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data via its [REST API](https://www.gbif.org/developer/summary). \n\n**GBIF** (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility) is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.\n\n## Installation\n\n```r\ninstall.packages(\"rgbif\") # CRAN version\n```\n\n```r\npak::pkg_install(\"ropensci/rgbif\") # dev version\n```\n\n```r \ninstall.packages(\"rgbif\", repos=\"https://dev.ropensci.org\") # dev version\n```\n\n## Getting Started \n\nThere are several long-form articles that can help get you started:\n\n* [Getting Started](https://docs.ropensci.org/rgbif/articles/rgbif.html)\n* [Getting Occurrence Data From GBIF](https://docs.ropensci.org/rgbif/articles/getting_occurrence_data.html)\n* [Working With Taxonomic Names](https://docs.ropensci.org/rgbif/articles/taxonomic_names.html)\n\nMost GBIF users are interested in getting lat-lon occurrence records. \n\n```r \nocc_search(scientificName = \"Pan troglodytes\")\nocc_data(scientificName = \"Pan troglodytes\")\n```\n\nIt is usually better to get occurrence records using a **taxonKey**. See the article [Working With Taxonomic Names](https://docs.ropensci.org/rgbif/articles/taxonomic_names.html). \n\n```r \ntaxonKey \u003c- name_backbone(\"Pan troglodytes\")$usageKey\nocc_search(taxonKey = taxonKey)\n```\n\nGBIF **strongly recommends** the use of `occ_download()` rather than `occ_search()` for serious research projects. See article [Getting Occurrence Data From GBIF](https://docs.ropensci.org/rgbif/articles/getting_occurrence_data.html). \n\n\u003e If repeated requests are made to the GBIF search API via `occ_search()`, users will be temporatily paused for 5 seconds. Please use `occ_download()` for bulk downloads.\n\nIt is required to set up your [GBIF credentials](https://docs.ropensci.org/rgbif/articles/gbif_credentials.html) to make downloads from GBIF. \n\n```r\nocc_download(pred(\"taxonKey\", 5219534)) # 5219534 is the taxonKey for Pan troglodytes\n```\n\n## Citation \n\nUnder the terms of the GBIF data user agreement, users who download data agree to cite a DOI. Please see GBIF’s [citation guidelines](https://www.gbif.org/citation-guidelines) and [Citing GBIF Mediated Data](https://docs.ropensci.org/rgbif/articles/gbif_citations.html).\n\nPlease also cite **rgbif** by running `citation(package = \"rgbif\")`.\n\n## Contributors\n\nThis list honors all contributors in alphabetical order. 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