Diversity Collection

Geography of organisms

The geographical position of organisms (using WGS84) can be recorded along with the date, for example, to document migration patterns or the distribution of an organism. In the tree, the geographical entries are symbolised by an icon, as shown below.

To display the corresponding map, activate Maps and click the button. To edit an existing geographical entry, use the GIS editor. If you are adding a new geographical position and existing entries are already shown on the map, remove them from the map before inserting the new location.