LibGuides: Brown GIS and Data Tutorials: GIS Wildlife Data

Wildlife Tracking and Observation Data

These tutorials provide overviews of working with wildlife observation and tracking data in GIS. These datasets are typically stored as individual point observations that can be linked to form paths, and can be plotted over time as animations.

GIS Data Sources for Wildlife Tutorial
A summary of publicly accessible data sources with search strategies for finding data, and visualization and processing techniques in GIS.
Wildlife Sample Data (ZIP)
Supplemental data obtained from sources in the data sources tutorial. Please view the README files for details, cite the original sources, and abide by the terms specified by the study's authors.
Creating a Time Series Animation with QGIS
Illustrates how to use time-stamped wildlife observation data to create migration animations in QGIS and to produce animated GIFs.
Time Series Sample Data (ZIP)
Sample data of gull migration and country boundaries to use in the time series tutorial.