GBIF Alert documentation

GBIF Alert is a GBIF-based early alert system for invasive species. It monitors a list of species and notifies users by email when new occurrences appear.

This site is under construction. Pick the guide that matches what you are doing.

User guide

For anyone with an account on a GBIF Alert instance: finding observations, setting up alerts, defining your own areas, and getting the data out.

Operator guide

For whoever runs an instance day to day: choosing what the instance tracks, managing areas, running imports, sending notification emails, and editing site content.

Concepts

The shared vocabulary both guides use. Start here if a term is unfamiliar.

Elsewhere

• Installing and deploying an instance: INSTALL.md
• Contributing to the code: CONTRIBUTING.md
• HTTP API: each instance documents its own at /api-docs, with the interactive reference at /api/v2/docs. For example, on the demo instance.