🧵 This past week, I was supporting an Indigenous community organization in understanding the ramifications of using iNaturalist, and in particular when their data ends up being published to GBIF. It ultimately culminated in a small map search tool for exploring GBIF records within a territory.
conservationmetrics.github.io
GBIF Map Search — Summarize biodiversity records by map area
Draw a map area or drop a GeoJSON boundary to summarize GBIF occurrence records — species, datasets, publishers, years, and more. Runs entirely in your browser.
![QGIS used by the Ogiek of Mount Elgon in Kenya.
"Using two forms of technology (one very new and the other very old) to validate the spatial data collected using Mapeo — a computer mouse and a stick (here wielded by Richard Kiara). [Photo credit: Rudo Kemper]"
Source: https://terralingua.org/langscape_articles/the-wealth-of-our-lands-celebrating-boititap-korenyo-with-the-ogiek-of-mount-elgon-kenya/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r6axz7ik7xi3kzqn2sjp5sx/bafkreibfk2q7sftujjbimurxbbqhwzcllrvqf5xj3xgvra3ip6xatxiluq)
![GIS used by the Maasai of Ngorongoro in Tanzania.
"'We have been fighting for so long but we haven't used the right tools to help us achieve what we want, it's about time that we can use these kinds of tools to help us for our benefit and future generations. We now have the tool Mapeo to mark our land of Ngorongoro' testimony by Mapeo training participant. [Photo credit: María Alvarez Malvido]"
Source: https://awana.digital/blog/ngorongoro-is-not-replaceable-the-maasai-community-mapping-in-the-face-of-forced-evictions-and-fortress-conservation-policies](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r6axz7ik7xi3kzqn2sjp5sx/bafkreifiajpi23l73zc4xpjcbd2zt2vcliuimplezeriltplrffihavyi4)
