Birds *Are* Real! Using Interactive Maps To Make eBird Data Accessible - Lauren Oldham

Birds Are Real! Using Interactive Maps To Make eBird Data Accessible
Lauren Oldham, Cornell University
Using more than one billion eBird observations, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology used bird checklist data to create high-resolution data products and maps describing where and how many species occur every week of the year for approximately 2,200 species. Harnessing the power of vector tiles and web mapping libraries, these once-static bird population visualizations were converted from PNG images and GIFs into dynamic, interactive web maps, bringing high-resolution bird data to the hands of laypersons and experts alike. Learn how these maps were created, the challenges of static versus dynamic bird maps, and how these maps have been used in the real world to help save shorebirds.
This presentation was made at the 2023 annual meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS). For more information on NACIS, check out NACIS.org.