHL and their climatologies, and generate a map with the latest satellite data.

Access the Marine-Coastal Information and Analysis System (SIMAR):

• Visit SIMAR of CONABIO to visualize and analyze satellite products for the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican and Central America Pacific.

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