Discovering MammalWeb

17-02-2020

We are very excited to tell you about the new module on the MammalWeb platform that will enable you to view MammalWeb data from different locations and focussing on different species. By clicking "Discover" in the MammalWeb menu bar, you can search for data on a particular species by selecting it from the drop-down list on the right. This will provide information on the total number of records for this species each year as well as the number of records from different locations on the map.

You can also search for records based on grid cell by selecting this option from the top left of the screen and then selecting the grid cell you are interested in. This will then display the number of image sequences uploaded and classified in that grid cell, as well as showing the most common species recorded from that location. You can take a broad view, or zoom in to a particular area. Aggregated records can be viewed to a resolution of 0.1° of latitude by 0.2° of longitude. That is a resolution of about 70km2, ensuring that you can investigate the records in detail without revealing the exact locations of individual camera traps or of sensitive species. We hope that this will help you to see how all your efforts fit into the bigger picture of European mammal records. Have fun exploring!