Introduction to GBIF

Data publishing

What does data publishing mean in the context of GBIF?

Making your biodiversity dataset(s) publicly accessible and discoverable in a standardized format

Which of the following are incentives for publishing data?

contribute to global knowledge about biodiversity
new opportunities for collaboration
make data freely accessible

How do you become a publisher in the GBIF network?

fill out the Become a publisher form on GBIF.org and wait for endorsement

There are no requirements for publishing your data on GBIF.org

False

What is the GBIF data validator?

a tool to check my data for issues