Some test API calls to get JSON with geocoordinates from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

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Some test API calls to get JSON with geocoordinates from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

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Created on Feb 12, 2016

This example demonstrates how to query the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) API to retrieve georeferenced species occurrence data, specifically filtering by scientific name and geographic bounding box. It shows the raw JSON responses for both a single occurrence identifier and bulk searches for Quercus macrocarpa within specified latitude and longitude ranges. The visualization highlights the data-fetching process using URL-encoded parameters like `%20` for spaces and comma-separated coordinate ranges. The code relies on standard HTTP requests to the GBIF REST API, returning structured JSON that could be subsequently plotted with a library like D3 or Leaflet, though no client-side rendering is performed here.

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