biomes and ecoregions now available via Zenodeo

[punkish]

for a list of ecoregions and biomes, please see the following

https://test.zenodeo.org/v3/ecoregions
https://test.zenodeo.org/v3/biomes

The biomes have an official name, and also have synonyms. Right now only Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands have the following synonyms: savanna, veld, pampas. If you know of other synonyms, please send them to me so I can add them to the db.

One obvious problem is that the synonyms are location-specific, and the above system cannot distinguish that. For example, Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands are known as savanna in N America but pampas in Brazil. If someone from Brazil searches for pampas, they will get everything from the Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands from all over the world. There is no way to restrict the search colloquially. Perhaps in the future I can find a way to accomplish this.

Please open an issue here if you find errors in these Zenodeo queries. Thanks.

cc:
@tcatapano
@myrmoteras
@flsimoes
@Carol-Sokolowicz
@gsautter
@jugiora
@juwingert
@slint
@lnielsen

[jugiora]

Hi, Punnet. That is nice. We are already using it here with the Porto Alegre team and I send you any comments of the users. Abraço. Julia

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On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 7:37 AM punkish ***@***.***> wrote: for a list of ecoregions and biomes, please see the following https://test.zenodeo.org/v3/ecoregions https://test.zenodeo.org/v3/biomes The biomes have an official name, and also have synonyms. Right now only *Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands* have the following synonyms: *savanna*, *veld*, *pampas*. If you know of other synonyms, please send them to me so I can add them to the db. One obvious problem is that the synonyms are location-specific, and the above system cannot distinguish that. For example, *Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands* are known as *savanna* in N America but *pampas* in Brazil. If someone from Brazil searches for *pampas*, they will get everything from the *Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands* from all over the world. There is no way to restrict the search colloquially. Perhaps in the future I can find a way to accomplish this. Please open an issue here if you find errors in these Zenodeo queries. Thanks. cc: @tcatapano <https://github.com/tcatapano> @myrmoteras <https://github.com/myrmoteras> @flsimoes <https://github.com/flsimoes> @Carol-Sokolowicz <https://github.com/Carol-Sokolowicz> @gsautter <https://github.com/gsautter> @jugiora <https://github.com/jugiora> @juwingert <https://github.com/juwingert> @slint <https://github.com/slint> @lnielsen <https://github.com/lnielsen> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#5>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A4LZHLAPFQDV5XFURIC4IGLYIGMADAVCNFSM6AAAAABAK2RTPKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSGAZTANBUGQ2TSNA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[punkish]

I have rebuilt the geodatabase which now includes way more comprehensive coverage (the previous version had a lot of "holes"). As a result, you will get many more image matches now for a given biome or ecoregion.