INaturalist Multispecies Open Range Maps

Dataset Availability

2025-02-25T00:00:00Z–2025-03-25T00:00:00Z

Dataset Provider

iNaturalist

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.FeatureCollection.loadBigQueryTable('earth-engine-public-data.inaturalist_open_range_map.multispecies_latest')

Tags

bigquery

biodiversity

ecosystems

range

species

Description

The iNaturalist Multispecies Range Dataset provides modeled geographic ranges for thousands of species. Dataset contains species polygons, with attributes such as taxon_id, name, scientific_name, and geomodel_version. Ranges are estimated from iNaturalist community observations and updated on a monthly basis. These datasets enable large-scale biodiversity analyses, ecological modeling, and integration with other spatial data. This dataset contains the latest available range maps for multiple species from iNaturalist. The dataset is available through BigQuery.

BigQuery Table Schema

Table Schema

Name	Type	Description
taxon_id	STRING	Unique identifier for a species in iNaturalist
parent_taxon_id	STRING	Identifier for the immediate higher-level taxon (e.g., genus or family), giving taxonomic context.
name	STRING	The scientific name of the species.
rank	STRING	Taxonomic rank of the taxon (e.g., species, genus, family, order). Useful for filtering or grouping taxa by level.
iconic_taxon_id	STRING	Internal identifier for one of iNaturalist's "iconic taxa" - broad, recognizable groups such as Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Plantae.
iconic_taxon_name	STRING	The iconic taxon name of the species (e.g., Mammalia, Aves).
geomodel_version	STRING	The version of the geomodel used.
geometry	GEOMETRY	Polygon or multipolygon in WGS84 (EPSG:4326) representing the modeled distribution.

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

CC-BY-4.0

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

// Load the collection using the BigQuery connector.
var inaturalist = ee.FeatureCollection.loadBigQueryTable(
  'earth-engine-public-data.inaturalist_open_range_map.multispecies_latest'
)

Map.setCenter(25, 0, 3);

// Create a dictionary to map each species name to a specific color.
var palette = {
  'Panthera leo': '#E4004B',           // Lion
  'Loxodonta africana': '#ED775A',     // African bush elephant
  'Giraffa camelopardalis': '#FAD691', // Giraffe
  'Acinonyx jubatus': '#C9CDCF'        // Cheetah
};

for (var name in palette) {
  var species = inaturalist.filter(ee.Filter.eq('name', name));
  Map.addLayer(species, {color: palette[name]}, name);
}

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INaturalist Multispecies Open Range Maps

The iNaturalist Multispecies Range Dataset provides modeled geographic ranges for thousands of species. Dataset contains species polygons, with attributes such as taxon_id, name, scientific_name, and geomodel_version. Ranges are estimated from iNaturalist community observations and updated on a monthly basis. These datasets enable large-scale biodiversity analyses, ecological modeling, and integration with …

iNaturalist/MULTI_SPECIES/LATEST, bigquery,biodiversity,ecosystems,species

2025-02-25T00:00:00Z/2025-03-25T00:00:00Z

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