Notes from Nature Georeferencing Events

Georeferencing turns written descriptions of places into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude). Many museum specimens were collected before GPS was widely available. Your help allows this valuable locality information to become mappable data for biodiversity research.

Our current project focuses on plant specimens from the California Academy of Sciences. No California geography expertise is needed!

Trainer:

Michael Denslow (Project Manager, Notes from Nature)

Training Dates:

October 8th, 2026: Beginner’s Course: Georeferencing Museum Specimens - Register here
October 9th, 2026: Georeferencing Hangout - Register here
October 10th, 2026: Georeferencing Hangout - Register here
October 11th, 2026: Georeferencing Hangout - Register here
Prefer to work on your own? Feel free to use the resources below at your own pace.

Topics Covered:

What is geospatial information?
What is georeferencing?
Geographical Concepts
Standards
Research Examples

Workshop Resources

Google Drive Resources will be added to this Drive in advance of, and during, the course.

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Notes from Nature Georeferencing Events

Workshop Resources