GBIF Data Use Agreement

Background

The goals and principles of making biodiversity data openly and universally available have been defined in the Memorandum of Understanding on GBIF, paragraph 8 (see the relevant excerpts in the attached Annex).

The Participants who have signed the MoU have expressed their willingness to make biodiversity data available through their nodes to foster scientific research development internationally and to support the public use of these data.

GBIF data sharing should take place within a framework of due attribution.

Therefore, using data available through the GBIF network requires agreeing with the following:

1. Data Use Agreements

  1. The quality and completeness of data cannot be guaranteed. Users employ these data at their own risk.
  2. Users shall respect restrictions of access to sensitive data.
  3. In order to make attribution of use for owners of the data possible, the identifier of ownership of data must be retained with every data record.
  4. Users must publicly acknowledge, in conjunction with the use of the data, the data providers whose biodiversity data they have used. Data providers may require additional attribution of specific collections within their institution.
  5. Users must comply with additional terms and conditions of use set by the data provider. Where these exist they will be available through the metadata associated with the data.

2. Citing Data

Use the following format to cite data retrieved from the GBIF network:

Specimen and Observation Data provided by ... and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (http://www.gbif.net) accessed through the BioCASE Data Portal, http://search.biocase.org, YYYY-MM-DD

For example:

Specimen and Observation Data provided by the "Field Museum of Natural History, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of Washington Burke Museum, and University of Turku" and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (http://www.gbif.net) accessed through the BioCASE Data Portal, http://search.biocase.org, 2008-08-01

3. Definitions


Also see the GBIF Data Sharing Agreement for the data providers.

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Source: GBIF Data Use Agreement