📦 We just released a new major version (3.0.0) of our R package {etn}. Use it to query animal tracking data from the @aquatictracking.bsky.social database. ⛓️‍💥 Previous versions were restricted to use on an RStudio server. You can now use {etn} from anywhere! #rstats 👉 oscibio.inbo.be/blog/etn-3-0-0

etn 0.3.0

We released a new version of our R package etn.

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Have (tabular) datasets to describe? Or standards to maintain? Data Package can help! 💚 I presented an introduction to this generic, simple, open and extensible standard at #LivingData2025. speakerdeck.com/peterdesmet/... @okfn.bsky.social @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org @geobon.org

Frictionless Data 101: How to document and validate datasets or create community standards with the Data Package standard

Talk at <a href="https://livingdata2025.com/">Living Data 2025</a> in Bogota, Colombia - October 24, 2025. Abstract: https://livingdata2025.com/progr&hellip;

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Are animals randomly distributed in the air, or is there a structure to where and when we find them? In our new paper we outline factors that shape habitat use in the air, from abiotic structure to biotic interactions. A lot of fun discussions behind this one! 🦅🦋🦇🌬 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Animal niches in the airspace

For flying animals, including many birds, bats, and insects, the air is a crucial arena for a range of behaviors. Technological advances, such as year-round tracking of flight altitudes and expanded u...

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"Bright, big-brained birds boldly breaking boundaries" 😂👌 This excellent title and more in @gbif.org's latest report on how GBIF data are used for research: www.gbif.org/science-review

📦 We just released a new version (0.4.0) of our R package movepub. 🌟 This release improves the conversion of animal tracking data to Darwin Core and EML, making it easier to publish this type of data to @gbif.org and @obis.org. 👉 oscibio.inbo.be/blog/movepub... #rstats #biologging

movepub 0.4.0

We released a new version of our R package movepub.

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📦 We just released a new version (0.4.0) of our R package camtrapdp. 🌟 This release includes lots of new functionality, such as merging and writing Camera Trap Data Packages, updating taxa or rounding coordinates, and conversion to EML. 👉 oscibio.inbo.be/blog/camtrap... #rstats #cameratrapping

camtrapdp 0.4.0

We released a new version of our R package camtrapdp.

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Join us today at 16:00 CEST for a @wildlabs.bsky.social webinar! We'll be discussing an exchange standard for bioacoustic data. Register here: wildlabs.net/event/standa... With @peterdesmet.com, @bencretois.bsky.social and Julia Wiel

📢 B-Cubed has launched its revamped Guides and Tutorials platform, offering a clearer structure and improved usability for #biodiversitydata users. Access step-by-step guidance on tools, workflows, and policy support ⚙️ 🔦 Explore the updated platform: b-cubed.eu/news/b-cubed... @gbif.org @ipbes.net

🔔 Mark your calendar for the upcoming practical training session on 14 May hosted by @gbif.org 📊 #DataOccurrenceCubes #DataCubes #BiodiversityData #DataUseClub @inbo.be

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🧊 Looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Register for our next #DataUseClub practical session focused on deep-diving on GBIF species occurrence cubes! 🐝 📍14 May 9:00 (UTC+2) 🔗gbif.link/DUC-May25 @b-cubed.eu @

An outcome of years of collaboration among ecologists, meteorologists and open science developers, working together to support a broader research community #ornithology and radar aeroecology. Supported by eCOST, @biodiversaplus.bsky.social and more. Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Biological data derived from European weather radars - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - Biological data derived from European weather radars

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Cecilia Nilsson@cnilsson.science · last yr.

Weather radars continuously register the movements of billions of animals in the air! We have now published datasets covering large parts of Europe, providing an overview of the aerial habitat in a way no other method can. Data is available on Alofdata.eu , see our blogpost: go.nature.com/3F0wQ0L

We're working on a common standard for Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) data! 📡🎙️ Hopefully this will boost data sharing, FAIR access & large-scale studies. 🧪 Read about our proposed standard & join our May webinar via @wildlabs.bsky.social More: wildlabs.net/discussion/s...

Safe and Sound: a standard for bioacoustic data | WILDLABS

BackgroundThanks to the Boring Fund, we are developing a common standard for Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) data.Why it’s important: PAM is rapidly growing, but a core bottleneck is the lack of acc...

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📢 News from our @b-cubed.eu consortium includes the launch of a simple, easy-to-use service for creating & downloading #species #occurrence cubes based on @gbif.org! 📹 Hear more about it from @cabbageleek.bsky.social (Meise Botanic Garden) and Andrew Rodrigues ( @gbif.org) in this short video:

New GBIF service enables download of occurrence data cubes

YouTube video by B-Cubed Project

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B-Cubed Project@b-cubed.eu · last yr.

🆕 @gbif.org service enables easy creation of customised species occurrence data cubes, aiding biodiversity analysis, developed as part of their work in the B-Cubed Project with @inbo.be 🌐 📌 Full details: www.gbif.org/news/5PapgYC...

🎥 Better than the original: New SQL-based service enables download of occurrence data cube GBIF has enabled an easy-to-use service for creating and downloading species occurrence cubes based on GBIF-mediated data. Collaborators: @b-cubed.eu led by @inbo.be gbif.link/data-cubes

🙌🏾 Next week we'll be discussing the future of #FrictionlessData from the perspective of #TheTechWeWant initiative – @okfn.bsky.social's ambitious effort to reimagine how technology is built and used. 👉🏾 Check the programme and register now: buff.ly/BqZQgyF #DataPackage #OpenData

Weather radars continuously register the movements of billions of animals in the air! We have now published datasets covering large parts of Europe, providing an overview of the aerial habitat in a way no other method can. Data is available on Alofdata.eu , see our blogpost: go.nature.com/3F0wQ0L

European data on animals aloft now publicly available

Weather radars detect more than weather, they also continuously register the movements of billions of animals (birds, bats, insects) in the air. Those data are now publicly available for large parts o...

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Like two peas in a pod - The Legume Data Portal 🤝GBIF This portal is a one-stop-shop for sharing information on legumes, updates on the taxonomy of Leguminosae (ChecklistBank updates), and communications via their newsletter - BeanBag. 🔗 www.legumedata.org/ #HostedPortal

We create #opensource code, but what is its impact? Luckily, Raphaël Nussbaumer wrote a blog post describing how he used our software to build a data standard for #geolocator data: oscibio.inbo.be/blog/geoloca... Couldn't be more proud! 🥹

How I built Geolocator DP using open source code

New standard and software for geolocator data was inspired by tools developed by the Open science lab of biodiversity.

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Come do some exciting migratory insect and bird research with us! - Two more weeks until application deadline. #entomology #radar #ornithology #phenology #ecology

Birgen Haest@birgenhaest.bsky.social · 2y ago

Come work with us - PostDoc on characterizing insect migration 🦋🪲🪰 using vertical-looking radars 📡 Deadline: 31 January Please Share! my.jobalino.ch/job/en/6cd50...

I released a new version of ✨Petridish✨, the free Jekyll theme for research project websites. 🧫 It removes the Twitter feed from the homepage, allows you to add Bluesky and LinkedIn to socials and uses the latest version of Font Awesome. For all updates, see github.com/peterdesmet/...

Release petridish 3.1 · peterdesmet/petridish

Homepage Breaking! The Twitter feed (tweets_on_home: true) is no longer supported. This functionality no longer worked with the change from Twitter to X. With the removal of the Twitter feed, the ...

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New Perspective: Establishing bio-logging data collections as dynamic archives of animal life on Earth rdcu.be/d5ril Davidson et al discuss the importance of standardization, long-term archiving and sharing of bio-logging data, and outline a roadmap to achieve these goals.