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Buscando proveedores de datos en Dinamarca

A Danish biology student needs to know what institutions in her country are sharing biodiversity data via the GBIF network. Here is how she would find out.

  1. Click on the COUNTRIES link in the Data Portal.
  2. Click on the letter D at the top of the Geography Browser page to open the list of country names beginning with D (countries are listed alphabetically by their English names).
  3. Click on "Denmark" to open the Country Overview page.
  4. In the "Actions" box, click on "Download metadata for data providers in Denmark" to retrieve a list of data providers from Denmark.
  5. The request summary at the top of the Provider Web Service Response page shows that records for two data providers from Denmark have been returned.
  6. In the Metadata for GBIF data providers section of the Provider Web Service Response page, data providers are listed first, and their datasets are listed next. A brief description is given for each provider, along with a URL for the data provider's Web site and numeric counts of occurrence records and taxonomic units. Clicking the link given at Data provider page in GBIF portal will open the Data Provider Overview Page.
  7. Each dataset that is made available by a data provider is listed on the Provider Web Service Response page. A brief description is given for the dataset, along with numeric counts of records and information on access points. Click the link given at Dataset page in GBIF portal to open the Dataset Overview Page.
  8. Associated taxon concepts are listed below the corresponding dataset. The name, rank, and source of the taxon concept are given. Click on the link given at Taxon page in GBIF portal to open the Taxon Overview Page.