Licensing & Data Attribution

species_sphere Open Data Disclosures

1. Data Source (GBIF API)

All biodiversity occurrence records, taxonomic classification mappings, and geodetic coordinate points displayed inside this application are sourced in real-time from the open API endpoints of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

GBIF is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments, aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth. For more information, please visit gbif.org.

2. Dynamic Image Attribution

The species images shown in the monitor are hosted by individual publishers who contribute their data to GBIF. These media files are used in accordance with their respective Creative Commons licenses as cataloged in the GBIF database.

In this application, the specific license (e.g. CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, CC0) and the copyright owner (creator or rights holder) are retrieved dynamically for each individual record and displayed explicitly in the sidebar's footer section during active rotation.

3. Creative Commons License Glossary

CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication): The contributors have dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law.
CC BY (Attribution): Allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as they credit the original creator.
CC BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial): Allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge the creator, they don't have to license their derivative works on the same terms.
CC BY-SA (Attribution-ShareAlike): Allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon the work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit the creator and license their new creations under the identical terms.

4. Application Purpose

This application is created as a non-interactive, automated, ambient visualization designed for display monitors, educational galleries, and dashboard kiosks to visualize the ongoing efforts of global biodiversity research.