Metadata & completeness

GBIF georeferenced records

GBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

3.7B

records · 2026-07-20

17.9 yr

doubling time

3.8B

projected 2027

Forecast

Exponential fitN(t) = N₀·e^{r(t−t₀)}

growth rate r 3.9% / yrdoubling time 17.9 yrR² (window) 0.9506fit window last 0 yr · 4 ptsforecast 3.8B by 2027

Fitted on the last 0 yr (recent trend), anchored on the latest value. Forecast runs 0.8 yr ahead — 10% of the 0-yr record. Shaded = 95% CI.

Of all GBIF occurrences, how many carry usable coordinates (no geospatial issues) — a direct measure of spatial-metadata completeness.

How this is tracked

SourceGBIF — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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