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Welcome to the Vlaams Biodiversiteitsportaal Wiki
The Vlaams Biodiversiteitsportaal (Flemish Biodiversity Portal) is the central hub for biodiversity data in Flanders. This portal is a customization of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) and provides a comprehensive platform for searching, analyzing, and visualizing occurrence data, species lists, and spatial layers.
This wiki serves as the primary documentation source for both developers maintaining the infrastructure and data providers looking to publish datasets.
🚀 Getting Started
For Developers & Contributors
If you are looking to set up the environment, debug the cloud infrastructure, or understand the data pipelines:
- Running locally: Step-by-step guide to setting up the portal on your machine.
- Data pipelines: Detailed overview of how data is ingested and processed.
- Cloud debugging: Tips and tricks for monitoring the AWS environment.
For Data Providers & Scientists
Guidelines on how to prepare and format your data for publication:
- Data guidelines for occurrences: Standardizing occurrence data.
- Data guidelines for checklists: Best practices for species lists.
- Sensitive data: Handling protected or sensitive species information.
📂 Key Documentation Areas
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| GBIF Metadata Info | Comprehensive guide to mapping metadata to GBIF standards. |
| Infrastructure & Dev | Technical documentation regarding servers, microservices, and deployments. |
| Data & Content | Information on conservation lists, translations, and branding. |
| Data Guidelines | Specific formats and templates for different data types. |
🤝 How to Help
We welcome contributions to both the code and the documentation!
- Issues: Track bugs and feature requests in the main GitHub repository.
- Wiki Edits: If you spot an error or have an improvement, feel free to submit a pull request or suggest changes.
Maintained by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO).