OBIS

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Marine biodiversity data and documentation

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SI Score: 80/100
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What it does

OBIS provides marine biodiversity datasets, a map interface, data policy and technical documentation.

Search by taxon or area, then inspect a dataset or open a subset in the Mapper. The manual documents taxonomic, geographic, time and data-quality filters with CSV layer downloads. Source Darwin Core Archives keep tables separate; Mapper downloads flatten occurrence and event data and omit absence records. Keep the downloaded query and citations with an extract.

Strengths

Taxonomic, geographic, time and quality filters
Documented distinction between source archives and Mapper downloads

Best for

Extracting marine biodiversity occurrence records with provenance

Sources

Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (Oct 26, 2026)
Data access – The OBIS manual (Oct 26, 2026)

SI Score

80/100

#1 in Open Data

Based on published information. No hands-on task test.

Method 2.0 · Published source review Assessed Oct 26, 2026Score ceiling for this evidence: 84/100.

Product usefulness 80

Evidence

The official access manual documents taxonomic, geographic, time and quality filters, CSV downloads, source Darwin Core Archives, and explicit omission and table-shape boundaries. This supports80 at the lower complete-workflow-with-boundaries band.

Limits: AI review of saved source passages. No hands-on test, human approval or automatic-provider checker receipt.

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obis.org/
- Product usefulness evidenceChecked Oct 26, 2026
manual.obis.org/access.html
- Product usefulness evidenceChecked Oct 26, 2026

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