IOOS would like to be able collect metrics about how data are being used and downloaded from the OBIS and GBIF repositories. These metrics highlight the impact of IOOS data beyond its initial collection purpose. The function should be added to the existing ioos_metrics library. https://github.com/ioos/ioos_metrics

Expected Outcomes:

  • run a function that collects metrics from OBIS and GBIF.
  • summarizes information into a CSV file for reference in reports/webpages.
  • optional create metrics webpage on https://ioos.github.io/ioos_metrics/

Skills required:

  • Experience with Python
  • Experience with OBIS/GBIF API.

Difficulty:

Novice

Relevant links:

  • https://github.com/ioos/ioos_metrics/issues/69
  • https://github.com/ioos/mbon-docs/issues/45

Functioning Prototype

  • https://github.com/MathewBiddle/sandbox/blob/main/notebooks/MBON_OBIS_statistics.ipynb

Workflow