Data Standards & Darwin Core Alignment
Reef Vision structures every marine biodiversity observation using Darwin Core (DwC), the international data standard used by biodiversity networks like GBIF and iNaturalist. That means every sighting we log is standardized, interoperable, and built to hold up as input for real ecological research.
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What Data Reef Vision Collects
Taxonomic Observations
Verified species identification, life-stage tags (juvenile vs. adult), and reproductive condition (e.g., gravid females) attached to every logged sighting.
Spatial & Environmental Context
Dive site mapping, geographic coordinates, marine habitat zones, and depth ranges for the water each observation was made in.
Effort & Longitudinal Metrics
Culling counts, survey frequency, and species presence over time across Utila's marine reserves.
The Darwin Core (DwC) Framework
Every observation we record maps onto standard DwC terms, so it can be understood, merged, and queried alongside biodiversity data from anywhere else in the world.
Dive metadata — date, site, depth, and conditions for each logged dive.
An individual sighting record — one observation of one organism at one place and time.
Species identification — scientific and vernacular names, verified against accepted taxonomy.
Quantitative detail attached to an occurrence — depth, individual counts, life stage.
Conservation Summary
A printable PDF rollup of invasive lionfish culls — total biomass removed, egg-bearing female density, sector coverage across Utila's dive sites, and hunter attribution. This is a sample report with placeholder figures; sign in to generate one from the live dataset.
Download Sample Report (PDF)Data Access & Research Partnerships
Full dataset access, specialized spatial queries, and bulk Darwin Core exports are made available through research partnerships, conservation grants, and institutional data licensing. If you're a research organization, university, or marine conservation partner interested in collaborating with Reef Vision, join the waitlist below and we'll follow up directly.