5 Data access
5.1 Mapper
The mapper allows users to visualize and inspect subsets of OBIS data. A variety of filters (taxonomic, geographic, time, data quality) is available and multiple layers can be combined in a single view. Layers can be downloaded as CSV files.
5.2 R package
The robis R package has been developed to facilitate connecting to the OBIS API from R. The package can be installed from CRAN or from GitHub (latest development version). The package documentation including a function reference and a getting started vignette is available at https://iobis.github.io/robis/.
5.3 API
Both the mapper and the R package are based on the OBIS API which can be used by third party developers as well.