Good morning, I would like to know how to use the data collected in my project on iNaturalist for a scientific research: Are there any licenses that do not allow the use of the data? Do I have to ask a specific authorization of each individual observer? In this case, Is there a way to name all th…

@marina_gorbunova ’s link has good general advice to use a GBIF download if possible. This will automatically include observations with licenses compatible with sharing data ( CC0 , CC BY , or CC-BY NC licenses) and having the DOI will take care of citations. You could also use a download directly fro…

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marina_gorbunova June 20, 2022, 8:43am 2

Check https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/help#science1

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